...Emily Delaney Research Paper Sociology Sociological Imagination Bauman states that sociology is “first and foremost, a way of thinking about the human world” (Bauman 1990, p. 8). And all the material for sociological discoveries is made from the ordinary human experiences. “Anything sociology talks about was already there in our lives” (Bauman 1990, p.10). Bauman proves the impossibility to study sociological miracles with complete fairness, as a sociologist at first, part of this ordinary human world. And he also emphasizes the fact that “sociological discourse” is “wide open”. Bauman believes that thinking sociologically would make us more “sensitive” to our lives and the lives of other people to help us understand the different aspects of human experiences in happiness, sadness, desire, disappointments, misery etc. This essay is an attempt to understand what thinking sociologically really is by reviewing Zigmunt Bauman’s book “Thinking sociologically” which was first published in 1990. The sociological imagination is the concept of being able to “think ourselves away” from the familiar routines of our daily lives in order to look at them anew. Mills defined sociological imagination as “the vivid awareness of the relationship between experience and the wider society” (Crossman 1991, p.1). I am going to summarize the first couple chapters of the book to further see the qualities of a human’s everyday life experience. Hopefully this will create an interest...
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...state of our society today and the background for these perspectives, as well as highlighting their relevance to modern Britain. The postmodern world and postmodernity may be defined as a large, mainly cultural change from modernity which has seen a greater emphasis on pluralism and variety within the society (Macionis, 2011), we can relate such concepts to the likes of Bauman, Baudrillard and Lyotard who additionally place a large amount of importance on the size of such change and disruption (Stones, 2008). In contrast, a late modern world in relation to late modernity is defined as a society which has seen a rapid and almost uncontrollable growth of issues and institutional ideas pre-set and sustained within the philosophy of modernity, as well as the disappearance of boundaries which formally split such societies. (Macionis, 2011). With many features of modernity including technology and identity, as well as seemingly smaller issues such as anxiety, there is plenty to discuss in such a debate over postmodern and late modern worlds. As is clearly evident from the definitions above and as pointed out by Bauman, within Sociology and in the greater world there is no agreement on the existence of modernity and whether or not we live in a postmodern or late modern world in the UK today (Smith, 1999). Overall however it would seem that with specific evidence from and reference to the UK that we are...
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...STATE v. BAUMAN 425 So.2d 32 (1982) STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. H. Lee BAUMAN, Appellee. No. 81-222. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. December 8, 1982. Petition for Rehearing Granted February 2, 1983. Petition for Rehearing Denied February 2, 1983. Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joy B. Shearer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant. Marc Cooper and Sharon L. Wolfe of Greene & Cooper, P.A., Miami, for appellee. Appellant's Petition for Rehearing Granted February 2, 1983. Appellee's Petition for Rehearing Denied February 2, 1983. GLICKSTEIN, Judge. The State appeals from an order granting appellee's sworn motion to dismiss and an unsworn motion to dismiss based upon alleged prosecutorial misconduct.1 We find the order erroneous; therefore, we reverse and remand. The amended information alleged that beginning on or about December 26, 1979, and continuing thereafter through on or about January 17, 1980, appellee and five others conspired to traffic in cocaine and cannabis. The sworn motion to dismiss conceded that the depositions of two of the undercover officers and one of the coconspirators reflect that appellee, a lawyer, discussed arrangements for the sale of sixty kilograms of cocaine to the officers for $3,000,000 and 20,000 pounds of marijuana for $500,000 in several meetings over a period of weeks. However, the sworn motion contends dismissal was compelled because of two reasons. First, it relies...
