SOC 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Culture Industry, Social Inequality, Anomie

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2112
• Professor: Joseph Sawan

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50 mc and true and false: 50 marks. 2 short essay questions: 20 marks. Weeks 6-11: more emphasis on marx, weber, durkheim. Essay questions: exa(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)g social cha(cid:374)ge a(cid:374)d durkhei(cid:373)"s fu(cid:374)ctio(cid:374)alis(cid:373) The development of sociology as a profession is often credited to the work of. In this essay, you are expected to outline the methods he developed and offer an analysis of his functionalists approach. Think of this in the context to social change. He was the first to see society as something that could be examined through scientific methods. Address the two questions and offer a functionalist analysis: conceptual tools for understanding and overcoming inequality in society. The terms alienation, disenchantment, and alienation emerged as significant foundational concepts for marx, weber, and durkheim, respectively. In this essay, you are expected to briefly explain each concept in relation to the respective scholar and examine the potential for building theoretical positions from these concepts.