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    Global Social Issues and Change Social scientists are trying to measure global poverty‚ despite specific disagreements pertaining to where to draw the poverty line. For instance whether to base the poverty line on minimum income‚ or the ability to purchase specific foods‚ or even consumption. In 2000‚ the United Nations began addressing the issue of global poverty and created the Millennium Development Project (Schaefer‚ 2011). Thorbecke (2011) states the project’s mission is‚ “The reduction

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    The Social Construction of Gender It is obvious boys and girls are different from the moment they are born. They have both genetic and biological differences‚ they are born a certain sex‚ either male or female (or sometimes a combination of both). Of course there are other differences between a boy and a girl but what are the influences? Are all the differences from the moment they are born or are there other factors that make us into who we are‚ into what gender we are. Sex is something you are

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    Broc Fulmer Daniel Skoglund English 111 March 11‚ 2013 The Affects of Social Media in Our Culture We see it everywhere we go‚ most of the people we know are involved with it‚ and it is only getting bigger‚ what I am referring to is social media. Facebook is the largest social media site and the most used. In the book Social Media Usage and Impact‚ Hana S. Noor Al-Deen states‚ “ With over 500 million active users‚ Facebook provides a virtual reality in cyberspace where users can enact identities

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    Public speaking is one of the most under rated skills learned in school‚ yet is one of the most valuable. The way you communicate shows a lot about you‚ and can influence other ’s opinions of you. In every profession communication in some way is used and important. Good communication skills‚ no matter what you plan to do in life‚ will help you out greatly and improve your chances against a harsh job market. I am majoring in Business Administration and Law‚ and communication is one of the biggest

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    Public Opinion‚ the War in Iraq‚ and Presidential Accountability Erik Voeten Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs The George Washington University voeten@gwu.edu Paul R. Brewer Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee prbrewer@uwm.edu Earlier versions of this manuscript were presented at the 2004 PolMeth Conference at Stanford University‚ the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association

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    Brazil Social Issues

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    Social and Ethical Aspects As a German corporation‚ Daimler AG subscribes to very different values and norms when compared to Brazilian society. Charles Hill (2011) defined society as a group of people that share a common set of values and norms. Brazil’s society is a melting pot of nationalities due to centuries of Portuguese colonization‚ African slavery and assimilation with the natives. As a result‚ modern-day Brazilian culture is unique and very complex. However‚ over the centuries‚ they have

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    Running Head: Abortion Abortion as a Social Issue Virginia Putt Abortion as a Social Issue Abortion has been a long standing social issue in the United States‚ which is why I chose to discuss this topic. There has and probably always will be a social issue due to the vast variety of people who live in the United States. Abortion is more than just a social issue; it is a legal issue‚ political issue‚ religious issue‚ a medical issue‚ and an insurance issue. However‚ these are just subcategories

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    Gender is ascribed meaning something people are not born as or with‚ while sex is prescribed meaning something someone is born as or with such as race. Society assigns gender to each person and those children who are born with an ambiguous genitalia are often assigned a gender based on what doctors may think is easier to make‚ boy or girl. Why is it so wrong to leave these children as they are? Why must a gender be assigned to these children immediately? We are constantly “doing gender” even when

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    No sentence can define social networking better than “The real spectacle that draws us here is us”. I will focus on Facebook because it is the social network that‚ in my opinion‚ discloses more this concept of putting a show of ourselves to everyone else. If we go to the Facebook site and use all of the tools available we can easily understand that is a spectacle of “Me‚ me and me”. We can see it immediately in the status bar (“What are you doing”‚ “Upload a photo of you and your friends”); then

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    There are many factors that could cause problems in the research sociologist conduct. Gender is a main point that could tamper a researcher’s results. There are five ways gender can shape research. The first way gender can affect sociological research is androcentricity‚ looking at issues from the male perspective. Women are sometimes ignored because researchers believe men’s actions or roles are more important. For example‚ a study on professional basketball would have inaccurate results if

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