1. Rams26 2. CSOs are Everywhere, But Are Their Days Numbered? 3. Ellen Weinreb 4. GreenBiz.com 5. September 28, 2011 6. http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2011/09/28/csos-everywhere-are-days-numbered?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Greenbuzz+%28GreenBiz+Feed%29
This article discusses the recent trend of adding Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) as a new role in of big companies. This article is an example of Max Weber’s iron cage of rationality and of bureaucracy. Many companies have people specialized as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, and Vice President of Responsible Livelihood, etc. These companies have people for specialized for different tasks, which is an example of bureaucracy. The creation of new job titles is an example of specialization and efficiency, where the company gets more and more specific of what each person is supposed to do for their job. The article continues on saying that although there has been a spike in CSO positions, they may start disappearing again. The writer says that a lot of the Chief Executive Officers (CEO) are taking up the roles of the CSOs stating that the part of the CEOs’ job is to promote a sustainable company as this also helps to cut costs. Weber would see this as a positive, because these certain companies are choosing to have less bureaucracy making the company more efficient.
Codeword: Swimming Title: Three Scientists Share Nobel Medicine Prize Author: The Associated Press Source: NPR Date: October 3, 2011 Link: http://www.npr.org/2011/10/03/141002755/immune-system-scientists-win-nobel-medicine-prize?ft=1&f=1024 It takes a lot of gumption to undergo the scrutiny of claiming that you have revealed a new medical discovery, especially when it involves prevention and treatment of infections, cancer and inflammations – these are medical solutions that hundreds of doctors, scientists and researchers have been working towards for years. This is where the concept on the “looking glass self” applies, as other people’s views shape, modify and preserve our own self-image, there is an interaction between how we see ourselves and how others see us. According to Charles Cooley, there are three major components of the “looking glass self” theory. First, the imagination of our appearance to the other person, so from the three doctors point of view, they needed to assess what the medical community would think of what they had claimed to discover. Second, the imagination of his judgment of that appearance, so these doctors had to imagine what other researchers, fellow doctors and scientists would say or think about their new found discovery. Third, some sort of self-feeling, such as pride, these three physicians are clearly feeling a sense of pride after being awarded the Nobel Medicine Prize. They are most likely very pleased of the work they have done and hopefully all of the lives they will save in the future.
1. sexiib22 2. The Case of the Cross-dressing Newbie 3. Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe 4. Slate Magazine 5. October 10, 2011 6. http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/manners_for_the_digital_age/2011/10/digital_manners_transcript_the_case_of_the_cross_dressing_facebo.html
This article discusses a cross-dresser who is new to facebook and may not know that his pictures and comments to other cross-dressers show up so that other people on facebook can see it. If person is new to facebook then they should be aware of the judgment they may receive from other people on the network who may not like the person or agree with the way they live. Now, not only does the person have to worry about how and what they think about themselves, they have to worry about how others will think also. This applies to the concept of double consciousness by W.E.B. Du Bois. According to Du Bois, double consciousness is the sense at looking at oneself through the eyes of others. He is not just looked at as an American, but also a cross-dresser. Therefore, because he is new to facebook, he must look at himself from the point of view of someone else if he wants to figure out how people in general will view him as being a cross-dresser; whether they will accept him or not.
Codeword: Carmelo Title: NBA Cancels First Two Weeks of Season Author: Brian Mahoney Date: October 11, 2011 Link: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2096597,00.html
In this article, they talk about how the NBA is now in a lockout after the last meeting between them and the player’s union. They have yet to reach an agreement in regards to the salary cap and a “gulf” of other topics therefore canceling the first two weeks of the season and jeopardizing many more. When you sit back and think about how such an organization is at peace with losing millions of dollars because both parties are stubborn enough to hold out until they are in favor, it is comparable to Marx’s theory of capitalism and how both parties in the NBA labor talks are driven by profit. However, the lockout is due in part by both parties using these current decisions to rationalize for the future, which as Weber would classify as formal rationality when they base their decisions on a quantifiable object also as known as player contracts . As a fan, I would like to see substantive rationality where the players/owners share a strong enough passion for the game where they would just like to get their season underway just for the love of the game. Needless to say, something needs to be about the situation before the entire season goes to waste and their fan base is lost.
