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    Senior English 7 March 2013 Nickel and Dimed Essay After reading the story Nickel and Dimed it changed my view about minimum wage and how it really affects so many people in our society. When people talk about living on minimum wage and how difficult it is you don’t realize how hard it is until you experience it yourself or know someone who has. I do believe it is important to have a job‚ but if you’re basically paying to go to work because the wages are so low and you receive no benefits‚

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    what the sociological perspective is and how it affects groups of people because it shows the difference between the views of the “Elite upper class” and the “middle working class. Some of the differences of their views were evident when Chomsky showed her class “Portrait of Teresa”. Little students‚ the upper class pupils‚ couldn’t believe the conditions of the city and that people were forced to work‚ however the Massachusetts students‚ the middle class pupils‚ didn’t share the same view because

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    SOCIOLOGY "" ESSAY The study of the social world in addition to sociological imagination contests the individualistic and naturalistic approach to the analysis of social forces that mould human behaviour in contemporary society. The interrelated social concepts that influence human behaviour challenge both explanations through suggested theories‚ empirical investigation and critical analysis hence‚ illustrate difference in perception. A direct interpretation of sociology‚ as defined by the writers

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    AN ANALYSIS OF THE THREE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES This paper discusses three approaches that can be taken when studying Sociology. There are many subjects to be studied and discussed in the field of Sociology‚ and the approach chosen to study a particular subject is called a perspective. There are three different perspectives‚ and they are functionalist‚ conflict‚ and interactionist perspectives. This paper compares and contrasts these different perspectives with one another. Through

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    to place herself in the position of her subjects‚ Ehrenreich strived to see if she were able to survive on the minimal income provided by a series of low level and low paying jobs. In was her foreknowledge of laws and the inclusion of these laws in Nickel and Dimed that brought about exposing historical and present-day 21st century contradictory practices‚ laws‚ and regulations that exploit the poor working class (if not through her experiment but by the subjects’ honest experience). In addition to

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    In Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed harsh living conditions can affect a person mentally‚ emotionally‚ and morally. Poverty is not a "in-between" lifestyle. The major reason why poverty is like this is because the government controls everything and puts limitations on the lower-class and does not provide a enough help economically. Also‚ if society continues to undermine the lower-class the world’s production will drop. Throughout Ehrenreich entire studies of living this lifestyle‚ she makes

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    Care – Introduction to Sociology Developing a Sociological Outlook: Learning to think sociologically – looking‚ in other words at the broader view – means cultivating the imagination. A sociologist is someone who is able to break free from the immediacy of personal circumstances and put things in a wider context. Sociological work depends on what Mills (1970 cited by Giddens 1997) famously called the ‘sociological imagination’. The sociological imagination requires us‚ above all‚ to “think ourselves

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    Lacy V. Wood ------------------------------------------------- SOC. 480‚ Sociological Theories Spring 2011 Lacy V. Wood ------------------------------------------------- SOC. 480‚ Sociological Theories Spring 2011 Taking It Big Charles Wright Mills is most commonly known for his theory of the sociological imagination. Through both the acknowledgement of biography and history within the context of sociology‚ his analysis was able to determine an interesting perspective that tied religion‚ the end

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    experiences and life chances are greatly influenced by many complex sociological factors. I realize now that using my sociological imagination allows me to connect my personal experiences‚ behaviors‚ and attitudes to the larger social structure. Some of the sociological themes that manifest in my life are how gender role socialization‚ resocialization‚ and social inequalities have played a role in contributing to my sociological autobiography. According to Ferris & Stein (2014)‚ gender role socialization

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    References: Ehrenreich‚ B. (2001). Nickel and dimed: On (not) getting by in America. NY: Henry Holt and Co. Seccombe‚ K.‚ & Ferguson‚ S.J. (2006). Families in poverty. NY: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.

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