Concept of social structure: Social structure refers to the model adopted by the system of relationships that are generated between individuals within society.

Concept of social structure: Social structure refers to the model adopted by the system of relationships that are generated between individuals within society.

Understanding the world of work is often difficult for students--particularly undergraduates--to grasp. The Sociology of Work: Structures and Inequalities answers the need for a clear, engaging--and affordable--introduction to the basic concepts used by sociologists of work. Throughout, the text links the most up-to-date research and scholarship on work and occupations with their underlying sociological principles. Beginning with a thorough discussion of these core concepts, it goes on to show the historical developments of labor processes, thus allowing students to draw modern, real-world connections. The book also examines the contemporary work scene (both domestic and global), its concurrent occupational structures, and, all too often, its resultant inequalities. While remarkably accessible, The Sociology of Work does not shy away from challenging students with weightier sociological concepts, theories, and methodological issues, as well as less commonly discussed topics like Luddism, the role of gender in the industrial revolution, and the rise and decline of the workers' movement. Comprehensive and versatile, The Sociology of Work: Structures and Inequalities is ideal for courses in the sociology of work and occupations, and the sociology of organizations and corporations, as well as labor studies and human resource management. Features * Incorporates issues of gender and race throughout * Also includes separate and unique chapters on gender (Chapter 11), diversity (Chapter 12), immigration (Chapter 13), and globalization (Chapter 16) * Emphasizes the continuing importance of social theory, both classical and contemporary * Devotes an entire chapter to research methods and data sources 7 line illustrations

Introduce your 8th-grade history students to the complex concept of communism with the engaging and informative activity, "Communism Reading and Activity (Sub Plans)." This activity provides students with a comprehensive understanding of communism through a carefully crafted reading passage and corr...

Use this dedicated book on social studies to better understand the caste system, and how it shaped the civilizations of India. The caste system was a social structure that basically branded citizens for life. It dictated the way of life, as well as the quality of living. Encourage your child to dive deep into the pool of knowledge by understanding one concept after another. Grab a copy today.

The period 1517-1625 was crucial for the development of political thought. During this time of expanding empires, religious upheaval, and social change, new ideas about the organisation and purpose of human communities began to be debated. In particular, there was a concern to understand the political or civil community as bounded, limited in geographical terms and with its own particular structures, characteristics and history. There was also a growing focus, in the wake of the Reformation, on civil or political authority as distinct from the church or religious authority. The concept of sovereignty began to be used, alongside a new language of reason of state--in response, political theories based upon religion gained traction, especially arguments for the divine right of kings. In this volume Sarah Mortimer highlights how, in the midst of these developments, the language of natural law became increasingly important as a means of legitimising political power, opening up scope for religious toleration. Drawing on a wide range of sources from Europe and beyond, Sarah Mortimer offers a new reading of early modern political thought. She makes connections between Christian Europe and the Muslim societies that lay to its south and east, showing the extent to which concerns about the legitimacy of political power were shared. Mortimer demonstrates that the history of political thought can both benefit from, and remain distinctive within, the wider field of intellectual history. The books in The Oxford History of Political Thought series provide an authoritative overview of the political thought of a particular era. They synthesize and expand major developments in scholarship, covering canonical thinkers while placing them in a context of broader traditions, movements, and debates. The history of political thought has been transformed over the last thirty to forty years. Historians still return to the constant landmarks of writers such as Plato, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, and Marx; but they have roamed more widely and often thereby cast new light on these authors. They increasingly recognize the importance of archival research, a breadth of sources, contextualization, and historiographical debate. Much of the resulting scholarship has appeared in specialist journals and monographs. The Oxford History of Political Thought makes its profound insights available to a wider audience. Series Editor: Mark Bevir, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for British Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

