Sociology of Everyday Life SOC388F Oct 20, 2005

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Sociology of Everyday Life SOC388FOct 20, 2005

• TA Elic Chan elic.chan_at_utoronto.ca
• Office Hours this Tuesdays
• 2pm-4pm RM379

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Todays Agenda

• Assignment 2
• Test
• Comments

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Assignment 2

• Part 1 Part 2 (40 of the grade)
• Part 1
• Choose event to attend with at least 5 people who
  know each other
• Describe it from beginning to the end
• mainly observation providing details
• Describing interaction among people
• Describing the ritual/ceremony
• Giving insight into the importance of what you
  observed with the concepts in presented in class
  or from the readings

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Assignment 2

• Part 2
• Looking at the social networks at the setting
• Define and describe the relationships
• How long have they known each other?
• Where did they know each other? Have they always
  been close?
• To what extent are the networks bounded by their
  common ethnicity?
• How do the relationships in the social network
  give meaning to the event/ritual?

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Assignment 2

• Outline (2 pages double space)
• Choose a setting explain the nature of the
  gathering what ethnic group you are studying
• Discuss the issue you are looking at, what is
  your question?
• Choose the concepts you want to discuss
• Who is the ego in your social network?
• Potential explanation Your hunch

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Test Results

• Generally well done
• Average 75.2
• Strength familiar with the facts and figures
• Weakness explaining the relationships
• Arguments often circular simplistic and
  superficial

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Comments

• Question 1
• ii) Territory and institutional completeness etc.
  are not socio-cultural factors they are factors
  affecting identity, need to explain the factors
  and how it affects ethnic coherence, naming them
  will give you minimal marks
• iii) evaluate with indicators, limits, and give
  concrete examples from the book and elaborate as
  to HOW they relate to the concepts.

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Comments

• Question 2
• i) Define and give at least 5-6
  features/functions of rituals
• ii) What are the features limits of Bergers
  sacred canopy was usually poorly done need a
  better link between evidence and concept

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Appeals

• Before doing it
• Read your answers out loud
• Ask yourself whether it makes sense and whether
  you have explained it properly
• Go to website for details
• Both TA and Professor and re-grade it together

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Get Your Midterms by Groups

• Last name starting with
• Group 1 A-B
• Group 2 C-F
• Group 3 G-K
• Group 4 L-R
• Group 5 S-Z