Social Inequality, Chapter 7
November 7, 2013
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Social Inequality
Social Stratification
Definition
Structured Inequality
Social Differentiation
Meritocracy
Variations in Systems of Stratification (open/closed)
Caste, Apartheid,
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Midterm Study Guide
Sociology Section 2
Your examination will be held Saturday, December 17th, from 9:00 to 11:00AM, in the Bob Davis Gym.
This two hour examination consists of
40 multiple choice questions (40%)
40 true/
Economy and Work II
I.
ECONOMY
Definition of Economy
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A social institution that organizes the production, distribution and consumption of goods
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The way we produce material things for survival
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The type impacts social inequality
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Very material
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Has t
SOCI1F90 Gender Feminist Sociological Theory
Society is structured by class inequalities. Class is infused with gender.
The Feminist theory is massive, not just with sociologists.
Emma Watson UN speech: Feminism Not man-hating, they want equal political,
SOCI1F90 Social Inequality by Class (Social Stratification)
1921- Titanic.
2200 people were on the ship, only 700 people survived. There werent enough life boats most of the
people that lived were women or children.
143 First class Women, 4 of them died.
SOCI1F90 Modern Social Theories
Antonio Gramsci
1891-1937, Italian Scholar
Founded Communist Party of Italy
Imprisoned by Mussolini (Fascist) in 1926 after creating an anti-fascism movement.
Selections from the Prison Notebooks work he did based on Marxs
Soci1f90
Classical Social Theories: Chapter 2:
Week 4
Theory: A statement that tries to explain how certain facts or variables are related to predict future events.
Natural State: Hobbes conception of the human condition before the emergence of formal soc
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Examination: July 19, 2014; 20:00-22:00 (2 hours long)
Sociology 1F90 (Instructor: Dr. Dennis Soron) (95 students)
General instructions: No examination aids are permitted (this regulation does not preclude
special arrangements
Brock U
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Exam Questions
Question 1: Outline the five common elements of families as presented in
lecture? Describe at least five examples from the episode of Modern Fa
Chapter 1: The Promise
Why do people tend to view how society works in individual terms?
Most people view society in individual terms because they only look at how it affects
themselves rather than the whole community
Issues in society cant be examined
SOCI 1F90 Lecture 1
Date: September 13, 2016
What is Sociology?
The study of society and how it operates
How people interact in social groups
The interaction between individuals and the community
Investigates the happenings of human society
What is So
SOCI 1F90 Lecture 3
Title: CULTURE
Date: September 27, 2016
CULTURE according to:
1) Anthropology: The way of life of people
2) Humanities: High culture (best of the best) - the best that has been thought and known
Opera
Ballet
Orchestra
Fine painting
SOCI 1F90 Lecture 4
Title: CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
Date: October 4, 2016
I. What is theory? What does it do?
Explanation of social phenomenon
Description (what) plus explanation (how, why)
Example: tattoos-women get different tattoos than men (wh
SOCI 1F90 Lecture 2
Title: SOCIALISATION
Date: September 20, 2016
Definition of socialisation
Definition
o The process through which society is formed
o The lifelong process through which we learn the values, roles, and expected
patterns of behaviour app
SOCI 1F90 Lecture 5
Title: MODERN SOCIAL THEORY
Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2016
This lecture on modern social theory continues with the general preoccupation of conflict
theorists, which is analysing
I. Antonio Gramsci: Hegemony
1891-1937
Founded Commun
Test Study Notes
Mass Media: Any medium (device) designed to communicate messages to a mass audience,
-impact on socialization can be substantial
-helps to define and reinforce standards of behaviour, provides role models, and communicates
expectations ab
Chapter 21: Playing it down/up
1. What do Raby and Pomerantz mean by doing smart girlhood and why does smart
girlhood need to be problematized?
2. What do Raby and Pomerantz mean by the term dumbing down?
3. What do Raby and Pomerantz mean by the term sup
Introduction to Sociology Winter Term Seminars Part 1
(Questions for seminar 1 to 5)
Seminar 1: Mass Media - Week of January 9 - 13
Readings: Rethinking Society reader & Journal article
Chapter 26: Jade Boyd. You Bring Great Masculinity and Truth: Sexuali
Introduction to Sociology Winter Term Seminars Part 2
(Questions from seminar 6-10)
Seminar 6: Education - Week of February 27 March 3
Readings: Rethinking Society reader
1) Chapter 21: Rebecca Raby and Shauna Pomerantz. Playing it Down/Playing It Up:
Gir
SOCI 1F90 Midterm #2 Notes
Mass Media
Any device designed to communicate messages to a big (mass) audience
Ex. Newspapers, books, radio, film, billboards, the Internet
Defines and reinforces standards of behaviour, provides role models, communicates
ex
Chapter 11: Families
Nuclear family: an adult male, an adult female, and their offspring
Extended family: multiple generations of adults living with their spouses and children
Family of orientation: family into which one is born (parents)
Family of procre
