David Pham-Martinez SOC 2001 Assignment 1 1. Sociology is the systematic study of social interaction at a variety of levels. In my belief‚ I believe that sociology means the way society acts around things and how they behave towards it. Various sociological topics interest me such as culture‚ deviance‚ crime‚ and the criminal justice system‚ gender and sexuality‚ race and ethnicity‚ families and aging‚ and religion. 2. Functionalism: also known as structural functionalism. Maintains
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Summary Cultures and organisations The Dimensions of Culture Geert Hofstede defines culture as follows: "Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another". By this definition he emphasizes that culture is not a property of the individuals‚ but of groups. It is a collection of more or less shared characteristics possessed by people who have been conditioned by similar socialization practices‚ educational procedures‚ and life experiences
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Outline for Essentials of Sociology: SOC-102 Chapter 3 - Socialization Section 1 – In this section it talks about how personality‚ emotions and internal control are all parts of who we are. How emotions depend on socialization. “Socialization during childhood centers on learning our culture’s feeling rules.” By socializing with others‚ that is how we learn how to think‚ act‚ and feel. This section explains how socialization and culture can guide us in feeling and expressing emotions. But there
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The United States has become a melting pot of many ethnic cultures. The diversity of these differing cultures abounds in families‚ communities‚ private and public organizations; and benefits our society with an increased cultural awareness and engagement‚ which has decreased stereotyping and decreased discriminatory practices on the basis of being different (Wilson‚ 2014). According to Manning & Curtis (2012)‚ diversity is about all person’s being accepted and respected and being able to believe
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Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion James LeCroix SOC/315 May 16‚ 2011 Angela Rudibaugh Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion What are the dimensions of cultural diversity? Identify and briefly explain the dimensions by referencing both textbooks. There are primary and secondary dimensions of cultural diversity. The primary dimensions are the ones that are the thought of most when thinking about diversity. These are things that describe an individual’s identity. The things included
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Incident 10- The Cultural Diversity Training Program This case study involved a human resource teacher by the name of Dr. Jennifer Barnes and her University’s Cultural Diversity Training. While looking forward to attending an ongoing educational class on diversity training‚ she was very disappointed with her University only giving knowledge on ethnic group of people. Dr. Barnes was gratified with the poor education being taught on Cultural Diversity Training. Cultural Diversity should be taken
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Analysis and Comparison of Iranian and American Management; The Cultural Dimensions and Values This report is aimed to represent a brief description of the Iranian management values today and compare the results with a developed country like Unites State. First it will give a description of some of the characteristics of Iran management and culture‚ then it is tried to categorize these characteristic base on Hofstede ’s Dimensions (1980) (power distance‚ avoiding uncertainty‚ masculinity/femininity
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meant by “Things are rough all over” was that the greasers and socs have different sets of values‚ and many differences which lead to arguments about who is better. Cherry even stated‚ “You greasers have different sets of values. You’re more emotional. Were sophisticated- cool to the point of not feeling anything.” (Hinton 38). Neither side can understand the other which leads to the countless arguments and fights between them. The Socs role in society probably causes them to feel as if they are the
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Books by Edward T. Hall THE SILENT L A N G U A G E THE HIDDEN DIMENSION H A N D B O O K FOR PROXEMIC RESEARCH THE FOURTH DIMENSION IN ARCHITECTURE: The Impact of Building on Man’s Behavior (with Mildred Reed Hall) THE DANCE OF LIFE: The Other Dimension of Time HIDDEN DIFFERENCES: Doing Business with the Japanese (with Mildred Reed Hall) BEYOND CULTURE ANCHOR BOOKS EDITIONS‚ 1969‚ 1990 Copyright © 1966‚ 1982 by Edward T. Hall All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright
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Cultural diversity can be defined as the cultural differences that exist between people such as‚ language‚ traditions‚ and the religious beliefs along with the way society carries itself. It is inevitable in the United States to notice the wide variety of cultures that with the years have come to share this land with Americans. With the increase of diversity in the country‚ comes a wide variety of issues facing all sectors. In the criminal justice sector we see issues such as racial profiling
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