Society stripped bare
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01. 2 points, List, A few sentences for each point > Learn about the first comprehensive school of sociology, The 1930s Chicago School Under Robert Park, here and here. Then figure out one similarity and one difference between this kind of sociology and the following studies, which came before it. You can write up your answer any way you want, including in the form of a list (i.e., in sentence fragments). And you can compare any aspect of the 1930s Chicago school and these studies - i.e., topic/subject matter, method, philosophical orientation (i.e., positivism or anti-positivism) or theoretical approach. You get .05 points for your understanding of the 1930s Chicago School Under Robert Park and .05 points for each comparison.
- The Philadelphia Negro (1899), W.E.B. Du Bois first introduced here
- The Polish Peasant (1920), W.I. Thomas, first introduced here
- The Hobo (1923), Nels Anderson, first introduced here
02. In class, I introduced you to the research of archaeologist Jason De Léon. You can find some notes below this question. Review them and then answer the questions below
- a. .05 points, A few sentences > Jason uses three methodological approaches - archaeology, ethnography + forensic science. Simply explain what these methods mean according to Jason and whether you think his approach to gathering data is more positivist or anti-positivist? Be sure to explain and defend your response.
- b. .05 points, A few sentences > What do you think Du Bois would have thought about Jason displaying emotion about his research? Explain and defend your response. Du Bois' research was first presented here.
- c. .05 points, A few sentences > How is Jason's topic and methodological approach similar to the one W.I. Thomas employed. Thomas' research was first presented here.
- d. .05 points, A few sentences > Do you think that Jason, like Robert Park, believes in the theory of Social Darwinism? Explain and defend your response. Need a definition for Social Darwinism? Click back here.
Jason's research in the beginning
Jason's research become a museum exhibit
Jason's research wins a profoundly deserved McArthur Genius Grant