Chapter 1 * Sociology helps people gain insight into themselves and into society‚ so they can live more satisfying‚ self-determined‚ and responsible lives * Paying attention to and making sense of the social world in a sociological way = being sociologically mindful * To be mindful of a thing is to see and appreciate its unique qualities. Ex: mindful of a person = beyond stereotypes and prejudices * People have to be understood in terms of ideas‚ feelings‚ desires‚ bodies‚ and habits
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expressed sentiments that the study of sociology has no real scientific ground. This paper serves to examine the fundamental assumptions‚ as well as the possibility of Sociology being a science‚ but more specifically a social science. It begins by producing some definitions of the key terms‚ within the context of sociology‚ to which the student will make reference. The terms include science‚ social science and sociology. The paper then proceeds to compare sociology to the natural sciences‚ by establishing
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world because they are afraid of always being targeted by others. Social conflict paradigm helps us understand that people always view us in many different forms. Social conflicts are faced in our everyday life. Social conflict
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Gender representations in the media Gender is the basic catorgary in which we sort humans into But‚ it is the way in which these catorgaries are represented in the media that is the issue. Masculine and feminine representations is just one of the ways that we grow up with knowing what constitutes ’good’ characteristics. Men and women are portrayed very differently in the media spotlight. Women are seen as having two roles; domestic and sexual whilst men are shown as the dominant ideal of masculinity
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THE CURRICULUM (continuation…) Prepared by: Jelina Mira C. Fernando‚ RN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION • is a field within education which seeks to research‚ develop‚ and implement curriculum changes that increase student achievement within and outside of schools • focuses on how students learn and the best ways to educate • is also interested in new trends in teaching and learning process. It tries to find answers to questions such as "why to teach"‚ "what to teach"‚ "how
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STRAIN THEORY Strain theory was introduced by Robert Merton in the early 1930s in his study of wealth. He asserted that whenever a gap or discrepancy between individuals’ aspirations and reality exists‚ frustration will ensue‚ and individuals will be more likely use illegitimate means to accomplish their goals . In the 1990s‚ Agnew expanded this theory to apply more broadly to economic aspirations. Agnew argued that people who experience strain are more likely to experience frustration or anger
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* 1. Major TheoreticalPerspectives in Sociology GS 138:Introduction to Sociology New Life Theological Seminary Seth Allen * 2. What is a theoretical perspective?Theoretical perspectives are the basic assumptions about how society functions‚ the role of sociology‚ and the application of a specific set theories in studying social life. * Sociology should be value free Sociology should be used to enact social change Social life can be measured through observing daily interactions Society is
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SOCIOLOGY 3 Socio Cultural Dimension Prof. Ma Corazon T. Unas Institute of Religion • Man tends to ask the why’s of things as he grows older… why do we study? why is it difficult to be good? why do we need to listen to others? Many will give answers… but all of them boils down to one source and goal… all are directly or indirectly related to the HUMAN PERSONthe center of all. But MAN is a paradox- hard to understand‚ each individual is a complex being with different traits‚ yet whole. The need
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3 FIELDWORK AND ITS INTERPRETATION Theory without data is empty‚ but data without theory are blind. — C. Wright Mills FIELDWORK Anthropology distinguishes itself from the other social sciences through the great emphasis placed on ethnographic fieldwork as the most important source of new knowledge about society and culture. A field study may last for a few months ‚ a year‚ or even two years or more‚ and it aims at developing as intimate an understanding as possible of the phenomena investigated
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1) Physiological theories In his book L’Uomo Delinquente Cesare Lombroso argued that criminals were throwbacks to an earlier and more primitive form of human being. He said there were several characteristics‚ such as large jaws‚ extra fingers and monobrows which were clear signs that someone was a criminal. Lombroso said that we can easily identify who the criminals‚ so we should remove them from normal society and we can therefore remove any criminals. Evaluation Research has found that
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