Sociology

Introduction: What is Sociology? The Content of Sociology –the Conceptual Framework-are we studying Real things?- Distinction form other disciplines-Is Anything Constant?- Is Anything Worthwhile?- Sociology a Difficult subject of Study-Social Engineering and Sociological Research-why Study Sociology? Part I: Person and society: 1. The Social Person: Definition of Person-The Social Person-nature and Nurture-Creature and Creator-Socialization-The Social Frame of reference-Social Learning-Hindrances to Normal socialization-Agencies of Socialization-Individualization-the Social person-ality, American Socialization and the Social Person, (1) The “spoiling” of Children. (2) Standardization and Individualism (3) Is the American an Individualist or a Conformist? (4) The Adaptive American personality, (5) The Neurotic American Personality. 2. Social Status: The Origin of Status-Determinants of Status-The Transfer of Status-social Power and Status-Types of Status-Key Status-Station in Life-Status and Stratification-Social inequality and Mobility, Peculiarities of Status Relationships in America, (1) The Changing status of Women (2) The Ambiguous Status of Youth. (3) The changing Status of American Negroses. (4) Religion as a Criterion of Status, (5) Achievement versus ascription of Status. 3. Social Categories: Definition of category-Kinds of Social Categories-The Source of Data for Categories-The Unity of Categories-Categories and Groups-Categories and Stereotypes-Categories and the criteria of status-Categories and Stratification-The Principal combinations of Criteria, Peculiarities of American Social Categories, (1) Class Consciousness of Americans. (2) The Shifting Negro categories, (3) The tendency to Label People. (4) Categories Reached by Advertisers. (5) Unequal Treatment of Social Categories. 4. Social Aggregates: Characteristics of Aggregates-Classification of Aggregates-Principal Kinds of Aggregates-Aggregates and groups-the Person and the Aggregate-The Aggregate Masses, Social Aggregates in the American society, (1) The Urban Spatial Neighorhood, (2) Economic factor in the American Masses, (3) Lack of American Mass Movement, (4) American Parades as Social Aggregates (5) Slums as Social Aggregates. 5. Groups and Associations: Characteristics of the Group-Recruitment to the Group-Classification of Groups-Common Bases for Groups-The Major Groups-Groups and Associations-Primary Groups-Secondary Groups-Associations and Aggregates, Characteristics of American Group Life, (1) The Decline of Primary Groups, (2) American Pressure Groups, (3) American Women’s Clubs, (4) Urban Youth Ganga as Primary Groups( 5) Associations of American Labor. 6. Society: Society and Societies-Definition of Society-Characteristics of Society-Essential Functions of Society-Structure and Function of Society-Classification of Societies-Classification by Literacy-Classification by Dominant Group-Communal and Associational Societies-Community and Society, Peculiarities of American society, (1) Religion and Society, (2) Regionalism and the American society, (3) Society in America, (4) American Society and International Relations (5) Complexity of American Society. Part II: Patterns and Culture. 7. External Behavior Patterns: Patterns and Persons-the Range of Patterns-Principal Types of Patterns-Variations in Behavior Patterns-Patterns are Non-Rational-Ideal and Real Patterns-Patterns as Norms of Behavior-Explicit and Implicit Norms-Behavior Patterns are structured, American Action Patterns, (1) Some Political Patterns, (2) Patterns of Lawlessness, (3) Some External Religious Patterns. (4) Recreational Patterns. (5) Patterns of Food Preparation. 8. Conceptual Behavior Patterns: The Group Mind-Patterns and consensus- the range of Conceptual patterns-social principles and ideology-Variations in social thinking-classifications of conceptual patterns-Judgments and Prejudices-Attitudes and stereotypes-Public Opinion and Propaganda-Wishes and Adverting-Ambivalence-Ethnocentrism, American thought Patterns, (1) Patriotism and Ethnocentrism, (2) Fads in Conceptual Patterns, (3) Opinion Polls and the American Public, (4) Propaganda in America, (5) Prejudices and Discriminations. 