UCSP-Introduction.pdf

Introduction to UCSP Presented by: J.F. Castillo  Groupings for the Debate: Tara Mohammad Anika Uy Jed Banzuelo Adelyn Liang Im Jinvy Zoe Taylor Go EJ Vargas Caylie Lim Ngo Julliene Rachel Ch...

Introduction to UCSP Presented by: J.F. Castillo  Groupings for the Debate: Tara Mohammad Anika Uy Jed Banzuelo Adelyn Liang Im Jinvy Zoe Taylor Go EJ Vargas Caylie Lim Ngo Julliene Rachel Chua Angela Magbago Katherine Reyes Justin Cai Miguel Apollo Joyce Platon CatherineTrias Chih Kuan Chen Aliyah Villafuerte Izabelle Yang Ethan Dy Floresca Kyle Leroy Lu Nicole Yeung Chang Min Hong Johnny Shi Jessie Chen Howard Wang David Ramiro Adam Shih Martin Ke Richmond Teng Joshua ALmeda  Power Political Anthropology Relatio ns Science Faces of the Social Cultural Social Practices Forces Sociology Sociology (1780) The discipline of Social Sciences that that facilitate or constrain human actions Focus: Ubiquity (everywhereness) of social forces in unlikely forms: Sex Religion Race Gender Ckass Ethnicity Sexual Orientation Social forces: Human created ways of doing Point of Origin: Europe: Germany, things that result into behave, interact, and England, and France think in certain ways Industrial Revolution Influence, pressure, coercive force  SOCIOLOGICAL IMAIGNATION State of Mind C.Wright Mills (1959) The ability to see the context which shapes your individual decision making, as well as the decisions made by others Why? Should it be?  Social Thinkers Credited as the father of Sociology Cointed the term “Sociology August Compte French Social Thinker Formalized the recognition of Sociology as a new science of the study of society Introduced the niche of sociology Authored the landmark study of “suicide” Introduced the concept of social fact/ Social phenomenon values, cultural norms, and social structures Emile Durkheim  Conflict Paradigm Critical-Historical Perspectives Acknowledging the importance of historical context and its need for critism, conflict theory demonstrates the role of conflict in the evolution of society Karl Marx (Conflict theory) Emile Durkheim (Functionalism) Max Weber (Functionalism) Karl Marx  Functionalism An analytical framework that depicts the existing system as an entity composed of parts that perform their assigned tasks Functions could either be: Manifest (Obvious) Latent (Hidden)  Symbolic Interactionism Proponents: George Herbert Mead, Charles Horton Cooley, and Herbert Blumer States that social interactions are governed by meaning either shared or co-created by social actors in every interaction or encounter. Key ideas: Symbols Interpretation Influence