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...betydning og beskæftige mig med det som religionssociologisk fænomen. Samtidig vil jeg sætte fundamentalismen i relation til selvets situation i det senmoderne samfund ud fra opfattelser fremstillet af den britiske sociolog Anthony Giddens (1991) og den polske ditto Zygmunt Bauman (1998), idet jeg ønsker at undersøge og diskutere sammenhængen mellem de to begreber. Først vil jeg redegøre for begrebet fundamentalisme. Her vil jeg komme ind på dets historiske opståen og udvikling ud fra artiklen ”’Fundamentalism’, Christian and Islamic” (Shepard, 1987). Derpå vil jeg redegøre for brugen af fundamentalisme som generelt sociologisk fænomen ved at opstille karakteristika for begrebet. Redegørelsen vil fungere som baggrund for den efterfølgende diskussion. I forlængelse heraf vil jeg meget kort redegøre for Giddens og Baumans definitioner af det senmoderne samfund som basis for den efterfølgende diskussion. I diskussionen vil jeg således tage udgangspunkt i disse opfattelser og belyse selvets situation. Jeg vil efterfølgende forbinde dette med fundamentalismen og især diskutere, om denne er et nutidigt fænomen opstået på baggrund af strømninger i senmoderniteten. Da vil jeg også inddrage David Lyon (2000) og Yves Lambert (1999) for netop at sætte Giddens og Baumans opfattelser i perspektiv. Desuden ønsker jeg at bruge Charles Taylor (2005) som endnu en diskussionspartner i forhold til selvets situation i det senmoderne samfund. 2. Redegørelse for begrebet fundamentalisme ”Fundamentalisme...
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...The Effects of Zoonotic Diseases Case Study #13 April 17, 2011 Zoonosis refers to an infectious disease in animals that can be transmitted to people. An animal serves as the natural reservoir for such an infectious agent, ("MedTerms," 2001). Many zoonoses, which is simply the plural meaning of zoonosis, including viruses, bacteria, and parasites can be transmitted to humans by various routes. Some of these routes consist of animal bites, vectors (i.e., insects), and animal-to-human contact (i.e., inhalation of respiratory droplets or skin-to-skin contact), (Bauman 613-14) & ("Infectious Diseases," 2009). Most emerging infections that have occurred world wide are said to be a zoonotic disease. Many of these diseases are fatal or have the potential to be fatal if not treated quickly and properly identified. An example of a zoonosis case that has the potential to arise annually is listed below: Case Study#13 “You work in a small family practice in rural VA. A man in his early 50’s comes in with a complaint of intermittent fever (102-103°F) and headache for the past two weeks. The physician examines him and takes a history. The only clinical finding is a wound about the size of a quarter on his right thumb. Axillary lymph nodes are swollen and tender. The man says he cut himself while skinning a rabbit three days ago. On the basis of these observations the physician prescribes streptomycin and asks the man to call if his symptoms don’t...
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...RELACIONES DE BOLSILLO (En base de Zygmunt Bauman, autor del ensayo El Amor Liquido) Bauman dice "Lo físico está de moda, lo metafísico, no" “Una relación de bolsillo es la encarnación de lo instantáneo y lo descartable” Se denominan así porque uno se las guarda para poder sacarlas cuando le hagan falta. Las relaciones de bolsillo se caracterizan por ser agradables ya que son breves y no necesita de esfuerzo, no poseen compromiso. Las personas que lo practican no desean armar o formar una relación, simplemente lo usan y lo dejan de usar en cualquier momento. Para disfrutar una relación de bolsillo es necesario: 1. No enamorarse, es necesario tener la mente clara y el corazón frio, pues, a menor inversión, menor inseguridad. Puede haber atracción, intensidades, química, sexo puro, pero no amor. 2. "La segunda condición es no bajar la guardia, mantenerse siempre alerta, no hacer concesiones que luego puedan prestarse a confusiones, vigilar la emergencia de corrientes o manifestaciones emocionales y si advierte que la situación se le está yendo de las manos, pues se torna más y más complicada, entonces, es que ha llegado el momento de continuar el viaje”, explica Bauman. “Conectarse y Desconectarse” podría ser el término de esta relación. Uno se conecta o desconecta cuando quiere, sin que ello tenga que significar lágrimas, desencanto o reproches. Uno de los motivos por el que las personas buscan este tipo de relaciones es el miedo al compromiso, más que todo en los...
