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Poster research project
ORIGIN OF SOCIOLOGY AND FAMOUS SOCIOLOGISTS
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WE START WITH European INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ≈ 1800’s
MOVING FROM RURAL TO URBAN RAPID GROWTH OF CITIES LABOR MOVES FROM HOME TO FACTORY HOUSING SHORTAGES UNEMPLOYMENT CRIME POLLUTION SCHOLARS SEARCH FOR CAUSES, EFFECTS, SOLUTIONS
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SPECIFICS STIFLE CREATIVITY
RESEARCH PROJECT GUIDELINES 3 DAYS: LIBRARY - GROUP WORK - PRESENTATION RESULTS DESIRED EVIDENCE OF RESEARCH MINIMUM 1 PG WRITEUP ON BASIC FACTS ON SUBJECT WHO DID WHAT (GROUP) SOME SORT OF VISUAL AID 5 -7 MINUTE PRESENTATION 1 WACKY FACT WORTH A HOMEWORK GRADE – BASED ON RUBRIC CHECK THE TEXTBOOK – CERTAIN DEFINITIONS MUST BE INCLUDED SPECIFICS STIFLE CREATIVITY
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TAKE YOUR PIC AUGUSTE COMTE HARRIET MARTINEAU HERBERT SPENCER
KARL MARX EMILE DURKHEIM MAX WEBER W.E.B. DU BOIS
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Modern perspectives THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE
THESE ARE THE 3 MAJOR “SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT” FOR SOCIOLOGY THERE ARE MANY OTHER MINOR PERSPECTIVES THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE – OUTLINES SPECIFIC IDEAS ABOUT NATURE OF SOCIAL LIFE
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Functionalist perspective (functionalism)
SOCIETY IS …. SET OF INTERRELATED PARTS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO PRODUCE A STABLE SYSTEM (AKA) STRUCTURALISM HELD TOGETHER BY CONSENSUS MOST PEOPLE AGREE - THEN ACT ON THOSE AGREEMENTS EX.) FAMILY, RELIGION, EDUCATION, ECONOMY
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DEFS FOR FUNCTIONALISM
FUNCTION - THE CONTRIBUTION MADE TO AN ONGOING SOCIAL SYSTEM DYSFUNCTION – NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCE ON STABILITY OF SOCIAL SYSTEM EX.) CRIME , POLLUTION MANIFEST FUNCTION – AN INTENTIONAL CONSEQUENCE EX.) FLORIDE IN THE WATER – HELMET LAWS LATENT FUNCTION – AN UNINTENTIONAL CONSEQUENCE
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Conflict perspective SOCIETY IS …. DRIVEN BY COMPETITION AND CHANGE
MONEY, POWER, ACCESS WHO HAS IT AND WHO DOES NOT EX.) FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE – ARE MEN AND WOMEN TREATED EQUALLY? PAY? JOBS? POLITICS?
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Interactionist perspective
SOCIETY IS …. INDIVIDUALS INTERACTING WITH ONE ANOTHER MEANINGS AND FEELINGS SMALL GROUP RELATIONSHIPS AND MATE SELECTION SYMBOL – ANYTHING THAT REPRESENTS SOMETHING ELSE INTENTIONALLY BROAD AND USES AGREED MEANING WE INTERACT SOCIALLY TO GAIN: MEANING, LANGUAGE, THOUGHT
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WHICH PERSPECTIVE DO YOU PERSONALLY BELIEVE IS CORRECT?
STANDARD FORMAT 1 PAGE 3 PARAGRAPH MINIMUM 1ST PARAGRAPH – INTRODUCE THE TOPIC, DEFINITION, SUBJECT 2ND PARAGRAPH – CHOICE, EXPLANATION, DETAIL 3RD PARAGRAPH – WHY IS THIS YOUR CHOICE, WHY IS THIS BETTER THEN THE OTHER OPTIONS, AND YOUR OPINION EFFORT
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