Saturday, December 25, 2004
Sociological Theory: Contemporary Look at Structural-Functionalism
In the first page result of Google Search on "Structural Functionalism Theory", I found this web site. It's a course based on a book by McCgraw-Hill who hosts the web site. It should be a good start for me in trying to explore and explain Structural Functionalism.
- My dissertation progress at this moment: My advisor told me to look into Structural Functionalism as a theoretical perspective of my topic, and to do more research on Japan and its Buddhism roots.
So, here we go. I have to look more into the site later. The course outline is useful as a jump start for me. My primary goal now is not so much to look into the Grand Theory itself but to try to find the perfect match of mid-range theory that fits my topic of interest. So, help me, Blog! :-P
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Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics George Ritzer, University of Maryland"
Modern Theoretical Portraits of the Social World
Chapter Objectives
After reading Chapter 4, students should be able to:
- explain the basic tenets of structural functionalism, conflict theory, systems theory and macro-level feminist theory and be able to compare and contrast the similarities and differences among these theories;
- explain how Dahrendorf defines authority and why he is considered a conflict theorist;
- describe the four defining characteristics of Luhmann's autopoietic system;
- describe the four types of differentiation identified by Luhmann;
- explain the differences between how Parsons and Luhmann each define a system; and
- understand the defining characteristics of macro-level feminist theory."
Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics George Ritzer, University of Maryland"
Modern Theoretical Portraits of the Social World
Chapter Objectives
After reading Chapter 4, students should be able to:
- explain the basic tenets of structural functionalism, conflict theory, systems theory and macro-level feminist theory and be able to compare and contrast the similarities and differences among these theories;
- explain how Dahrendorf defines authority and why he is considered a conflict theorist;
- describe the four defining characteristics of Luhmann's autopoietic system;
- describe the four types of differentiation identified by Luhmann;
- explain the differences between how Parsons and Luhmann each define a system; and
- understand the defining characteristics of macro-level feminist theory."
Saturday, December 18, 2004
Theme from Split Second
Not that I see the series, but I came across this music totally by accident and found myself quite intrigued by it!
It has the kind of James Bond-esque touch in it and, admittedly, I'm a sucker of all things James Bond.
Well, what has that to do with philosophy? As with the case of John Lennon's memorial which I think is most appropriate for my Philosopy blog, I do learn a lot from the silver screen and the tube as well. The philosophy I learned might not be that grand but it teaches me about life anyway.
With that, I hope you will take some time to click on the link and go listen to the theme song that intrigued me so. See if it can invoke any visuals in your head when you listen to it! :)
Click here to listen to "Theme From Split Second - NanYik Pong"
The music is courtesy of
www.365jukebox.com
