DIVISION OF LIBERAL ARTS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY, AND SELF 3 CL. HRS., 3 CR. PREREQUISITE: SOC 1101

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1 NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK DIVISION OF LIBERAL ARTS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE SOC 2401 SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY, AND SELF 3 CL. HRS., 3 CR. PREREQUISITE: SOC 1101 LAST REVISED BY PROFESSOR PANAYOTAKIS SPRING, 2012

2 THE TIME ALLOCATED FOR EACH MAJOR SUBJECT IN THE COURSE OUTLINE INCLUDES TIME SPENT IN LECTURING, DISCUSSION REVIEWS FOR EXAMS, REVIEW OF EXAM RESULTS, RECORDING ATTENDANCE, INSTRUCTION IN WRITING PAPERS, INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH. IN NO CASE WAS THE ASSUMPTION MADE THAT THE SUBJECTS WOULD BE COVERED IN A SPECIFIC SEQUENCE. THE TIME ALLOCATIONS ARE TO SERVE AS APPROXIMATIONS AND ARE NOT TO BE RIGIDLY ADHERED TO. THE SOCIAL SCIENCE FACULTY RECOGNIZED THAT THERE ARE MANY VALID EDUCATIONAL REASONS WHY DEVIATION FROM TIME APPROXIMATIONS WOULD BE IDEAL. THESE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STUDENT INTEREST AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD. STUDENTS MAY BE TESTED IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, INCLUDING ESSAY EXAMINATIONS, SHORT ANSWER TESTS, BOOK EVALUATIONS, AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE INSTRUCTOR WILL PLACE HEAVY RELIANCE UPON METHODS WHICH WILL TEST THE STUDENTS READING AND WRITING SKILLS, AS ENTRANCE INTO SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES IS CONTINGENT ON THE STUDENT BEING CERTIFIED IN THESE AREAS. STANDARDS OF GRADING WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARDS LISTED IN THE COLLEGE CATALOGUE.

3 SO SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY AND SELF COURSE DESCRIPTION THIS COURSE ANALYZES THE RELATIONS BETWEEN SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY AND SELF FROM A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE. IN PARTICULAR, EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON TECHNOLOGY AS A MAJOR FORM OF SOCIAL INTEGRATION, AS WELL AS A DETERMINANT OF CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY STRUCTURES. COURSE INTENDED OUTCOMES: (1) DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELVES (2) DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE ON SOCIETIES (3) DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ETHICAL QUESTIONS RAISED BY MODERN TECHNOLOGIES (4) DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW AND WHY SOCIETIES REGULATE TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNOLOGISTS (5) DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES (6) DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE TECHNOLOGISTS WORK SETTINGS GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOMES: 1. KNOWLEDGE: DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS AND THEORIES DEPLOYED BY SOCIOLOGISTS IN THEIR ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIAL FACTORS UNDERLYING THE USE AND EVOLUTION OF TECHNOLOGY. 2. SKILLS: DEVELOP AND USE THE TOOLS NEEDED FOR COMMUNICATION, INQUIRY, ANALYSIS AND PRODUCTIVE WORK. 3. INTEGRATION: WORK PRODUCTIVELY WITHIN AND ACROSS DISCIPLINES.

