Class Notes for Sociology at Wilfrid Laurier University

SY101 Lecture 11 Social Stratification Pierre Bourdieu - A figure with a lot of public intellect - He combined Marxist and Webers theory - Presented the idea that economic and social status dont always vary the same way o ...

SY101 Lecture 10 Social Stratification Social Stratification: - The functionalist perspective is very individualistic o i.e. people are poor because they lack natural talents therefore they should not be rewarded o very he...

SY101 Lecture 9 Socialization Socialization - Learn to become members of society - Internalize norms, values and social roles - Role: expectations attached to different social positions - Nature vs...

SY101 Lecture 8: Culture 2 3 Biases in Commonsense Notions of Culture - 1. Culture is relative (garden gnomes idea from previous lecture) - 2. Culture creates social differences - 3. Culture is exclusive (closed sphere esp...

SY101 Lecture 7: Sociology of Culture 1 Common Sense Notions of Culture in Canada - High Culture: all the traditions, languages, symbols, values, ideologies and materials that are in association with those of the upper cla...

SY101 Lecture 4 Sociological Research Methods 2 Industrial Strife: - In North America, there were many issues in the workplace, factory owners began to get scared as employees were demanding better treatment...

SY101 Lecture 5 Sociological Research Methods 1 Research Cycle Steps: 1. Formulate a Question 2. Review Literature that currently exists 3. Choose a Method (Qualitative or Quantitative) 4. Collec...

SY101 Lecture 4 Sociological Theories 2 Symbolic Interactionism Main focus: microstructures (face to face interactions) Social reality is made up of daily interactions Focus on the idea of Human Agency...

SY 101 Lecture 22 Bureaucracy and the Corporation Barry Schwartz Our loss of wisdom Makes a passionate call for practical wisdom as an antidote to a society gone wrong TED talk Our loss of wisdom argues powerf

SY 101 Lecture 21 Bureaucracy The Corporation Rationalization of Society Appearance of rules, efficiency and practical results as the right way to approach human affair characteristics of industrial societies Weber Protes...

SY 101 Lecture 20 Inequalities in Aging Relationship between Abusers and Abused More often abused by spousechildren than paid caregiversvolunteers Number of Abusers Often assumed that older adults are the victims of one ab...

SY 101 Lecture 19 Inequalities in Aging Depictions of Aging We do not value age in our society Boomers will be pumping millions into anti aging industry Theoretical Perspective on Aging Ageism is an increasingly central fe...

SY 101 Lecture 18 Inequalities in Age Age is something we all experience in some way Stratifying aspect in society Socially constructed What is Old ? What does it look like? When does one get old? Chronological, biological...

Lecture 17 - SY 101 -Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity - Sociological Perspectives - Functionalists - Conflict Theories - Symbolic Interactionists - Global Intergroup Relations (6 Patterns) o Genocide o Populatio...

SY 101 Lecture 15 Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity Dick Pound International Olympic Committee Member for Canada Described North American Natives as savages 400 years ago, Canada was a land of savages Discrimination and P...

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