Sociology
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Sociology
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Your Task :
The three party candidates are looking for ways to respond to the major topics of the day. You are going to provide them. Each political party has hired ten individuals fluent in their school of sociological thought to be their "spin doctors." You are those individuals. The first step is to establish your knowledge of your party line. You will do this by answering the following questions using the information provided below ( remember that anything that is underlined is a link to more information) :
1. Which political party would be
interested in limiting government intervention based on their
philosophy of free will?
2. Which political party would
like to see the government aid people, based on their interest in
social order and integration, to over come social and economic
crises?
3. Which political party believes
the underclass must work together to over come social and economic
crises?
4. Which political party would see
our current society as possessing a ruling class and a subject
class?
5. Which political party believes
that individuals work within a context of social action? Describe the
types of social action.
6. Which political party believes
that all societies have certain basic needs that must be met? What do
they call those needs?
E-mail
your answers to Ms. Kamper
This party's main focus is that forces in society promote competition and change.
Its main assumptions are that conflict in society arises over competition for scarce resources and social change is an inevitable feature of society.
Its sociological foundations come from Karl Marx.
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more information about Karl
Marx 
This party's main focus is that society is a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system.
Its main assumptions are that society is held together through consensus, that most people agree on what is best for society and they will work together to ensure that the social system runs smoothly.
Its sociological foundations come from Emile Durkheim.
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more information about Emile
Durkheim 
This party's main focus is on how individuals interact with one another in society.
Its main assumptions are that individuals attach meanings to their own actions and to the actions of others and interaction between people takes place through the use of symbols.
Its sociological foundations come from Max Weber.
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more information about Max
Weber 
Now you'll need to select which party you will support: The Mir Party, The Whig Party or The Tory Party. Remember that each candidate needs ten individuals so your groups can be no larger than ten.
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