4 4. VALUES, ETHICS AND RELATIONSHIPS: UNDERSTAND AND APPLY VALUES, ETHICS, AND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES IN PERSONAL, CIVIC, AND CULTURAL/GLOBAL DOMAINS. ASSESSMENT METHODS: BOTH THE COURSE-INTENDED AND THE GENERAL EDUCATION OUTCOMES WILL BE ASSESSED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF QUIZZES, EXAMS, ESSAYS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS ON IN-CLASS SMALL GROUP WORK. BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES I. THE INDIVIDUAL, SELF AND SOCIALIZATION: A. EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWING THEORIES OF THE SELF BY USING ILLUSTRATIONS FROM EVERYDAY LIFE AND YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: GEORGE HERBERT MEAD' S THEORY OF THE SELF AS AN INTERACTION BETWEEN THE I AND THE ME CHARLES HORTON COOLEY' S THEORY OF THE LOOKING-GLASS SELF ERVING GOFFMAN'S THEORY ON THE PRESENTATION OF SELF FREUD'S THEORY OF PERSONALITY B. EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VALUES AND NORMS AND GIVE EXAMPLES OF EACH C. EXPLAIN THE RELATION BETWEEN STATUSES AND ROLES AND DISCUSS THE STATUSES AND ROLES THAT YOU HOLD IN LIFE D. EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS BY GIVING EXAMPLES FROM YOUR OWN LIFE: ROLE MODELS ROLE CONFLICT AND STRAIN STATUS SETS STATUS SEQUENCES E. EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS BY PROVIDING EXAMPLES FROM MODERN SOCIETY ANOMIE ALIENATION RATIONALIZATION AND DISENCHANTMENT

5 F. USING YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, DISCUSS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS AGENTS OF ANTICIPATORY SOCIALIZATION G. USING ANY RELEVANT EXPERIENCE YOU MAY HAVE, EXPLAIN HOW PARTICIPATION IN CORPORATE LIFE MAY REQUIRE A RESOCIALIZATION OF THE SELF H. USING YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AS A REFERENCE POINT, DISCUSS HOW THE FOLLOWING FACTORS AFFECT THE SOCIALIZATION OF INDIVIDUALS: GENDER RACE ETHNICITY AGE II. TECHNOLOGY AND DIVISION OF LABOR A. USING EXAMPLES FROM THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD, EXPLAIN THE DISCUSSION OF FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS BY THE FOLLOWING AUTHORS: ETZIONI BLAU AND SCOTT PERROW B. USING EXAMPLES FROM THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD, DISCUSS WEBER S CONCEPT OF BUREAUCRACY C. EXPLAIN DURKHEIM S VISION OF THE DIVISION OF LABOR AS A SOURCE OF ORGANIC SOLIDARITY D. USING ANY RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCES YOU MAY HAVE, DISCUSS MARX S VIEW OF THE DIVISION OF LABOR AS A SOURCE OF ALIENATION E. DEBATE THE FRANKFURT SCHOOL S REJECTION OF THE VIEW OF TECHNOLOGY AS A POLITICALLY NEUTRAL INSTRUMENT F. COMPARE KUHN S ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS TO THE TRADITIONAL CONCEPTION OF THE PROCESS OF SCIENTIFIC EVOLUTION G. USING EXAMPLES FROM THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD, EXPLAIN OGBURN S CULTURAL LAG THEORY H. DISCUSS HOW TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVOLUTION FROM PRE-INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURALLY BASED SOCIETIES TO INDUSTRIAL AND POST-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES.

6 I. USING ANY RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCES YOU MAY HAVE, DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF CORPORATE LIFE: CORPORATIONS AS ILLUSTRATIONS OF DIVISION OF LABOR AND BUREAUCRATIC ORGANIZATION CORPORATIONS AS A SUBCULTURE CORPORATE MOBILITY PATTERNS III AND IV. STRUCTURAL AND INDIVIDUAL MOBILITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION A. USING ANY RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE AS A REFERENCE POINT, EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FORMAL AND INFORMAL SOCIAL STRUCTURES WITHIN CORPORATIONS B. USING EXAMPLES FROM YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OR THE NEWS, EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MOBILITY C. DISCUSS THE CONDITIONS FOR AND EFFECTS OF PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS AND FAILURE D. USING YOUR CIRCLE OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES AS A REFERENCE POINT, EXAMINE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EDUCATION AND LIFESTYLE E. USING YOUR CIRCLE OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES AS A REFERENCE POINT, EXAMINE THE EFFECT OF THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES ON OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE: CLASS SEX RACE AND ETHNICITY. F. COMPARE MARX S AND WEBER S THEORIES OF CLASS AND DEBATE THEIR RELATIVE MERITS AND WEAKNESSES G. USING EXAMPLES FROM HISTORY OR THE NEWS, DISCUSS THE WAYS IN WHICH NATIONAL AND CORPORATE VALUES COINCIDE AS WELL AS THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY MAY COME INTO CONFLICT H. USING ANY RELEVANT EXAMPLES FROM YOUR OWN PROFESSIONAL LIFE, DISCUSS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SOCIAL NETWORKS AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS