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...Bullying Training Wendy Hensel BSHS/325 September 28, 2015 Jenny Coon Bullying Training According to Jacobsen and Bauman (2007) “School bullying was once considered a childhood ritual or rite of passage and therefore, often overlooked or ignored by many adults and school officials.” For a behavior to be considered bullying, it must contain three elements. It must be intended to harm, it must be repetitive, and there must be a difference of power-physical, social or other and must exist between the bully and the victim. Jacobsen and Bauman (2007) Bullying doesn’t discriminate. Bully’s like to abuse their power and pick on those who appear weak. They like to take control and make the victim feel like they have no identity. They like to make their victim feel small. There are three different types of bullying; verbal, physical and relational. Physical and verbal fall into direct bullying. This means it is directly at the victim. Verbal bullying happens quite a bit. It is often delivered in the form of name-calling, teasing, and other various verbal threats. Physical bullying is most often pushing, hitting and kicking the victim. This kind of bullying can be very dangerous. Indirect bullying involves relational bullying. Relational bullying is one of the worst forms of bullying. This type of bullying is through gossiping, rumors and making up stories about the victim. You can't tell if the bully is being serious or not. Usually, the victim tries to gain acceptance...
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...cars they drive may become a status symbol. Warren Susman believes people buy goods to express their personality, which gives them a sense of self esteem or status, a desired lifestyle to aim for. (Susman 2003,pg.280cited in J Allen 2009). Whilst other sections of society with less disposable income may find themselves excluded. Although of course people do still shop for essentials, shopping has become much more of a leisure pursuit, or pastime, whole television channels are dedicated to shopping, and the after Christmas sales often make the headlines and the national news. Social scientist Zygmunt Bauman describes modern society as the seduced and the repressed. Bauman uses these words to illustrate and convey his concept, of consumer’s being seduced or enticed by the supermarkets, the repressed being those unable to take part either by circumstance or choice. (Zygmunt Bauman,1988 cited in J. Allen .,2009) There are many views on consumer society, it may very well be that some opt out preferring farmers markets which have become so popular in local areas. Or charity...
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...Research Methods The Importance of Aviation Maintenance Introduction Aviation maintenance practices do not get followed like they should, too many mechanics tend to try and take shortcuts to get the job done. This can lead to catastrophic failures, and even death. Aviation maintenance work is a very importance piece of the productivity and maintainable condition with aircraft. Proper work and strong mechanical skills are needed. An airplane cannot just pull over in the clouds if an issue is suspected. This needs to be taken serious and stop with the shortcuts. A brief literature review According to an article posted by Matthew Bauman, there was a Naval Aviation Maintenance Program implemented in 1959 to help reduce the Class A. accidents (Bauman, 2013). Class A. accidents are those involving more than one million dollars in property damage. Matthew Bauman then continues with noting that more than 80 percent of issues are due to human error. “Understanding the role of human error in an accident or incident is fundamentally different from simply attributing such an event to an inherently fallible human operator” (Latorella & Prabhu, 2000). As holding a career as an aviation mechanic, there have been countless time of aircraft damage due to negligence, or just plain not paying attention. An article released in 2014, noted that a study done in the United Kingdom, tried to eradicate the root causes of aviation maintenance errors (Rashid, Place, & Braithwaite, 2014). It was a...
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...Using material form Item A and elsewhere, assess the view that the growth of religious fundamentalism is a reaction to globalisation The view that the growth of religious fundamentalism is a reaction can be seen as true. The issue of religious fundamentalism has emerged as a major area of media and political concern in recent decades. Fundamentalism is religion based on an unquestioning belief in the literal truth of a scared text. Giddens, argues that fundamentalists are traditionalists who seek to return to the basics or fundamentals of their faith. They believe in the literal truth of scripture and that it provides answers to all life’s important questions, from politics to family life. Fundamentalists believe theirs is the only true view of the world. They refuse to engage in dialogue with others, they justify their views by reference to dogma and scare texts rather than rational arguments. Giddens notes that the term ‘fundamentalism’ is a relatively new one and he its growth as a product of and reaction to globalisation. However, Cosmopolitanism contrasts with fundamentalism. Cosmopolitanism is tolerant of the views of others and open to new ideas. Moreover, Giddens sees fundamentalism as the enemy of cosmopolitanism religion and spirituality. Religion, however, as argued by Bruce is used as cultural defence. This is where religion serves to unite a community against an external threat. Religion has special significance for its followers because it symbolises the...
