Osazuwa Osayomwanbor 200345160 Sociology/Social Studies READING SUMMARY/REFLECTION (SOC 802) Topic: Critical Sociological Theory INTRODUCTION The critical theory reading reminds me of the idea of Frankenstein’s monster . This idea describes any process that sets up to destroy itself. It helps us to appreciate the links in the building blocks of any process and how those links create weaknesses that unravel the same process. As it relates to critical theory, we will see quite clearly how the theory
Marx & Weber Most societies throughout the world have developed a notion of social class. It refers to hierarchical distinctions between individuals or groups within society. How these social classes have been determined has been a common topic among social scientists throughout time. Two individuals have headed this long standing debate, Karl Marx and Marx Weber. Karl Marx, on the one hand, ideas about class are still influential in many cultures around the world. On the other hand Max Weber is considered
Society I. Society. Society refers to people who interact in a defined territory and share culture. This chapter explores four important theoretical views explaining the nature of human societies, focusing on the work of Gerhard Lenski, Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim. II. Gerhard Lenski: Society and Technology. Gerhard Lenski (Nolan & Lenski, 2010) focuses on sociocultural evolution, the changes that occur as a society acquires new technology. According to Lenski, the more technological information
Max Weber’s the protestant ethic and the “spirit” of capitalism is one of the most debated and discussed pieces of sociological work, both in the years following its publication and in contemporary sociology classrooms and academia. The main focus of the work surrounds how a change in religion in certain areas during the protestant reformation created the “spirit” of capitalism which then took on a life of its own. A summary of the protestant ethic and the “spirit” of capitalism will be included
common experiences. By contrast, structural approach interprets class as a “matrix of fixed categories”. This matrix has been characterized in terms of the up and down movement of individuals in a sequence (Wyatt-Nichol et al 2011, 189) According to Max Weber the concept of class can be classified as “working class”, “lower middle class”, “intelligentsia”, and “upper class”. Lloyd Warner has also depicted his model class through dividing this concept into “upper”, “middle”, and “lower”. He has subdivided
Bureaucracy and modern organization Abstract: The theory of bureaucracy was proposed and published by Marx Weber (1947). Although there are some studies on this perspective were discussed before him, those theories did not form as systematic theory. After Weber, the issue of bureaucracy becomes a hot topic in the field of social organization. Almost all well-known scholars such as Martin and Henri have published their views on it. Bureaucracy adapted as the traditional organizational model during
The Emergence of Rastafari 3. Babylon and Dread Revitalization 4. The Ethos of Rastafari: Structure, Ideology, and Ritual 5. “Coming in from the Cold”: Rastafari and the Wider Society 6. Rastafari Rules: Bearers of Jamaican Popular Culture 7. Summary and Conclusions Appendix: A Review of the Literature on Rastafari Notes Selected Bibliography Index 3 7 29 41 67 79 97 117 127 141 171 185 This page intentionally left blank Rastafari This page intentionally left blank
Henri (1841–1925) 9 Follett, Mary Parker (1868–1933) 18 Lewin, Kurt T. (1890–1947) 24 Mayo, George Elton (1880–1949) 25 McCallum, Daniel Craig (1815–1878) 29 Poor, Henry Varnum (1812–1905) 29 Taylor, Frederick Winslow (1856–1915) 31 Weber, Max (1864–1920) 36 1 Babbage, Charles (1792–1871) (pp.66-69) To call Charles Babbage an irascible genius is to pay him the greatest compliment, for he fitted both qualities and emerged as a significant figure in management thought well before Frederick
Skill Focus Remember Understand Apply Analyze Close Reading Grammar Reading Strategies Annotation Determining Author’s Purpose Determining Fact and Opinion Determining Main Idea Generalization Inference Paraphrase Prediction Seminar/Discussion Summary Literary Elements Analogy Detail Diction connotation denotation vocabulary Imagery Point of View Rhetorical Shift Tone tone determined through diction, imagery, detail, point of view, figurative language, author’s style, and syntax tone shift vocabulary
(Figure 1). In the process of dual relationship of metropolitan centres and peripheral settlements, the later have more significant role in bearing changes due to their very nature; and as a result the peripheral settlements are usually under the domination of their urban centres. Figure 2. The effects of reciprocal relations of urban areas on their peripheries (Conceptualisation of the interaction between metropolitan centres and peripheral relationship in development theory) Source: Taherkhani