7 I. DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF NETWORKING FOR THE REPRODUCTION OF SOCIAL INEQUALITIES BASED ON: CLASS GENDER RACE AND ETHNICITY J. USING EXAMPLES FROM HISTORY, THE NEWS OR YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, ASSESS THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE PROBLEM OF BLOCKED OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. V. THE WORK SETTING A. USING ANY RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE AS A REFERENCE POINT, DISTINGUISH BETWEEN FORMAL AND INFORMAL SOCIALIZATION TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT B. USING ANY RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE AS A REFERENCE POINT, DISTINGUISH BETWEEN USES OF TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE WORK LESS DRAINING AND MORE INTERESTING AND USES OF TECHNOLOGY AIMED AT GREATER CONTROL OVER THE WORKER C. USING ANY RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE AS A REFERENCE POINT, DISTINGUISH BETWEEN FORMAL AND INFORMAL CORPORATE HIERARCHIES D. USING RELEVANT EXAMPLES FROM YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OR THE NEWS, DISCUSS STRUCTURAL AND INDIVIDUAL UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT E. DISCUSS THE EFFECTS OF GROWING CAPITAL MOBILITY ON: COMMUNITY LIFE JOB SECURITY WAGES FAMILY LIFE DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERNS IN THE UNITED STATES F. DEBATE THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE ON FUTURE CAREER TRENDS VI. NORMS, SELF AND TECHNOLOGY: ETHICS AND ACTION A. DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF NORMS FOR CORPORATE LIFE BYADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: 1. CONFORMITY AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAN

8 2. DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION AND WHITE COLLAR CRIME - SUTHERLAND B. EXPLAIN VEBLEN S CONCEPT OF CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION BY PROVIDING EXAMPLES FROM THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD AND YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES AT SCHOOL, WORK, OR OTHER RELEVANT SOCIAL SETTINGS. C. COMPARE MERTON S CONCEPT OF ANOMIE TO THAT OF DURKHEIM AND ILLUSTRATE THROUGH EXAMPLES THE LINK THAT MERTON DRAWS BETWEEN ANOMIE AND DEVIANCE. VII. TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION WITHIN SOCIETIES USING EXAMPLES FROM THE NEWS AND YOUR PERSONAL WORK EXPERIENCE, DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF POST-INDUSTRIAL CAPITALISM AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY ON: 1. THE DIVISION OF LABOR 2. INDIVIDUAL SOCIALIZATION 3. CULTURE AND LIFE-STYLES 4. STRATIFICATION BY SEX 5. STRATIFICATION BY RACE 6. STRATIFICATION BY EDUCATION AND PARENTS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS 7. STRATIFICATION BY CLASS VIII. THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY A. DISCUSS THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS TO TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE: EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS B. DEBATE THE IMPACT OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ON THE QUALITY OF POLITICAL LIFE: TELEVISION THE INTERNET C. DEBATE WHETHER INCREASINGLY GLOBAL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY OR WHETHER THEY CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASED CULTURAL CONFLICT

