fall 2014 course descriptions - Indiana University Bloomington
... We will also consider how the oftentimes path-breaking actions (agency) of these individuals create opportunities (structure) for others. In addition to the readings, we will be analyzing portions of three documentaries in class. In light of these materials, I hope we will reflect on our own backgro ...
... We will also consider how the oftentimes path-breaking actions (agency) of these individuals create opportunities (structure) for others. In addition to the readings, we will be analyzing portions of three documentaries in class. In light of these materials, I hope we will reflect on our own backgro ...
Research in the Sociology of Sport
... agenda. Nevertheless feminist theorists embrace a political commitment, or sometimes an ethical commitment, to identifying and challenging social injustices faced by women (Wilson, 1986). This does not mean that feminist research is devoted to examinations of traditional ideas about women as inferio ...
... agenda. Nevertheless feminist theorists embrace a political commitment, or sometimes an ethical commitment, to identifying and challenging social injustices faced by women (Wilson, 1986). This does not mean that feminist research is devoted to examinations of traditional ideas about women as inferio ...
Rich Text (Authors` post-print)
... about the long history of women’s involvement in football, as players and supporters in their own right, this history rarely figures in official academic, sociological and popular histories of the game (Pope, 2011). In addition, when women have been encouraged to take part in football, it has primar ...
... about the long history of women’s involvement in football, as players and supporters in their own right, this history rarely figures in official academic, sociological and popular histories of the game (Pope, 2011). In addition, when women have been encouraged to take part in football, it has primar ...
Reading - IPFW.edu
... with whom they associate regularly. As a result, those problems must be solved by individuals within their immediate social settings. For example, one person being unemployed may be a personal trouble. Public issues are problems that affect large numbers of people and often require solutions at the ...
... with whom they associate regularly. As a result, those problems must be solved by individuals within their immediate social settings. For example, one person being unemployed may be a personal trouble. Public issues are problems that affect large numbers of people and often require solutions at the ...
Japan Sociological Society
... “comparative sociology and area studies” (43%), “ethnic problems and nationalism” (42%), “discrimination” (42%), and “social welfare, social security, medicine” (41%). In contrast, research areas with a smaller proportion of women include “economy,” “leisure and sports,” “social philosophy and histo ...
... “comparative sociology and area studies” (43%), “ethnic problems and nationalism” (42%), “discrimination” (42%), and “social welfare, social security, medicine” (41%). In contrast, research areas with a smaller proportion of women include “economy,” “leisure and sports,” “social philosophy and histo ...
3142_0_Sociologists and Social Movements A Case Study of Xin
... the countryside or in the city, China’s problem was one of exploitation and suppression of the poor by the rich. Only revolution can help the Chinese society achieve equality and progress. As we know, these intellectuals/sociologists went on to become revolutionaries and joined the communist movemen ...
... the countryside or in the city, China’s problem was one of exploitation and suppression of the poor by the rich. Only revolution can help the Chinese society achieve equality and progress. As we know, these intellectuals/sociologists went on to become revolutionaries and joined the communist movemen ...
An Introduction to Sociology Chapter 1 assessments
... Exercise 1 Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject? a. The study of individual behavior b. The study of cultures c. The study of society and social interaction d. The study of economics Exercise 2 C. Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological _______ ...
... Exercise 1 Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject? a. The study of individual behavior b. The study of cultures c. The study of society and social interaction d. The study of economics Exercise 2 C. Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological _______ ...
Public Sociology – a Concept for Labor Research
... its wage agreements to management concessions, it was less flexible towards spontaneous strikes; this, in turn, offered an opportunity for smaller, more radical trade unions. Furthermore, they noted, increased social inequality under the ANC-led government had led to precarious groups no longer bein ...
... its wage agreements to management concessions, it was less flexible towards spontaneous strikes; this, in turn, offered an opportunity for smaller, more radical trade unions. Furthermore, they noted, increased social inequality under the ANC-led government had led to precarious groups no longer bein ...
