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    Sociology and People

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    Hannah Wisnewski Period 4 Sociology Mr. Taylor Essays for Test 1. Clarify how folkways‚ mores‚ and laws vary in importance within American society. Give examples of each. Their importance of folkways‚ mores and laws within American society is that‚ in combination‚ they help maintain a civil society. Folkways are rules or standards that cover ways of thinking‚ feeling‚ and behavior but lack moral overtones. Folkways are socially accepted however not morally significant. They are

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    “forest”. The perspective also receives criticism for slighting the influence of social forces and institutions on individual interactions. The functionalist perspective‚ also called functionalism‚ is one of the major theoretical perspectives in sociology. It has its origins in the works of Emile Durkheim‚ who was especially interested in how social order is possible or how society remains relatively stable. functionalism interprets each part of society in terms of how it contributes to the stability

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    and understand society‚ and the specific situations in which we find ourselves‚ including what is normal (culturally acceptable) and what is deviant (against the norm) Sociology: scientific study of social/patterned/repeated behavior (social structure) or sociology is the study of people and how they behave in groups Rural Sociology: same but with rural populations. Ten Sociological Concepts (1) Society: people who share a culture and live together. People in same society live with same social structure

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    Culture and Sociology

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    Question #1 – We know that culture is simply a way of life practiced by a society‚ therefore society creates culture and such culture as passed on from generation to generation. However there are many reason a culture may change. Changes come in the way of environment‚ inventions‚ innovation‚ technology and contact with other cultures. Material culture is an element of culture. A few examples of material culture are clothing‚ toys‚ and housing. These are continually changing elements of culture.

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    Sociology of Education A functionalist view is that education prepares children for their role in society. The view suggests that the education system is meritocratic with each pupil having an equal opportunity to succeed‚ and students who are the most hardworking will achieve the best grades. Functionalists suggest there are three main objectives of the education system. One function is to provide secondary socialisation in addition to the family’s role of primary socialisation. Through a formal

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    AQA AS/A SOCIOLOGY ESSAY: CRITICALLY EXAMINE MARXIST PERSPECTIVES ON TODAY’S SOCIETY Classical Marxism is a conflict structural theory which argues that‚ rather than society being based on value consensus as functionalists would contend‚ there is a conflict of interest between different groups (social classes) because of the unequal distribution of power and wealth. Marxists are also interested in the way in which social change can occur‚ particularly in sudden and revolutionary ways. However‚ there

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    Rural sociology studies the village and urban sociology deals with the city. The city life depends on the village and what it produces. Similarly‚ the village is very much influenced by the city. Due to the pressures from within and attractions from outside people are flocking towards the cities from the villages. The economic necessity and social deficiency are ‘pushing’ the people out of the village‚ while the attractions of the city are ‘pulling’ them towards their centres. This has resulted

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    Assimilation - Sociology

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    ASSIMILATION In the sociology‚ assimilation is the process of integration whereby immigrants‚ or other minority groups‚ are "absorbed" into a generally larger community. This presumes a loss of all characteristics which make the newcomers different. A region where assimilation is occurring is sometimes referred to as a " melting pot". Assimilation can be voluntary‚ which is usually the case with immigrants‚ or forced upon a group‚ as is usually the case with the receiving "host" group. Immigration

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    EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE. 4.Structural Function Theory of Socialization : * Socialization is one of the primary means by which culture including knowledge is passed from one generation to the next * Occurs not only in primary/secondary schools and professional schools‚ but even among counter cultures and subcultures engaging in illicit activity. 4.Conflict View of Socialization: Passing on advantage: * Socialization is the means by which the rich and powerful pass on their advantages

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    Reflection on Sicko

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    Reflection on Sicko AODA Rehab. Gateway Technical College By‚ Scott Balcer Reflection on Sicko After watching Sicko by Micheal Moore‚ needless to say I was sickened. I knew from owning my own business and not having health insurance myself that medicine and DR. visits were expensive. But‚ I had no idea of the history‚ depth‚ and inside workings of the U.S. medical and pharmaceutical industry. When I saw the people that assisted with 911 unable to get free help and the help they did get was expensive

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