PurpishG Stutterer Speaks Up in Class; His Professor Says Keep Quiet Richard Perez-Pena NYTimes October 10, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/education/11stutter.html?ref=education This article simply describes my theory of “The Looking Glass Self”. Philip Garber Jr. is a 16 year old college student who has a speech impediment. Just like any other student, they have questions, comments and often times concerns about things discussed in class. But in his case he was never given that opportunity due to the fact that the professor would fail to acknowledge him. The 3 principals in my theory are the imagination of our appearance to the other person, the imagination of their judgment of that appearance and the self-feeling, which is basically our pride. I’m sure Philip saw himself the same as any other student in the class other than his speech impediment. Other people (his teacher) saw him as a hindrance. “Your speaking is disruptive”, she said to him in an e-mail. Most of his peers also could see that he was being treated different because they would watch him hold his hand up and never be acknowledged. Finally his self-feeling of being discriminated against and not given the respect he deserved definitely had a major affect on his pride and who he is as a person.
1. Renez 2. IIMB girl’s suicide: Complaint lodges against boyfriend 3. Nirmal 4. Oneindia News 5. September 21, 2011 6. http://news.oneindia.in/2011/09/21/iim-b-girl-suicide-complaint-lodged-against-boyfriend.html This article explains a situation where a woman committed suicide because her boyfriend broke up with her. She claims that it was the best form of revenge against him. This article is an example of Durkheim’s Suicide. Now to go in-depth more, it is most related to anomic suicide. Anomic suicide is being in a modern society, with organic solidarity and low regulation. Now the feeling that I got from this article was that she didn’t feel as if she could live without him. A lot of times when people go through a break-up they feel the sense of “there are other fish in the sea.” I’m going to think this is pretty easy to interpret but if not, there are other possible partners whether male or female. However, sometimes that feeling can make one feel as if they don’t belong because they don’t know their position in society. So because of her committing suicide, I believe that she felt that she had no place in life if she wasn’t with her boyfriend.
1. Khaki 2. Why Occupy Wall Street isn't about a list of demands 3. Julianne Pepitone 4. CNN 5. October 12, 2011 6. http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/12/technology/occupy_wall_street_demands/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2&hpt=us_c1 The article talks about Occupy Wall Street and how they are standing against the one percent of Americans who make the most money. Our society has driven people to feel ostracized from their employers in the iron cage of rationality because we are profit oriented and we have specializations, we alienate class structure. They have a right to be angry, but protestant catholic view discourages members from wasting their time on fun or rest and these people are wasting their time resting.
Freebird Stutterer Speaks Up in Class; His Professor Says Keep Quiet RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA New York Times October 10, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/education/11stutter.html
The distinction between subjective, “I”, and objective “me” results in different perceptions for people sharing an experience. The Professor who asked the student stutterer not to speak in class does not perceive the stuttering as a disability but as a disruption in class. Her awareness of the “me” is causing a cognitive response that is resulting in diminishing any concern for the stuttering student’s disability. She demonstrated this by asking the student stutterer not to speak during class because it infringed on the class time of other students. This demonstrated a looking-glass-self from her role as a teacher. As a reflection of her looking-glass-self she concluded that the other students in class wanted her to stop the student stutterer from participating in class discussions. Her perspective focused on a generalized other because she believed this to be the expectations of her class. She generalized that the student’s stuttering was not acceptable behavior for participating in class discussions. In contrast to the teacher’s objective self the student stutterer projected a subjective “I” in the classroom because he had a desire to participate in class discussions spontaneously, immediately and without any thought to his disability.
