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Sociology – 11 th Ed. John J. Macionis Seeing Ourselves: Classic, Contemporary, and Cross-Cultural Readings in Sociology, 7/E

Introduction to Sociology Marty W. Deane – Instructor Sociology – ASOC 115 MWF 11:30-12:25 – Class # 8488 Office Hours – M/W 5:30-6:30 Graduate Office 306 Soc. Dept.

What Is Sociology? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

…and WHY DO PEOPLE DO THE THINGS THEY DO?

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VA TECH Shooting as a Societal Issue

EXAMPLES OF THINGS TO CONSIDER: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

VA. TECH STUDENTS Police Response

Why Take Sociology? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

To Understand Sociology: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Keep in mind, that the perspective you take influences what you see ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Can you see both parallel and the slope?

Benefits of the Sociological Perspective ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Importance of Global Perspective (as a sociological perspective) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Global Map 1-1 (p. 4) Women’s Childbearing in Global Perspective Is childbearing simply a matter of personal choice? A look around the world shows that it is not. In general, women living in poor countries have many more children than women in rich nations. Can you point to some of the reasons for this global disparity? In simple terms, such differences mean that if you had been born into another society (whether you are female or male), your life might be quite different from what it is now. Source : Data from United Nations (2000) and U.S. Census Bureau (2003). Map projection from Peters Atlas of the World (1990).

The Sociological Perspective: Peter Berger (1963) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sociological Perspective ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Applying the Sociological Perspective ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sociological Imagination ,[object Object],[object Object]

C. Wright Mills 1916-1962 Age 28 - 1944

C. Wright Mills Mills traveled via motorcycle back and forth to Columbia University

C. Wright Mills’ Sociological Imagination ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sociological Imagination ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Beloit College Mindset List College Entry - Class of 2011 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],*Beloit College is in Wisconsin and started doing the lists in 2002 They were started to prevent “hardening of the references”

Mindset Continued…. Incoming 2011…. … ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Mills Basic Assumptions ,[object Object],[object Object]

All the Discussion about Perspective – Leads to “The Big Three” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sociological Theory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THE ORIGINS OF SOCIOLOGY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Durkheim’s Study of Suicide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

National Map 1-1 (p. 14) Suicide Rates across the United States This map shows which states have high, average, and low suicide rates. Look for patterns. By and large, high suicide rates occur where people live far apart from one another. More densely populated states have low suicide rates. Do these data support or contradict Durkheim’s theory of suicide? Why?

Teenage Wasteland ,[object Object]

History and Biography ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Structural –Functional Paradigm ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Who’s Who in Structural-Functional Paradigm ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Social-Conflict Paradigm ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Who’s Who in Social-Conflict Paradigm ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Symbolic Interaction Paradigm ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Who’s Who in Symbolic-Interaction Paradigm ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Critical Evaluation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Applying Theory (p. 22) Major Theoretical Perspectives

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