9 IX. TECHNOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN A WORLD ECONOMY A. USING EXAMPLES FROM THE NEWS OR YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, EXPLAIN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION B. DISCUSS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGICAL KNOW-HOW AND THEIR LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT C. DEBATE WHETHER GLOBALIZATION AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY LEAD TO A FLAT WORLD IN WHICH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ARE EQUALIZED. X. THE TECHNOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF EXISTENCE OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY A. BY MAKING REFERENCE TO CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THE DEBATES ON HOW TO ADDRESS THEM, DEBATE WHETHER MODERN TECHNOLOGIES ARE A SOURCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OR OUR BEST HOPE TO SOLVE SUCH PROBLEMS. B. DEBATE WHETHER TECHNOLOGY CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH BY FINDING REPLACEMENTS FOR DEPLETED NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES. C. DEBATE WHETHER THE APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TO MILITARY ENDS MAKES THE WORLD A MORE SECURE PLACE. D. DEBATE WHETHER GENETICALLY MODIFIED PRODUCTS CAN HELP TO ADDRESS HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION AROUND THE WORLD, OR WHETHER THEY REPRESENT AN UNACCEPTABLE THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH AND TO ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY. XI. SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY AND SELF - THE FUTURE A. DEBATE WHETHER TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE FUTURE WILL BENEFIT A MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION OR WHETHER IT WILL LEAD TO GROWING INEQUALITY. B. DEBATE WHETHER TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE FUTURE WILL STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY OR UNDERCUT INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES.

10 C. DEBATE WHETHER TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE FUTURE WILL INCREASE CULTURAL TOLERANCE OR CONTRIBUTE TO CULTURAL CONFLICT. D. DEBATE WHETHER TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE FUTURE WILL LEAD TO GREATER CULTURAL DIVERSITY OR TO A CULTURALLY HOMOGENEOUS WORLD. E. DEBATE WHETHER TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE FUTURE WILL MAKE HUMAN LIFE EASIER AND MORE ENJOYABLE OR MAKE IT EVEN MORE STRESSFUL. F. DEBATE WHETHER TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE FUTURE WILL MAKE FAMILY LIFE EASIER OR ADD TO THE ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL PRESSURES THAT CONTEMPORARY FAMILIES HAVE TO CONTEND WITH. COURSE OUTLINE: I. THE INDIVIDUAL SELF AND SOCIALIZATION...6 HOURS A. PRIMARY SOCIALIZATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF 1. GEORGE HERBERT MEAD' S THEORY OF SELF 2. CHARLES HORTON COOLEY' S LOOKING-GLASS SELF 3. ERVING GOFFMAN S PRESENTATION OF THE SELF 4. FREUD S THEORY OF PERSONALITY B. SECONDARY SOCIALIZATION TO SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGY 1. NORMS, VALUES, STATUSES, ROLES A. ROLE MODELS, ROLE CONFLICT, STATUS SETS, STATUS SEQUENCES, ROLE SETS, ROLE SEQUENCES, STATUS CONFLICT, ROLE STRAINS AND STATUS INCONSISTENCIES. B. ANOMIE, ALIENATION AND DISENCHANTMENT 2. ANTICIPATORY SOCIALIZATION VIA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 3. RESOCIALIZATION AND THE SELF--THE TECHNOLOGICAL CORPORATION: ASPECTS OF A TOTAL INSTITUTION C. CRITICAL INDEPENDENT VARIABLES AFFECTING SOCIALIZATION 1. SOCIAL CLASS: MARX, WEBER, AND OBJECTIVE APPROACHES 2. SEX 3. RACE 4. ETHNICITY 5. AGE II. TECHNOLOGY AND DIVISION OF LABOR IN CORPORATE STRUCTURE...6 HRS. A. DEFINITIONS, CONCEPTS, THEORIES 1. FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS - ETZIONI, BLAU AND SCOTT, PERROW 2. BUREAUCRACY - MAX WEBER, R. K. MERTON

