Chicano Social Work: A Critical Analysis
... prediction/control vs. understanding. This need not be the case. In fact, present social science ought to focus on paradigm complementarity in an attitude of partnership and equality. For neither paradigm can, by itself, yield a wholistic, reflective representation of social phenomena. (Samson, 1978 ...
... prediction/control vs. understanding. This need not be the case. In fact, present social science ought to focus on paradigm complementarity in an attitude of partnership and equality. For neither paradigm can, by itself, yield a wholistic, reflective representation of social phenomena. (Samson, 1978 ...
cultural patterns
... Three important limitations to the global culture thesis: ◦ Flow of goods, information, and people is uneven ◦ The global culture thesis assumes that people everywhere are able to afford the new goods and services ◦ Although many cultural elements have spread throughout the world, people everywhere ...
... Three important limitations to the global culture thesis: ◦ Flow of goods, information, and people is uneven ◦ The global culture thesis assumes that people everywhere are able to afford the new goods and services ◦ Although many cultural elements have spread throughout the world, people everywhere ...
In Search of a Cultural Interpretation of Power: The
... develop concepts such as religious capital and cultural capital as irreducible forms of power. These forms of capital can be produced under different strategies and command of resources, accumulated and exchanged with other forms of capital, including economic capital. They are resources and are tra ...
... develop concepts such as religious capital and cultural capital as irreducible forms of power. These forms of capital can be produced under different strategies and command of resources, accumulated and exchanged with other forms of capital, including economic capital. They are resources and are tra ...
Institutional Theories
... theories: Conceptions of actors/action – At one extreme: rational, interested actors – ex: microeconomics, rational choice theory ...
... theories: Conceptions of actors/action – At one extreme: rational, interested actors – ex: microeconomics, rational choice theory ...
Sociology of Agriculture and Development
... extension training and demonstration projects are associated with these grants. Development and Rural Sociology is an emerging research and extension area focusing on agricultural, economic, and rural development in the context of globalization. Research questions address the potential causes and co ...
... extension training and demonstration projects are associated with these grants. Development and Rural Sociology is an emerging research and extension area focusing on agricultural, economic, and rural development in the context of globalization. Research questions address the potential causes and co ...
Letc 3_Social Mobility_Industrialization_Oct19_on line
... Pitrim Sorokin's Social Mobility (1927) Pitrim Sorokin (1889-1960) Russian born sociologists; pioneered the study Social Mobility (1927) & developed typological approach to the study of culture (Social and Cultural Dynamics, four volumes, 1937-41) – which he called integralism. “By social mobility i ...
... Pitrim Sorokin's Social Mobility (1927) Pitrim Sorokin (1889-1960) Russian born sociologists; pioneered the study Social Mobility (1927) & developed typological approach to the study of culture (Social and Cultural Dynamics, four volumes, 1937-41) – which he called integralism. “By social mobility i ...
Life history beyond individualism psycho societal
... on a training scheme aiming at their future employment in semi-skilled jobs. This oneyear course, aiming only at women, included specific up-skilling, general education and personal development (Salling Olesen 1994, 2004b). Following the process from the perspective of the women and hearing their in ...
... on a training scheme aiming at their future employment in semi-skilled jobs. This oneyear course, aiming only at women, included specific up-skilling, general education and personal development (Salling Olesen 1994, 2004b). Following the process from the perspective of the women and hearing their in ...
CHAPTER 14 IMPORTANT NEXT STEPS IN PHRONETIC SOCIAL
... because these setups are perfect, but because they are the best we have for collective decision making. From a phronetic perspective, social science works best not when it tries to give us the unrealizable perfection of expert knowledge, such as that which comes from abstract models, but instead whe ...
... because these setups are perfect, but because they are the best we have for collective decision making. From a phronetic perspective, social science works best not when it tries to give us the unrealizable perfection of expert knowledge, such as that which comes from abstract models, but instead whe ...
ii - Forskning
... The background of the paper is a long experience of collaboration with Chinese colleagues and doctoral students on researcher training in the field of lifelong learning. The point of departure for this work was concrete academic interest in exchange between research groups within similar research ar ...
... The background of the paper is a long experience of collaboration with Chinese colleagues and doctoral students on researcher training in the field of lifelong learning. The point of departure for this work was concrete academic interest in exchange between research groups within similar research ar ...
