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Ch. 4: Society
Haddam-Killingworth
High School
Spring 2016Slide2
GoalsToday: Marx- Manifesto, then other theorists. Monday- wrap up all those theoristsWed- The movie
TH- the movie, finish discussion questions
FR: Perfect Society activitySlide3
Initiation: Society
Before we actually read about and discuss the topic of
society
, please attempt to come up with a definition for it, in your own words. Why study society? How do you think the concept might be different from
culture
?
Do not attempt to the answer the remaining questions on the sheet – they correspond to an upcoming reading.Slide4
“Society” by Eddie Vedder
To further refine your introductory sense of society
before
we actually examine the concept, we are going to listen to and examine the song, “Society” by Eddie
Vedder
(featured in the film
Into the Wild
).
After listening to the song, please thoughtfully respond to the questions that follow.Slide5
The Amish: A Small Society
In your discussion groups: read, underline, and annotate John
A. Hostetler’s “The Amish: A Small Society,”
and respond
to the
remaining questions on the form titled “
Society: An
Introduction
.”
Be prepared to share your findings with the class. Slide6
A Quick Lesson Regarding Hipsters
Hipsters are a subculture of men and women typically in their 20's and 30's that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, and witty banter. Hipsters reject the culturally-ignorant attitudes of mainstream consumers, and are often seen wearing vintage and thrift store inspired fashions, tight-fitting jeans, old-school sneakers, and sometimes thick rimmed glasses.
“Evolution of the Hipster” Video?Slide7Slide8
Hipsters
Hipsters
Hipster-Free Zone
Amish
Hipsters
= a
culture
, but not a
society
Amish
= a
culture
AND
a
society
Reflection
: How are culture and society different? Reflect in your notebooks. Be prepared to share. Slide9
Culture vs. Society
Culture
T
he values, beliefs, behavior, and material objects that together form a people’s way of life. Includes what we think, how we act, and what we own.
Society
People who interact in
a defined territory
and share a culture.Slide10
Gerhard Lenski
: “Sociocultural Evolution”
Changes that occur as a society gains new technology.
Name
five (5)
developments in technology that have changed American society in the past 200 years. Slide11
Lenski: Society-Types Activity
For the given society type, critically assess:
The strengths vs. weaknesses
The most important technology
What “social life” is like
Individually
, please thoughtfully respond to the following question:
What are some of the
positive
and
negative
societal
consequences of an ever more technological world? Slide12
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Social conflict
The struggle between segments of society over valued resources
Capitalists
People who own and operate factories/businesses for profit.
Proletarians/Proletariat
People who sell their labor for wages.
In what ways are their interests directly opposed?
To Marx = economy is everything
Life dictated by
materialism
False-consciousnessSlide13
Capitalism & Alienation
Alienation
– the experience of isolation & misery resulting from
powerlessness
In what ways have your
jobs
alienated you in your lives?
Capitalism alienates workers in four specific ways
:
From the act of working
Workers have no say in production, work is tedious & repetitive
From the products of work
Workers have no ownership in the product that is merely sold for profit
From other workers
Work has become competitive rather than cooperative
From human potential
Workers deny, not fulfill themselves in their workSlide14
Foxconn: An Exclusive Look
Watch the video from
ABC Nightline
and reflect on the following question:
Describe the
alienation
that Karl Marx would see if he were alive to witness this video. Fill in the chart as examples become apparent.
After the video clip, please respond thoughtfully to the questions.Slide15
Revolution
Marx
believed that
eventually the
working majority
would realize
that they would have to
remake society
Socialism
is a system of production that could provide for the social needs of all
The
change would
generally require violence
Communism
would be the final result
Can you think of any problems with these economic systems?Slide16
Karl Marx (1818-1883) & Conflict Theory
Read
Marx
and
Engels’s
Manifesto of the Communist Party
, in groups. Be sure to decipher difficult passages together by doing the following:
Read
carefully
by stopping at reasonable waypoints to
discuss/understand
elements of the work.
Underline/annotate interesting passages. Make this reading your own.Highlight
any passages that do not make sense, even after discussing them with your group members.
Flag me to your group to help with difficult passages.
Be prepared to
respond to questions
following this exercise.Slide17
Max Weber (1864-1920)
Weber did not accept
materialism
; instead adopted
idealism
How do you think they are different?
Tradition vs. Rationality
Tradition
= the old way
Rationality
= the best way (modern societies)
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICppFQ6TabwSlide18
Weber’s Rational Social Organization
Weber
:
Rationality is the basis of modern society
Seven characteristics of rational social organization
:
Distinctive social institutions
Large-scale organization
Specialized tasks
Personal discipline
Awareness of time
Technical competence
Impersonality
Expressed
in
bureaucracy
and
capitalism
Name/describe two (2) institutions that embody these characteristics. Slide19
Bureaucracy & Capitalism =
Alienation
“Today, it is primarily the capitalist market economy which demands that the official business of public administration be discharged precisely, unambiguously, continuously, and with as much speed as possible. Normally, the very large capitalist enterprises are themselves unequaled models of strict bureaucratic organization.”
