DSOC 1101 Lecture 9: Lecture 08:25

• School: Cornell University
• Department: Development Sociology
• Course: DSOC 1101
• Professor: Tom Hirschl

Document Summary

Paradigm: set of achievements that attracts a following, open-ended framework that includes unsolved problems. Scientific practice encompasses a set of laws, theories, applications, and instrumentations. Current social paradigm is breaking down; we need to analyze the new. Does race play a factor in social conditions: race plays into location, socioeconomic class, etc. Whites do better than other groups: america is not a post-racial society yet. Prelims: right before fall break, week before thanksgiving. 3 essays: 1 in discussion, 2 in finals. 2-3 pages per essay reading summaries for every homework contribute one post to the online discussion noon august 30 reading adam smith, take quiz, do summary, post 1 comment.