Sociology 101 - Class Term Paper

[imusuallyhigh]

i am majoring in sociology because i've been impacted by macro forces from society. i am gay and my family has disowned me besides their religious beliefs i cannot understand their prejudice against me, it's from an outside force. why do we live in a hetero-sexist society, that won't let me marry someone i am deeply in love with? i like sociology because these questions always intrigue me i love to people watch and try to figure out why people are that way.

[mdandrea39]

@imusuallyhigh

Sociology focuses on practicing cultural relativiism . Cultural relativism frees us from a cramped view of society.

[mdandrea39]

The primary focus is a case study conducted by Professor D'Andrea of a student veteran at Montgomery College who experienced war culture shock in Iraq, and his difficult adjustment back to society and college life. Sociologists call this major change in one's master status resocialization. The Post 9/11 GI Bill does help student veterans adjust to college life. The Veterans Club at Montgomery College provides a place where student/veterans can socially interact.

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A metalogue is a conversation about some problematic subject. The conversation should be such that not only do the participants discuss the problem, but the structure of the conversation as a whole is also relevant to the same subject." Gregory Bateson. In this video there are several examples of a metalogue. Sociology explains individual behavior by focusing on external influences. This is a social metalogue! The Sociological Imagination is the intersection of society and the individual.

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Start 42:42 Culture Shock: examining the shocking experiences of an Iraqi combat veteran and his adjustment to life as a college student. A Case study of a student/veteran who was an enlisted army soldier who drove a  military truck. His military truck just missed an I.E.D which exploded resulting in a very loud noise that literallly "shocked" this soldier. This shock has stayed with him for several years.

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Sociological Analysis Start 12:21 Macro large scale Conflcit, and Structural Functionalism Theories, End 17:14. Micro small scale analysis Symbolic Interactionist Theory Start 17:15, End 18:25.

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Social Class and thought communities in the US 1800s, 1937, and today!  Start 33:24, End 39:57.

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Social Class and Crime. Start 39:59, End 42:40.

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This segment is a study guide for your Conclusion. Start minute/second: 18:28, End: 21:50. This segment examines how one's social location withn society frames our perspective. Our social location determines our aspirations, beliefs, values, career choices, spouse selection, subcultural group memberships, and the neighborhood we live in. One's social class has a profound impact on both the quality of life and on our longevity

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Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism. "Getting passed our ethnocentrism " understanding is the key. Start 28:10 End 32:12

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Gesture, meaning and social communcation within a social context. The actual gesture is me the professor stroking my chin located at minute/second 6:30, and 6:31 in this video. The social context of this gesture starts at minute 6:00. Since, this is my gesture, it is a sad gesture regarding the 11 Sicilian immigrants who were lynched in New Orleans in 1885. It was the largest single lynching in the history of the US . The next day the local newspapers said justice was served!

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Start 00:39, End 3:10. Focus in this segment is on course design including how the mid term exam, textbook, and term paper are all tied together tightly, intentionaly on purpose.

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Divorce as a social problem in the US. Begin 47:25 - end includies a description, micro and macro analysis including three sociological theories symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and the conflict perspective. The symbolic interactionist example shows how the social meaning of divorce has changed in our society fom a stigma in the 1940s to acceptable adult behavior beginning around 1980 until today. Rationale examples are also included for functionalist, conflict perspectives.

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The Sociological Perspective - Understanding the Broader Social Contexts that underlines human behavior. The Sociological Imagination the intersection of biography ( the individual) and history ( the social factors that influence the individual). Start 2:25 end 11:15.

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Social meaning and thought communities within and across cultures good examples start 17 minutes stop 22:40. This frame provides a glimpse into the Broader Social Context and the Sociology of Personality.

[visiya1010]

this is the bset prof i ever had...just love it!!

[mdandrea39]

@visiya1010

Thank you for your kind words. My goal is to stimulate young minds .

[Thorum13]

I love this guy!!

[mdandrea39]

@Thorum13

Love is rich and plentiful. Thank you very much. If we make just one person happy in our lifetime we have done something wonderful.

[mdandrea39]

Call me ethnocentric but I like it.

[MikeD4UMD]

@mdandrea39

Great Video! Very informative and great presenter.

[mdandrea39]

@MikeD4UMD

Glad you find my video very informative and appreciate your positive comments about me being a great presenter.