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...C. Wright Mills' Sociological Imagination Works Cited Not Included In 1959, C. Wright Mills released a book entitled ‘The sociological Imagination’. It was in this book that he laid out a set of guidelines of how to carry out social analysis. But for a layman, what does the term ‘sociological imagination’ actually mean? In his own words, Mills claimed “it is the capacity to shift from one perspective to another…the capacity to range from the most impersonal and remote transformations to the most intimate features of the human self – and to see the relations between the two of them.” . Mills believed that being able to see the relationship between the ordinary lives of people and the wider social forces was the key to the sociological imagination. Fundamental to Mills’ theory is the idea of ‘public issues’ and ‘private troubles’. An individual’s troubles are personal when they occur because of the person’s character. Public issues, however, are a direct result of the problems within society, they affect people hugely but often the individual will assign the problem as their own personal downfall rather than as a societal problem. An ordinary man may get depressed about being unemployed and automatically accept it as his own personal trouble. He will be condemned as being ‘lazy’ or ‘work-shy’ and labelled simply as a ‘scrounger’. However, if there are thousands of other individuals also unemployed, Mills argues...
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...retrieval (Donchin, Ritter, & McCallum, 1978). Edelson et al. (1999) examined auditory P300 activity prior to and three months following auditory integration training (AIT). Three autistic individuals participated in the experimental AIT group and two autistic individuals participated in a placebo group. Prior to AIT, all five individuals had abnormal auditory P300 activity, indicating an auditory processing problem. Three months following AIT, the results showed dramatic improvement in P300 activity for those who received AIT (i.e., a normalization of P300 activity) and found no change in those who received the placebo. We do not know the underlying reason for auditory processing problems in autism; however, autopsy research by Drs. Bauman and Kemper have shown that an area in the limbic system, the hippocampus, is neurologically immature...
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...A bureaucracy is defined as a form of organisation that centres on precision, speed, reliability, and efficiency achieved through the creation of job specialisation, hierarchical structure and detailed rules and regulations. (Visitchaichan, n.d. p.5) Bureaucratic organisations have been around for a very long time. They began as primarily the structure for just a few political and religious organisations (e.g. the US Government and the Roman Catholic Church). But by the second half of the 19th century, businesses were becoming larger and more complicated, and there was a move from small, primarily family run organisations to huge companies with hundreds or even thousands of employees. It became clear that a new form of organisation was required to deal with the increasing administrative problems of these larger companies. (Volti, 2008, p.80) Max Weber created the idea of bureaucratic structure of organisation that he believed would counteract these issues. His theory, however, is permeated by scepticism. He describes the bureaucracy as the most dominant form of modern control, both positively and negatively. Although he describes bureaucracies as the fairest and most efficient method of control, he was alarmed by their rapid spread through state, business and institutions and concerned about the effect that they would have on the people within the bureaucratic structure. He argued that due to their technical superiority, bureaucracies would come to dominate all forms of human...
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...the point that consumption shapes and reflects our lifestyle an identity. * Talk about the big four and the conclusions drawn TMA02 Outline the claim that consumption reflects and shapes our lifestyle and identity. Contemporary UK society today has moved from an industrial society that revolved around work to a society that now focuses on purchasing and having certain possessions, a ‘consumer society.’ There are many reasons why people consume such as to fulfil the desire to live a certain lifestyle or to reflect their hobbies and interests. The claim that Consumption reflects and shapes our lifestyle and identity can be backed by many forms of evidence. First are the theories that come from three important social scientists; Bauman (1988) ‘The seduced and repressed,’ who explains the restrictions different inequalities have on today’s consumer society, Veblen (1899) ‘Conspicuous consumption,’ who suggests that consumption is used for social reasons as much as personal ones and Susman (2003) ‘The Performing Self,’ who argues...
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...orientation influence the styles of bullying and how it can affect their self esteem and what it can do to affect their family dynamic. I am hopeful there can be a better understanding on the reasoning behind bullying and maybe even a better solution to help us get a handle on the situation at large. From what I have been learning there has to be three elements to be considered bullying. First off there has to be intent to harm another and it must be repetitive. There must also be a difference of power, physical, social or other must exist between the bully and the victim. Now we can break this down further to say that bullying is a division of aggression that is typically broken down as physical, verbal, or relational. (Jacobsen & Bauman, 2007). We have seen more physical bullying accompanied by social media by means of many social media sites such as face book, twitter, snap chat and several others that people use today. There is also a growing trend in...
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