Codeword: cotee Title: Boys And Body Image: Boys Want Average-Sized Bodies Author: Martha Edwards Source: The Huffington Post Canada Date: Sept. 29, 2011 Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/09/29/boys-body-image_n_986896.html
Body image is a great example of Cooley's "Looking Glass Self" in how our self-image comes directly from how we think others see us. The article discusses how even with current trends in male body image (MTV's The Jersey Shore) boys are not vying for an overly-bulky physique. Instead, they just want to appear "normal." The reason for this is because the teenage boys correlate the overly-muscular bodies to vanity and negative personality characteristics. Instead, if they appear "normal" to others, they will have the least negative connotation attached to them. The boys don't want to be fat or skinny, just at the peak of the bell curve, so to speak. In this way, they will be least stigmatized and attain the highest level of self-image: pride.
2008c300 Sainsbury's Commits £1 Billion to Sustainability Initiatives Will Nichols GREENBIZ.COM GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NEWS October 12, 2011 http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/10/12/sainsburys-commits-%C2%A31-billion-sustainability-initiatives?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Greenbuzz+%28GreenBiz+Feed%29
Sainsbury's commitment to environmental stability through changes in operational policy is a prime example of the "progressive process of rationalization, whereby the use of means-ends calculations is increasing over ctime." Sainsbury, a supermarket conglomerate, is a business like any other. Decisions like the one discussed in greenbiz.com article to implement new policies in order to help facilitate an environmentally sustainable future are just that, decisions. Decisions which are products of means-ends calculations. It goes without saying that the Sainsbury corporation in all likelihood did not reach this decision without thorough consideration of the pros and cons associated with the implementation of this new policy. In the end it was decided that moving forward with this commitment to sustainability would ultimately benefit the Sainsbury. Although this benefit will in all likelihood not present itself in the traditional form of greater monetary success, but instead through the well being of their customers and the planet at large is a testament to the progress of civilization.
Codeword: cupcake "New iPhone Conceals Sheer Magic" David Pogue The New York Times October 11, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/technology/personaltech/iphone-4s-conceals-sheer-magic-pogue.html?_r=1
The new iPhone 4S is a great example of Cooley's Looking Glass Self. The iPhone allows us to imagine our appearance to another person as being cool since we are up -to-date on the latest technology and the proud owners of a brand new iPhone. By thinking that this iPhone helps our appearance to others and also imagining that the other person is judging us to be cool for having the latest iPhone, we tend to get a self-feeling of pride because our society places such a huge emphasis on how material possessions affect our appearances. This article definitely illustrates the "I am what I think you think I am" idea because I think I am cool for having the new iPhone and I think the other person thinks I'm cool and hip for having the new iPhone so I am cool.
1. devaio 2. Sony recalls 1.6 million LCD TVs worldwide 3. Associated Press 4. Msn 5. 10/12/2011 6. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44870697/ns/business-world_business/#.TpXPM5tT-W4
Weber's bureaucracy model focuses on efficiency and effectiveness of a group, business, or organization. In this article, Sony is recalling 1.6 million LCD TVs because of a defect that causes extreme overheating. One of the main tenants of bureaucracy is the minimization of error through rules and regulations; everything is, essentially, standardized and scrutinized to ensure maximum efficiency of output and quality. In this case, there was a breakdown of bureaucracy at Sony that caused the rule enforcement to perform at a lower level. This allowed these defected TVs to be distributed only to have the company lose out on large sums of money.
At the top of each post you must list the following information: 1. Your Codeword 2. Title of the news article you choose (see suggestions below) 3. Author of the news article 4. Source of the news article 5. Date of the news article 6. Link (url) to the news article
Those six lines should be followed by your reflection from the perspective of the social theorist you choose from the list of options for each due date. A reflection is not a summary. Instead, what you are expected to do is to thoroughly read the news article of your choice and reflect on it from the perspective of one of the assigned Social Theorists. Note that your reflection may include a bit of summary, but it must not consist entirely of summarizing the article. Good reflections will analyze the issue discussed in the article from the perspective of one of the assigned Social Theorists; outstanding posts will even take the voice (write in the tone and style of) the Social Theorist. Reflections should be a minimum of one paragraph. They must be posted no later than 4pm on the due date below and the article you choose must have been published within two weeks of the due date. There are 3 points possible of Extra Credit for each post.
