SOCI 3630 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Psychological Trauma, Substance Abuse, Resocialization
29 Jan 2014
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Defining a social system: two components: social and system. Social is defined in relation to society and how it is organized-> a community of individuals and their cooperation, interaction, and interrelationship . Society is more than the sum of its members-> the role of culture, environment, social structures. It is the whole system, not the parts alone, that counts . A system is an arrangement of interrelated parts. All living systems are classified as open systems . A system is composed of regularly interacting parts that form the emergent. This whole is influenced by and composed of: boundary- all systems have a border or boundary that differentiates them from others. School as a social system: an evaluation. School has certain goals and objectives: i. e. , educating students. It receives students, educates them and gives them back to society. A holistic notion of education (no separation between mind/body/soul) Emphasizing the interconnectivity between the environment and people.
