comparative societies
Comparative Societies
While most U.S. sociologists are interested in what is going on in their own country, many of us are also interested in cross-national phenomena. Consider chapter ten in your textbook which focuses on the many facets of globalization. Cross-national scholars examine a wide array of issues such as democracy, corruption, economic systems, poverty, human rights, labor, social movements, and the rise and fall of nations to name just a few important topics. The assignment that follows is designed to expose you to some of the data collection efforts and exercises that a comparative sociologist might examine.
Using the resources listed below and the Excel spreadsheet found in the Week 12 folder in the Weekly Assignments tab, research and provide basic information about the political rights, civil liberties, and corruption of each of the twelve countries listed. Beyond gathering the data, you need to be able to discuss how the relevant indicators were constructed, what each means in context, and their relevance to understanding the political system in each country. Be sure to submit the filled in Excel spreadsheet as well as this Word document with your completed answers to the questions below to Blackboard. Go to the week 12 folder on Blackboard and click on the “comparative societies Excel chart link” to submit your completed Excel charts, and the Turnitin “view/complete” link to submit the Word document. This assignment is Due Nov. 15 at 11:59 PM.
Resources for this Assignment: www.freedomhouse.org http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world-2011/methodology www.transparency.org Other Cross-National Data Resources: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html www.humanrightsdata.org www.undp.org http://graphics.eiu.com/PDF/Democracy_Index_2010_web.pdf https://members.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2009.pdf http://www.internetworldstats.com http://data.worldbank.org/ www.wikipedia.org
While most U.S. sociologists are interested in what is going on in their own country, many of us are also interested in cross-national phenomena. Consider chapter ten in your textbook which focuses on the many facets of globalization. Cross-national scholars examine a wide array of issues such as democracy, corruption, economic systems, poverty, human rights, labor, social movements, and the rise and fall of nations to name just a few important topics. The assignment that follows is designed to expose you to some of the data collection efforts and exercises that a comparative sociologist might examine.
Using the resources listed below and the Excel spreadsheet found in the Week 12 folder in the Weekly Assignments tab, research and provide basic information about the political rights, civil liberties, and corruption of each of the twelve countries listed. Beyond gathering the data, you need to be able to discuss how the relevant indicators were constructed, what each means in context, and their relevance to understanding the political system in each country. Be sure to submit the filled in Excel spreadsheet as well as this Word document with your completed answers to the questions below to Blackboard. Go to the week 12 folder on Blackboard and click on the “comparative societies Excel chart link” to submit your completed Excel charts, and the Turnitin “view/complete” link to submit the Word document. This assignment is Due Nov. 15 at 11:59 PM.
Resources for this Assignment: www.freedomhouse.org http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world-2011/methodology www.transparency.org Other Cross-National Data Resources: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html www.humanrightsdata.org www.undp.org http://graphics.eiu.com/PDF/Democracy_Index_2010_web.pdf https://members.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2009.pdf http://www.internetworldstats.com http://data.worldbank.org/ www.wikipedia.org