1. Rams26
ReplyDelete2. CSOs are Everywhere, But Are Their Days Numbered?
3. Ellen Weinreb
4. GreenBiz.com
5. September 28, 2011
6.
http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2011/09/28/csos-everywhere-are-days-numbered?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Greenbuzz+%28GreenBiz+Feed%29
This article discusses the recent trend of adding Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) as a new role in of big companies. This article is an example of Max Weber’s iron cage of rationality and of bureaucracy. Many companies have people specialized as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, and Vice President of Responsible Livelihood, etc. These companies have people for specialized for different tasks, which is an example of bureaucracy. The creation of new job titles is an example of specialization and efficiency, where the company gets more and more specific of what each person is supposed to do for their job. The article continues on saying that although there has been a spike in CSO positions, they may start disappearing again. The writer says that a lot of the Chief Executive Officers (CEO) are taking up the roles of the CSOs stating that the part of the CEOs’ job is to promote a sustainable company as this also helps to cut costs. Weber would see this as a positive, because these certain companies are choosing to have less bureaucracy making the company more efficient.
Codeword: Swimming
ReplyDeleteTitle: Three Scientists Share Nobel Medicine Prize
Author: The Associated Press
Source: NPR
Date: October 3, 2011
Link: http://www.npr.org/2011/10/03/141002755/immune-system-scientists-win-nobel-medicine-prize?ft=1&f=1024
It takes a lot of gumption to undergo the scrutiny of claiming that you have revealed a new medical discovery, especially when it involves prevention and treatment of infections, cancer and inflammations – these are medical solutions that hundreds of doctors, scientists and researchers have been working towards for years. This is where the concept on the “looking glass self” applies, as other people’s views shape, modify and preserve our own self-image, there is an interaction between how we see ourselves and how others see us. According to Charles Cooley, there are three major components of the “looking glass self” theory. First, the imagination of our appearance to the other person, so from the three doctors point of view, they needed to assess what the medical community would think of what they had claimed to discover. Second, the imagination of his judgment of that appearance, so these doctors had to imagine what other researchers, fellow doctors and scientists would say or think about their new found discovery. Third, some sort of self-feeling, such as pride, these three physicians are clearly feeling a sense of pride after being awarded the Nobel Medicine Prize. They are most likely very pleased of the work they have done and hopefully all of the lives they will save in the future.
1. sexiib22
ReplyDelete2. The Case of the Cross-dressing Newbie
3. Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
4. Slate Magazine
5. October 10, 2011
6. http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/manners_for_the_digital_age/2011/10/digital_manners_transcript_the_case_of_the_cross_dressing_facebo.html
This article discusses a cross-dresser who is new to facebook and may not know that his pictures and comments to other cross-dressers show up so that other people on facebook can see it. If person is new to facebook then they should be aware of the judgment they may receive from other people on the network who may not like the person or agree with the way they live. Now, not only does the person have to worry about how and what they think about themselves, they have to worry about how others will think also. This applies to the concept of double consciousness by W.E.B. Du Bois. According to Du Bois, double consciousness is the sense at looking at oneself through the eyes of others. He is not just looked at as an American, but also a cross-dresser. Therefore, because he is new to facebook, he must look at himself from the point of view of someone else if he wants to figure out how people in general will view him as being a cross-dresser; whether they will accept him or not.
