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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Social_Psychology_and_Personality/Principles_of_Social_Psychology/04%3A_The_Self/4.03%3A_The_Social_Self-_The_Role_of_the_Social_SituationThe other half of the participants (those in the low-anxiety condition) were also told that they would be receiving shocks but that they would in no way be painful—rather, the shocks were said to be m...The other half of the participants (those in the low-anxiety condition) were also told that they would be receiving shocks but that they would in no way be painful—rather, the shocks were said to be mild and to resemble a “tickle” or a “tingle.” Of course, the respondents were randomly assigned to conditions to assure that the women in the two conditions were, on average, equivalent except for the experimental manipulation.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology%3A_Understanding_and_Changing_the_Social_World_(Barkan)/02%3A_Culture_and_SocietyCulture is a key concept to the sociological perspective. Someone who grows up in the United States differs in many ways from someone growing up in China, Sweden, South Korea, Peru, or Nigeria. Cultur...Culture is a key concept to the sociological perspective. Someone who grows up in the United States differs in many ways from someone growing up in China, Sweden, South Korea, Peru, or Nigeria. Culture influences not only language but the gestures we use when we interact, how far apart we stand from each other when we talk, and the values we consider most important for our children to learn, to name just a few. Without culture, we could not have a society.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology%3A_Understanding_and_Changing_the_Social_World_(Barkan)/10%3A_Politics_and_the_Economy/10.01%3A_Prelude_to_Politics_and_the_EconomyWhen the 20th century ended little more than a decade ago, Americans everywhere paused to reflect on its most significant events, including two World Wars, the Great Depression, the rise and fall of t...When the 20th century ended little more than a decade ago, Americans everywhere paused to reflect on its most significant events, including two World Wars, the Great Depression, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, and the unleashing of the nuclear age.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology%3A_Understanding_and_Changing_the_Social_World_(Barkan)/13%3A_Health_and_Medicine/13.01%3A_Prelude_to_Health_and_MedicineThis chapter examines the social aspects of health and medicine. It does not discuss the medical causes of various diseases and illnesses, and neither does it tell you how to become and stay healthy, ...This chapter examines the social aspects of health and medicine. It does not discuss the medical causes of various diseases and illnesses, and neither does it tell you how to become and stay healthy, as these are not, strictly speaking, sociological topics. But it will discuss the social bases for health and illnesses and some of today’s most important issues and problems in health care.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology%3A_Understanding_and_Changing_the_Social_World_(Barkan)/07%3A_Race_and_EthnicityThis chapter discusses the changing nature of racial and ethnic prejudice and inequality in the United States but also documents their continuing importance for American society, as the hate crime sto...This chapter discusses the changing nature of racial and ethnic prejudice and inequality in the United States but also documents their continuing importance for American society, as the hate crime story that began this chapter signifies. We begin our discussion of the present with a brief look back to the past. Thumbnail: Members of the San Francisco 49ers kneeling during the National Anthem before a game against the Washington Redskins in week 6. (CC BY-SA 2.0; Keith Allison).
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Economics/Introduction_to_Economic_Analysis/06%3A_Trade
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Collin_College/Introduction_to_Sociology/06%3A_Social_Groups_and_Organization/6.06%3A_Group_Dynamics
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Collin_College/Introduction_to_Sociology/03%3A_Culture/3.02%3A_Culture/3.2.05%3A_Culture_and_the_Dominant_Ideology_in_the_U.S.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Collin_College/Introduction_to_Sociology/09%3A_Global_Stratification_and_Inequality/9.01%3A_Systems_of_Stratification/9.1D%3A_ClassContemporary sociological concepts of social class often assume three general categories: a very wealthy and powerful upper class that owns and controls the means of production; a middle class of prof...Contemporary sociological concepts of social class often assume three general categories: a very wealthy and powerful upper class that owns and controls the means of production; a middle class of professional or salaried workers, small business owners, and low-level managers; and a lower class, who rely on hourly wages for their livelihood.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Collin_College/Introduction_to_Sociology/08%3A_Stratification/8.01%3A_Stratification_Inequality_and_Social_Class_in_the_U.S./8.1.06%3A_Poverty/8.1.6F%3A_The_Feminization_of_PovertyThe feminization of poverty is not only a consequence of lack of income, but is also the result of the deprivation of opportunities and gender biases present in both societies and governments. Microcr...The feminization of poverty is not only a consequence of lack of income, but is also the result of the deprivation of opportunities and gender biases present in both societies and governments. Microcredit Lending to Women: Microcredit, a system of providing small loans to individuals and families in impoverished areas in an attempt to reverse the cycle of poverty, is almost always distributed to women.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Collin_College/Introduction_to_Sociology/13%3A_Social_Change/13.02%3A_Sources_of_Social_Change/13.2A%3A_Sources_of_Social_ChangeCulture theory builds upon both the theories of political process (the existence of political opportunities is crucial for movement development) and resource-mobilization (the mobilization of sufficie...Culture theory builds upon both the theories of political process (the existence of political opportunities is crucial for movement development) and resource-mobilization (the mobilization of sufficient resources is central to movement formation and success), but it also extends them in two ways.
