KP211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Delayed Gratification, Social Forces, Macrosociology
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Find an article which has been published since the year 2010 in the sociology of sport journal (available in hard copy and electronically thru the wlu library). Make sure that what you are reviewing falls under the articles sub heading on the index page for the specific issue of the journal. Once you have read the article, sooner rather than later, follow the instructions in the course outline to complete this assignment. Human social behaviour, foundation is interaction between people. Large groups - macrosociology (quantitative: surveys, telephone interviews. Microsociology rich description of the scene and behaviour (try to paint a picture that others can make sense of) Interviews and surveys look for common threads to paint a picture (where they are: explain. Macrosociology alternative explanations: focus on the social forces associated with the socializing institutions (family, school, religion, economy, government, media and maybe sport) Deferred gratification: the explanations are driven by a structural functional or conflict perspective in society.