Gender concepts - Gender and Disaster Network
... real change in the situation of women despite efforts over two decades – that significant change cannot be achieved by adding marginal programmes for women. Rather, what is required is changes in mainstream policies and resource allocations to reflect the interests and views of women as well as men. ...
... real change in the situation of women despite efforts over two decades – that significant change cannot be achieved by adding marginal programmes for women. Rather, what is required is changes in mainstream policies and resource allocations to reflect the interests and views of women as well as men. ...
CHAPTER 1 SOCIOLOGY MULTIPLE CHOICE 1
... 2. Rhonda is a sociology student who babysits several children from her neighborhood. While one child is doing very well in school, the other is doing poorly. Rhonda looks beyond each individual child to explain their success and failure. She believes that the various opportunities offered by societ ...
... 2. Rhonda is a sociology student who babysits several children from her neighborhood. While one child is doing very well in school, the other is doing poorly. Rhonda looks beyond each individual child to explain their success and failure. She believes that the various opportunities offered by societ ...
Interview with Laura Fortunato, Winner of the 2011 Gabriel W
... from Anatolia with the spread of agriculture beginning around 7000 to 6000 BCE (Diamond and Bellwood 2003). The alternative hypothesis, proposed by Gimbutas (1973a,b), places the homeland of the language family in the Pontic steppes north of the Black Sea; it envisages an expansion driven by nomadic ...
... from Anatolia with the spread of agriculture beginning around 7000 to 6000 BCE (Diamond and Bellwood 2003). The alternative hypothesis, proposed by Gimbutas (1973a,b), places the homeland of the language family in the Pontic steppes north of the Black Sea; it envisages an expansion driven by nomadic ...
Journeys in Historical Sociology, Goldsmiths 2005
... Relations, asked whether a micro-historical analysis of IR is possible or desirable. Mabee’s case for Historical Sociology in IR was that it allows analysts to get away from the traditional IR problems, and that overall, Historical Sociology should have pluralistic concerns. The paper made the argum ...
... Relations, asked whether a micro-historical analysis of IR is possible or desirable. Mabee’s case for Historical Sociology in IR was that it allows analysts to get away from the traditional IR problems, and that overall, Historical Sociology should have pluralistic concerns. The paper made the argum ...
Beyond the Ivory Tower - American Sociological Association
... research and perspectives for judicial courts, health and welfare organizations, social policy-oriented foundations, marketing firms, and government agencies. This work has often been ignored by academic sociologists who believe that it may lower the status of the discipline. Training in applied wor ...
... research and perspectives for judicial courts, health and welfare organizations, social policy-oriented foundations, marketing firms, and government agencies. This work has often been ignored by academic sociologists who believe that it may lower the status of the discipline. Training in applied wor ...
The sociology of the life course and life span psychology
... If material resources, power and authority as well as information and symbolic goods are distributed very unequally within given societies, then it follows that more people have to accommodate than have the opportunity to exert control. The third mechanism which one can look for when unraveling patt ...
... If material resources, power and authority as well as information and symbolic goods are distributed very unequally within given societies, then it follows that more people have to accommodate than have the opportunity to exert control. The third mechanism which one can look for when unraveling patt ...
Quarterly Journal of Ideology
... (Torode 1981), Monthly Review (Gaut 1984), New Society (Frith 1980), and Sociology (Pearson 1980). More recently, others have written about the influence the text has had in cultural studies (“Used Books” 1995; Willis 1993). What is most sociologically interesting about these reviews, especially tho ...
... (Torode 1981), Monthly Review (Gaut 1984), New Society (Frith 1980), and Sociology (Pearson 1980). More recently, others have written about the influence the text has had in cultural studies (“Used Books” 1995; Willis 1993). What is most sociologically interesting about these reviews, especially tho ...
