SOCI 1160: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS College of Arts and Letters Department of Sociology and Human Services Spring Semester‚ 2014 Tuesday/Thursday 8:00am Room 312 Instructor: Dr. Margaret Williamson Phone: 706-310-6225 E-mail: Margaret.Williamson@ung.edu Office Number: 708 Office Hours: Monday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:00am-10:00am Tuesday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:15am-11:00am Wednesday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:00am-10:00am Thursday 7:30am-8:00am; 9:15am-11:00am Friday 7:30am-8:00am;
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What is the social role of sport? To what extent does social structure influence the practice and experience of sport? Discuss in relation to two of the following: gender‚ class‚ ethnicity or Aboriginality‚ or region. Illustrate your answer with at least three examples from sporting contexts (local or international). Sport plays a huge role in today’s society. It contributes to one’s health and fitness‚ social interaction‚ social and motor skills‚ patriotism‚ fun and entertainment. It also
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References: & Bibliography (1) J. Fulcher & J. Scott(2007) Sociology‚ 3rd Edition‚ Oxford. (2) Churton‚ M (2000) Theory and Method‚ New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (3) Slattery‚ M (2003) Key Ideas in Sociology‚ Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes‚ 2nd edition. (4)F. Gambino (1998)‚ A critique of Fordism‚ 1st Edition‚ Theo Nicholas‚ NY (5)http://www.marxists.org/glossary/terms/f/o.html (6) http://en
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History and Sociology Essay question: Describe how migration is a cultural trait of Caribbean people. Migration is said to be a cultural trait of Caribbean people. Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. It allows for the diffusion of ideas and cultural traits. Culture is the way of life of people‚ while traits speak to habits or customs of people. Therefore cultural traits refer to the habitual activities such as‚ values‚ attitudes‚ norms and beliefs‚ which characterizes
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Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Social Science & Medicine journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/socscimed The pharmaceutical corporation and the ‘good work’ of managing women’s bodies Tasleem Juana Padamsee* Department of Sociology‚ Ohio State University‚ 238 Townshend Hall‚ 1885 Neil Avenue Mall‚ Columbus‚ OH 43210‚ United States a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Available online 3 March 2011 Keywords: Women Gender Medicalization Pharmaceutical corporations Health
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as one of the essential ideal models of sociological understandings of race. Omi and Winant recognize reductionist theories of race that distinguish race as epiphenomenal instead of tough as the head contending speculations of racial elements in sociology today. When it comes to
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1 MARKETING THINKING (MT) CHALLENGE 1.1: INTERESTING MARKETING QUESTIONS ________________________________________________________________________ All of us have experiences with marketing either professionally or as consumers. Therefore‚ this task shouldn’t be too difficult. Put yourself in the marketer’s position and generate ten interesting marketing questions that could be useful to the marketer. Try not to evaluate your questions‚ simply list interesting ones. We’ll use these questions later
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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY INSTRUCTOR: DAVID L. EIKERENKEOTTER CHAPTER 15: FAMILIES AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS BY EARL LEE BRUNSON FAMILIES AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS Chapter 15 opens with the discussion in the form of a question. Is the American family in a state of crisis? Or are family arrangements simply changing to keep pace with rapid economic‚ technological‚ and social changes in the United States? Two Sociologists‚ David Popenoe and Judith Stacey offer different perspectives on the
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Socio-Autobiography (What my life is –what I make of it with the help of Biological and a Sociological Mix – A slice of my of life) Author: Nancy Gutierrez Written for my Sociology Class Culture and Society Instructor: Joan McGowan My family traditions and values have influenced my biological and cultural views and values. My life and career goals bear resemblance with my parents ’ life and expectations influenced by class and culture. Yet have been structured by Sociological concepts
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4/6/08 Agents of Sociology Socialization is an important factor in everyone’s life. No matter one’s color‚ race‚ gender‚ etc‚ socialization occurs and brings about a social identity for every individual. How the individual chooses to adapt to their environment and develop their own sense of self is the important sociological question here. Teenagers today face pressure from various socialization agents such as the media‚ schools‚ the peer group and the family. These socialization
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