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    College‚ University of Cambridge‚ San Jose State University PLACE OF BIRTH: San Francisco‚ California PLACE OF DEATH: Volcanoes National Park‚ Rwanda Dian Fossey became famous as an American zoologist who carried out a broad study of gorilla groups for 18 years in the mountain forests of Rwanda. She became a celebrity when she brought massive publicity to her cause of saving the mountain gorilla from extinction in 1970. She was eventually murdered in December 27th 1985. 3‚ Biruté

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    What is sociology?

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    Sociology as a science and particularly as a separate field of study is of recent origin. It is the youngest of the social sciences. August Comte‚ the father of sociology‚ first of conceived the word ‘sociology’ in‚ 1839. He had intended to name the new science social physics‚ but he rejected this term after a Belgian scholar‚ Adolphe Quetelet‚ began to make statistical studies of society and to call his area of Endeavour social physics. The word sociology is a barbaric combination of Latin word

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    privileges attached to a status. You occupy a status‚ but you play a role. The sociological significance of roles is that they lay out what is expected of people. Groups A group - consists of people who regularly and consciously interact with one another. They may share similar values‚ norms‚ and expectations. Involuntary memberships- groups that provide little option to

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    state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people and it’s from the people to the leaders‚ not from the leaders to the people. For which it stands‚ one nation -- one nation‚ meaning "so blessed by God" Indivisible -- incapable of being divided. With liberty -- which is freedom -- the right of power to live one’s own life without threats‚ fear or some sort of retaliation. And

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    In 2005‚ 19.7 million Americans over the age of 12 reported they were current illicit drug users. Nearly 18 million Americans are alcoholics. Globally‚ more than 76 million individuals have diagnosable drinking problems and about 15 million people have drug use disorders. Drug and alcohol abuse affects not the only the user‚ but also his or her family and friends‚ workplace‚ school‚ neighbors and community. In chapter 12 of “ Social Problems‚ Community‚ Policy and Social Actions‚” by Anna –Leon Guerrero

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    Sociology of Religion

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    Religion The variety and number of religious organizations and beliefs around the world is so large that sociologists have a difficult time arriving at a single definition of religion. In Western societies‚ people usually identify religion with Christianity: the belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God who promises salvation through faith and life after death. Yet religion as a global phenomenon presents a much more complex picture‚ because most of the world’s religions lack the core concepts of

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    effects of the Baby Boom on American society. How has this affected population aging? How will it affect population aging in the future? Describe the differences between the young‑old and the old‑old groups within the older population. Describe the different needs of these different age groups. Discuss male and female differences in health in later life. Discuss some of the reasons why men and women have different rates of illness. Discuss both intrinsic (biological) and extrinsic (environmental)

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    Culture is the common denominator that makes the actions of the individuals understandable to a particular group. That is‚ the system of shared values‚ beliefs‚ behaviours‚ and artefacts making up a society’s way of life. Culture can either be represented fin form of material or non material culture. Material culture is a term representative of the physical creations made‚ used‚ or shared by the members of a certain society; it is the society’s buffer against the environment. The components of material

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    Applied Sociology Ethan W. Miller Dr. Shenk April 2014 Applied Sociology As every college student beginning there career in college everyone comes in with different dreams and aspirations. Some students enter universities already knowing what they want to-do. Some students have an idea‚ but are maybe haven’t quite narrowed down there choices yet. While others have no clue and are open to all the possibilities that there institution has to offer to them. As we move through

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    Sociologists study society as a ’social science’ however the status of sociology as a science is easily questionable when compared to how acknowledged scientists study the natural world. In order to determine whether or not sociology can be accepted as a true science it is useful to make comparisons between the studies performed by both sociologists and natural scientists on their subjects of society and the natural world respectively. Sociology can be considered a science as it involve systematic methods

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