Principles of Sociology Study Guide Exam 1 Sociology • Systematic study of human society • Sociology is a science guided by understanding that the social matters: o our lives are affected not only by our individual characteristics‚ but by our place in the social world. Sociological Mindfulness ▪ Sociological mindfulness is tuning in to how the social world works ▪ Familiar with surroundings(don’t notice the obvious ▪ Thanksgiving Ex: women cleaning
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1.0 Introduction The purpose of this report is to discuss how the socio-psychological motivations can be satisfied when travel in Japan. Ten socio-psychological motivations will be explained with an example of how tourists can satisfied their motivation with purchase the tourism product. Japan is an island nation which located in East Asia with a total area of 377‚915 square kilometres. It is an archipelago of 6‚852 islands and it covers by four major islands which are Kyushu‚ Honshu‚ Hokkaido and
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Graduate School‚ Gale Group Morrison‚ Kenneth Michels‚ Robert (1949) First Lectures in Political Sociology. Trans. Alfred De Grazia. University of Minnesota Press. Mises‚ Ludwig von (1944) Bureaucracy‚ Yale University Press Ritzer‚ G (1996)The McDonaldization of Society. Pine Forge Press‚ Thousand Oaks Weber‚ Max (1947) The Theory of Social and Economic Organization Weber‚ M. (1948). From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology‚ translated‚ edited and with an introduction by H. H. Gerth and C. W. Mills. London:
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Emotion Management Organization’s recognize the financial benefits of superior service and have responded by standardizing the service script through various informal and formal measures. Service standardization is often referred to as the McDonaldization effect (Raz & Rafaeli: 5) "McDonald’s pioneered the routinization of interactive service work and remains an exemplar of extreme standardization." According to Rafaeli & Sutton (1987) organizations must first recruit and select employees based
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I. INTRODUCTION The concept of globalization is one of the most talked about terms over the past decades. In fact‚ it is a highly popular buzzword that admittedly lacks a standard or commonly agreed upon definition. (Trebilcock‚ 2000). The concept of economic globalization stemmed from the root concept of “globalization” and by definition‚ pertains to that specific attribute of globalization that refers to the process of integration between the economic front and the ‘developed’‚ ‘under-developed’
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’Citizens and Media Cultures: Hidden Behind Democratic Formality ’‚ Global Media and Communication 2(3): 299-313. Petrecca‚ L. and B. McDowell (1997) ’McDonald ’s Puts Branding Effort Behind Breakfast ’‚ Advertising Age 68(5). Ritzer‚ G. (2008) The McDonaldization of Society 5. Thousand Oaks‚ CA: Pine Forge Press. Roberts‚ D. and D. Rocks (2005) ’Let a Thousand Brands Bloom ’‚ Business Week‚ 17th October‚ Issue 3955. Scherer‚ J. (2007) ’Globalization‚ Promotional Culture and the Production/ Consumption
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GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT2 Global Business Management Name: Institutional Affiliation: Date: PART 1 INDUSTRY SECTION Global business management program is a significant field since it prepares individuals to be flexible since they can work as managers of large business firms either in domestic and international organizations. The field covers all the necessary issues in any business that a manager requires. The main areas covered in global business management include; problem solving‚ strategic
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Reviewer for Social Science 1 A. Introduction Behavior manner of conducting one’s self action and response to stimulation response to the environment Behavioral Sciences deals with human action and seeks to generalize human behavior in society Psychology Science of mind and behavior Behavior and mental process are interwoven Sociology Science of the society‚ social institutions and social relationships Study of human society and social interaction Anthropology Study of human beings
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Globalisation: Definitions and Perspectives (Composed by Eric Beerkens‚ 2006) Globalization refers to all those processes by which the peoples of the world are incorporated into a single world society‚ global society (p.9). Albrow 1990 Globality is supplanting modernity (p. 4) Albrow 1996 The world economy has become so highly interdependent as to make national independence an anachronism‚ especially in financial markets. The interdependence is driven by science‚ technology and economics -
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Culture and Globalization 1. Cultural Homogenization * resulting from increased communication‚ technical convergence * transformation of other regions‚ cultures‚ nations‚ societies by the culture of the economically dominant west - McDonaldization * contributing factors … A) global transformation of local culture * mass marketing on international level displaces strategies built around national‚ regional‚ cultural differences * but products that are outwardly uniform may
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