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    References: Belhassen‚ Y.‚ Santos‚ C.‚ & Uriely‚ N. (2007). Cannabis Usage in Tourism: A Sociological Perspective. Leisure Studies‚ 26(3)‚ 303-319. doi:10.1080/02614360600834958 Fox‚ S.‚ Armentano‚ P.‚ & Tvert‚ M. (2009). Marijuana is safer: so why are we driving people to drink?. White River Junction‚ VT : Chelsea Green Pub. Co. Higdon‚ J. V.‚ & Frei

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    Summer Libby  Worthen  Argument Essay  2 December 2014  Professional Athletes vs Doctors  Professional athletes have an overwhelming role in todays society. These “heroes” are  the idols of many young athletes and appreciated across the country by others of a widely  varied age group. However‚ the purpose of these professional athletes is to entertain avid  sports fans. While this is a pretty dominant role in todays society it shouldn’t be as dominant  as the role of a doctor. The role of doctors is often overlooked by many

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    discuss how others should deal with drug abuse‚ and how my family members deaths have affected me. Lastly‚ I am going to examine how the structional functionalist perspective views this issue. The death of my family members has affected my life by allowing me to become more aware of the different drugs around me‚ as well as changing my perspective on drugs. Before the deaths in my family I never really understood the many affects that drugs could have on your body until I saw how my family members had

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    Sociological perspectives There are 3 main perspectives: • The Structural/Functional Perspective – Relationship between parts of society‚ i.e. how aspects of society are functional and adaptive. – Macro – all aspects of society contribute to the way society functions as a whole. For example the government pays for school teachers and schools and bin collection etc. and in return citizens pay tax. The country couldn’t run without the citizens paying tax. People who believe in this theory believe

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    Question 1: What is the sociological perspective? What is the nature of the social sciences? This is the question that began the study of society‚ first performed by C. Wright Mills in his development of the idea of the sociological imagination. There are many different aspects to the sociological perspective. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines perspective as "the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance". Having a sociological perspective means that you view all

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    This essay will briefly discuss the sociological perspective and its difference from the biomedical perspective. I will also discuss the differences between the terms “illness” and “disease”. These different ideas will be illustrated in the case of obesity. I will apply these concepts to support my belief that obesity is both a disease and an illness. The biomedical perspective is comprised of Western ideas based on historical assumptions about the body and ways of knowing about the body (Freund

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    introduce you to the sociological perspective‚ to have you – once the term is complete – thinking and reasoning like a sociologist. However‚ because sociologists tend to use a rather different logic of investigation and explanation‚ the achievement of this objective is more difficult than it may first appear. We shall approach the study of the sociological perspective by means of detailed case studies‚ intended to provide examples of and to illustrate the application of the perspective. We will begin

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    been a popular topic in American sports. In some cases‚ professional athletes use steroids. Barry Bonds‚ a Major League Baseball (MLB) player‚ admitted that he used steroids while playing in the MLB. Steeper penalties should be implemented in professional sports leagues for those who use performance enhancing drugs‚ because they give athletes an unfair advantage. What does PED stand for? PED means “performance enhancing drugs” that athletes can use to get better. Most steroids are injected into the

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    Role model is “a person whose behavior‚ example‚ or success is or can be emulated by others‚ especially younger people.”1 In reading “Professional Athletes and Their Duty to Be Role Models” author concludes that professional athletes are not always required to act as role models within and beyond sporting arena. It begins with strong proclamation of Charles Barkley‚ a US National Basketball Association player: “I’m not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your

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    as professional football players decide to commit crimes when they know how much of a key role they play in our society. The life of a NFL player is very stressful and the athletes rely on their talents to earn their money. Like any item with an excessive amount of abundance‚ the amount of stress that builds up on these players will eventually reach it peak‚ and it will finally burst. The amount of stress that is constantly on these players could be one important cause as to why professional athletes

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