Social Institutions: Family The main idea of this lesson is to highlight the significance of the family as a social institution, exploring its roles, functions, and the impact of family structures on individuals and society. Student Focus: Understand the concept of social institutions and their importance in shaping society. Explore the multifaceted roles and functions of the family as a foundational social institution. Examine the influence of family structures on individuals' lives, education, and social mobility. Recognize the significance of diverse family structures and their impact on cultural norms and social cohesion. EXCELLENT VALUE! Print & Go Worksheets - Reading And Comprehension Activities This learning resource examines the concept of social institutions, with a particular focus on the family as a crucial social institution. It explores the multifaceted roles and functions of the family, emphasizing its significance in shaping individuals' values, behaviors, and societal cohesion. Additionally, the reading-based lesson examines the impact of diverse family structures on education, healthcare, and cultural norms. It underscores the dynamic nature of family dynamics, highlighting how they both reflect and shape the broader cultural landscape. Ultimately, this resource provides both students and educators with a comprehensive understanding of the family's central role in society, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and respecting diverse family arrangements in the modern world. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We offer a FREE product in this format which we encourage you to download, to see if it works for you and your students. This product - What is Sociology? - can be downloaded here. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This resource is perfect for the classroom, distance-learning, homework, exam preparation and home-schooling. This is a quality, ready-made resource intended for busy teachers, cover teachers, parents and home-schoolers to simply print and go. The resource is packed with a variety of differentiated comprehension activities for students, including 'stretch & challenge tasks' and further recommended classroom, project and homework activities. It also includes a detailed lesson plan, for a 60-minute lesson, based around the reading passage. This provides incredible flexibility for the teacher to transform this resource into a comprehensive, student-centred lesson, which encourages independent and team learning activities. The resource also provides a variety of templates for teachers to carry out Assessment For Learning (AFL) to identify independent student and whole class progress. Best of all, it includes a comprehensive answer key, making teachers' lives far more simple! It also means some students can self-assess or peer-assess their work. This resource contains: 34 pages This Learning Resource Includes The Following: Reading Passage Multiple-Choice Questions Plenary: True / False Activities Main Idea/Key Details Graphic Organizer Who, What, Where, When Graphic Organizer Writing Framework For Students Standard-Level Comprehension Intermediate-Level Comprehension Advanced-Level Comprehension Stretch & Challenge Questions Further Recommended Activities For Teacher And Students Detailed 60-Minute Lesson Plan, Based On Article, For Teachers Student Summary Worksheets: Lesson Summary, Head Heart Hashtag, Exit Ticket, Progress Pyramid, Planning For Progress Student Answer Templates

Since its original publication in 1997, English with an Accent has inspired generations of scholars to investigate linguistic discrimination, social categorization, social structures, and power. This new edition is an attempt to retain the spirit of the original while enriching and expanding it to reflect the greater understanding of linguistic discrimination that it has helped create. This third edition has been substantially reworked to include: An updated concept of social categories, how they are constructed in interaction, and how they can be invoked and perceived through linguistic cues or language ideologies Refreshed accounts of the countless social and structural factors that go into linguistic discrimination Expanded attention to specific linguistic structures, language groups, and social domains that go beyond those provided in earlier editions New dedicated chapter on American Sign Language and its history of discrimination QR codes linking to external media, stories, and other forms of engagement beyond the text A revamped website with additional material English with an Accent remains a book that forces us to acknowledge and understand the ways language is used as an excuse for discrimination. The book will help readers to better understand issues of cross-cultural communication, to develop strategies for successful interactions across social difference, to recognize patterns of language that reflect implicit bias, and to gain awareness of how mistaken beliefs about language create and nurture prejudice and discrimination. 35 Line drawings, black and white; 63 Halftones, black and white; 98 Illustrations, black and white

