学术英语(社科)Unit 4

学术英语社科AcademicEnglishforSocialSciences4Weliveinaworldtodaythatisincreasinglymorecomplex.Whyarethelivingconditionsofourtimessodifferentfromthoseofearliertimes?Howwillourliveschangeinthefuture?Thesearethequestionsthatleadustothestudyofsociology.TheStudyofSocietyandPeopleUnit4TheStudyofSocietyandPeopleUnitContentsLead-inTextATextBListeningSpeakingWritingLead-inTaskListentoatalktwiceandcompletethefollowingnotes.Unit4TheStudyofSocietyandPeople1Thequestionsthespeakerraisesinthetalkare:aWhydoeseveryone___________?bWhycan’tpeople______?cWhyisshespendinghermoney_____________?dWhydoesn’tthegovernment____________________________?eWhyisthestate_____________ina_______________?fWhataboutthat___________________________?2Sociologistsstudy_______________________________,lookfor_________________________________________________________________.needanSUVcarpoolonlotteryticketsinvestmoreinpublictransportationrunningalotteryconveniencestorecupofpremiumcoffeeyouboughtsocialpatternsthatmanypeopleshareorganizedandgovernedrootcausesofsuchsocialpatternsinthewaysocietyis•TextA–Criticalreadingandthinking–Difficultsentences–Englishlanguageforacademicpurpose•Specializedvocabulary•Collocations•FormalandinformalEnglish•SignpostlanguageUnit4TheStudyofSocietyandPeopleTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextAUnit4TheStudyofSocietyandPeopleTextAnalysisHowdotheauthorsdevelopthetext?•TragicmassmurderatColumbineHighSchool•Ethniccleansing•WarinKosovo•Howdotheauthorsdescribetheworldwelivetodayin?awashwithchange,markedbydeepconflicts,tensions,socialdivisions;markedbythedestructiveonslaughtofmoderntechnology1Introducethetopicofsociologybyusingtheexample.TextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextAUnit4TheStudyofSocietyandPeopleTextAnalysis2Explainwhatissociology,includingdefinition,scope,nature&objectives,content,andfunctions.Whatissociology?•Definition:thestudyofhumansociallife,groups,andsocieties.•Widescopeofsociologicalstudy:rangingfromtheanalysisofpassingencountersbetweenindividualonthestreettotheinvestigationofglobalsocialprocesses.Howdotheauthorsdevelopthetext?TextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysisUsingtheexampleoflovetoillustratethenatureandobjectivitiesofsociology.→Loveexpressesamutualphysicalandpersonalattachmenttwoindividualsfeelforoneanother.→Fallinginloveisanexperiencearisingfromuniversalhumanemotions.Howdotheauthorsdevelopthetext?Unit4TheStudyofSocietyandPeople2Explainwhatissociology,includingdefinition,scope,nature&objectives,content,andfunctions.TextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysisRomanticlove(Para7)Amongbothrichandpoor,thedecisionofwhomtomarrywasmadebyfamilyandkin.e.g.India(Para8)Howeverfallinginloveisnotanexperiencemostpeopleacrosstheworldhave;andhavingnoconnectionwithmarriage.e.g.IntheMiddleageandforcenturiesafterward(Para.6)Howdotheauthorsdevelopthetext?Unit4TheStudyofSocietyandPeople2Explainwhatissociology,includingdefinition,scope,nature&objectives,content,andfunctions.TextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysisContent:Sociologystudieshumanlifeandsocialandhistoricalinfluencesonit.Sociologyshowstheneedtotakeamuchbroaderviewofwhyweareasweare,andwhyweactaswedo.Howdotheauthorsdevelopthetext?Unit4TheStudyofSocietyandPeople2Explainwhatissociology,includingdefinition,scope,nature&objectives,content,andfunctions.TextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysise.g.comparisonbetweencommonpeopleandsociologistsinexplainingthemassmurder.Commonpeoplesociologists•Thetwoteenswereobsessedwiththevideogame.•Manycommentatorsdenouncedtheeasyavailabilityofweapons.•Otherssawthetragedyasasymboloftheemptinessofsuburbanlife.•Lookbeyondthesurfaceoftheiractions;•Studythesocialcontext;•Comparethistragedywithothermassmurderstoseeiftherewasapatterninthegroupcharacteristics(socialclass,race,gender,age,orculturalbackground);Howdotheauthorsdevelopthetext?Unit4TheStudyofSocietyandPeople2Explainwhatissociology,includingdefinition,scope,nature&objectives,content,andfunctions.TextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysisFunctionssociologyserves:→showustheneedtolookbeyondthesurfaceofpeople’sactionsandstudythesocialcontext;→teachustotrytoidentifygeneralpatternsofbehaviorandbesystematicinexplainingthesocialinfluencesonthesepatterns.Howdotheauthorsdevelopthetext?Unit4TheStudyofSocietyandPeople2Explainwhatissociology,includingdefinition,scope,nature&objectives,content,andfunctions.TextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextATextAnalysisHowdotheauthorsdevelopthetext?3ExplainhowtothinksociologicallyHowtothinksociologically?→cultivatethesociologicalimagination.That’stosay:“Thinkourselvesawayfromthefamiliarroutinesofourdailylivesinordertolookatthemanew.”Unit4TheStudyofSocietyandPeopleTextADifficultsentencesUnit4TheStudyofSocietyandPeoplepassingencounters(Para.3)→ashortaccidentalmeetingTheopinionsofprospectivemarriagepartnersarequiteoftentakenintoaccount,butbynomeansalways.(Para.8)→InIndia,whenparentsarrangemarriagestheyoftenlistentotheopinionsoftheirchildren,butsometimestheyjustdonotconsidertheirchildren’swishes.TextADifficultsentencesUnit4TheStu