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    1. By stating that the sociological perspective shows us “the strange in the familiar‚" the text argues that sociologists: Answer | | 2 points    Question 2 Question 2 1. | |   | Three campus roommates are talking about why they are in college. A sociological view of going to college highlights the effect of: Answer | | | |  Question 3 Question 3 1. | |   | Sociologists use the term “social marginality” to refer to: Answer | | | |  Question 4 Question

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    The Social Birth Order Theory In the world of psychology‚ nature versus nurture is a common theme theorists attribute to differences in the personalities of children. However‚ there may be other influences that have greater impact early in life. When it comes to the disposition of a person‚ the order in which they were born within a family leaves an ineffaceable effect. A child’s inclination toward certain personality traits can be the result of their inherent position within their family. Many

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    Cooption and Coercion Numerous ways exist to describe the people of the Middle East. One can describe a people by their ethnicity‚ religion or sect‚ tribe‚ class‚ gender‚ and so forth. These descriptors give one a sense of identity‚ and the identities of the people of the Middle East have played a critical role in the politics of the region. Especially in the cases of ethnic and religious differences‚ Middle Eastern regimes seek to overcome those differences‚ not for the sake of social harmony‚ but

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    Police Pressure and Police Coercion Interrogation is described as the process through which an interrogator induces a person being interrogated into providing statements against his or her own best interest. Police interrogators main aim is to obtain confessions from suspected criminals. In achieving this goal the police have in instances used pressure and coercion while interrogating suspected criminals. It is often difficult to get a confession even from a guilty suspect which makes the goals of an

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    understand it as the interaction of belief‚ behavior and belonging. In other words‚ what makes religion religion is that it is something people do together. Private beliefs and practices can be referred to as spirituality‚ but religion is usually social. This project attempts to describe Christian Baptist religion‚ its main beliefs‚ values and traditions as a part of an urban lifestyle. ‘Baptists are a group of Christian denominations and churches who subscribe to a theology of believer’s baptism

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    there are three sociological theories that differ greatly between them on the role of education. These are Functionalism‚ Marxism and Liberalism. Functionalists view the role of education as a means of socialising individuals and to integrate society‚ to keep society running smoothly and remain stable. Emile Durkheim‚ creator of the Organic Analogy‚ was a functionalist during the 1870 ’s. Durkheim believes that society can only survive if its members are committed to common social values and that

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    Sexual coercion is a problem in the correctional institution on so many levels. With many inmates in the correctional institution expressing their sexuality either violent or innocuous‚ other inmates just simply don’t fight when they become the sexual object of another inmate. Factors that appear to increase sexual coercion are understaffed officers‚ racial conflict‚ inadequate security‚ and many inmates incarcerated for crimes against other people. The main inmates that are at risk are non gang

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    Unit 7 sociological perspectives In this blog I will be explaining the principal sociological perspectives (Marxism‚ Interactionism‚ Functionalism and collectivism). The open view in sociology can cause debates‚ disclosure and sometimes even controversy as we will see in the blog. Sociology is the study of society and the different social structures within it. Social structures examples of large groups that are in society. For example‚ family‚ religion‚ health and social care‚ mass media‚ economic

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    Running Head: Connecting Sociological Theory and Social Issues Connecting Sociological Theory and Social Issues The topic of choice is the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States and around the world. HIV/AIDS has been a main concern for the world since its emergence in the 1980’s. “The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the United States through 2009 was about 1 million cases. Worldwide‚ the prevalence of HIV/AIDS varies from less than 0.1 percent to 15–28 percent of a country’s population”

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    Charles Horton Cooley (born Aug. 17‚ 1864‚ Ann Arbor‚ Michigan‚ U.S. died May 8‚ 1929‚ Ann Arbor) was an American sociologist and the son of Thomas M. Cooley. He studied and went on to teach economics and sociology at the University of Michigan‚ and he was a founding member and the eighth president of the American Sociological Association. He is perhaps most well known for his concept of the looking glass self‚ which is the concept that a person’s self grows out of society’s interpersonal interactions

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