Reference Groups and Social Networks The main idea of this lesson is to explore the concepts of reference groups and social networks, their profound influence on individuals' behavior, aspirations, and the distribution of opportunities and resources in society. Student Focus: Understand the concept of reference groups and their role in shaping individuals' behavior, attitudes, and aspirations. Explore the different types of social capital associated with social networks and how they contribute to access to opportunities and resources. Recognize the ways in which social networks influence social norms, behaviors, and the spread of information and ideas. Gain insights into how reference groups and social networks intersect and interact to shape an individual's social identity and experiences within society. EXCELLENT VALUE! Print & Go Worksheets - Reading And Comprehension Activities This learning resource explores the profound influence of reference groups and social networks on individuals' behavior, aspirations, and the distribution of opportunities and resources in society. This reading-based lesson defines reference groups as social entities individuals use as benchmarks for evaluating their attitudes and behavior. Social networks encompass three types of social capital: bonding, bridging, and linking, each serving different social functions. Social networks impact job placement, career advancement, the spread of information and ideas, and the adoption of new behaviors and innovations. The intersection of reference groups and social networks shapes an individual's social identity and experiences. Ultimately, this student resource emphasizes the pivotal role of these concepts in understanding how individuals interact with their social environments and the broader societal implications of these interactions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We offer a FREE product in this format which we encourage you to download, to see if it works for you and your students. This product - What is Sociology? - can be downloaded here. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This resource is perfect for the classroom, distance-learning, homework, exam preparation and home-schooling. This is a quality, ready-made resource intended for busy teachers, cover teachers, parents and home-schoolers to simply print and go. The resource is packed with a variety of differentiated comprehension activities for students, including 'stretch & challenge tasks' and further recommended classroom, project and homework activities. It also includes a detailed lesson plan, for a 60-minute lesson, based around the reading passage. This provides incredible flexibility for the teacher to transform this resource into a comprehensive, student-centred lesson, which encourages independent and team learning activities. The resource also provides a variety of templates for teachers to carry out Assessment For Learning (AFL) to identify independent student and whole class progress. Best of all, it includes a comprehensive answer key, making teachers' lives far more simple! It also means some students can self-assess or peer-assess their work. This resource contains: 34 pages This Learning Resource Includes The Following: Reading Passage Multiple-Choice Questions Plenary: True / False Activities Main Idea/Key Details Graphic Organizer Who, What, Where, When Graphic Organizer Writing Framework For Students Standard-Level Comprehension Intermediate-Level Comprehension Advanced-Level Comprehension Stretch & Challenge Questions Further Recommended Activities For Teacher And Students Detailed 60-Minute Lesson Plan, Based On Article, For Teachers Student Summary Worksheets: Lesson Summary, Head Heart Hashtag, Exit Ticket, Progress Pyramid, Planning For Progress Student Answer Templates

Despite the fact that the globalization process tends to reinforce existing inequality structures and generate new areas of inequality on multiple levels, systematic analyses on this very important field remain scarce. Hence, this book approaches the complex question of inequality not only from different regional perspectives, covering Africa, Asia, Europe,…

The debate around growing inequality is raging amongst economists, and Marxists are finding new ways to map-out the modern economy. Managerial Capitalism introduces a new way of understanding the changing structure of our economy through the emergence and behaviour of a new class - managers. In the post war years as social democracy reigned, managers tended to form compromises with workers. However, under neoliberalism, allegiances have shifted. Today, a new alliance is forming between managers and capitalist owners, changing the nature of the hierarchy of power under capitalism. Additionally, the authors argue, this is happening much faster and universally than was previously thought. By applying Marx's basic concepts to the reality of the system today, through the use of extensive data sets as well as firmly rooting the argument in its historical context, Managerial Capitalism updates Marxism for the twenty-first century, through showing how the modes of production today are shaped by a new class, that must be understood if it is to be challenged. 5 Tables, black and white; 24 Figures

Target social studies and life skills while targeting language concepts with this Flammable Sign set. It can be used as a stand-alone mini-unit or as part of the community sign of the week. ***GRAB THE BUNDLE TO SAVE MONEY!*** WHAT’S INCLUDED? Teaching materials to introduce the Flammable Sign and what it means Lesson Plans to help you plan and structure lessons Visuals to help students demonstrate understanding of the Flammable Sign Picture cards to sort by yes or no on the "Is it a flammable sign?" board Word cards to sort to practice identifying "Flammable" in different fonts The Flammable Sign interactive book targets what the sign means and where you will see the Flammable Sign. Language Prompt (Ask & Answer) Boards to practice describing, inferring, and answering WH questions related to the Flammable Sign. 5 Worksheets to extend and generalize skills (answer key included) WHO ARE THEY FOR? This unit on the Flammable Sign is great for students who need targeted instruction on community signs, life skills, and opportunities to practice language concepts in different ways. Visuals included to help students of all abilities demonstrate understanding. THEY ARE PERFECT FOR: Making social studies apply to skills students will need in the community Practicing language skills in a variety of ways Group instruction Hands-on practice Ask and answer practice WH question instruction You may also be interested in: Life Skills Mega Bundle Community Life Skills Unit Connect with me: Newsletter • Instagram • Facebook • Blog Don’t miss out on discounts, freebies, and new products! Simply click the green star under my store name to follow my store.

