Setareh Salehi Cop in the Hood Peter Moskos‘‚ Cop in The Hood‚ is the story of a sociologist going native by going through the Baltimore police academy‚ becoming a cop and working for over a year. The book follows Moskos chronological journey‚ from the academy to the street and the last part of the book is dedicated to a pretty thorough analysis of the War on Drugs. The first interesting observation from Moskos’s work is his analysis of the police academy as relatively useless for the job:
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PSYCHO-SOCIAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH INTRODUCTION The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of both psychological and sociological factors that may impact on the patient/client and also relate to psychological and sociological theories and National Policies. The real name of the client has been changed to protect the patients confidentiality (Nursing and Midwifery Council 2008) NMC. The patient I will be discussing is Mark‚ a 42 year old man who has worked for a construction
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What is Sociology Sociology is the ordered‚ logical study of human society and its origins‚ development‚ organizations‚ and institutions. It is a social science which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity‚ structures‚ and functions. A goal for many sociologists is to conduct research which may be applied directly to social policy and welfare‚ while others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding
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“And to the degree that the individual maintains a show before others that he himself does not believe‚ he can come to experience a special kind of alienation from self and a special kind of wariness of others.” ― Erving Goffman‚ The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life The most important factor in self-presentation to me is honesty. This is how I would like to leave an impression for others to have a perception of me that I am honest which in alignment with the social moral identity. (Ph
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Erving Goffman‚ The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life‚ 1-4 [When two or more people interact‚ there are two aspects of situations that may be involved. Some aspects of a situation are familiar to the participants‚ so that they know how to behave and do so habitually without giving it much thought‚ such as knowing that it is a college admission interview. Other aspects however may not be clear to participants and therefore problematic‚ such as the student wondering what will best impress the
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It is also thought that the way individuals construct and perform their identities is related to emitting a certain impression of themselves to others. Goffman (1959) in particular notes the idea of multiple identities related to different roles. For example‚ one will exhibit their personal identity when surrounded by family and their professional identity when surrounded by work colleagues. It is further
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Chapter 3: Culture 1) | d | Which of the following is an aspect of culture? | | a. | A comic book | | b. | The 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
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RACE Definitions/Concepts Racial Formation: idea of how race is created. Race: socially constructed categorization process that describes phenotype‚ not genotype. Ethnicity: nationality/origin. Whiteness: ideology tied to social status‚ provides privilege for those labeled white; process by which non-white “other” created for benefit of whites. Racism: about structural advantages/disadvantages placed on people based on perceptions of their race. Can be individual or institutional. Covert: not hiring
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the recovery process. Many people do not completely understand how harmful and challenging stigma can be to the person suffering from a mental illness. It can contribute to extra stresses that can double the effect of their illness tremendously. Goffman (1967) defined social stigma as “the overt or covert disapproval expressed by a society of the personal characteristics‚ beliefs‚ behaviours‚ or conditions that are believed by that society to be at odds with social or cultural norms.” (Hungerford
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former may on occasion clash with their identity as members of the latter‚ particularly if there are cultural or racial differences involved‚ as members may share a sense of loyalty to their group identity as members of the family. According to Erving Goffman‚ we need to look at small-scale social activity in order to understand society as a whole. (Taylor‚ 2009‚ p172)‚ and therefore understanding how neighbours relate to each other can help us to understand how whole communities also relate to each other
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