was based. First‚ the structural-functionalist approach allowed me to better view the Honorable Men of Hopewell and their extensive power in the Delta. John J. Macionis defines this perspective as a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability (Macionis: 11). The Honorable Men of Hopewell are in charge of making all of the important economic decisions. “We’re deciding the future of this great state‚ and that’s
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Urbanization Trends The world has experienced two major urban revolutions in the past‚ with the first one starting around 8000 B.C.E. and the second one starting around 1750‚ spawned by the Industrial Revolution (Macionis‚ 2011). The third urban revolution has now begun‚ however the rapid rate of urban growth is concentrated mainly in low-income nations. This trend is thought to be caused by falling death rates and migration of people moving toward inner cities in search of better jobs‚ education
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separation of categories of people.” (Macionis‚ 2012‚ p. 61) De jure segregation “Children assigned to schools specifically to maintain racially separated schools.” (Schaefer‚ 2012‚ p.414) Pluralism “A state in which people of all racial and ethnic categories have about the same overall social standing.” (Macionis‚ 2012‚ p. 63) Assimilation “The process by which minorities gradually adopt cultural patterns from the dominant majority population.” (Macionis‚ 2012‚ p. 63) Part II
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are a way to help socialize youth‚ and culturally integrate them as they become adolescents. Emile Durkheim was a sociologist who studied suicide‚ and he found that people who were more culturally integrated were less likely to take their own life (Macionis 5). Because sports offer an opportunity for social relationships to form‚ they also offer an opportunity for cultural integration. Because of this‚ another way that sports are beneficial in American society is that they can reduce the risk of suicide
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1963‚ Invitation to sociology‚ Harmondsworth‚ Pelican Burr‚ V‚ 1995‚ An introduction to social constructionism‚ London‚ Routledge de Swaan‚ A‚ 2001‚ Human societies‚ Cambridge‚ Polity Jenkins‚ R‚ 1996‚ Social identity‚ London‚ Routledge Macionis‚ J‚ and Plummer‚ K‚ 2002‚ Sociology: a global introduction‚ Harlow‚ Prentice Hall Oakley‚ A‚ 1985‚ Sex‚ gender and society‚ London‚ Gower Taylor‚ S‚ 1999‚ Sociology: issues and debates‚ Basingstoke‚ Palgrave What is social constructionism? http://www.psy
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teachers once you have completed Lesson 3. (10 points) 1. Frederick Douglass is very detailed in his description of Mr. Plummer. Why? Answer: Douglass was very detailed in his description of Mr. Plummer because he was so cruel‚ and his description encapsulated his encounters with the cruelty of Mr. Plummer‚ and his masters in general. Douglass detailed how evil Mr. Plummer could be with how he punished female slaves in order to give an example of the general evil of slavery. (10 points) 2. Why
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institutionalized race and class-based discrimination in order to ensure that the preponderance of governmental power would remain where it had securely been held long before the adoption of capitalism; with elite white males (Dalton‚ Elias‚ & Wandersman‚ 2007; Macionis‚ 2009). Following President Nixon’s declaration of War on Drugs in 1972‚ ensuing policy has included President Ronald Reagan ’s militarization of the War on Drugs‚ the 1998 Souder Amendment to the Higher Education Act‚ and the prosecution of citizens
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information on the public’s attitude toward homosexuality has been moving toward greater acceptance. (Macionis‚ 2010). In the early 1970’s the views of homosexuality were on the verge of change and gay liberation movements begin. Survey conducted in 1973 over 75% of adults in the US viewed homosexual relations as wrong and by 2006 less than 60% of adults in the US viewed homosexual relations as wrong (Macionis‚ 2010). In 2004 gay marriages became legal in the state of Massachusetts. This made making homosexual
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research‚ gender can affect sociological research in five ways. The five ways gender can affect are the following‚ Androcentricity‚ overgeneralzing gender blindness‚ double standards‚ and interference. Androcentricity means‚ "focus on the male" ( Macionis‚ 2011 P.21). With this type of research‚ the researchers tend to act as if the activities that men’s perform are the only important ones‚ ignoring what women do. They focus and acknowledge the paid labor men do‚ but under look the house work and
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metaphorical DNA of one’s personality; without individuation‚ we would all be the same—drones‚ rendered unnecessary. As described by Plummer‚ Ophelia Syndrome is the inability to think or act for ourselves. Those suffering from Ophelia Syndrome are incapable of producing original thought or coping with the unknown. They would rather be safely misled than creatively uncertain. Plummer stated that Ophelia Syndrome was most commonly manifested in university students and “middle managers in American corporations”
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