11 3. DIVISIONS OF LABOR - DURKHEIM 4. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A. THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD B. TECHNOLOGY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SCIENCE C. THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS - KUHN D. THE CONCEPTS OF CULTURE AND CULTURAL LAG - OGBURN B. THE CHANGING SITUATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE CHANGING DIVISION OF LABOR 1. PREINDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 2. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND TECHNOLOGY 3. POST-INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND TECHNOLOGY C. TWENTIETH CENTURY CORPORATION: DIVISION OF LABOR: BUREAUCRATIC ORGANIZATION D. THE TECHNOLOGICAL CORPORATION AS A SUBCULTURE 1. NORMS, VALUES, STATUSES, ROLES 2. DIVISION OF LABOR 3. STATUS SEQUENCES 4. MOBILITY PATTERNS; NORMATIVE AND STATISTICAL III. STRUCTURAL MOBILITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION...4HRS. A. FORMAL AND INFORMAL SOCIAL STRUCTURES OF TECHNOLOGICAL CORPORATIONS B. TYPES OF MOBILITY 1. VERTICAL - UPWARD, DOWNWARD 2. HORIZONTAL C. EDUCATION AS A CONDITION FOR MOBILITY D. THE CONCEPT OF CAREER VS. JOB 1. CAREER LADDERS 2. CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS AND FAILURE A. SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL B. ECONOMIC C. EDUCATION AND LIFESTYLE IV. INDIVIDUAL MOBILITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION...4 HRS. A. EDUCATION AND MOBILITY 1. OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE AND RELATED VARIABLES: CLASS, SEX, RACE, ETHNICITY 2. THE EDUCATIONAL HIERARCHY A. TRAINING INSTITUTIONS B. TEACHERS C. STUDENTS D. ADMINISTRATORS

12 B. ROLE PERFORMANCE AND MOBILITY 1. ANTICIPATORY SOCIALIZATION, SOCIALIZATION AND RESOCIALIZATION TO i. CORPORATE STRUCTURES AND CULTURES ii. TECHNOLOGICAL CAREER LADDERS 2. ROLE SET, ROLE SEQUENCE, ROLE CONFLICT, STATUS ANXIETY 3. VALUES: NATIONAL, CORPORATE, VALUE CONFLICT C. NETWORKING 1. ENTRY LEVEL ACCESS TO CORPORATIONS 2. INTRA-AND INTERCORPORATE MOBILITY D. BLOCKED OPPORTUNITIES AND ALIENATION 1. CAUSES 2. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES TO 3. INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL COSTS OF 4. LATENT FUNCTIONS OF 5. STATUS ATTAINMENT V. THE WORK SETTING...7 HRS. A. FORMAL AND INFORMAL SOCIALIZATION TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 1. USING TECHNOLOGY VS. BEING USED BY TECHNOLOGY 2. COMPETITION AND COOPERATION WITHIN THE DIVISION OF LABOR A. CORPORATE HIERARCHIES: FORMAL, INFORMAL B. TEAMS, WORK GROUPS, TASK FORCES C. DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE B. SUCCESSFUL ADJUSTMENT TO THE WORKPLACE 1. BALANCING THE VALUES AND NEEDS OF SELF WITH THOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION 2. PREPARING FOR SOCIOECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES A. OCCUPATIONAL SURVIVAL: I. KEEPING UP; CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES. II. MOVING INTO MANAGEMENT AND/OR CONSULTING III. STRUCTURAL AND INDIVIDUAL UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT B. GEOGRAPHICAL FACTORS: I. SHIFTING JOB OPPORTUNITIES II. JOB AND FAMILY RELOCATION - SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS C. CHANGING REGIONAL OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURES 1. LABOR MARKET TRENDS: CAUSES AND EFFECTS ON LABOR FORCE NEEDS (JOBS, SAFETY, INCOME, SECURITY, UNIONIZATION, UNION- BUSTING, CORPORATE RELOCATION, MULTI-NATIONALS, OLIGOPOLIES, CONGLOMERATES 2. CHANGING TECHNOLOGY