Codeword: Carmelo
ReplyDeleteTitle: NBA Cancels First Two Weeks of Season
Author: Brian Mahoney
Date: October 11, 2011
Link: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2096597,00.html
In this article, they talk about how the NBA is now in a lockout after the last meeting between them and the player’s union. They have yet to reach an agreement in regards to the salary cap and a “gulf” of other topics therefore canceling the first two weeks of the season and jeopardizing many more. When you sit back and think about how such an organization is at peace with losing millions of dollars because both parties are stubborn enough to hold out until they are in favor, it is comparable to Marx’s theory of capitalism and how both parties in the NBA labor talks are driven by profit. However, the lockout is due in part by both parties using these current decisions to rationalize for the future, which as Weber would classify as formal rationality when they base their decisions on a quantifiable object also as known as player contracts . As a fan, I would like to see substantive rationality where the players/owners share a strong enough passion for the game where they would just like to get their season underway just for the love of the game. Needless to say, something needs to be about the situation before the entire season goes to waste and their fan base is lost.
PurpishG
ReplyDeleteStutterer Speaks Up in Class; His Professor Says Keep Quiet
Richard Perez-Pena
NYTimes
October 10, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/education/11stutter.html?ref=education
This article simply describes my theory of “The Looking Glass Self”. Philip Garber Jr. is a 16 year old college student who has a speech impediment. Just like any other student, they have questions, comments and often times concerns about things discussed in class. But in his case he was never given that opportunity due to the fact that the professor would fail to acknowledge him. The 3 principals in my theory are the imagination of our appearance to the other person, the imagination of their judgment of that appearance and the self-feeling, which is basically our pride. I’m sure Philip saw himself the same as any other student in the class other than his speech impediment. Other people (his teacher) saw him as a hindrance. “Your speaking is disruptive”, she said to him in an e-mail. Most of his peers also could see that he was being treated different because they would watch him hold his hand up and never be acknowledged. Finally his self-feeling of being discriminated against and not given the respect he deserved definitely had a major affect on his pride and who he is as a person.
-Charles Horton Cooley
1. Renez
ReplyDelete2. IIMB girl’s suicide: Complaint lodges against boyfriend
3. Nirmal
4. Oneindia News
5. September 21, 2011
6. http://news.oneindia.in/2011/09/21/iim-b-girl-suicide-complaint-lodged-against-boyfriend.html
This article explains a situation where a woman committed suicide because her boyfriend broke up with her. She claims that it was the best form of revenge against him. This article is an example of Durkheim’s Suicide. Now to go in-depth more, it is most related to anomic suicide. Anomic suicide is being in a modern society, with organic solidarity and low regulation. Now the feeling that I got from this article was that she didn’t feel as if she could live without him. A lot of times when people go through a break-up they feel the sense of “there are other fish in the sea.” I’m going to think this is pretty easy to interpret but if not, there are other possible partners whether male or female. However, sometimes that feeling can make one feel as if they don’t belong because they don’t know their position in society. So because of her committing suicide, I believe that she felt that she had no place in life if she wasn’t with her boyfriend.
1. Khaki
ReplyDelete2. Why Occupy Wall Street isn't about a list of demands
3. Julianne Pepitone
4. CNN
5. October 12, 2011
6. http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/12/technology/occupy_wall_street_demands/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2&hpt=us_c1
The article talks about Occupy Wall Street and how they are standing against the one percent of Americans who make the most money. Our society has driven people to feel ostracized from their employers in the iron cage of rationality because we are profit oriented and we have specializations, we alienate class structure. They have a right to be angry, but protestant catholic view discourages members from wasting their time on fun or rest and these people are wasting their time resting.
Freebird
ReplyDeleteStutterer Speaks Up in Class; His Professor Says Keep Quiet
RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
New York Times
October 10, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/education/11stutter.html
The distinction between subjective, “I”, and objective “me” results in different perceptions for people sharing an experience. The Professor who asked the student stutterer not to speak in class does not perceive the stuttering as a disability but as a disruption in class. Her awareness of the “me” is causing a cognitive response that is resulting in diminishing any concern for the stuttering student’s disability. She demonstrated this by asking the student stutterer not to speak during class because it infringed on the class time of other students. This demonstrated a looking-glass-self from her role as a teacher. As a reflection of her looking-glass-self she concluded that the other students in class wanted her to stop the student stutterer from participating in class discussions. Her perspective focused on a generalized other because she believed this to be the expectations of her class. She generalized that the student’s stuttering was not acceptable behavior for participating in class discussions. In contrast to the teacher’s objective self the student stutterer projected a subjective “I” in the classroom because he had a desire to participate in class discussions spontaneously, immediately and without any thought to his disability.
