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    Pioneers of Sociology

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    Pioneers of Sociology * Karl Marx He said that the working class will defeat the ownership class‚ and result in a utopia where government will wither away to nothing and the principle of economics will be based on "For each according to his needs‚ and from each according to his ability." His contribution to thinking in sociology is mainly in a perspective called "Conflict Theory" in which social organisation and change is based upon conflicts built into society. Many people see this as having

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    THE LUMADS OF MINDANAO The Lumad are a group of indigenous peoples of the Southern Mindanao‚ Philippines. Lumad is a Cebuano term meaning ‘native’ or ‘indigenous’. For more than two decades it has been used to refer to the groups indigenous to Mindanao who are neither Muslim nor Christian. The term is short for katawhang Lumad (literally “indigenous peoples”)‚ the autonym officially adopted by the delegates of the Lumad Mindanaw Peoples Federation (LMPF) founding assembly in June 26‚ 1986 at the

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    Question 1. Sociology emerged as an attempt to understand modern society. Sociology is ‘the study of the development‚ structure and functioning of human society’ and therefore is pertinent to our very existence as human beings. Sociology shines a revealing light on our everyday practices and examines the question ’why do people do that? ’ Sociology today has emerged as an attempt to understand why our past behaviour and our past beliefs are part of the times we live in. The emergence of sociology

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    Sociology 101

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    • What Sociology is NOT… o Social Work  Sociology is not designed to help people. • Work is objective‚ if it ends up helping people‚ great. o Socialism o Statistics  Getting the number is the easy part‚ done by the computer.  We want to know what to do with the number • This is where Sociology comes in. o Therapy  One might spend time studying a successful marriage; however a Sociologist is not interested in hearing about a specific marriage’s problems. • Sociologists do not help

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    Purposive sampling: An overview Share on emailEmail Share on twitterTwitter Share on facebookFacebook Share on stumbleuponStumble Share on diggDigg More Purposive sampling‚ also known as judgmental‚ selective or subjective sampling‚ is a type of non-probability sampling technique. Non-probability sampling focuses on sampling techniques where the units that are investigated are based on the judgement of the researcher [see our articles: Non-probability sampling explained to learn more about

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    Cayli Scheftz Mr. Newbury CHC-201 Sunday April 22‚ 2012 For the sake of national unity‚ Prime Minister of Canada Mackenzie King of 1935- 1948 did not want to repeat mistakes that had occurred in the past (Quinlan‚ 50). As World War 1 unfolded Mackenzie King was forced to change his views on conscription (Quinlan‚ 50). Canada’s military had let in new troops and prepared them for war‚ during this time they believed conscription would not be necessary (Nelson‚ 42). The first military conscription

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    Unit 2‚ Topic 1: Extreme Weather (Unit 2 is 40% total AS marks‚ 20% total GCE marks) Extreme Weather includes a range of phenomena that involve extremes of temperature‚ precipitation‚ wind and atmospheric pressure. They in turn develop from a variety of meteorological conditions. This topic looks at how extreme weather events lead to immediate‚ subsequent and longer term hazards. Storms‚ river floods and drought clearly illustrate the environmental‚ social and economic impacts of extreme weather

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    Industrial revolution 5 changes New form of energy Centralization of work in factories Mass production Specialized division of labor Wage labor Economic Systems • Capitalist Private ownership of property Pursuit of personal profit Free competition and consumer choice a)  Welfare Capitalism combines a mostly market-based economy with extensive social welfare to provide for basic needs. b)  State Capitalism: companies are privately owned but co-operate closely with the government

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    -Intimacy- Closeness between two people Four key features of intimacy -Love and/or affection ‚ Personal validation‚ trust and Self-disclosure -Factors affecting commitment- The balance of costs and benefits‚ Normative inputs‚ structural constraints Benefits get from intimate relationships Central feature of romantic love Companionate love- warm and tender affection we feel for close others. It includes frienships‚ shared interests and activities‚ and companionships. May lack sexual attraction

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    reaction paper on: * “Signs of truth” by Michael Gilsenan‚ * “Dreams that matter” by Amira Mittermair * “An Enchanted modern” by Lara Deeb Does modernity lead to the decline of religion? Is religion anti-modern? Are religion and modernity contradictory? Is religion irrational? These are the main questions raised by the three readings: “Signs of truth” by Michael Gilsenan‚ “Dreams that matter” by Amira Mittermair and “An Enchanted modern” by Lara Deeb. The first and second

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