The Re-Appearance of Race and Ethnicity
... as well as other processes and factors (some of which may be impacted by race or ethnicity), we could have a deeper understanding of the social phenomena at hand and develop better policy solutions. The call to interrogate race and ethnicity more systematically can also benefit our theorizing, which ...
... as well as other processes and factors (some of which may be impacted by race or ethnicity), we could have a deeper understanding of the social phenomena at hand and develop better policy solutions. The call to interrogate race and ethnicity more systematically can also benefit our theorizing, which ...
Cultures of Learning or Learning of Cultures
... determination’ (Penuel and Wertsch, 1995, p 84). Learning, in this view, is to be understood not as acquisition but as activity contributing to change and enrichment of the individual (Renshaw, 1992). However, as Bereiter (1994) notes, the neo-Vygotskyists ‘are not the first to have studied learning ...
... determination’ (Penuel and Wertsch, 1995, p 84). Learning, in this view, is to be understood not as acquisition but as activity contributing to change and enrichment of the individual (Renshaw, 1992). However, as Bereiter (1994) notes, the neo-Vygotskyists ‘are not the first to have studied learning ...
Oppression and Institutional Racism
... than individuals may be to blame for one’s subordination, it is important not to be misled by the analogy. Oppression affects individuals insofar as they are members of social groups. Social groups are not just sets of individuals, but are groups whose members are marked as similar along some import ...
... than individuals may be to blame for one’s subordination, it is important not to be misled by the analogy. Oppression affects individuals insofar as they are members of social groups. Social groups are not just sets of individuals, but are groups whose members are marked as similar along some import ...
Globalization Enhances Cultural Identity
... economic system is the dominant one that controls other social systems, a materialistic and consumeristic culture is spread through the mass media to the people. The natural way of life is changed into a mechanistic and individual one. The gap between the rich and the poor in each country, and betwe ...
... economic system is the dominant one that controls other social systems, a materialistic and consumeristic culture is spread through the mass media to the people. The natural way of life is changed into a mechanistic and individual one. The gap between the rich and the poor in each country, and betwe ...
McLean - Rutgers Sociology
... and the individuals who comprise it, and important substantive topics and problems in a variety of sociological subfields. I will cover quite a lot of material. What students should gain from the course in part is a “toolkit” of sociological concepts to apply to their own experience of social life—i ...
... and the individuals who comprise it, and important substantive topics and problems in a variety of sociological subfields. I will cover quite a lot of material. What students should gain from the course in part is a “toolkit” of sociological concepts to apply to their own experience of social life—i ...
CHAPTER 2 Cultural Diversity
... 2. Discuss the conclusions of Margret Mead research concerning temperament, explain how she arrived at her conclusion. 3. Describe the environmental factors that might account for the differences between the Arapesh and the Mundugumor 4. Explain what ethnocentrism is, how it is different from cultur ...
... 2. Discuss the conclusions of Margret Mead research concerning temperament, explain how she arrived at her conclusion. 3. Describe the environmental factors that might account for the differences between the Arapesh and the Mundugumor 4. Explain what ethnocentrism is, how it is different from cultur ...
the ideology of inequality
... most agree that social forces rather than biology are responsible for inequality (Thompson & Hickey, 1994). Social differentiation is a process in which people are set apart for differential treatment by virtue of their statuses, roles, and other social characteristics (Thompson & Hickey, 1994). So ...
... most agree that social forces rather than biology are responsible for inequality (Thompson & Hickey, 1994). Social differentiation is a process in which people are set apart for differential treatment by virtue of their statuses, roles, and other social characteristics (Thompson & Hickey, 1994). So ...
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... C) Subcultural Strain Theory of Crime As we have just seen, one of the main criticisms of Merton’s strain theory is that it fails to adequately explain crime and deviance that occurs as part of a group, as well as crime that not committed for utilitarian (useful) aims, such as vandalism or assault. ...
... C) Subcultural Strain Theory of Crime As we have just seen, one of the main criticisms of Merton’s strain theory is that it fails to adequately explain crime and deviance that occurs as part of a group, as well as crime that not committed for utilitarian (useful) aims, such as vandalism or assault. ...
