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Anomie Short

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hypothesis

A quick video explaining what scientists mean by "hypothesis." And no, it's NOT an educated guess. Also a brief (but obvious) example of how we might use a hypothesis in a social science setting.

Відео

2:25

Deviance Short

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A shorter version of a longer video explaining what sociologists mean when we start talking about deviance.

2:55

Anomie Short

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A brief explanation and introduction to Emile Durkheim's concept of Anomie.

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Deviance

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A lot of ideas and thinking within sociology are centered on what maintains the social order. However, we know people don't always follow along. This is deviance. To begin understanding why people break the rules, we need to have a working definition and understanding of what exactly deviance is.

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iron cage short

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Short version for "iron cage" for more explanation, see the longer video: ua-cam.com/video/KKgHSY3Yy3A/v-deo.html Iron cage: a feeling, condition, or characteristic of modern societies in which people feel trapped or dehumanized by rationalization forces. These forces originate in production (factory, work place, agriculture, labor, etc.) but begin to spread to all aspects of life and society. ...

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bureaucracy short

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I've decided to make short versions of some of my longer videos to provide more concise definitions. For longer explanations of this concept (bureaucracy), you can go refer to the following video links: ua-cam.com/video/94d5wI_kdSM/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/BLlWC1hzHMo/v-deo.html Bureaucracy is a modern social arrangement characterized by the predominance (and preeminence) of rules and regula...

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iron cage

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Iron Cage: The "iron cage" is an idea presented by Max Weber as a description of the affect of modernization processes on individuals and social relationships. The idea is that rationalization and specialization forces in the work place (factory, office, bureaucracy) alienate people from their labor and make them feel they are trapped in an "iron cage" of rationalized production in which the go...

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bureaucracy 2

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Bureaucracy - a kind of social institution characterized by the predominance of rules, regulations, and procedures; a formal hierarchy; merit based advancement or demotion (meritocracy); a strict distinction between professional and personal life; a focus on efficiency (yes, really); a high division of labor/specialization; and official record keeping. See also 'bureaucracy 1' - ua-cam.com/vide...

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bureaucracy 1

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This one's a bit long, but there's a lot to go through and it didn't seem like a good idea to cut it up. This video contains the characteristic points of bureaucracy as described by Max Weber in his original writing. Bureaucracy: an organizational system found in modern societies (and according to Max Weber, characteristic of modernity) marked by certain characteristics. Weber originally argued...

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ideal type

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Ideal Type: a "pure" example of a social phenomenon, created by observing characteristic traits of as many cases as possible, and then combining those traits together into a definitional construct that can then be used for analysis and research. The traits used to construct the ideal type may not exist "perfectly" in reality, and rarely does an actual example fit the definition of the ideal typ...

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rationalization

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Rationalization: the process by which society becomes more rational; meaning that ways of solving problems and approaching tasks increasingly focus on efficiency and outcomes, rather than on traditions and processes. Life becomes increasingly ordered, organized, and governed by rules, regulations, and procedures. Social life becomes more impersonal. The classical economic logic of "maximizing s...

7:04

Division of Labor

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Division of Labor - The extent to which economic tasks (jobs, work, etc.) are specialized or different one from another. The division of labor increases as populations and technological development grow. The division of labor affects not only work and production, but, according to Emile Durkheim, also has moral and social consequences. While all societies have some division of labor (especially...

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life chances

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Life Chances: an expression of the likelihood, or probability, of having certain experiences in one's life time. An important concept in the study of inequality, social stratification, and demography. Related to the philosophy of science as it focuses on our ability, as social scientists, to predict the chances a person has of experiencing certain things in their lifetime. Life chances are not ...

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poverty

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Poverty is a concept central to a lot of social science research and thinking. In order to really understand poverty, we first need a clear understanding of what poverty is, and what we really mean when we say that someone is poor. This video looks at two key sociological concepts, absolute and relative poverty. Absolute poverty is defined as a condition in which there is serious difficulty obt...

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Modernization (1)

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Modernization: the process in which a society becomes modern, shifting from pre-modern, traditional ways of thinking and doing towards modern and even post modern ways of being. Pre modern societies can be characterized by a focus on tradition, simpler technologies, collective orientation, hunter/gatherer or agricultural economy, and mechanical solidarity. Modern societies can be characterized ...