Sociology: The Core Michael Hughes‚ Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Carolyn J. Kroehler James W. Vander Zanden‚ The Ohio State University (Emeritus) [McGraw-Hill] This was downloaded from: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007240535x/student_view0/chapter1/chapter_summary.html Please visit that site for the source text. Chapter 1 Developing a Sociological Consciousness The Sociological Perspective Sociology is the scientific study of social interaction and social
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Sociology Notes Vocabulary: 1. Sociology- the study of human society and collective human behavior 2. Sociological Imagination- the ability to see the connections between our personal experience and the larger forces of history. 3. Social Institution- is a complex group of interdependent positions that‚ together‚ perform a social role and reproduce themselves over time. Ex: Duke University was once Normal College but changed its name but is still the same institution Ex: Legal systems‚ primary
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“Night to his Day”: The Social Construction of Gender Judith Lorber Excerpts from: Paradoxes of Gender (Chapter 1) by Judith Lorber‚ ©1994 Yale University Press. Permission was granted by Yale University Press to include this passage in Seeing Gender. Originally published with assistance from the foundation established in the memory of Phillip Hamilton McMillan of the Class of 1894‚ Yale College. Talking about gender for most people is the equivalent of fish talking about water. Gender is
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relaxed and comfortable with one another‚ these culturally defined standards at times may be manipulated to inflict shame on a designated party. Anthropologists Penelope Brown and Stephen Levinson identified two kinds of politeness‚ deriving from Erving Goffman’s concept of face: Negative politeness: Making a request less infringing‚ such as "If you don’t mind..." or "If it isn’t too much trouble..."; respects a person’s right to act freely. In other words‚ deference. There is a greater use of indirect
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The actions of imperialism were based upon treason and full of tyranny‚ according to the Anti-Imperialist League. A. To take away the self-government of the Filipinos was unjust. B. Claimed by Gamaliel Bradford to be slavery of other humans. C. Erving Winslow claimed that Congress was reckless and unbridled due to them being power hungry. D. The group called the government “barbaric” to show how vulgar they were acting. 3. The campaign focused on the aspect of the opinion of their members and
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Goffman’s stigma perspective analyzes how one’s deviant label can often times transform into a stigma or a “spoiled identity”. Throughout Slumdog Millionaire‚ the movie illustrated numerous examples of stigmas and the notion of deviant labels. Slumdog Millionaire effortlessly depicts how stigmas and ascribed statues mold others perceptions within society‚ as well the ways in which one truly manages such labels. Analysis When essentially understanding stigmas‚ one must acknowledge its three categories
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He justified his actions by stating that he did not grow up with his sister therefore the natural sexual inhibitions between siblings had not been established as well as by reiterating that the sex was consensual therefore a defense of morals was not a adequate cause to warrant the unlawful verdict that resulted in him spending two years in prison. Stübing’s defence also highlighted how the criminal ban was plagued with inconsistencies such as the fact that inappropriate touching was allowed between
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Introduction The aim of this paper is to identify the concepts of labelling and stigma‚ and how they affect the lives of people with epilepsy. Epilepsy is a chronic physical disorder that affects the brain and causes repeated seizures. 500‚000 people‚ or 1 in 100 of the population‚ in the UK are epileptic. Epilepsy can develop at any age‚ although it normally starts in childhood. Although there is no treatment to cure epilepsy‚ in 70% of cases anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) successfully control
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Rehabilitation vs institutionalisation The film The Shawshank Redemption addresses the process and consequences of institutionalization. Released in 1994 and directed by Frank Darabont‚ it is based on a novella by Stephen King titled Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption. Both works trace the lives of long-term prisoners in Shawshank Prison. The fictional penitentiary‚ located in Maine‚ is run by the corrupt Warden Norton and guard captain Byron Hadley‚ the former involved in money
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understood rules as a means to gauge the nature of people’s response. DRAMATURGY understands social interaction in terms of the theatre. In dramaturgical sociology it is argued that human actions are dependent upon time‚ place‚ and audience. Goffman used such theatrical terms as frontstage and backstage to refer to the staged sets of real life. Frontstage is where the act is put on‚ where all actors are engaged in the production and the script is followed. Front stage is where the performance
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