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Course: SOC 1013, Fall 2008School: Texas San Antonio
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LIVES WHO IN CITIES? I. By Choice a. Cosmopolites b. Singles c. Ethnic villagers II. Not by Choice a. Deprived Trapped b. III. What Kills the City a. Education b. Crime IV. The City as a Third World Country.
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Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
MATE SELECTIONI. MARRIAGE a. Group's institutionalized mating arrangement b. Other arrangements may be "approved" or "accepted" c. Impact of "institutionalized:" Everything from insurance to inheritanceII. WHO we can select is governed by Society
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
FAMILY PROCESS The Family Life Cycle 1. Courtship a. Romantic love b. Rational, convenient,. 2. Marriage 3. Childbirth a. Dyad to triad b. New Stresses 4. Child Rearing a. Couples vs. Single Parents b. Stay at home parent c. Social class effects 5. E
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
TRENDS IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY IN THE UNITED STATES I. Postponing Marriage a. Median age is over 25 b. Delaying children II. Cohabitation a. As an alternative or a test b. Gay couples III. Unmarried Mothers a. Again - economy, opportunity b. Child rea
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DIVORCE 1. Another Trend - but peaked in 1980's 2. Extent a. About b. U.S. is highest among industrial nations 1. Mobility 2. Values 3. Family support structures in Europe (Latinos) 3. Issues a. Absent parents - serial fathers b. Impact on children
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
EDUCATION & RELIGION1. Education - Grounded in Culture & Economy 2. Global Structures - Evolution of Education 3. Education as Interaction 4. Education: Problems & Solutions 5. Religion - Definition 6. Religion: Functions & Dysfunctions 7. Religion:
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
EDUCATION IS INTERACTION I. Can be seen as Interactional Process - Interplay between A. Student - Teacher 1. Tracking 2. Social placement - signals B. Student - Student 1. Rate busters C. Teacher - Teacher 1. Cultural expectations
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
EDUCATION PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS I. PROBLEMS A. Mediocrity 1. Grade Inflation 2. Social Promotion 3. Functional Illiteracy B. Violence 1. Not increasing 2. Shadows ability to learn II. SOLUTIONS A. Higher Standards/Expectations B. Integration of the fa
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
RELIGION I. Defined by 3 Elements: 1. Belief in some things as sacred 2. Practices around those things considered sacred 3. Moral Community resulting from beliefs & practices II. Sacred: Parts of life having to do with the supernatural - not "of this
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
RELIGION FUNCTIONS & DYSFUNCTIONS I. FUNCTIONS 1. Fosters social solidarity 2. Provides guidelines for life 3. Provides answers to lifes questions/problems 4. Aids adaptation 5. Instills - usually - cultural values II. DYSFUNCTIONS 1. Intolerance 2.
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
RELIGION: OTHER ROLES AND CRITIQUESI. TO DEFINE a. SELF and PLACE b. through BELIEF and RITUALII. CRITIQUE: 1. Opium of the People (Opiate of the Masses) a. Distances from reality promises a better life somewhere else b. Legitimates social inequal
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
RELIGION: GROUPS and MEMBERS I. TYPES and Characteristics a. Ecclesia: Church & State united b. Church: Bureaucratic structure c. Sect: Crosses line church/sect c. Cult: Different religion at odds with Profane II. Characteristics of MEMBERS of each v
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
Section IV Social Structure and Social Interaction1. Levels of Scale in Social Life Macro - Micro 2. Macro Social Levels Components of the Social Structure Status - Roles - Groups - Institutions Societies 3. Micro Social Levels Self-Other-Situation
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
LEVELS OF SCALE OF SOCIAL LIFEMACROFocuses on broad features Structure Functional theory Society as subject matter matterMICROFocuses on interactions Symbolic Interaction Theory Small groups as subject
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
SOCIAL ROLESet of EXPECTATIONS attached to a Status. We Occupy a Status - We Play a Role Expectations for how one is to: Look Act What to do What not to do Talk ? Think ? We assume the role is the person the person is the role
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
A GROUPTwo or more people who interact and 1. Share - however limited - a culture 2. Have an awareness of others in the group 3. Act with that cultural awareness in mindAll relatively long lasting groups share similar problems. The structures that
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
SOCIETY1. Book (and Common): A group of people sharing a territory and culture. But - what of the Jews? Palestinians? II. Basic: A broad group with shared culture. III. Types and Revolutions: Based on Economy 1. Hunting and Gathering Societies Revol
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
All This Goes Back to THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF REALITY- - My ROLE already exists But I have a hand in creating my role - - Your ROLE already exists But you have a hand in creating your role - - My actions in my role affect your actions in your rol
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
First Section:1. Sociology - What is it? 2. History of the development of SociologyEarly European American Theory and Application3. Major Theoretical ApproachesSymbolic Interactionism Structure Functionalism Conflict Methods Analysis4. Researc
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE The intersection of History and Biography Groups - Individuals 1. Groups act in their own ways 2. Social Facts explain social facts 3. What are we talking about:1. 2. Events - numbers Rates Examples: Suicide Why is Maria
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT SOCIOLOGY OISO 1. Sociology as Science 2. Sociology as Reform 3. Sociology as a ToolThe Answer is a Personal - Moral Decision Consider: Act justly in a just cause Act objectively in a just cause Not act in a just cause Act
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
CONFLICT THEORIESI. Society is an arrangement of interests competing for scarce resources. These scarce resources are usually Economic Goods or Power.II. Continuum of Social Arrangements:CONFLICT - CONFRONTATION - COMPETITION -CONSENSUSIII. Var
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
RESEARCH MODEL1. Select a topic. 2. Define the problem - what IS the question? 3. Review the literature. 4. Formulate hypothesis. A. Axioms/Propositions/Hypotheses B. Variables C. Operational Definition: What operations dowe perform to define the v
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
ETHICS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE 1. 2.We deal with other people's lives. Some basics of all ethical behavior Honesty Truth Social Science ethics No harm to subjects Anonymity Case studies: Laud Humphreys Vanessa Leggett3.4.
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
Section III SOCIALIZATION1. What is it? 2. How does it work? How is it done? Self-Other-Situation Cooley, Mead, Piaget, Freud 3. How are we socialized? Differential Association 4. Gender socialization. Primary and pervasive 5. Socialization through
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
SOCIALIZATIONThe process by which we learn the culture of the society and sub-groups. How does it work? Key Concepts: SELF - OTHER - SITUATION 1. C.H. Cooley - the Looking Glass Self 1. We imagine how we appear to others 2. We interpret other's reac
Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
HOW are we SOCIALIZED?(Variation of SutherlandOs Differential Association Theory) 1. We learn all we are in a process of communication, primarily in intimate groups. 2. We learn both techniques (acts) and rationalizations (meanings) in these groups
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Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
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Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
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Texas San Antonio - SOC - 1013
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