Petras October 24‚ 2012 Sociology 120 Mon&Wed 1230-145 ‘Toy’ Assignment 1. Start with the logistics of your research: When‚ where‚ etc. did you complete your fieldwork? Be specific. On October 24‚ 2012 I woke up and went to Target in Rancho San Diego. I walked in and went straight to the Toy Isle‚ because I didn’t want to be tempted to buy anything. 2. Describe three or four toys from the sections and explain how the toys you observed serve to socialize children into roles. What values
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all about. Our global operating systems weave together all processes from product design to final sales‚ including global R&D‚ procurement of world-class quality materials‚ production focused in China‚ and the operation of 790 stores around the globe. This seamless system allows UNIQLO to consistently offer its customers high-quality products at reasonable prices. UNIQLO Japan b UNIQLO CO.‚ LTD. UNIQLO Operations UNIQLO International b UNIQLO(U.K.)LTD. b FAST RETAILING(CHINA)TRADING CO.‚ LTD
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English 101 12/12/12 Pro. Jimenez Most of us grow up assuming that gender roles and stereotypes are natural ways of being or behaving‚ so we generally don’t question them. From the day we are born we receive messages about male and female gender roles. We learn about them through a number of ways. A good example of stereotyping gender roles is to think about how babies are colour coded‚ girls in pink and boys in blue for example. The kinds of toys that little girls receive give messages about
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Present day Japan and the United States share political economic and social similarities and differences such as both countries have a democratic government based around a constitution; however japan has incorporated a more traditional aspect of their culture by retaining the position of the emperor. Economically both are very similar in that they both run on the concept of free market and are both in the top five largest economies in the world. Differences would include the fact that Japan’s economy
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in Kodak’s best interest to pursue digital imaging‚ will give enough evidence to support a rational decision. The era of digital photography is well under way. After surpassing sales of film cameras in 2003‚ the demand for digital devices in the US and other developed markets continues to swell. According to market research firm IDC‚ during the first nine months of 2004‚ "U.S. shipments of digital still cameras grew by close to 50%‚ vs. the same period in 2003. Conversely‚ we think U.S. shipments
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BUSINESS 501 ETHICS The Case of the Mattel Toy Company According to the instructions for this case study‚ three virtues were to be chosen to identify with the case study. In keeping with the instructions‚ I have chosen Honesty‚ generosity and justice as the 3 virtues to associate with the case. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy states‚ “A virtue such as honesty or generosity is not just a tendency to do what is honest or generous‚ nor is it to be helpfully specified as a “desirable” or “morally
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In the first experiment‚ the bacteria R. fascians and R. corynebacterioides grew equally well in all conditions of light‚ except ultraviolet light. We tested this by comparing the petri dishes to the petri dishes that grew without light. Here‚ the exposure time was constant for all the lights and no light‚ which is 48 hours. The light sources were different. However‚ none of the lights had an effect on the bacteria‚ for the bacteria just continued to grow normally. The only exception was that UV
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During World War II Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and ruined many of our fleets and military. The decision on what to do to deal with Japan was a tough one. America made the right decision on dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. The atomic bomb was necessary in order to assure the war would end as soon as possible. On August 6th the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ on august 9th a second one was dropped on Nagasaki‚ and on August 10th Japan declared its intention to surrender. This is clear
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R-directed Thinking Most of us desire to become a lawyer‚ an accountant or a computer programmer because they are well paid and decent. But‚ this thought may be outdated. Daniel Pink in his book ‘ A Whole New Mind’ put forward that the future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind. A new world in which “right brain” qualities-inventiveness‚ empathy‚ meaning-predominate will substitute for the era of “left brain” dominance‚ and the Information Age engendered
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In 1940‚ Japan joined the Axis powers Germany and Italy. This increased conflict with the United States & Great Britain‚ which resulted with a supply cut of oil. Shortage of oil caused Japan to invade other countries‚ such as Indonesia for resources. Japan invaded and captured many countries but the Allied forces slowly pushed Japan back. Not long after‚ US forces air raided Japan‚ which then dropped the two atomic bombs. After the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ Japan surrendered
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