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    SOCIAL SCIENCE I SOCIOLOGY IN PHILIPPINE SETTING SOCIETY‚ CULTURE WITH FAMILY PLANNING Why Study Sociology 1. To obtain factual information about our society and different aspects of our social life. 2. Enables us to learn the application of scientific information to daily life and problems. 3. Develop the capacity to see through some of the folk‚ traditional and conventional wisdom our of society. 4. Sociology performs its most important function when superstition and misinformation are replaced

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    l  FUNCTIONALISM   Functionalism is the oldest‚ and still the dominant‚ theoretical perspective in sociology and many other social sciences. This perspective is built upon twin emphases: application of the scientific method to the objective social world and use of an analogy between the individual organism and society. The emphasis on scientific method leads to the assertion that one can study the social world in the same ways as one studies the physical world. Thus‚ Functionalists see the social

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    has no fixed definition but instead‚ it is broad and has various definitions linked to the term. There are however 5 basic definitions for deviance in sociology namely‚ the Reactive constructionist approach‚ the Normative approach‚ Violation of rights‚ Absolutist approach and lastly‚ the Statistical approach. The reactive constructionist approach focuses on the reactions of an audience‚ which is society to certain behaviours. This is when behaviour is only considered deviant if it has been condemned

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    Reflection Paper #1 on Invitation to Sociology by Peter L. Berger *The SOCIOLOGIST is a person intensively‚ endlessly‚ shamelessly interested in the doings of men. In this article‚ the curiosity plays a role which drives people to explore the field of Sociology. Just like Berger said in the article‚ curiosity grips sociologist in front of a closed door and it make sociologist want to open it and obtain the new knowledge. In personal extent‚ I believe that curiosity also plays

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    people. Anomie: A concept first brought into wide usage in sociology by Durkheim‚ referring to a situation in which social norms lose their hold over individual behavior. Differential Association: An interpretation of the development of criminal behavior proposed by Edwin H. Sutherland‚ according to whom criminal behavior is learned through association with others who regularly engage in crime. Labeling theory: An approach to the study of deviance that suggests that people become “deviant”

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    8 Misleading images of Sociology as depicted in Peter Berger’s article:1.Sociologists are social workers; they are seen as professionals helping out people in the community. This is an inaccurate image of sociologists as sociological knowledge can be useful to people of varying professions and anyone concerned with action in the society. These actions however‚ are not specifically humanitarian. They are not related to the character of the information itself. 2.Sociologists are perceived as theoretician

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    Earth Sciences History‚ 2013‚ 32:1‚ front cover. First geological map of the Province of Moscow by Fischer von Waldheim (1830-1837) _________ Membership in the History of the Earth Sciences Society (HESS) offers opportunities to interact and exchange ideas with others interested in the history of the geosciences‚ whether scientists or historians‚ and a subscription to Earth Sciences History (ESH)‚ the international journal for the history of the geosciences. Current and lapsed HESS members:

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    Sociology –"Dysfunctions in the Family" The family is one of the oldest social institutions and according to George Peter Murdock (1949)‚ can be defined as ‘a social group characterized by common residence‚ economic co-operation and reproduction.’ Murdock further concludes that in order for a family to become established there must be adults of both sex present‚ two of whom maintain a sexually approved relationship‚ and one or more children‚ their own or adopted. However‚ Murdock’s definition

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    References: Brinkerhoff‚ D. and White‚ L. (1991) Sociology‚ Nebraska: West Publishing Company Giddens‚ A. (1989) Sociology‚ Cambridge: Polity Press Macionis‚ J. (1997) Sociology‚ New Jersey: Prentice Hall Morie‚ N. (2009) ‘Sociology Theory 101-Social Stratification’ Available at http://www.suite101.com (Accessed on 5 August 2012) Schaefer‚ R. (2004) Sociology:A Brief Introduction‚ New

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    Executive Summary * The Company Forest Essentials is an Indian natural cosmetic manufacturer. The company was founded in 2000 after many years of research on Ayurvedic methods that lead to the development of a range of natural skin care and hair care products. The name Forest Essentials comes from the fact that all the ingredients are sourced from plants‚ trees and herbs naturally grown in Indian forests. The spring water is sourced from the heart of a forest. * The Product High quality

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