Social Inequality Revision notes‚ exam requirements and exam questions GCSE Sociology 2012 Absolute poverty | A situation in which someone lacks the money to pay for the food‚ clothing and housing necessary to maintain a healthy way of life. | Achieved status | A social position which individuals are able to gain through‚ for example‚ hard work and or educational qualifications. | Ageism | Being prejudiced against people because of their age. | Ascribed status | A position or social
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> >Introduction > The sociological perspective is described as seeing the general in the particular. In this essay I will attempt to apply the sociological perspective to analyze song lyrics from the first verse of the song My Block by Tupac Shakur (see appendix for lyrics). Tupac (1971-1996) is the most famous gangster rap artist of all times. He was well known for his lyrics and their ability to express the grief of the Black community. He was an advocate for Black rights and very much against
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Sociology 110 Response Paper 1 1. ! Hanna Mengistu How would he respond to the Culture of Poverty Thesis‚ Positively or negatively? Explain. ! The key assumption of culture of poverty thesis is that “the adaptations of one [poor] generation become the inherited culture of the next‚ creating a self-perpetuating cycle of poverty.” This is to say poverty in minority groups like African Americans is a result of lack of work ethic and low aspirations that are passed down from generation to generation
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containing genetic material that has been artificially altered so as to produce a desired characteristic. Why would one such desire a needed characteristic to modify themselves? Is it to please themselves or to please others? I was shown the movie GATTACA and this movie is about a young man named Vincent who was naturally birthed into the world and was expected to have health problems because during this century about everyone has genetically modified their child before birth. Afterwards they had another
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Measuring Crime Critically discuss the ways in which information on security and/or crime in South Africa is generated and interpreted‚ as well as the implications that this has on addressing security/crime concerns The issue of crime in South Africa has become more and more alarming during the past few years‚ and it requires in-depth analysis. Indeed‚ it is very interesting to analyze crime from a functionalist perspective. According to Durkheim (Durkheim‚ 1897)‚ crime is functional‚ and all
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Chapter 1 * Sociology helps people gain insight into themselves and into society‚ so they can live more satisfying‚ self-determined‚ and responsible lives * Paying attention to and making sense of the social world in a sociological way = being sociologically mindful * To be mindful of a thing is to see and appreciate its unique qualities. Ex: mindful of a person = beyond stereotypes and prejudices * People have to be understood in terms of ideas‚ feelings‚ desires‚ bodies‚ and habits
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Genetic engineering is shown in the movie GATTACA through genetically modified characters who were not limited by society and those who were genetically inferior and banned from the best of everything. The movie shows how the main character overcomes his “invalid” status and becomes one of the elite. Today‚ we have the ability to edit genes which may one day lead to designer babies. We are not aloud to genetically modified children now‚ but maybe in the future. This essay will talk about about how
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SOCIOLOGY 3 Socio Cultural Dimension Prof. Ma Corazon T. Unas Institute of Religion • Man tends to ask the why’s of things as he grows older… why do we study? why is it difficult to be good? why do we need to listen to others? Many will give answers… but all of them boils down to one source and goal… all are directly or indirectly related to the HUMAN PERSONthe center of all. But MAN is a paradox- hard to understand‚ each individual is a complex being with different traits‚ yet whole. The need
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1) Physiological theories In his book L’Uomo Delinquente Cesare Lombroso argued that criminals were throwbacks to an earlier and more primitive form of human being. He said there were several characteristics‚ such as large jaws‚ extra fingers and monobrows which were clear signs that someone was a criminal. Lombroso said that we can easily identify who the criminals‚ so we should remove them from normal society and we can therefore remove any criminals. Evaluation Research has found that
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Unit 2: Caribbean Identity Overview In this unit we explore the subject of a Caribbean identity. There are those who think that the Caribbean is too diverse a region for there to be a single Caribbean culture. Proponents of the view that there is a Caribbean culture based their arguments on our shared historical past as well as the number of social institutions that we share as a region. Both sides of the discussion will be explored. The socially constructed concepts of race‚ ethnicity and
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