13 A. NATURE OF CHANGES B. EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE WITHIN SELECTED OCCUPATIONS AND CAREERS 3. ROLE OF LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND POLITICS D. STAYING PREPARED FOR FUTURE TRENDS 1. MORE WORKER PARTICIPATION - THE JAPANESE MODEL 2. THE MULTI-CAREER PATH 3. THE ORGANIZATIONAL TECHNOLOGIST 4. INCREASING SPECIALIZATION AND JOB (RE)TRAINING 5. JOB SHARING AND FLEX-TIME 6. WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY 7. THE DUAL CAREER FAMILY 8. THE TWO PERSON CAREER 9. THE INTERNATIONAL AND TRANSNATIONAL JOB MARKET VI. NORMS, SELF AND TECHNOLOGY: ETHICS AND ACTION...3 HRS. A. RELEVANCE OF NORMS TO MAINTENANCE OF SELF B. NORMATIVE CONDITIONS OF INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE GOAL SELECTION C. RECONCILING CORPORATE AND NON-CORPORATE NORMS AND VALUES 1. CONFORMITY AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAN, - W.F. WHYTE 2. CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION - VEBLEN 3. DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION AND WHITE COLLAR CRIME - SUTHERLAND 4. ANOMIE AND DEVIANCE - DURKHEIM AND MERTON 5. ALIENATION - MARX 6. SUICIDE - DURKHEIM 7. DISENCHANTMENT - WEBER VII. TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION WITHIN SOCIETIES...4 HRS. A. WESTERN STYLE POST-INDUSTRIAL CAPITALIST MIXED MARKET ECONOMIES: USA, SWEDEN, JAPAN 1. DIVISION OF LABOR, HIERARCHY AND OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE 2. INDIVIDUAL SOCIALIZATION 3. LIFE-CHANCES, LIFE-STYLES 4. STRATIFICATION BY GENDER 5. STRATIFICATION BY RACE 6. STRATIFICATION BY EDUCATION AND PARENTAL SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS 7. STRATIFICATION BY CLASS: UNDER, WORKING, MIDDLE, UPPER, LEISURE CLASSES

14 B. COMMAND ECONOMIES: SOVIET UNION, CHINA, CUBA VIII. THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN CONTEMPRORARY SOCIETY...3 HRS. A. GLOBAL VILLAGE AND GLOBAL ECONOMY 1. PRODUCER AND CONSUMER NATIONS 2. DEVELOPING VS. DEVELOPED NATIONS 3. MULTINATIONALS 4. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS: FINANCE, LABOR, TECHNOLOGY B. SOCIAL PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION OF TECHNOLOGY C. SOCIAL USES OF TECHNOLOGY D. SOCIAL CONTROL OF TECHNOLOGY E. EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIETY IX. TECHNOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN A WORLD ECONOMY...2 HRS. A. POOR AND RICH NATIONS B. TECHNOLOGICAL CONTROL OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION C. TECHNOLOGICAL CONTROL OF HUMAN CONFLICT: MILITARIZATION, WAR, GLOBAL CONFLICT AND INSECURITY: 1. MILITARY USE OF TECHNOLOGY 2. CULTURAL LAG: VALUES VS. TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE X. TECHNOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF EXISTENCE OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY...3 HRS. A. INFLUENCES OF TECHNOLOGY ON DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECOLOGICAL TRENDS IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION B. INFLUENCES OF TECHNOLOGY ON NATURAL AND MANUFACTURED RESOURCES C. INFLUENCES OF TECHNOLOGY ON CULTURE AND HUMAN COMMUNICATION D. MANIFEST AND LATENT INFLUENCES OF TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS 1. ECONOMIC 2. RELIGIOUS 3. SOCIAL 4. EDUCATIONAL 5. FAMILIAL 6. POLITICAL XI. SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY AND SELF: THE FUTURE...6 HRS.

15 A. PRESENT AND PROJECTED ECONOMIC TRENDS B. EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGIST 1. STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS A. PRESENT AND FUTURE LABOR FORCE TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES B. PROBLEMS OF THE GLOBAL (AND NATIONAL) GESSELSCHAFT I. ECLIPSE OF COMMUNITY AND THE RISE OF ETHNIC SOLIDARITY IN MASS SOCIETY II. THE FRAGILE NUCLEAR FAMILY III. SOCIAL INDIVIDUAL EFFECTS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IV. CHANGING INSTITUTIONS: FAMILY, RELIGION, ETC. 2. PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION A. DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTENANCE OF NORMS AND VALUES IN SECULAR SOCIETY B. REDEFINING SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS C. SUSTAINING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE WORKPLACE

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