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Review, Conflict Theory and Marx and Conflict Theory

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Psychology
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anthropology
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culture
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Attachment theory
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Semiotics

SOCIOLOGY NOTES JAN 31, 2014 REVIEW Symbolic Interaction: humans create and negotiate shared meanings and then interact based on those shared meanings Rational Choice: humans weigh cost and benefits before making a choice; everything (even love) is and exchange Structural-Functionalism: groups, culture, and processes work together to benefit society Symbolic interaction: ?things that are believed to be real are real in their consequences? Rational actor: ?every man for himself? Structural-Functionalism: ?no one can whistle a symphony? ` CONFLICT THEORY Conflict is inevitable Groups of people look out for their self-interest Social change is desirable Existing order reflects powerful people imposing their values on the weak MARX AND CONFLICT THEORY

CULTURE: MATERIAL vs. NONMATERIAL

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sociology
Sociological terms
Social philosophy
Norm
Mores
Knowledge
culture
Value
Science

SOCIOLOGY NOTES FEB 10 CULTURE: MATERIAL vs. NONMATERIAL Material culture: All human made artifacts we can see or touch Nonmaterial culture: thoughts, language, feelings, beliefs, values, Attitudes Values: shared judgments about right of wrong Beliefs: ideas we hold about life, about where we fit in, about the way society works Ideal culture: how things ?should? be Real culture: the way things are actually done NORMS: rules of behavior shared by members of a society and rooted in the value system NORMS Rules of behavior shared by members of a society and rooted in the value system Examples: brush your teeth, finish high school, do not murder Include: Folkways Mores Laws Taboos FOLKWAYS Customs or desirable behaviors Examples: cheating on a spouse LAWS

Society and Culture

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Zoology
Megafauna
Biology
Human Evolution
anthropology
Hunter-gatherer
Stone Age
sociology
human
Hunting
Band society
culture
Social Issues
religion

NOTES FEB 3, 2014 SOCIETY AND CULTURE Culture: The Beliefs of a Group The way of life shared by a group of people- the knowledge, values, beliefs, rules or laws, language, customs, symbols, and material products (such as food, housing, and transportation) within a society that help meet humans needs Society: The Structure of a Group An organized and interdependent group of individuals who live together in a Society and culture compared Society- people organized in groups ? and culture ? their way of life Evolution of Societies Humans, 2.5 million years old Farming is 10,000 years old Writing is 6,000 years old ( depending on how you define writing) The steam engine is 300 years old Evolution of Society >99% of human existence Hunter- Gatherer

Review, Conflict Theory and Marx and Conflict Theory

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Psychology
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Science
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Functionalism
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culture
Symbolic interactionism
Attachment theory
Theory
Semiotics

SOCIOLOGY NOTES JAN 31, 2014 REVIEW Symbolic Interaction: humans create and negotiate shared meanings and then interact based on those shared meanings Rational Choice: humans weigh cost and benefits before making a choice; everything (even love) is and exchange Structural-Functionalism: groups, culture, and processes work together to benefit society Symbolic interaction: ?things that are believed to be real are real in their consequences? Rational actor: ?every man for himself? Structural-Functionalism: ?no one can whistle a symphony? ` CONFLICT THEORY Conflict is inevitable Groups of people look out for their self-interest Social change is desirable Existing order reflects powerful people imposing their values on the weak MARX AND CONFLICT THEORY

CULTURE: MATERIAL vs. NONMATERIAL

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Psychology
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sociology
Sociological terms
Social philosophy
Norm
Mores
Knowledge
culture
Value
Science

SOCIOLOGY NOTES FEB 10 CULTURE: MATERIAL vs. NONMATERIAL Material culture: All human made artifacts we can see or touch Nonmaterial culture: thoughts, language, feelings, beliefs, values, Attitudes Values: shared judgments about right of wrong Beliefs: ideas we hold about life, about where we fit in, about the way society works Ideal culture: how things ?should? be Real culture: the way things are actually done NORMS: rules of behavior shared by members of a society and rooted in the value system NORMS Rules of behavior shared by members of a society and rooted in the value system Examples: brush your teeth, finish high school, do not murder Include: Folkways Mores Laws Taboos FOLKWAYS Customs or desirable behaviors Examples: cheating on a spouse LAWS

