Midterm Study Guide/Sociology 102/Winter 2014 Use this outline of concepts in conjunction with the lecture outlines‚ your lecture notes‚ and the assigned reading in the Ritzer textbook to prepare for the exam. A supplemental guide including study questions for the discussion section articles will be posted in a few days. I. Structural Functionalism A. Basic Assumptions 1. Society as a consensus on values a. social structures‚ institutions‚ organizations‚ and roles all embody these common
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Functionalist‚ Conflict‚ and Interaction Perspectives on Mass Media Sammie Sims SOC101: Introduction to Sociology Instructor: Michael Emmart 09/22/2014 It is hard to imagine that just one theoretical view can make clear the many ways that individuals relate with media and technology. Technology covers a wide range from simplistic to complicate. Media is everywhere we look and on every gadget we own. This paper will take a look at mass media from the functionalist‚ conflict‚ and interaction perspectives
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Until the mid 1800s‚ sociology was dominated by a group of scholars advocating conformity and content. No sociologist dare defy the powers that be; in fact‚ they embraced and encouraged it. Funtionalists presented elitist ideas that endorsed the government‚ no matter how flawed. Even symbolic interactionists‚ who acknowledged stratification‚ diagnosed it as the vital organ of society. Sociology‚ in itself‚ seemed to be nothing more than a set of ideas condemning equality and accepting stratification
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The Functionalist Theory believes deviance is needed by our society in order to create social cohesion. Emilie Durkheim asserted that our society needs deviance to stabilize our society as a whole. Social bonds are stronger from those who identify and punish deviant behavior. Social structure is where the functionalists focus their attention. Structural strain theory is related to the functionalist theory because it shows what can happen when social goals cannot be meant through legal ways (MindEdge
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Functionalism Sunday‚ 10 March 2013 2:12 PM * Macro world view (structures that shape society) * Family * Economy * Education * Social Stability‚ Consensus and Solidarity * Social institutions (e.g. the family‚ the economy‚ education) serve important functions for society * Manifest functions * Latent functions * Dysfunction in societies components can lead to conflict‚ deviance and chaos * ORDER --> STABILITY --> PRODUCTIVITY *
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The study of learning has yielded various learning theories that are categorized into different paradigms. Hergenhahn and Olson (2005)‚ define a paradigm as "a viewpoint shared by several scientists that provides a general framework for empirical research‚ and is usually more than just one theory" (p. 24). Two of the major paradigms are the functionalistic and associationistic paradigms. DiscussionWithin the functionalistic paradigm‚ theorists influenced by Darwin‚ attempt to explain learning by
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Therefore‚ neither theory focuses on the whole picture. According to Novak‚ “if both theories were used together‚ they show the scope of gerontology” (29). Both theories have limitations‚ however these theories also have benefits. The benefit of the micro-level and macro-level theories is that they can both take on interactionist‚ functionalist‚ or conflict perspectives. According to Novak‚ if both the micro-level theory and the macro-level theory are used together‚ “they can show the scope of gerontological
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QUESTION BY USING THE STRUCTURAL- FUNCTIONALIST THEORY‚ DISCUSS PROBLEMS FACING OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTIES IN ZAMBIA In any political system are structures that have different functions to ensure an effective and smooth running of things in that particular political system. This is why this essay will discuss the problems faced by opposition political parties in Zambia using the structural functionalist theory. First it will explain what structural functionalism is‚ then it will define structures
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Theories of Deviance: Conflict Theory Why are some people ’s behaviors more apt to be negatively labeled by the criminal justice system? Labeling theorists point to the role of moral entrepreneurs or social movements‚ but what about the forces that underlie a particular moral crusade? Why‚ for example‚ would American society want to criminalize the production‚ sale‚ and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the 1920s? Why the increased penalties for domestic violence in the 1970s‚ or the War on
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Ethnomethodology and symbolic interaction perspectives differ in their approach. Explain how these perspectives differ Ethnomethodology and Symbolic interaction are both sub-categories in the social theory of interaction. Interactionism focuses on the details of people’s everyday lives and how people use symbolism to communicate but also to maintain our character and the impression others have of us as individuals. Both perspectives study similar parts of social interaction and look at behavioral
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