inside What Is Culture? Development of Culture around the World Cultural Variation Role of Language Norms and Values Global Culture War Culture and the Dominant Ideology Case Study: Culture at Wal-Mart Social Policy and Culture: Bilingualism BOXES Sociology in the Global Community: Life in the Global Village Sociology in the Global Community: Cultural Survival in Brazil Sociology on Campus: A Culture of Cheating? 50 At a fairground in Iran‚ a girl enjoys a Spiderman ride. Shared learned behavior—what
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it is helpful and‚ in my view‚ even necessary to make correct use of the terminology in order to come to a thorough understanding and‚ finally‚ a critical evaluation of the problem to be discussed. Various nations have been complaining about a McDonaldization (yet another word for U.S. cultural power worldwide) of their domestic cultures. The present discussion tries to investigate whether American popular culture truly poses a threat to national and regional cul-tural traditions‚ values and tastes
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Media‚ Culture & Society http://mcs.sagepub.com Cultural industries in the Digital Age: some provisional conclusions Enrique Bustamante Media Culture Society 2004; 26; 803 DOI: 10.1177/0163443704047027 The online version of this article can be found at: http://mcs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/26/6/803 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Media‚ Culture & Society can be found at: Email Alerts: http://mcs.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions:
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1.0 Executive Summary While there is no universally accepted definition of Corporate Social Responsibility‚ it is usually described in terms of a company considering‚ managing and balancing the economic‚ social and environmental impacts of its activities. The notion of corporate social responsibility should be a part of the core business operations of a company‚ rather than a separate ‘add on’.[2] Given that socially responsible organizations should seek ‘minimize their negative impacts
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Sociological Perspective What is sociology? The systematic study of human society and social interaction by applying theoretical perspectives and research methods In order to develop theories of how human behaviour is shaped by group life and how‚ in turn‚ group life is affected by individuals. Why study sociology? To gain a better understanding of ourselves and our social word; To see that our behavior is largely shaped by the groups to which we belong Person/ society/ world Global interdependence
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[pic] This project has been funded with support from the European Commission (226388-CP-1-2005-1-DE-COMENIUS-C21). This publication reflects the views only of the authors‚ and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Module 3 (Theory) Socrates Comenius 2.1 Module Globalization and Internationalization Authors: Murat Ali DULUPÇU and Onur DEMİREL‚ Isparta
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Journal ofhttp://jcs.sagepub.com/ Classical Sociology Capitalism as culture and statecraft: Weber− Simmel −Hirschman Alan Scott Journal of Classical Sociology 2013 13: 30 originally published online 5 December 2012 DOI: 10.1177/1468795X12461411 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jcs.sagepub.com/content/13/1/30 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Journal of Classical Sociology can be found at: Email Alerts: http://jcs.sagepub
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_____‚ who was critical of the system of slavery‚ was a pioneering feminist. Answer Dorothy Smith Marianne Weber Harriet Martineau Emily Durkheim Patricia Wright Mills 10 points Question 2 This early sociologist helped to found the NAACP and was himself a prominent Black sociologist. Answer W.E.B. DuBois Booker T. Washington Jesse Martin Donald Black
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27 (March)‚ 412-32. 642 Oldenburg‚ Ray (1989)‚ The Great Good Place‚ New York: Marlowe & Company. Pine‚ Joseph B. and James H. Gilmore (1999)‚ The Experience Economy: Work Is Theatre and Every Business Is a Stage‚ Ritzer‚ George (1993)‚ The McDonaldization of Society‚ Thousand Oaks‚ CA: Sage. Robertson‚ Roland (1995)‚ "Glocalization: Time-Space and Homogeneity-Heterogeneity‚" in Global Modernities‚ ed. Mike Featherstone‚ Scott Lash‚ and Roland Robertson‚ London: Schmitt‚ Bernd H. (1999)‚ Experiential
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The Social Construction of Consumer Needs: A Case Analysis of the “Healing Boom” in Japan * Takeshi Matsui Graduate School of Commerce and Management Hitotsubashi University Tokyo‚ Japan 186-8601 Department of Sociology Princeton University Princeton‚ NJ‚ US 08544 [ Word Count: 9‚555] September 2008 * I would like to thank Paul DiMaggio‚ Russell Belk‚ Jennifer Lena‚ Richard Cohn‚ and Ikuya Sato for helpful feedback and encouragement. Please address correspondence to Takeshi Matsui‚
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