A. ’Educational system reproduces systems of social stratification in modern capitalist societies’. Analyze this statement by addressing the following questions/topics; 1. What is social stratification? Why are class‚ caste‚ gender and ethnicity considered to be systems of stratification? Answer- Social stratification is the division of society into different groups in a pattern of ranking. In simple sentence‚ social stratification means inequalities between different groups of people
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Another person’s misfortune can evoke feelings of anger or sympathy‚ but the same event can also evoke schadenfreude (Feather‚ 2006). How can this same event evoke two very different emotions? According to appraisal theory‚ emotional responses are evoked through the individual’s appraisal of an event (Roseman & Smith‚ 2001). Therefore‚ for someone’s misfortune to evoke schadenfreude‚ this should be appraised as being beneficial for the schadenfroh person (Frijda‚ 1988). Three concerns on how another
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One Door Closes‚ as another Door Opens Growing up in San Diego‚ California in a full blooded Portuguese family‚ complete with the grandparents from the old country and the western more contemporary parents was a very colorful upbringing. My grandmother and mother had many old wives sayings and tales that were the foundation of they way the reacted to life. Although raised in the fear and guilt that is known as the Catholic religion‚ my mother always reminded me that even when something bad
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Factors in Choosing A Mate Name Part I: Biographical Data 1. Age: 2. Sex: (male or female) 3. Religion: 4. Marital status (please circle): single dating engaged married divorced 5. Class or year: 6. Number of brothers: Number of sisters: Part II: Evaluative Section 1. At what age would you prefer to marry? 2. What age difference would you prefer between you and your spouse? years Whom would you prefer to be older (please circle): self spouse 3. Please
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Module 09 - Inclusion and Alienation Social Psychology Reading - Chapters 11 and 12 Phoebe Prince Phoebe Prince was a 15-year-old girl who had recently moved from Ireland to Western Massachusetts with her family. Phoebe had been the victim of severe harassment and bullying by a number of her classmates that appeared to stem from a brief romantic relationship she had with one of her tormentors. What seems to have happened is that Phoebe dated a boy in her class for a short period of time. The
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Dennis Muli MTB/40268/09 EFFECT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING ON SOCIETY 16th Dec 2010 INTRODUCTION Networking as we know it today has gone a notch higher thanks to the internet and technology as a whole. The number and popularity of social networks has grown immensely since 2005. Sites like Facebook‚ MySpace‚ Twitter‚ Tagged and a numerous number of dating sites have found their way into our PCs and phones. All one needs to gain access to these social networks is a pc or phone and an internet
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The team atmosphere is the most important part of the game‚ teaching me how to communicate effectively and how to be selfless. Learning to sit back in the box and wait for that perfect pitch taught me patience. Standing in there and taking a fastball off of the elbow taught me that pain is only temporary. Working through a hitting slump taught
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Department for Work and Pensions Research Report No 450 Factors influencing social mobility Dr. Alex Nunn‚ Dr. Steve Johnson‚ Dr. Surya Monro‚ Dr. Tim Bickerstaffe and Sarah Kelsey A report of research carried out by the Policy Research Institute on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions Corporate Document Services © Crown Copyright 2007. Published for the Department for Work and Pensions under licence from the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office by Corporate Document
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Essay – factors that influence pro-social behaviour What is pro-social behaviour? It is the voluntary actions that are intended to help or benefit another individual or group of individuals. This definition refers to the consequences of a person’s actions‚ motivations and their behaviour; behaviours which include a broad range of activities: sharing‚ comforting‚ rescuing‚ and helping. But there are a many different factors that influence this behaviour‚ that affect one’s decision to give‚ share
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Whose values count? Culture: any group sharing values‚ beliefs‚ customs “…isms” ethnicism/racism sexism heterosexism (homophobia) classism ageism prejudice against disabled religious bigotry Cultural Competence Familiarity with other groups culture Know thyself People including students‚ therapist‚ profs‚ are humans first and Three challenges to know about yourself Humans rarely contemplate the origin‚ validity or meaning of their value Humans underestimate the arbitrariness
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