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Week One
It is only when you step
back, stop looking at the wires one by one, microscopically, and take a
macroscopic view of the whole cage, that you can see why the bird does not go
anywhere- Marilyn Frye, "Oppression"
| Readings |
- Sociology: A Global Perspective
Chapter 1: The Sociological Imagination.
- Failed
States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
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- Review the major ideas of
the reading using the "key
Concepts" that
are boxed and highlighted on the pages of the chapter.
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| Practice |
- What is your evaluation of the ASA code of ethics?
- What is Sociology, and how can it assist us in
understanding ourselves and others?
- What is the sociological imagination, what are its
key elements, and why is it important to have a global perspective?
- Describe the development of the discipline of
Sociology.
- Describe the different sociological perspective on
Industrialization and its relation to the emergence of Sociology.
- What
concepts did Robert K. Merton introduce to counter criticisms of the
functionalist perspective? Briefly define each concept and explain how they
strengthen the perspective. What criticism is not addressed by Merton's
concepts?
- What
are some of the manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions associated with
the maquiladora program?
- Explain
the following statement: "Meaning or value attached to a physical phenomenon
is not evident from the physical phenomenon alone."
- Take the practice
quiz
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| Content |
This
week covers the discipline of sociology, its evolution, and its scope as well
as the contributions of early sociologists such as W. E. Du Bois, Emile Durkhiem, Harriet
Martineau, Karl Marx, and Max Weber.
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