Department of Sociology
... “Mills’ Motives and the Science of Action.” Theory Workshop, Department of Sociology, University of Iowa, 2014. Guest Speaker. Methods of Sociological Inquiry I: Qualitative Methods, Department of Sociology, Northern Illinois University, 2013. “Religion and Non-Heterosexual Sexuality.” Invited Lectu ...
... “Mills’ Motives and the Science of Action.” Theory Workshop, Department of Sociology, University of Iowa, 2014. Guest Speaker. Methods of Sociological Inquiry I: Qualitative Methods, Department of Sociology, Northern Illinois University, 2013. “Religion and Non-Heterosexual Sexuality.” Invited Lectu ...
A Brief History of the Harriet Martineau Sociological Society — The
... Mary Jo Deegan, wrote to scholars interested in Harriet Martineau and proposed forming an organizational structure to be called the Harriet Martineau Sociological Society. The envisioned organization would specifically encourage research and scholarly exchange on the sociological work of Martineau a ...
... Mary Jo Deegan, wrote to scholars interested in Harriet Martineau and proposed forming an organizational structure to be called the Harriet Martineau Sociological Society. The envisioned organization would specifically encourage research and scholarly exchange on the sociological work of Martineau a ...
Sociology and Anthropology: An Emerging Field of Study In Nepal
... level (MA), and later in 1985 at the undergraduate level (BA). ...
... level (MA), and later in 1985 at the undergraduate level (BA). ...
Sociology 310 - San Diego State University
... two lowest have been dropped. You may not skip or drop the last quiz. If your last quiz is your lowest, none will be dropped. One-third of your course grade will be based on your three one-page papers. The three papers are required: You must write them to pass the course. If your three papers are tu ...
... two lowest have been dropped. You may not skip or drop the last quiz. If your last quiz is your lowest, none will be dropped. One-third of your course grade will be based on your three one-page papers. The three papers are required: You must write them to pass the course. If your three papers are tu ...
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS - Max-Planck
... thus employment trajectories. The occupational structure defines careers by conventional or institutionalized occupational activities, employment statuses, and qualification groups. The supply of labor determines the opportunity structure and thus the likelihood of gaining entry into an occupational ...
... thus employment trajectories. The occupational structure defines careers by conventional or institutionalized occupational activities, employment statuses, and qualification groups. The supply of labor determines the opportunity structure and thus the likelihood of gaining entry into an occupational ...
American Sociological Association
... pre-1914 and post-1945, in terms of their relationship to empire, construed as an explicit topic of research and in terms of the relations between sociology and empire (in both directions). In the US this will involve the Anti-Imperialist League and the relations of the founding and second generatio ...
... pre-1914 and post-1945, in terms of their relationship to empire, construed as an explicit topic of research and in terms of the relations between sociology and empire (in both directions). In the US this will involve the Anti-Imperialist League and the relations of the founding and second generatio ...
"Woman" as Symbol and Social Welfare: An Interactionist Perspective
... "woman" was complex though probably less so than today, now there are a multitude of meanings pertaining to "woman," and "social worlds" holding these meanings are marked by diversity and volatility. Paralleling this there has been an increase in the relational quality of the symbol, "woman." The co ...
... "woman" was complex though probably less so than today, now there are a multitude of meanings pertaining to "woman," and "social worlds" holding these meanings are marked by diversity and volatility. Paralleling this there has been an increase in the relational quality of the symbol, "woman." The co ...
What is sociology? - University of Limerick
... studying media audiences and will address the significant theories and debates on media audiences. Emphasis will also be placed on the development of practical audience research skills which students will be asked to demonstrate and apply to the tasks outlined in their course assignments. SO4063 Int ...
... studying media audiences and will address the significant theories and debates on media audiences. Emphasis will also be placed on the development of practical audience research skills which students will be asked to demonstrate and apply to the tasks outlined in their course assignments. SO4063 Int ...