9. Roles: Role and social Personality –role and status-Roles and Relations-Content of Roles-Expected and Actual Roles-social Sanctions on roles-the formation of Social Roles-roles and the Individual-Classification of Roles-Key Role-The General Role, Some Roles in the American Society, (1) The city Politician, (2) The Traveling Salesman. (3) The Professional Athlete, (4) The Elementary-School teacher, (5) the Scientist. 10. Social Processes: Relations and Roles-The content of Processes-Universality of social Processes-Classification of Processes-Co-operation-Accompmodation-Assimiliaytion-Conflict-Contravention-competition-complexity of Social Processes-Conceptual Matrix of Social Processes, American Social Processes (1) The Value of Competition, (2) American Teamwork, (3) The Americanization Process. (4) Example of Contravention, (5) Minimizing Conflict in America. 11. Institutions: Definition of Institution-Institution and Group-The Functions of Institutions-University and Variability of institutions-Classification of institutions-Network of Institutions-Institutions and Social Sanctions-Institutional System as a Total Culture, Aspects of American Institutions, (1) The Privotal Institution, (2) The Changing marriage Institution, (3) Aspects of the political Institution, (4) Increasing Instutionalization, (5) Institutional Inconsistencies. 12. Culture: What culture is not-Definition of culture-Cultural Heritage and Environment-Culture areas-culture complex and culture trait-Material culture items-Culture, Lag-Classification of Cultures-Adaptations of Culture-Functions of Culture, Distinctive Features of American Culture ,(1) American Negro Culture, (2) Some American Culture lags, (3) The changing Rural Culture, (4) The Southeastern Regional culture, (5) The Suburban Culture. Part III: Culture and Society. 13. Values: Definition of Value-Criteria of Valuation-the Source of Values-Values and Behavior patterns-values and Social Roles-Values as Behavior Sancitions-Values and Social Processes-Classification of Values-Functions of Values-Conflict of Values-Ultimate values, Aspects of the American Value System, (1) American Materialism (2) Increasing concern for Humanitarian Values (3) Ultimate core of American Values (4) American Liberalism and Values, (5) Social Problems. 14. Mobility: Types of Geographical Migration-Reasons for Voluntary Migration-Effects of Migration-types of Social mobility-Role Mobility-Circulation of the Elite-Channels of Mobility-Factors of Upward Mobility-Mobility and Social Personality-Compensation for Downward Mobility. American Mobility, (1) Mobility within the Church (2) Declassed People (3) Education and Social Mobility, (4) Migration and Social Mobility, (5) Success and Social Mobility. 15. Chance: Recurrent and Novel Change-Aspects of Change-Sequence of Change-Planned and Unplanned change-Factors of change-Change and Progress-Functional and Structural Change-Conditions of Change-Invention and Diffusion-Resistance to Change, Some American Aspects of Change, (1) Superstitious Explanations of Change, (2) Social trends and change, (3) Limits of change, (4) Change Begets change, (5) Trends in Knowledge. 16. Social Control: Levels of control-Kinds of control-The Person and social control-Group control-Institutional Control-Leadership and social control-communication and social control-Social Engineering and control, Social controls in America, (1) Resistance to social control, (2) Variation of Institutional control, (3) Impersonal conformity of American workers, (4) Political control of Industry, (5) Social Planning and Morale. 17. Deviation: The deviant and the Abnormal-Positive and Negative deviation-types of Negative deviants-Deviation and Social Roles-Role deviation and the social personality-Institutionalized deviation-Deviant Situations-deviant groups-Marginal Groups Social Problems and progress, Deviations in America, (1) Leisure as Deviation (2) Deviation of Religion, (3) Law deters deviation (4) The Pattern of Divorce, (5) Mental Abnormalities. 18.

Sociocultural Integration: Static and active integration-Basic Requisites-Cultural integration-Social integration-Integration of Cultural and Society-essential factors of integration-Auxiliary Factors of integration-Communal and Associational Integration, Integration in America, (1) Loyalties and Integration (2) War and Solidarity (3) International competition (4) Secondary Groups, (5) Symbolic Integration. Indexes, Index of Bibliography, Subject index.

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