~
Max Weber (1921)
W
hat’s his gripe with society?Slide20
Landscape with Figures (1963) by George Tooker
How would Max Weber have looked at this painting if he had been alive to see it? Slide21
Stranger than Fiction
How would
Max Weber
react to the opening scene (4:30) from
Stranger than Fiction
?Slide22
Bureaucracy: Solution Makers
Design a society that takes into account the problems that
Marx
and
Weber
discuss with their writings. Try to come up with something that
both
of them would be happy with. Explain the following items with complete sentences and important details.
Who will lead the society? What will the government look like?
Who will complete the labor? How will things get done?
What kinds of civil rights will people have?
What will people do in their free time / for entertainment?Slide23
Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)
Society is more than the sum of individuals
Society has a life of its own—beyond our personal experiences (before birth / after death)
Social Facts
help society to function as a whole
Society has an “objective reality” beyond our own subjective perceptions of the world
Examples: Norms, values, religious beliefs, and rituals
Why might social facts be valuable?
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9W0GQvONKcSlide24
Durkheim (Continued)
Modern society =
anomie
A
condition in which society provides little moral guidance to
individuals
From
Mechanical Solidarity
to
Organic Solidarity
:
Mechanical Solidarity
– social bonds based on “likeness” or
common
values; people
automatically
feel a sense of belonging (preindustrial society)
Organic Solidarity
– social bonds based on “differences” or specialization & interdependence; people with different skills who must rely upon each other (industrial society)
What might Durkheim’s dilemma be, here? What are the pros and cons of modern society, then?Slide25
People are Strange (1967) by
The Doors
People are strange when you're a
stranger
Faces
look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down
When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange
When you're strange
When you're strange
People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down
When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your nameWhen you're strangeWhen you're strangeWhen you're strange
When you're strangeFaces come out of the rainWhen you're strangeNo one remembers your nameWhen you're strange
When you're strangeWhen you're strange
How do Jim Morrison’s lyrics reflect a growing sense of
anomie? Slide26
What Holds Societies Together?
How’ve Societies
Changed?
Are Societies Improving?
Gerhard
Lenski
A shared culture
Changing technology
Yes/No
Modern technology offers expanded human choice, but leaves us with new sets of dangers
Karl Marx
Elites force an ‘uneasy peace’
Social conflict
Someday
Social conflict will only end once production of goods and services are taken out of the hands of the capitalists and placed into the hands of all people
Max Weber
Rational thought, large-scale organizations
From traditional to rational thought
I guess…
Saw socialism as a greater evil than capitalism, as large, alienating bureaucracies would gain even more control over people
Emile Durkheim
Specialized division of labor
From
mechanical solidarity
to
organic solidarity
Sure, but stick together, guys!
Optimistic about modernity and the possibility of more freedom for individuals, but concerned about the dangers of anomic feelings
Slide27
Into the Wild: Film Analysis
As you watch the film, take notes that address any sociological issues that
we’ve covered
this
semester. Be
sure to comment on ANYTHING that is relevant to the concepts of
culture
and
society
.
P
ossible
topics include: subcultures, multiculturalism, structural-functional theory, social-conflict theory, symbolic interaction theory, norms, culture shock, symbols, globalization, etc.
After you watch the film, you’ll thoughtfully respond to reflection questions.Slide28
Me, Me, Me Generation
Carefully
read/highlight/annotate
the recent Time article that has been written about YOU!
Be prepared
to thoroughly
answer the questions that follow.Slide29
Closure: “Imagine”
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace
You, you may say
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join usAnd the world will be as one
Imagine
no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world
You, you may say
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join usAnd the world will live as one
Analyze the
John Lennon song, “Imagine,” and explain how each of the following
theorists (Marx, Weber, & Durkheim) would feel about the message from the song. Slide30
Society: Mock-Quiz Creation
Review all of your materials for the
Society Quiz
(Chapter 4)
and create a challenging “mock quiz.”
You will only need one per group, but everyone must contribute.
Create an answer key for the questions (on a separate piece of paper) so that another group can (eventually) examine and take your quiz. Slide31
ReviewActivity: groups of 3One person will be the listener each round.
Pair discussion: Partners will hold a short discussion. You will speak/discuss, debate for 1 minute on the topic. The listener will decide who had the most information or the best points made.
keep track of points
Switch listeners for each question.
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Question 1HOW would Marx view McCandless’ “adventure”?
One minute… goSlide33
Question 2 How would MC Candless’ view Durkheim’s theories/ views on society if he studied him?
(Which I am sure he did)Slide34
Question 3Marx versus Weber.. Go.. Slide35
Question 4 How would Weber’s views of society influence Mc Candless’ goals to leave on his adventure?Slide36
Question 5Is it possible to completely leave society? What would that entail? In your discussion, bring in at least 1 idea from what you read or studied in class. Slide37
Question 6 Culture and society are the same concept. Discuss.Slide38
Question 7 Lenski historically traced major societies from hunters and gatherers to the modern era. What has the greatest power to shape or change each society? Slide39
Choose 1 term to discuss, applicably to something we studied in society chapter.RationalitySocial inequalitySlide40
Debate/ discussCapitalism versus CommunismSlide41
Theorist that held the most “optimistic” or positive view of societyMarxWeber
Dukheim
NoneSlide42
How would One of the following describe “Melennials”?