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This document discusses key concepts in cultural studies such as culture, ideology, hegemony, and counter-hegemony. It defines culture as the norms, values, and understandings that help people make sense of their reality. Ideology refers to the framework people use to understand existence. Hegemony is the dominance of one social group over others through influencing ideas and beliefs. Counter-hegemony involves using hegemonic behaviors to challenge domination. The document asks if there are beliefs not influenced by the dominant culture, and if so, where they originated.
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2) Developing critical consciousness involves self-reflection on how one's views and practices have been shaped by social dynamics and power relations related to social group membership.
3) Helping is inherently political as it involves power relationships, so critical social work aims to use knowledge to empower oppressed groups and work towards social justice rather than reinforce the status quo.
4) Critical theory aims to uncover the social forces that maintain inequality and domination so this knowledge can inform political action for emancipation.
Sociological Imagination
The document discusses the origins and goals of social theory. It explains that social theory emerged in Europe during the Enlightenment period to understand societal changes like the loss of religion and industrialization. The founders of sociology like Weber, Durkheim, and Marx produced early social theories. In America, theories focused on democracy and race relations, with W.E.B. Du Bois being influential. Additional sources of theory include fields like anthropology, economics, and various area studies. The goal of studying social theory is to understand society and improve lives by translating theorists' explanations into our own words.
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Understanding Culture
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Imperialism, Which Motives Caused Imperialism, Cultural Imperialism, Media & Cultural Imperialism, Two Models of Cultural Imperialism, Contributions to Cultural Imperialism, Defense of Cultural Imperialism by Response Theorists, Post Structuralism Approach of Cultural Imperialism, Theory of Globalization, Critics of U.S Cultural Imperialism Revised Their Earlier Reproaches (World System Theory), New Face of Imperialism, The Media Monopoly by Ben Bagdikian , Cultural Imperialism in Pakistan by Abid Zafar
Society and Us:
This document discusses various sociological concepts for understanding society and human behavior. It begins by defining structuralism as focusing on relationships between elements in a conceptual system. It then discusses post-structuralism and highlights Foucault's work emphasizing the changeability of identities. Key thinkers discussed include Emile Durkheim, Ferdinand de Saussure, and their concepts of collective consciousness, langue, and parole. The document also covers feminism, capitalism, forms of capital, status quo, and the roles of structure and agency in social construction as conceptualized by theorists like Bourdieu, Giddens, and others.
C R I T I C A L T H E O R Y
A 9.5mg PDF which outlines the history and basic principles and concepts of Critical Theory. Fully illustrated.
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Ang Komisyon sa mga Pilipino sa Ibayong Dagat ay kaisa ng bayan sa pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa ngayong Agosto 2021 na may temang “Filipino at mga Wikang Katutubo sa Dekolonisasyon ng Pag-iisip ng mga Pilipino.”
Lubos na kinikilala ng Komisyon ang mga programa ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) upang maipalaganap sa higit na nakararaming mamamayan ang kamalayan sa pagdiriwang at kahalagahan ng Wikang Filipino, gayundin bilang pakikiisa sa 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (2021 QCP) na nakatuón sa mahahalagang pangyayari sa bansa sa nakalipas na 500 taón.
Ang pagdiriwang ay alinsunod sa itinakda ng Proklamasyon Bilang 1041, taong 1997, na nagpapahayag ng taunang Buwan ng Wikang Pambasa tuwing Agosto 1-31.Ang Komisyon sa mga Pilipino sa Ibayong Dagat ay kaisa ng bayan sa pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa ngayong Agosto 2021 na may temang “Filipino at mga Wikang Katutubo sa Dekolonisasyon ng Pag-iisip ng mga Pilipino.”
Lubos na kinikilala ng Komisyon ang mga programa ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) upang maipalaganap sa higit na nakararaming mamamayan ang kamalayan sa pagdiriwang at kahalagahan ng Wikang Filipino, gayundin bilang pakikiisa sa 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (2021 QCP) na nakatuón sa mahahalagang pangyayari sa bansa sa nakalipas na 500 taón.
Ang pagdiriwang ay alinsunod sa itinakda ng Proklamasyon Bilang 1041, taong 1997, na nagpapahayag ng taunang Buwan ng Wikang Pambasa tuwing Agosto 1-31.Ang Komisyon sa mga Pilipino sa Ibayong Dagat ay kaisa ng bayan sa pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa ngayong Agosto 2021 na may temang “Filipino at mga Wikang Katutubo sa Dekolonisasyon ng Pag-iisip ng mga Pilipino.”
Lubos na kinikilala ng Komisyon ang mga programa ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) upang maipalaganap sa higit na nakararaming mamamayan ang kamalayan sa pagdiriwang at kahalagahan ng Wikang Filipino, gayundin bilang pakikiisa sa 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (2021 QCP) na nakatuón sa mahahalagang pangyayari sa bansa sa nakalipas na 500 taón.
Ang pagdiriwang ay alinsunod sa itinakda ng Proklamasyon Bilang 1041, taong 1997, na nagpapahayag ng taunang Buwan ng Wikang Pambasa tuwing Agosto 1-31.Ang Komisyon sa mga Pilipino sa Ibayong Dagat ay kaisa ng bayan sa pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa ngayong Agosto 2021 na may temang “Filipino at mga Wikang Katutubo sa Dekolonisasyon ng Pag-iisip ng mga Pilipino.”
Lubos na kinikilala ng Komisyon ang mga programa ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) upang maipalaganap sa higit na nakararaming mamamayan ang kamalayan sa pagdiriwang at kahalagahan ng Wikang Filipino, gayundin bilang pakikiisa sa 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (2021 QCP) na nakatuón sa mahahalagang pangyayari sa bansa sa nakalipas na 500 taón.
Ang pagdiriwang ay alinsunod sa itinakda ng Proklamasyon Bilang 1041, taong 1997, na nagpapahayag ng taunang Buwan ng Wikang Pambasa tuwing Agosto 1-31.Ang
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