cialChapter 13 Gender & Sexuality Gender vs. Sex *SEX: Refers to anatomical or biological characteristics of women and men. *GENDER: The roles and characteristics that society assigns to men and women‚ and has built within it the inequality of women and men. Gender Roles *A set of expectations concerning behaviour and attitudes that relates to being male or female Pink Collar Ghetto * men make more money the females in the same position (chart on the powerpoint) Hegemonic Masculinity and
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Gang Paper The author of “Gang Leader for a Day”‚ Sudhir Vankatesh‚ delivers an intimate look into a world most people would prefer to ignore. In the book‚ the graduate student formed a friendship with a local gang leader and was able to get the inside information of the gang’s role in the Chicago housing projects. ABC’s 60 Minutes and National Geographic have made outstanding videos describing in great detail‚ gang life. Girls in the Hood‚ by ABC‚ informs that the notion of only males in gangs
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historical sites around the world. C. After observing the characteristics about the society’s language of this tribe for a while‚ there is a harmonious tribe because of the natural environment‚ belief of peaceful coexistence‚ and unsophisticated folkways. II. Key point: The first evidence to demonstrate that this tribe is harmonious is the natural environment. A. “Three words for terrain‚ designating absolutely flat‚ rolling‚ and slightly hill.” It tells that the environment so stable that people
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patriotic attachment to the flag of the United States | | c. | Slang words | | d. | All of the above | 2) | c | People’s needs for food‚ shelter‚ and clothing are examples of what George Murdock referred to as | | a. | norms. | | b. | folkways. | | c. | cultural universals. | | d. | cultural practices. | 3) | a | What term do sociologists use to refer to the process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society? | | a. | diffusion | | b. | globalization
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I. THE PROS and CONS PROS: New biological studies suggest that couples consisting of third cousins have the highest reproductive success. Scientists came to their conclusions after studying the records of more than 160‚000 Icelandic couples with members born between 1800 and 1965. The results of the study are constant throughout the generations analyzed. Women born between 1800 and 1824 who mated with a third cousin had significantly more children and grandchildren (4.04 and 9.17‚ respectively)
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Nell The movie Nell (1994) is a perfect example of the negative impact of social behavior that isolation has on small children. Portrayed by Jodie Foster‚ Nell is a young girl brought up only in contact with her mother and late twin sister. Due to the isolation‚ Nell is not taught real life relationships‚ social norms or loneliness. After her mother’s death she is discovered by Dr. Jerry Lovell (Liam Neeson) and taking an interest in her well being‚ he and psychology student Paula Olsen (Natasha
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Obesity is a problem that affects virtually every person on the planet. Everyone knows someone who is overweight or they themselves are overweight. In this research paper we will be looking at the topic of obesity and the social ramifications that it holds. We will first look at obesity in a broad way. Then we will focus on obesity and its effects on children. And finally‚ obesity and adulthood will be covered. The topic of obesity is important to the field of sociology because obese people
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were known as parental property and were treated as such. Children did not have rights of any kind; they could be sold‚ beaten‚ used as slaves‚ etc. for their parents’’ purposes. Several overlapping perspectives for conceptualizing and dealing with deviant child behavior emerged‚ including the religious‚ the legal‚ the medical‚ the social‚ and the educational (Mash & Barkley). In ancient Greek and Roman societies‚ child behavior disorders were believed to be ““a result of imbalance‚ and children
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The movie entitled “Ded na si Lolo” which was shown to us last Wednesday was about the gathering of a large family‚ with many personal issues with each other‚ to mourn the death of the family patriarch. By not handling their issues with each other in a civilized way‚ it got in the way of their genuine expression of grief and therefore making the genre of the movie mostly comedic. Although the movie was mostly a comedy it still depicted some of the known principles‚ features and concepts of culture
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pride. Luis Enrique Martinez also known as the 1973 king of vallenato‚ composed many vallenato songs including some in the merengue style. He recorded and released a song titled La Botelita which featured many other well-known artist (Smithsonian Folkway‚ 13) This song was recorded for entertainment purposes and even though it did not reach international recognition‚ it was played locally in different regions of Colombia to those whom this style appeals to. Luis Angel “el papa” pastor is another well-recognized
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