Codeword: cotee
ReplyDeleteTitle: Boys And Body Image: Boys Want Average-Sized Bodies
Author: Martha Edwards
Source: The Huffington Post Canada
Date: Sept. 29, 2011
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/09/29/boys-body-image_n_986896.html
Body image is a great example of Cooley's "Looking Glass Self" in how our self-image comes directly from how we think others see us. The article discusses how even with current trends in male body image (MTV's The Jersey Shore) boys are not vying for an overly-bulky physique. Instead, they just want to appear "normal." The reason for this is because the teenage boys correlate the overly-muscular bodies to vanity and negative personality characteristics. Instead, if they appear "normal" to others, they will have the least negative connotation attached to them. The boys don't want to be fat or skinny, just at the peak of the bell curve, so to speak. In this way, they will be least stigmatized and attain the highest level of self-image: pride.
2008c300
ReplyDeleteSainsbury's Commits £1 Billion to Sustainability Initiatives
Will Nichols
GREENBIZ.COM GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NEWS
October 12, 2011
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/10/12/sainsburys-commits-%C2%A31-billion-sustainability-initiatives?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Greenbuzz+%28GreenBiz+Feed%29
Sainsbury's commitment to environmental stability through changes in operational policy is a prime example of the "progressive process of rationalization, whereby the use of means-ends calculations is increasing over ctime." Sainsbury, a supermarket conglomerate, is a business like any other. Decisions like the one discussed in greenbiz.com article to implement new policies in order to help facilitate an environmentally sustainable future are just that, decisions. Decisions which are products of means-ends calculations. It goes without saying that the Sainsbury corporation in all likelihood did not reach this decision without thorough consideration of the pros and cons associated with the implementation of this new policy. In the end it was decided that moving forward with this commitment to sustainability would ultimately benefit the Sainsbury. Although this benefit will in all likelihood not present itself in the traditional form of greater monetary success, but instead through the well being of their customers and the planet at large is a testament to the progress of civilization.
-Max Weber
Codeword: cupcake
ReplyDelete"New iPhone Conceals Sheer Magic"
David Pogue
The New York Times
October 11, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/technology/personaltech/iphone-4s-conceals-sheer-magic-pogue.html?_r=1
The new iPhone 4S is a great example of Cooley's Looking Glass Self. The iPhone allows us to imagine our appearance to another person as being cool since we are up -to-date on the latest technology and the proud owners of a brand new iPhone. By thinking that this iPhone helps our appearance to others and also imagining that the other person is judging us to be cool for having the latest iPhone, we tend to get a self-feeling of pride because our society places such a huge emphasis on how material possessions affect our appearances. This article definitely illustrates the "I am what I think you think I am" idea because I think I am cool for having the new iPhone and I think the other person thinks I'm cool and hip for having the new iPhone so I am cool.
1. devaio
ReplyDelete2. Sony recalls 1.6 million LCD TVs worldwide
3. Associated Press
4. Msn
5. 10/12/2011
6. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44870697/ns/business-world_business/#.TpXPM5tT-W4
Weber's bureaucracy model focuses on efficiency and effectiveness of a group, business, or organization. In this article, Sony is recalling 1.6 million LCD TVs because of a defect that causes extreme overheating. One of the main tenants of bureaucracy is the minimization of error through rules and regulations; everything is, essentially, standardized and scrutinized to ensure maximum efficiency of output and quality. In this case, there was a breakdown of bureaucracy at Sony that caused the rule enforcement to perform at a lower level. This allowed these defected TVs to be distributed only to have the company lose out on large sums of money.