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    Sociology- Interaction

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    EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE. 4.Structural Function Theory of Socialization : * Socialization is one of the primary means by which culture including knowledge is passed from one generation to the next * Occurs not only in primary/secondary schools and professional schools‚ but even among counter cultures and subcultures engaging in illicit activity. 4.Conflict View of Socialization: Passing on advantage: * Socialization is the means by which the rich and powerful pass on their advantages

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    Sociology of Sports

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    Sociology of Sports Charles Howard Colorado Technical University Online SOCL215 03/16/2012 I believe the most useful way to look at sports is to look at it from a Functionalist View and an Interactionist View. I grew up playing sports my whole life. I played organized sports since I was in 6th grade all the way through my senior year of high school. I believe that sports bring young people together in competition which is also a value lesson in life. The lesson

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    Prostitution: Sociology

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    In terms of sociology‚ Prostitution is a way for an individual to maximize their monetary intake or in other words “benefits” by selling the thing that they have readily‚ their bodies. In other words‚ it is the act or practice of participating in promiscuous sexual activity especially for money. Prostitution has been in existence for ages‚ going back to the Byzantine‚ Roman‚ Greek‚ and Egyptian Empires. Ironically‚ the ancient religions of those eras dealt with the needs of the group and consequently

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    Sociology Notes

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    SOCI 1160: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS College of Arts and Letters Department of Sociology and Human Services Spring Semester‚ 2014 Tuesday/Thursday 8:00am Room 312 Instructor: Dr. Margaret Williamson Phone: 706-310-6225 E-mail: Margaret.Williamson@ung.edu Office Number: 708 Office Hours: Monday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:00am-10:00am Tuesday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:15am-11:00am Wednesday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:00am-10:00am Thursday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:15am-11:00am Friday 7:30am-8:00am;

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    Sociology Notes

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    Sociology Exam 3 1. Affirmative Action pos efforts to recruit minority grp mem/ women for jobs‚ promotions‚ edu opportunities; argued that discrimination will shift to Whites ex.: height/ residency requirements‚ testing differ w/ culture- sherpas: olf value independence‚ own homes/ good physical cond; fulani: old move to edge of homestead where ppl are buried‚ socially viewed as dead prejudice/ discrimination based on person’s age -endogamy: restrictions of mate selection to ppl in same

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    Gattaca and Sociology

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    helping his little brother to succeed. Despite Vincent’s dreams‚ he is a “godchild” and has no real future‚ until he meets a DNA broker who can‚ and does‚ change his life forever. In the movie “Gattaca” we see several terms and theories used in sociology that can be used to break down the movie into a sociological perspective of how life could be in the future. A persons’ values are their ideas of what is important and desirable in life. For Vincent‚ he wants to be an astronaut. This is impossible

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    [pic] Introduction To Sociology Section 4 Research: Sexism To: Dr. Mohammed Marzoky By: Faris Al Sahhar ID: LAB260 8/05/2012 Sexism Sexism is also known as gender discrimination or sex discrimination‚ is defined as prejudice or discrimination based on sex; or behavior‚ conditions‚ or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex. Sexism is a form of discrimination or devaluation based on a person ’s sex‚ with such attitudes being based on beliefs

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    Sociology is the study of human social relationships and institutions. Sociology ’s subject matter is diverse‚ ranging from crime to religion‚ from the family to the state‚ from the divisions of race and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture‚ and from social stability to radical change in whole societies. Unifying the study of these diverse subjects of study is sociology ’s purpose of understanding how human action and consciousness both shape and are shaped by surrounding cultural

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    sociology notes

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    Week 3 Movie Notes Rita (hairdresser) - if you want to change you have to do it from the inside out  Professor kicks her out  Rita barges into rooms‚ doesn’t sit down Frank’s wife left him for literature  Gets upset at the fact she is still taking birth control and doesn’t want to have kids until she discovers herself  Doesn’t have courage to go in and leaves the professor a note  Wasn’t dressed up enough as everyone else and didn’t have expensive wine  Wanted to talk serious with everyone

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    Sociology 100

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    PART I. 15 short-answer based questions ½ page. Define‚ get examples and write answer. If there are 2 sides to a question‚ mention them.   1. Define feminism and describe how this perspective is useful for sociologists. Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining‚ establishing‚ and defending equal political‚ economic‚ and social rights for women. In addition‚ feminism seeks to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment. A feminist is "an

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