SYLLABUS Course Number: SOCI 1025 Course Title: Sociology of American Culture Fall 2014 Professor: Todd Motto E-mail: tmotto1@fordham.edu 12:45 Meeting day and time: Section L01 – Tue/Fri 11:30amSection R01 – Tue/Fri 2:30-3:45pm Phone: 646 753 0394 Credits: 3 Office Hours: By appointment Course Description A course in the sociology of American culture for students enrolled in the “English as a second language” (ESL) program and taking College ESL Writing (I in Fall and II
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A Brief History About the Reproductive Health Bill 1914 – American nurse Margaret Sanger invents the term “birth control”. 1927 - Margaret Sanger organizes first World Population Conference in Geneva‚ including professors‚ doctors and scientists to establish credibility and rally people to her cause. 1942 - Planned Parenthood Federation of America is established to unite the efforts of eugenicists‚ population controllers and birth controllers. 1939-1948 - Increase in individual efforts
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Language and the Social Construction of Reality: Spinning Social Reality with Euphemisms Steve Eliason Montana State University‚ Billings ABSTRACT This paper describes an exercise I use in my introductory sociology classes that introduces students to language and the social construction of reality process. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is widely taught in introductory sociology classes and suggests that we perceive the world in terms of our own language‚ and that individual languages produce different
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The first red light camera ticketing system was put in use in New York City in 1993. Since then‚ 24 states and the District of Columbia have installed red light cameras‚ while another 15 have banned automated ticketing systems that include red light and speed cameras. You generally don’t find that kind of love-hate relationship without something murky going on‚ and murk is exactly what you step into when you ask this one simple question: Do red light cameras reduce accidents? That simple question
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Is advertising manipulation? Introduction Advertising‚ a word with a large background that is similar to marketing plays an important role in the world of media and other parts. The first things that come into mind when we talk about advertising are money‚ customers‚ and adequate services. Advertising exists to help society by giving them information on products and services and make purchases according to people’s desires and needs. The global market place is seen as a giant negotiating
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Communication is the process of understanding and sharing meanings (David Berlo 1960)‚ in other word meaning is not shared until the person of the opposite end knows accurately what it is that you are trying to say or accomplish from what is being said‚ and if this have fail that means that meanings what not shared as the individual does not comprehend what was suppose to be understood. According to Berlo-The Sender encodes the message through his speaking and writing skills
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Paper I: Scope and model questions Scope of the Syllabus is largely based on the UGC NET syllabus. It is divided into ten Sections and there will be 15 questions relating to each of these. The Scope and the model Questions under different sections are given below. In the Question Paper‚ questions pertaining to different sections will be jumbled and questions of a given section may appear at random numbers. Section 1: Research aptitude Scope: - Research: Meaning‚ characteristics and types
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Many of the predictions made by George Orwell in his book 1984 in relation to "Big Brother" surveillance‚ corruption of language and control of history have already come about to a great extent in Communist countries and to some extent in the West. The powers of security police in Western countries to intercept mail and tap phones have often been extended‚ police agencies keep numerous files on law-abiding citizens‚ and more and more public officials have the right to enter private homes without
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Does advertising manipulate people? Discursive Essay Alexandra ID Almaty 2010 Discursive Essay Outline Essay question: Does advertising manipulate people? I. Introduction Thesis statement: Even though advertising today is a big informative source that gives people possibility to know about great diversity of products‚ advertising controls human desires and mind. II. Body A. Advertising manipulates emotions of poor people in their mind by using
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U.S. Elections Undermine America in Eastern Europe. Foreign Policy In Focus‚ (September 30)‚ http://www.fpif.org/articles/us_elections_undermine_america_in_eastern_europe (accessed February 10‚ 2010). Quirk‚ Patrick W. 2008. Democracy Promotion Doublespeak. Foreign Policy In Focus‚ (April 4)‚ http://www.fpif.org/reports/democracy_promotion_doublespeak (accessed February 10‚ 2010). Rosenbaum‚ Jason. 2007. Is Democracy Really In America’s Interests? (August 7)‚ http://www.theseminal.com/2007/08/02/is-democracy-the-worlds-savior/
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