tree · Lists Journals · Sociologists Article index v t e Mass society is a description associated with society in the modern‚ industrial era. "Guided by the structural-functional approach and drawing on the ideas of Tönnies‚ Durkheim‚ and Weber‚ understands modernity as the emergence of a mass society (Kornhauser‚ 1959; Nisbet‚ 1969; Berger‚ Berger‚ & Kellner‚ 1974; Pearson‚ 1993). A mass society is a society in which prosperity and bureaucracy have weakened traditional social ties." [1] Descriptions
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Elliot. 1980. Why Study Sociology? New York: Random House. Lachman‚ Richard (ed.). 1991. The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Sociology. 4th Ed. Guilford: Dushkin. Langer‚ Beryl. 1992. "Durkheim"‚ in Social Theory: A Guide to Central Thinkers. Peter Beilharz (ed.). St Leonards: Allen and Unwin. Lukes‚ S. 1975. Emile Durkheim: His Life and Work. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. Lederach‚ J.P. 1995. Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation across Cultures. Syracuse‚ NY: Syracuse University Press. Marshall
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describes the condition of late-modernity (Alexander‚ 1996‚ p.g.133). The work of renowned sociologists‚ Giddens and Beck‚ has revitalised the discipline of Sociology through the examination of the current condition of society and its interplay with modernisation. Both sociologists have developed the core aspects of the theories of reflexive modernisation by placing more importance on different elements of globalisation and modernity. Focusing namely on industrial modernity and using altered lexicon to
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particular groups. The works of Durkheim and Marx epitomize the political‚ as well as theoretical‚ disparities‚ between functionalist and conflict thought respectively: To aim for a civilization beyond that made possible by the nexus of the surrounding environment will result in unloosing sickness into the very society we live in. Collective activity cannot be encouraged beyond the point set by the condition of the social organism without undermining health. — Émile Durkheim The Division of Labor in Society 1893
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“Their way is not our way!” INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND INDIGENOUS OVER-REPRESENTATION IN AUSTRALIA’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND - The Lucky Country? Hidden from the eyes of the world‚ two thirds of Aboriginal people in remote communities in Australia live in circumstances comparable to those 700 years ago in Europe. Health and mortality statistics in remote Aboriginal communities are some of the worst in the world. Despite decades of government
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Non-Communist Manifesto. London: Cambridge University Press. Smelser‚ Neil 1966 "The Modernization of Social Relations." In Myron Weiner‚ ed.‚ Modernization: The Dynamics of Growth. New York: Basic. Tiryakian‚ Edward A. 1985 "The Changing Centers of Modernity." In Erik Cohen‚ Moshe Lissak‚ and Uri Almagor‚ eds.‚Comparative Social Dynamics: Essay in Honor of S.N. Eisenstadt. Boulder‚ Colo.: Westview.
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WW Field Definition Historical Developments Theories Key Contributors Principal Issues Week 2 Epistemology The study of knowledge: What constitutes knowledge‚ the nature of knowledge‚ and whether knowledge is possible? Pre-Socratics observe and seek to define physical phenomena. Socrates studied human behavior and tried to determine the essential nature of knowledge. Aristotle sought to categorize his observations
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Unit 3 exam: Wednesday 13th June‚ am Unit 4 exam: Tuesday 19th June‚ pm Easter Revision: tbc A2 Syllabus: AQA Sociology GCE (new specification) Unit 3: Mass Media (SCLY3) Worth 20% of your final A Level Written paper‚ 1 hour 30 minutes 60 marks available Unit 4: Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods (SCLY4) Worth 30% of your final A Level Written paper‚ 2 hours 90 marks available Timetable Use your revision checklists to draw up a timetable for revision leading up to the exam. Make sure
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1. SOCIOLOGY is the ordered‚ logical study of human society and its origins‚ development‚ organizations‚ and institutions. It is a social science which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity‚ structures‚ and functions. A goal for many sociologists is to conduct research which may be applied directly to social policy and welfare‚ while others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social
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Theories of Social Stratification The structural-functional approach points to ways social stratification helps society operate. • The Davis-Moore thesis states that social stratification is universal because of its functional consequences. • In caste systems‚ people are rewarded for performing the duties of their position at birth. • In class systems‚ unequal rewards attract the ablest people to the most important jobs and encourage effort. The social-conflict approach claims that stratification
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