Lesson 1 Notes archaeological anthropology | The study of human behavior and cultural patterns and processes through the culture’s material remains. | ascribed status | Social status (e.g.‚ race or gender) that people have little or no choice about occupying. | cultural anthropology | The study of human society and culture; describes‚ analyzes‚ interprets‚ and explains social and cultural similarities and differences. | cultural relativism | The position that the values and standards
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times find it easier to believe that which we see. Even in the Bible we find that humans have made sculptures‚ statues and paintings of their god in order for them to have something that reminds them of that greater force and act as intermediaries between them as moral beings and God as a divine spiritual being. For example Early Christians used the fish as a symbol of God which is now replaced by the symbol of the cross; Ancient Egyptians who worshipped numerous god’s used a falcons head as a symbol
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Sociology is the study of the human race as a whole and the sociological perspective involves a sociological mindset‚ which allows you to put your personal feelings‚ and encounters into relation with society. To understand what we are going through as individuals‚ one must first understand and relate to individuals in the same situation‚ or as Wright (1959:3) puts it‚ “…the first lesson of the social science…is the idea that the individual can understand his own experience and gauge his own fate
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‘Discuss the relationship between Cordelia and Lear and compare it to the relationship between Edgar and Gloucester’. Written in 1605 but first performed in 1606 on Boxing Day in front of King James‚ ‘King Lear’ is a typical Shakespearean tragedy which focuses around the themes of family and the disruption of natural order. The play has strong Aristotelian influences as the protagonist‚ King Lear‚ enters the play in a position of great importance through external forces which are out of his control
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created a law he thought would be good for Thebes; however‚ Antigone‚ who disobeyed the law caused Creon’s anger to enlarge. The outcome of Creon’s actions ended tragically‚ which is the reason why he is the tragic hero in this play. The conflict between Creon and Antigone is one of conflicting values and duties. When Antigone’s brothers fight to the death in battle Creon declares that only one of the two brothers should be buried. Antigone is disgusted by this law and buries her other brother‚ thus
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Home Work Two Introduction to Sociology Fall 2013. Student Name: Student ID # : Student Section: Due Date: December 18‚ 2013. Good Luck ESSAY QUESTIONS 1- In a short essay‚ identify a number of your own statuses. What roles correspond to each? Do any operate as master statuses? How? 2- Explain the idea of socially constructing reality with examples from everyday life. 3- State four ways in which‚ according to Emile Durkheim‚ deviance is functional for society as
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This essay will discuss and provide relevant information based on the understanding of stress and grief‚ also discussing how stress and grief are caused‚ what the effects are‚ and how it relates to paramedicine practice. This essay will also mention some research findings such as how paramedics are affected and strategies on coping with stress and grief‚ while also providing and comparing grief models to see which best suits Paramedic Practice. Stress is a feeling of being under too much pressure
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The usefulness of interviews in Sociological Research In assessing the usefulness of interviews within sociological research it is noted that sociology is an academic discipline and such it requires a methodology to reach conclusions thus it must have ways of producing and analysing data in order to test theories(Haralambos and Halborn 1995:808) Two main methods of data collection exist within sociological research these are quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative methods are favoured
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Macro-sociology focuses on the large scale social forces and the effects they have on entire societies. On the other hand‚ the micro-sociology focuses on the social interaction‚ the face to face social interaction of an individual. In the situation of a student getting kicked out of college due to bad grades‚ the macro sociologist might looks at broader scale such as social structure such as culture‚ social class‚ social status‚ roles‚ groups‚ and social institutions. For example‚ macro sociologist
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MEMORANDUM on The Zimbabwean Access to Information and Privacy Bill by ARTICLE 19 Global Campaign for Free Expression London January‚ 2002 Introduction The Access to Information and Privacy Bill‚ 2001 (Media Bill) is currently being considered by the Zimbabwean Parliament. Passage of this Bill‚ which is part of a series of restrictive measures proposed by the Government‚ was recently delayed when the parliamentary legal committee failed to report on it in advance of the second reading‚ as
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