SOCO 1001A Chapter 1 Sociological Imagination – C. Wright Mills : Understanding the relationship between social factors and people’s lives. Understanding the true origin of problems that we face. What is the sociological perspective? 1.A way of looking at the world 2.Relies on the scientific method – research 3.Encourages people to question why society is set up the way it is 4.Emphasizes social diversity What are the benefits of using the sociological perspective? Helps us assess the truth
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Week 3 Movie Notes Rita (hairdresser) - if you want to change you have to do it from the inside out Professor kicks her out Rita barges into rooms‚ doesn’t sit down Frank’s wife left him for literature Gets upset at the fact she is still taking birth control and doesn’t want to have kids until she discovers herself Doesn’t have courage to go in and leaves the professor a note Wasn’t dressed up enough as everyone else and didn’t have expensive wine Wanted to talk serious with everyone
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Test #3 Structural functionalism Popenoe ------------------------------------------------------- social conflict model Stacey Dicorce- bad for kids when 1.conflict 2. economic 3 absent parent Race and ethnicity Prejudice Racism Discrimination Scapegoat theory Authoritarian personality theory Cultural theory Gender Stratification Sex vs. gender Patriarchy Second shift Pay differentials between men and women Feminism- definition and types Sexuality Only section of sexual orientation
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Introduction Economic sociology is an attempt by sociologists to redefine in sociological terms questions traditionally addressed by economists. It is thus also an answer to attempts by economists to bring economic approaches – in particular utility maximisation and game theory – to the analysis of social situations that are not obviously related to production or trade. Economic sociology The specific term "economic sociology" was first coined by William Stanley Jevons in 1879‚ later to be used
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SOCIOLOGY CANNOT BE A SCIENCE BECAUSE ITS SUBJECT MATTER IS TOO VARIED‚ ABSTRACT AND DIFFICULT TO MEASURE I strongly support with the moot which states that “Sociology cannot be a science because its subject matter is too varied‚ abstract and difficult to measure. The term science may be defined as the body of knowledge obtained by methods based on systematic observation. Science is made up of four components which are empirical‚ theoretical‚ cumulative and objective. The empirical aspect deals
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“Are contemporary Caribbean societies still plantation societies?” To begin‚ to determine if contemporary societies are still plantation societies‚ we need to define what a plantation society is. A plantation society is a particular class of society with distinguishing characteristics of social structure and political organization and laws of motion governing social change. (Barrow and Reddock 2001) It can also be even more simply defined as a social or economic system/institution where the laborers’/
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CHAPTER 1: 1. ‘Social order may be the product of consensus or coercion‚ depending on which sociological perspective is adopted.’ Explain and discuss. Ans: Social order is the product of consensus in terms of functionalism Social order is the product of coercion in terms of conflict theory in reality; society may be a combination of both - that is there is human free will which is also limited by social structure example institutions‚ laws Functionalist Theory and consensus: The functionalist
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Friends Who are the real friends? Well‚ ever since I was small my mother would always tell me that there’s no such thing as friends. She would say‚ "You only have classmates coworkers and people that you could socials with". But‚ I think differently‚ friends are all over the place. There are several kinds of friends in this world. We see them everyday either in school‚ home‚ or at the job. But‚ had we ever stopped to think to classify our friends. In my opinion I classify friends on how well
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Giorgio Knowles 9th September‚ 2010 Organizational Theory & Behavior Liberty Construction Company 1. Discuss this case in terms of the social system‚ equilibrium‚ the psychological contract‚ role‚ status‚ and status symbols Liberty Construction Company is a small company in Colorado. Over half its revenue is derived from the installation of underground water and power lines‚ so much of its work is season and turnover among its employees is high. With so many high turnovers the
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Modernization is the process in which social and economic change is obtained through industrial revolution‚ urbanization and other social changes that alters people ’s lives. Modernization promotes individualism over the unity of traditional communities and encourages rationality over traditional philosophies. Modernization can have both positive and negative effects on society and can often bring about controversy. The German sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1937) formed the theory of Gemeinschaft
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