This activity aims to help student groups in an undergraduate macro social …
This activity aims to help student groups in an undergraduate macro social work course understand what a social problem is, how to reimage issues that affect a group of people, research the magnitude of the problem, and develop a workable solution. It also gives students practice experience working in groups and using TEAMS demonstrating leadership skills as each collaborates on research and development of the social problem report.
Social Problems: Continuity and Change is a realistic but motivating look at …
Social Problems: Continuity and Change is a realistic but motivating look at the many issues that are facing our society today. As this book’s subtitle, Continuity and Change, implies, social problems are persistent, but they have also improved in the past and can be improved in the present and future, provided that our nation has the wisdom and will to address them.
Social Problems: Continuity and Change is a textbook covering social problems, poverty, …
Social Problems: Continuity and Change is a textbook covering social problems, poverty, racial and ethnic inequality, gender and sexual diversity inequality, aging, substance abuse, crime, sexual behavior, family, schools and education, work and the economy, urban and rural problems, health and healthcare, population and the environment, war, and terrorism.
Social Problems: Continuity and Change is a realistic but motivating look at …
Social Problems: Continuity and Change is a realistic but motivating look at the many issues that are facing our society today. As this book’s subtitle, Continuity and Change, implies, social problems are persistent, but they have also improved in the past and can be improved in the present and future, provided that our nation has the wisdom and will to address them.
These texts have virtually the same content. Both books contain ADMJ content …
These texts have virtually the same content. Both books contain ADMJ content that could be useful for multiple courses (especially AJ160). Original publisher and author were requested to be removed. University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing adapted this resource.
Social Problems: Continuity and Change by Steve Barkan is a realistic but …
Social Problems: Continuity and Change by Steve Barkan is a realistic but motivating look at the many issues that are facing our society today. As this book’s subtitle, Continuity and Change, implies, social problems are persistent, but they have also improved in the past and can be improved in the present and future, provided that our nation has the wisdom and will to address them.
It is easy for students to read a social problems textbook and come away feeling frustrated by the enormity of the many social problems facing us today. Social Problems: Continuity and Change certainly does not minimize the persistence of social problems, but neither does it overlook the possibilities for change offered by social research and by the activities of everyday citizens working to make a difference. Readers of Steve Barkan’s book will find many examples of how social problems have been improved and of strategies that hold great potential for solving them today and in the future.
You will find several pedagogical features help to convey the “continuity and change” theme of this text and the service sociology vision in which it is grounded: Each chapter begins with a “Social Problems in the News” story related to the social problem discussed in that chapter. These stories provide an interesting starting point for the chapter’s discussion and show its relevance for real-life issues. Three types of boxes in each chapter provide examples of how social problems have been changed and can be changed.
Every society faces problems that are more than just individual troubles. In …
Every society faces problems that are more than just individual troubles. In this course we will use a sociological perspective to critically examine the bases of social inequality and the resultant problems in society. We will explore concerns related to families, education, the workplace, the media, poverty, crime, drug abuse, health issues, war and terrorism, the environment and global concerns. We will also look at social action and possible solutions to these problems through both individual and community efforts.
Writing assignment in APA format. Students can select one of the 10 …
Writing assignment in APA format. Students can select one of the 10 prompts or the instructor can assign a prompt for students to complete. Each prompt is connected to a major subject or chapter within introduction to social psychology and requires students to explore, reflect, and describe how the topic is connected to their own life and therefore important to society.
How do different societies establish a social hierarchy? Today we’re starting our …
How do different societies establish a social hierarchy? Today we’re starting our unit on social stratification, starting with four basic principles of a sociological understanding of stratification. We’ll explain open and closed systems of stratification and explore examples of different kinds of stratification systems, including caste systems and class systems.
Social class in America is... hard to talk about. As Sociology, the …
Social class in America is... hard to talk about. As Sociology, the difficulty lies in pinning down what we mean by "Social Class." In this episode of Crash Course Sociology, Nicole chats to us about how Sociologists figure this out so we can all have a clearer idea of what we're talking about.
This course surveys canonical and recent theories and methods in science studies. …
This course surveys canonical and recent theories and methods in science studies. We will organize our discussions around the concept of “reproduction,” referring variously to:
Scientific reproduction (how results are replicated in lab, field, disciplinary contexts) Social reproduction (how social knowledge and relations are regenerated over time) Biological reproduction (how organic substance is managed in the genetic age) Electronic reproduction (how information is reassembled in techniques of transcription, simulation, computation).
Examining intersections and disruptions of these genres of reproduction, we seek to map relations among our social, biological, and electronic lives.
Social Systems Theory: Niklas Luhmann is a project developed by sociology students …
Social Systems Theory: Niklas Luhmann is a project developed by sociology students at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. The aim of the project is to collect quality information available on the Internet about the theoretical proposal of Niklas Luhmann, a German sociologist with a great influence on the discipline. This work is part of the course Complexity and Systems Theory, taught at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences.
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Teoría General de los Sistemas Sociales: Niklas Luhmann es un proyecto desarrollado por estudiantes de sociología de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. El objetivo del proyecto es recopilar información de calidad disponible en Internet acerca de la propuesta teórica de Niklas Luhmann, sociólogo alemán con una gran influencia en la disciplina. Este trabajo forma parte del curso Complejidad y Teoría de Sistemas, impartido en la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales
This subject presents a survey of social theory from the 17th century …
This subject presents a survey of social theory from the 17th century to the present. It focuses on the historical contexts out of which theory arises, the utility and limitations of older theories for present conditions, and the creation of new theory out of contemporary circumstances.
This course explores how social theories of urban life can be related …
This course explores how social theories of urban life can be related to the city’s architecture and spaces. It is grounded in classic or foundational writings about the city addressing such topics as the public realm and public space, impersonality, crowds and density, surveillance and civility, imprinting time on space, spatial justice, and the segregation of difference. The aim of the course is to generate new ideas about the city by connecting the social and the physical, using Boston as a visual laboratory. Students are required to present a term paper mediating what is read with what has been observed.
This course is a graduate reading seminar, in which historical and contemporary …
This course is a graduate reading seminar, in which historical and contemporary studies are used to explore the interaction of technology with social and political values. Emphasis is on how technological devices, structures, and systems influence the organization of society and the behavior of its members. Examples are drawn from the technologies of war, transportation, communication, production, and reproduction.
Institutions are structures of society that fulfill the needs of the society. …
Institutions are structures of society that fulfill the needs of the society. Not only are they essential to the society's needs, they also help to build the society itself.
Last week we introduced the idea of socialization and today we’re talking …
Last week we introduced the idea of socialization and today we’re talking a little more about how it works, including an introduction to five main types of socialization. We’ll explore anticipatory socialization from your family, the “hidden curriculum” in schools, peer groups, the role of media in socialization, and we’ll discuss total institutions and how they can act as a form of re-socialization.
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