1.1 The Sociological Imagination Sociology: the scientific study of social structure; patterned social behavior Help understand of why people act the way they do (in groups) Social Structure: the patterned interaction of people in social relationships How people act when around others (food fight) Perspective: a particular point of view Why i see thing differently from how others see it (opinion on the president) Sociological Perspective: a view that looks at the behavior of groups‚ not individuals
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Dr. Ruby Payne’s book “A Framework for Understanding Poverty” highlights a lot of important things for students in poverty. Registers of language‚ being an effect role model‚ discipline‚ creating relationships are only a few of the many important points. All the point that Payne makes could be used in the classroom At the beginning of the school year teachers want to establish a good relationship with your students. Creating these relationships with these students is important. According to Payne
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“POVERTY AND POLLUTION” In the Article Poverty and Pollution‚ there are many things being discuss such as poverty‚ pollution‚ harmful gases‚ the percentage of infant mortality and how nearly 13‚000 suffer from respiratory disease. Many residents are suffering from different/variety of health problem as an result. These problems are very serious and dangerous. The people over in Brazil’s “valley of death” are having difficulties breathing and could die if there’s nothing done about the situation
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A Nation Of Poverty “In a country well governed‚ poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed‚ wealth is something to be ashamed of.” Confucius was quoted saying that in regards to Poverty and its role it can play in a nation’s well being. Poverty is a major problem in the world still in this present day‚ mainly in many underdeveloped countries. Poverty leads to poorer living conditions‚ a lower morale‚ and can stall a lot of growth that a country can generally strive for
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Chapter 1 The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction (August 19-25) Sociology is the study of human society‚ and there is the sociology of sports‚ of religion‚ of music‚ of medicine‚ even a sociology of sociologists. “Thinking like a sociologist” means applying analytical tools to something you have always done without much conscious thought—like opening this book or taking this class. It requires you to reconsider your assumptions about society and question what you have taken for
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Poverty is an enemy of man; it humiliates and dehumanizes its victims‚ poverty holds sway‚ in the midst of plenty‚ a situation described in Nigeria’s political lexicon as a ‘bewildering paradox’. Poverty has been a serious challenge to governments in Nigeria. Its effects‚ which include lack and deprivation in the basic necessities of life‚ are worrisome. Apart from inducing lack of certain capabilities‚ such as that of being able to participate with dignity in societal endeavours‚ poverty has earned
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The war on poverty‚ the unofficial name of the legislation brought into effect by president Lyndon B. Johnson led to the passing of multiple acts to administer federal funds at programs to target poverty. 50 years later‚ on January 24th‚ 2014 The Wall Street Journal published two opposing arguments by Cory Booker and Paul Ryan on how the program worked out and what should be done with the idea today. Booker’s “Building on the Success of the War on Poverty” takes a positive stance with the idea
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People often blame themselves for crisis in their lives such as the loss of job or dropping out of school. How would a sociological imagination help them understand the larger social forces influencing these events? The sociological imagination helps us see that often times we are not usually in control of the major events in our life. It teaches us to look at the bigger picture when analyzing our problems. In many cases it is our culture that shapes the happenings in our life. Our culture influences
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The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on October 17 throughout the world. It was officially recognised by the United Nations . It is to honour the victims of poverty‚ hunger‚ violence and fear. One of the main aims of the day is to make the voice of the poor heard and Raising awareness of the need to eradicate poverty. Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. That is‚ they have little or no material means
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The Causes of Poverty There is no doubt that poverty is unfavorable‚ so we must ask ourselves why it exists. It is a major problem all around the world today. We need to know where poverty begins in order to plan an attack on this social epidemic. The causes of poverty are very important that should be figured out initially. Among many other factors‚ discrimination‚ job shortage‚ inadequate early childhood education‚ the increase of housing rents and the lack of health insurance are the most dominant
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