Society and Culture

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Psychology
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Zoology
Megafauna
Biology
Human Evolution
anthropology
Hunter-gatherer
Stone Age
sociology
human
Hunting
Band society
culture
Social Issues
religion

NOTES FEB 3, 2014 SOCIETY AND CULTURE Culture: The Beliefs of a Group The way of life shared by a group of people- the knowledge, values, beliefs, rules or laws, language, customs, symbols, and material products (such as food, housing, and transportation) within a society that help meet humans needs Society: The Structure of a Group An organized and interdependent group of individuals who live together in a Society and culture compared Society- people organized in groups ? and culture ? their way of life Evolution of Societies Humans, 2.5 million years old Farming is 10,000 years old Writing is 6,000 years old ( depending on how you define writing) The steam engine is 300 years old Evolution of Society >99% of human existence Hunter- Gatherer

Chapter 15 Voc.

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World History
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culture
mongols
Spice trade
Ethnic groups in Europe
Western world
International relations
Economic history
Mongol empire
Franco-Mongol alliance

Chapter 15 Notes The West and the Changing World Balance I. Introduction A. 1400 ? world in period of transition 1. Downfall of Arab caliphate 2. Spread of Mongols 3. Who would take new international trade role? Maybe China? B. But?Enter the Europeans ? finally, they?ve been behind everyone for 8000 years 1. Italy, Spain, Portugal took leadership role 2. Americas couldn?t respond to European invasions C. Key question ? why did different civilizations react differently? 1. This could be a key question ? notice the word differences a. This class just loves to compare civilizations II. The Decline of the Old Order 1200 ? Middle East run by Byzantine Empire (North) ? Arab Empire (South) 1. But?Turks took over Byzantines in 1453, 1258 Mongols - Caliph

Chapter 11 Voc.

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World History
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Americas
Civilizations
culture
Aztec society
aztec
Toltec
Inca Empire
Mesoamerica
Pochteca
Andean civilizations
Quetzalcoatl
Human sacrifice

Chapter 11 The Americas on the Eve of Invasion I. Introduction A. By 1500, Americas densely populated by Indians ? misnomer ? Columbus/Indies 1. Term has meaning only when used to apply to non-Indians B. Mesoamerica and Andean heartland 1. Imperial states in place when Europe arrives 2. Few areas influenced by two main centers 3. Areas that developed independently II. Postclassic Mesoamerica A. Introduction 1. Toltecs/Aztecs replace Mayas of 8th century CE a. By 15th century Aztecs created extensive empire ? war, religion, agrarian 2. Downfall of Mayans ? Teotihuacan a. Nomads from North come down b. Toltec Culture ? 968 established capital Tula 1. Sedentary/agrarian peoples with militaristic ethic 2. Cult of sacrifice/war

Chapter 7 Voc.

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Islam
religion
culture
Muslim conquests
Cultural assimilation
Spread of Islam
Caste
Muhammad
Muslim world
Caliphate
Islam in India
Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent

Chapter 7 Part II Chapter 7 Abbasid Decline and the Spread of Islamic Civilization to South and Southeast Asia I. Introduction A. Mid 9th century losing control 1. Rebellious governors 2. new challenging dynasties B. ?but still creative ? ironically ? a golden age without political stability 1. architecture 2. fine arts 3. literature 4. philosophy 5. mathematics and science C. Territorial growth ? warriors, traders, wandering mystics 1. political conquest 2. peaceful conversion D. Conduit for exchange ? between urban/agrarian centers and between nomadic peoples 1. ideas 2. plants and medicines 3. commercial goods 4. inventions II. The Islamic Heartlands in the Middle and Late Abbasid Eras

economics

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Chemistry
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Zoology
Megafauna
Biology
Postmodernism
Interpersonal relationships
Love
Deconstruction
Jean-François Lyotard
Attachment theory
The Postmodern Condition
culture
human
supreme court

History of a country is the root of its citizens History is basically the description of the change of human life style, the process and the way a country has gone through and the incidents within. It might sound so simple and unimportant to know about it but actually history is the story of how people end up as they are right now. For example, let?s say that there is a Chinese man living in a rural village. History tells him how his country was formed, how his region and his village were formed by whom, and how his ancestors settled in that area. The reason why this Chinese man sits in that area History is the Foundation of One?s Identity Kyeongtae Kim (19 95 - Present ) I

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