NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSE CODE: CSS 111 COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY CSS 111 COURSE GUIDE COURSE GUIDE CSS 111 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Course Developer/Writer Solomon Ojo University of Ibadan Dr. (Mrs.) I. Udofot National Open University of Nigeria Course Co-ordinator NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ii CSS 111 COURSE GUIDE National Open University of Nigeria Headquarters 14/16 Ahmadu Bello Way
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Final Exam Review Questions Solutions Guide You will probably want to PRINT THIS so you can carefully check your answers. Be sure to ask your instructor if you have questions about any of the solutions given below. 1. Explain the difference between a population and a sample. In which of these is it important to distinguish between the two in order to use the correct formula? mean; median; mode; range; quartiles; variance; standard deviation. Solution: A sample is a subset of a population. A population
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What is Normal? Lorber’s Believing is Seeing: Biology as Ideology In her article Believing is Seeing‚ Judith Lorber writes of the very fine line between gender and sex. She argues that neither sex nor gender is a pure category of classification. They are more so just a combination of the two of them in the social construction of gender statuses. Her article uses sports and technological competence to show how society transforms physiological differences into gendered social bodies. Lorber’s perspective
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Table Z: Areas under the standard normal curve (negative Z) Second decimal place in z 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 0.00 * 0.0000 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 z -3.9 -3.8 -3.7 -3.6 -3.5 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0
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The difference between Taiwan and China Taiwan‚ not much people know this country‚ most people think that Taiwan is the same as Hong Kong or Macau‚ a part of China‚ but actually Taiwan is the independent country in East Asia. The official name of Taiwan is “Republic of China” different from China is “People Republic of China”. About 65 years ago‚ there were a civil war inside mainland China between two biggest political parties. Both parties named “Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)” and ”Communist
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Normal Distribution Normal distribution is a statistics‚ which have been widely applied of all mathematical concepts‚ among large number of statisticians. Abraham de Moivre‚ an 18th century statistician and consultant to gamblers‚ noticed that as the number of events (N) increased‚ the distribution approached‚ forming a very smooth curve. He insisted that a new discovery of a mathematical expression for this curve could lead to an easier way to find solutions to
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Creating an Economic Strategy for Taiwan Prof. Michael E. Porter Harvard Business School Global Leaders Forum Taipei‚ Taiwan April 8‚ 2010 This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter’s articles and books‚ including‚ The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press‚ 1990)‚ “The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development‚” in The Global Competitiveness Report‚ (World Economic Forum)‚ “Clusters and the New Competitive Agenda for Companies and Governments” in On Competition
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Taiwan is a subtropical island located about 100 miles east of mainland China. Covering about 13‚892 square miles‚ it is roughly the size of the state of Maryland and the capital city is Taipei‚ which is found at the northern tip of the country on the Tamsui River. The so-called “backbone” of the island is formed by a north-south mountain range‚ the highest peak of which being Yushan at 13‚110 feet. These mountains were the original homeland of the aborigines. With people taking advantage of the
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Revised Taiwan Scholarship Program Guidelines（2006～2007） 1. The Taiwan Scholarship Program Guidelines are duly enacted in accordance with Article 4 of the Taiwan Scholarship Plan. 2. Types of Scholarships and benefits: (1) Undergraduate Scholarships: These scholarships are for foreign students who want to pursue undergraduate studies at universities/colleges in Taiwan. A stipend of NT$25‚000 per month per student will be provided. (2) Master’s Scholarships: Scholarships in the amount of NT$30
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Topic : Higher Education Problem in Taiwan (over The Last Fifty Years) Do you think higher education is one of the important goals for humanization? Long time ago‚ education is the right only for the nobilities. On the contrary‚ Taiwan today‚ everyone can access to higher education as long as he or she strives hard enough. For the development of Taiwan and international competitiveness‚ the government had been investing a lot of money in order to advance higher education. Not surprisingly
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