Faculty of Health‚ Arts & Design Unit Outline SOC10004 Sociological Foundations Study Period 1 2015 Please read this Unit Outline carefully. It includes: PART A Unit summary PART B Your Unit in more detail PART C Further information PART A: Unit Summary Unit Code(s) SOC10004 Unit Title Sociological Foundations Duration 13 weeks Total Contact Hours You should expect to spend c. 12 hours a week (including formal contact) in a 12.5 credit point unit Requisites: Pre-requisites Nil
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In sociology there are four major theoretical traditions that sociologists and students study. The four theories are Functionalism‚ Conflict Theory‚ Symbolic Interactionism‚ and Feminism. This essay will discuss what those theories really mean and the scientists who study them. The first theory is Functionalism. Functionalism is the theory that human behaviour is influenced by social structure and is based on shared values. It is in the macro-level of society. The theorists who are involved with
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1. Describe the situation at Lehman Brothers from an ethics perspective. What’s your opinion of what happened here? To attribute Lehman’s failure to “unprecedented adverse events in the financial markets” completely overlooks the irresponsible ethical behavior of employees and managers. Students should mention the culture of corruption that existed at Lehman’s and the lack of controls that ultimately resulted in their downfall. An interesting finding was the acceptance of a rule‚ Repo 105‚ that
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Sociologist use three major theories: symbolic interactionism‚ functional analysis‚ and conflict theory. A theory is a general statement about how some parts of the world fit together and how they work‚ however‚ these three theories are well-known as theoretical perspectives in sociology. A professor‚ who taught at the University of Chicago‚ George Herbert Mead (1863-1931)‚ was one of the founders of symbolic interactionism. However‚ Mead and Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929) developed this perspective
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In sports we have many sociological theories that influences the world today. These six sociological theories are functionalist‚ conflict‚ critical‚ interactions‚ critical feminist‚ and figuration. Society and culture are powerful influences on how valuable sports are perceived to be. “The influence of individuals within a society plays a role in the importance of sports. When young children are exposed to sports by their parents‚ either by playing or through fan behavior‚ they are more likely to
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Healthcare and Sociological Theories SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology December 16‚ 2013 Healthcare is a current hot button issue in America. While almost anyone would agree that changes are needed in the healthcare system‚ the opinions on how to go about it vary. This is due to the diverse opinions of healthcare’s proper role in this society. Even the three major sociological theories – Functionalism‚ Conflict‚ and Interactionism - have three distinct perspectives on this subject
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Parmalat It has been named as “Europe’s Enron” – the legend that took down Italy’s milk selling company Parmalat and its controlling executives‚ American banks‚ audit firms‚ even politicians and 130‚000 of its helpless small shareholders after the discovery in the year 2003 of the $14 Billion black hole in the company’s finances. The company’s fraud was uncovered when the company failed to pay the cash to the bondholders. Summary: This discovery led to eight years of court cases in Europe
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Theorists are individuals who attempt to describe social phenomenon. What is interesting is that these theories have been around for many years and they can be applied to our current social era. I will apply theories introduced by theorist like George Herbert Mead‚ Karl Marx‚ and Emile Durkheim to a film that was released in 2006 titled V for Vendetta. Legal Authority‚ according to Max Weber rests on the belief that the legality of enacted rules and the right of those in authority to issue
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Megan 04/07/2013 Seeing Sociological Theory in Your Favorite Movies For this assignment‚ I chose the movie‚ Thirteen. From the very first time that I watched this movie I was completely intrigued by the compelling and complex issues that this young‚ thirteen year old girl faces. My theory regarding this movie‚ in a whole‚ is that people who frequently associate with individuals‚ whom favor deviance‚ have a tendency to replicate that behavior. For this movie‚ I felt that the Symbolic Interactionist
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Sociological Theories Bernice Garcia CJS/240 July 5‚ 2013 Kathy Holder Sociological Theories United States is encountering a serious of concerns about juvenile delinquency. The Criminal Justice System in hand with Governments and community programs are trying to reduce the impacting rates of youth crime acts. Even when such effort is not visible‚ there is concerned juveniles advocate working behind the scene
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