- •I. Read and translate the text. Sociology
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •VIII. Answer: What are the sociologists concerned with? Use the words in brackets.
- •IX. Translate the following sentences into Russian:
- •Unit II
- •I. Read and translate the text: Social Barometer
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •Word study
- •IV. Complete the following sentences:
- •Unit III
- •I. Read and translate the text: The Origins of Sociology
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Complete the following sentences:
- •IV. Divide the text into logical parts and make up an outline of the text.
- •V. Speak on:
- •VI. Read the text and entitle it:
- •Word study
- •Unit IV
- •I. Read and translate the text: Sociological Theory
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Agree or disagree with the following:
- •IV. Divide the text into logical parts and make up a plan of the text.
- •VI. Contradict the following statements:
- •VII. Translate the text in writing: Social Change and the Development of Sociology
- •Word study
- •I. Find in the text «Sociological Theory» English equivalents for:
- •II. Find in the text antonyms for:
- •III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below in the brackets:
- •IV. Read and translate the following sentences taking into account different meanings of the word 'experience':
- •V. Role-play.
- •I. Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •Theoretical Paradigms
- •II. Be ready to speak on:
- •III. You have just heard three reports. What paper do you think to be the best one? Give your arguments. Use the following:
- •IV. Read and translate the text: The Methods of Sociological Research
- •Experiments.
- •Survey Research
- •Questionnaires and Interviews
- •V. Enumerate all methods of sociological research. What method do you consider to be the most productive? Give your reasons.
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •Word study
- •III. Translate the following sentences into Russian with:
- •V. Develop the following situations:
- •Unit VI
- •I. Read and translate the text: The Structure of Social Interaction
- •Social Structure and Individuality
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •Summary
- •Word study
- •I. Find in the text “The Structure of Social Interactions” English equivalents for:
- •II. Arrange the following words into pairs of antonyms:
- •III. Make up sentences choosing an appropriate variant from 1) – 7):
- •IV. Make up dialogues according to the following situations:
- •Unit VII
- •I. Look through the text and find the definitions of:
- •II. Read and translate the text. Role
- •Figure 1. Status Set and Role Set
- •Strain and Conflict
- •Dramaturgical Analysis: “The Presentation of Self”
- •IX. Answer the questions:
- •Word study
- •I. Find in the texts English equivalents for:
- •III. Read and translate the following sentences:
- •IV. Make up questions and ask your friend on:
- •V. Complete the following sentences:
- •Unit VIII
- •Kinds of Groups
- •IV. Find the facts to prove that:
- •V. Divide the text into three logical parts.
- •VII. Discuss in the group the following problems:
- •The Nature of Group Cohesiveness
- •XIV. Read and translate the text. Primary and Secondary Groups
- •XV. Answer the following questions.
- •XVI. Contradict the following statements. Start your sentence with: “Quite on the contrary...”
- •XVII. Ask your friend:
- •Divide the text into logical parts and give a heading to each part.
- •Find a leading sentence in each paragraph of the text.
- •Primary Groups and Secondary Groups
- •Give examples of primary and secondary groups.
- •Characterize in brief:
- •XXIV. Read the text and say what new information is contained in it. Networks
- •Word study
- •I. Find in the text “Primary and Secondary Groups” English equivalents for:
- •II. Make up word-combinations and translate them into Russian.
- •IV. Make up your own sentences with — “to be of importance, to be of value” - and ask your partner to translate them.
- •Unit IX
- •I. Read and translate the text. Group Dynamics
- •Group Leadership
- •The Importance of Group Size
- •Figure 3. Group Size and Relationships
- •VII. Read the text again and note the difference between in-groups and out-groups.
- •VIII. Prepare a report on “Group Dynamics and Society.” unit X
- •I. Read and translate the text.
- •Deviance
- •Biological Explanations of Deviance
- •VII. Speak on:
- •VIII. Translate the text in writing. Deviance is a Product of Society?
Dramaturgical Analysis: “The Presentation of Self”
Dramaturgical analysis is the analysis of social interaction as if it were a theatrical performance. This approach to the study of social interaction is closely associated with the work of Erving Goffman (1922-1980). Goffman agreed that people socially construct reality, but emphasized that in doing so, they make use of various elements of social structure. Thus, like a director carefully scrutinizing actors on a stage, Goffman sought to identify social structures that are used over and over again.
Dramaturgical analysis provides a fresh look at two now familiar concepts. A status is very much like a part in a play, and a role can be compared to a script that supplies dialogue and action to each of the characters. Roles are performed in countless settings that are like a stage in a theatre, and are observed by various audiences. The heart of Goffman’s analysis is the process he called the presentation of self, which means the ways in which individuals, in various settings, attempt to create specific impressions in the minds of others. This process is also called impression management, and contains a number of common elements.
IX. Answer the questions:
What problem does the text deal with?
What kind of analysis is dramaturgical analysis?
What does “the presentation of self” mean?
What is the other name for it?
X. Play these roles, please:
You are the young mother and leader of the Ecology Committee. You want your children to grow up in a clean, traffic-free environment. You are trying to explain your position to a social worker who has come for the permission of a new traffic route in your residential area.
2. You are a sociologist. You are interviewing a married couple that decided to take a child from a foundling home. Find out about their background, and what they can offer a child. Find out why they want to adopt him, and if they are aware of the problems that may arise. Remember, this is a difficult situation for all involved, so your questions should be less direct and more tactful than usual.
3. You are interviewing a newly-married couple. Try to find out tactfully about their likes and dislikes. Give them some advice if necessary.
Word study
I. Find in the texts English equivalents for:
соответствующий; приближаться; посредством; одновременно; ряд ролей; вести хозяйство; частичный перечень; несовместимость; следовательно; тесно связан; снова и снова; суть анализа.
II. Read and translate the following words and their derivatives:
interact - interaction - interactant - interacting
correspond - correspondence - corresponding - correspondingly
respond - response - respondent
perform - performance
expect - expectation - expectancy
relate - relation - relational - relative - relatively
introduce - introduction - introductory
incompatible - incompatibility
analyze - analysis - analyst
III. Read and translate the following sentences:
The problem must be explained in terms of dialectical materialism.
By means of this definition he managed to explicate the issue.
They pointed to the drawbacks of his theory by means of a new hypothesis.
In terms of his viewpoint the scholar solved this complicated problem.
He analyzed the phenomenon of creativity in terms of the new approach.
By means of his analysis they made a correct conclusion
In terms of his interpretation the issue was properly-examined.