week1introductiontosociology 2013-fall revised
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Introduction to Sociology
Ray Brannon
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A little about myself…six kids and five grandchildren
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A long time ago in a distant galaxy ……I began to program with IBM cards on very big computers that didn’t have the power of your smart phone.
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Retired President & CEO of Choice Technologies
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The Mid Ray Brannon, Ph.D. candidatewww.inspectyourgadgets.com
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• Your picture please!• Pick two class contacts
• OMG – this syllabus is long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
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Did You Know?We Are a Piece of the Social Puzzle
The good news……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1NJ9Vv-Y6Q
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Trapped!! Psycho –Social Interweave
• Personal destinies are linked to societal structures • Blinding pace of change
• What problem in society bothers you?
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The Challenge:To become a critical thinker on sociologic issues because …..
your personal history matters!!
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• Locating yourself in the period in which you live- how you are shaped by society and how you can shape society
• Link history and biography – three generations
• My grandfather, father, me, son, grandson
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Changing Sociological ParadigmsYour date of manufacture is not
important!
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What is Epistemology?
\What is a Paradigm?
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Paradigm Shift: The destruction an old theory by new facts and its replacement as a new theory that fits the new facts.
Thomas Kuhn
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What is a Paradigm Shift?
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Baloney Detection Kit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJmRbSX8Rqo