SOCI 1160: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS College of Arts and Letters Department of Sociology and Human Services Spring Semester‚ 2014 Tuesday/Thursday 8:00am Room 312 Instructor: Dr. Margaret Williamson Phone: 706-310-6225 E-mail: Margaret.Williamson@ung.edu Office Number: 708 Office Hours: Monday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:00am-10:00am Tuesday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:15am-11:00am Wednesday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:00am-10:00am Thursday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:15am-11:00am Friday 7:30am-8:00am;
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ephemeral fad‚ according to writer and green business strategist Joel Makower. Rather‚ he says‚ it represents a shift in how business is being done‚ born of a confluence of global challenges: energy and natural resource constraints‚ global security concerns‚ growing public health problems‚ and the specter of disruptive climate change. And opportunities: a wealth of new enabling technologies that allow business efficiency to increase dramatically‚ dematerializing and detoxifying products and services
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Top 30 Environmental Concerns From water pollution to global warming‚ environmental issues affect every person‚ animal‚ community‚ and nation on the planet. As increasing evidence supports the devastating effect humans have on the environment‚ more people are taking steps to protect the environment and educate others about environmental problems by looking at the top 30 environmental concerns. Top 5 Public Concerns According to a series of Gallup polls conducted between 1997 and 2008‚ Americans
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Fears and Concerns about Public Speaking Fears and Concerns about Public Speaking There are many things in this world that one can have a fear of. One could be scared of bugs‚ the dark‚ or heights; but a major fear is the fear of having to speak in public. In everyday life public speaking is necessary‚ whether it be in a social or professional setting. My biggest fears and concerns about public speaking are being the center of attention‚ rejection‚ and failure. Being the center of attention
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Pollard 1 DeJana Pollard Dr. Shaw Bioethics December 8‚ 2016 Healthcare Why is healthcare a social concern? It probably has to do with the wide range of people that are affected by it. Healthcare and not having healthcare is not just confined to one particular population‚ but it is a huge concern for all Americans. It is the concern of whether or not a family can buy their sick child the prescription she or he needs or put food on the table. Situations like this are inhuman; people should not
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Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary A Critical Review of Concentric Circles of Concern A Paper Submitted to Mr. Mark Traeger In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Personal Evangelism EVAN 565 By Robert C. Stilwell‚ Jr. Feb. 7‚ 2010 Bibliographical Entry Author Information Oscar Thompson‚ the original author of Concentric Circles of Concern‚ was a pastor for twenty years before teaching personal evangelism at Southwestern Baptist Theological
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Walter Miller’s lower-class focal concerns focuses on the traits of the lower-class culture that connects deviance to a distinct normative structure that conflicts with norms of the dominant culture. Miller started a descriptive research strategy to observe lower-class male gang members in their natural habitat. It led Miller to conclude that people of the lower-class show a set of “focal concerns” that categorize them from the mainstream of American society. Miller concluded that people of the
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Teen Pregnancy a Social Concern “Sexuality is a normal part of human development; however sexual activity initiated during adolescence presents a number of challenges. Teenage pregnancy‚ in particular‚ is a major social concern” (Spear‚ H. 2001‚ pg. 574). Most research conducted on teen pregnancy has concentrated on incidents that cause a teen to become pregnant. Their social environment‚ educational status and families’ financial security all play a role in teen pregnancy (Spear‚ H. 2001 pg
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helping his little brother to succeed. Despite Vincent’s dreams‚ he is a “godchild” and has no real future‚ until he meets a DNA broker who can‚ and does‚ change his life forever. In the movie “Gattaca” we see several terms and theories used in sociology that can be used to break down the movie into a sociological perspective of how life could be in the future. A persons’ values are their ideas of what is important and desirable in life. For Vincent‚ he wants to be an astronaut. This is impossible
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[pic] Introduction To Sociology Section 4 Research: Sexism To: Dr. Mohammed Marzoky By: Faris Al Sahhar ID: LAB260 8/05/2012 Sexism Sexism is also known as gender discrimination or sex discrimination‚ is defined as prejudice or discrimination based on sex; or behavior‚ conditions‚ or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex. Sexism is a form of discrimination or devaluation based on a person ’s sex‚ with such attitudes being based on beliefs
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