Class analysis and class struggle are central concepts in Marx's social theory yet, notoriously, Marx never wrote a systematic exposition of these terms during his lifetime, and succeeding generations have had to piece together interpretations from his many scattered references and discussions. The problem of trying to develop a Marxist class analysis on this basis has been made all the more acute by changes in the class structure of advanced capitalism, for these have thrown up a bewildering range of new social strata which seem to be difficult to reconcile with the many traditional understandings of class. In Classes, Erik Olin Wright, one of the foremost Marxist sociologists and class theorists, rises to the twofold challenge of both clarifying the abstract, structural account of class implicit in Marx, and of applying and refining the account in the light of contemporary developments in advanced capitalist societies. Recentering the concept of class on the process of exploitation, Wright discusses his famous notion of \"contradictory class locations\" in relation to the empirical complexities of the middle class, and he provides an analysis of class structure in \"post-capitalist\" societies. Wright then goes on to draw out the implications of his approach and to submit it to detailed empirical testing with the use of a trans-national survey of class structure and consciousness.

Wilhelm Reich's classic study is a unique contribution to the understanding of one of the crucial phenomena of our times - fascism. Reich firmly repudiates the concept that fascism is the ideology or action of a single individual or nationality, or of any ethnic or political group. He also denies a purely socio-economic explanation as advanced by Marxian ideologists. He understands fascism as the expression of irrational character structure of the average human being whose primary biological needs and impulses have been suppressed for thousands of years. The social function of this suppression and the crucial role played in it by the authoritarian family and the church are carefully analysed. Reich shows how every form of organised mysticism, including fascism, relies on the unsatisfied orgastic longing of the masses.

Target social studies and life skills while targeting language concepts with this Do Not Litter Sign set. It can be used as a stand-alone mini-unit or as part of the community sign of the week. ***GRAB THE BUNDLE TO SAVE MONEY!*** WHAT’S INCLUDED? Teaching materials to introduce the Do Not Litter Sign and what it means Lesson Plans to help you plan and structure lessons Visuals to help students demonstrate understanding of the Do Not Litter Sign Picture cards to sort by yes or no on the "Is it a do not litter sign?" board Word cards to sort to practice identifying "Do Not Litter" in different fonts The Do Not Litter Sign interactive book targets what the sign means and where you will see the Do Not Litter Sign. Language Prompt (Ask & Answer) Boards to practice describing, inferring, and answering WH questions related to the Do Not Litter Sign. 5 Worksheets to extend and generalize skills (answer key included) WHO ARE THEY FOR? This unit on the Do Not Litter Sign is great for students who need targeted instruction on community signs, life skills, and opportunities to practice language concepts in different ways. Visuals included to help students of all abilities demonstrate understanding. THEY ARE PERFECT FOR: Making social studies apply to skills students will need in the community Practicing language skills in a variety of ways Group instruction Hands-on practice Ask and answer practice WH question instruction You may also be interested in: Life Skills Mega Bundle Community Life Skills Unit Connect with me: Newsletter • Instagram • Facebook • Blog Don’t miss out on discounts, freebies and new products! Simply click the green star under my store name to follow my store.

Vivid narratives, fresh insights, and new theories on where gender theory and research stand today Since scholars began interrogating the meaning of gender and sexuality in society, this field has become essential to the study of sociology. Gender Reckonings aims to map new directions for understanding gender and sexuality within a more pragmatic, dynamic, and socially relevant framework. It shows how gender relations must be understood on a large scale as well as in intimate detail. The contributors return to the basics, questioning how gender patterns change, how we can realize gender equality, and how the structures of gender impact daily life. Gender Reckonings covers not only foundational concepts of gender relations and gender justice, but also explores postcolonial patterns of gender, intersectionality, gender fluidity, transgender practices, neoliberalism, and queer theory. Gender Reckonings combines the insights of gender and sexuality scholars from different generations, fields, and world regions. The editors and contributors are leading social scientists from six continents, and the book gives vivid accounts of the changing politics of gender in different communities. Rich in empirical detail and novel thinking, Gender Reckonings is a lasting resource for students, researchers, activists, policymakers, and everyone concerned with gender justice. 1 black and white illustrations