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    In this assignment I am going to write about the film WASP (Andrea Arnold’s 2003‚http://www.directorsnotes.com/2011/09/25/wasp-2/). Throughout my assignment‚ I will make reference to incidents within the movie‚ to plan how I will work with 11 year old Kelly‚ the eldest of the 4 children. I will give my view on the best course of action for her from my understanding as a FETAC Level 5 Applied social studies student with reference to Sigmund Freud and Bruno Bettelheim’s key ideas‚ beliefs and theories

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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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    The school of biological perspective is most likely going to agree with the Nature side of the debate. This is because the biological perspective is all about the brain and how it already has the connections made. Genetics and hormones are important in the biological aspect. An example of this would be if both of someone’s parents have brown eyes‚ then their children will more than likely have brown eyes. The school of development psychologists study the personality‚ cognitive ability‚ and behavior

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    o How does each of the sociological perspectives approach the subject of aging? Explain. There are three differing theories of aging. They are the disengagement theory‚ the activity theory and the continuity theory. The disengagement theory states that as people grow older‚ they realize death is near so they disengage from their social roles in society. Society‚ in return‚ sees the what is fixing to happen and gets ready to function without them. Men and women do this differently. Men tend to

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    beginning to end. Nick Carraway begins the story with a simplicity emphasized on his father’s advises. He begins by commenting on himself‚ stating that his father taught him to not judge other people because if he does not see it from their sociological perspective he will not understand his judgments. This gives us a clear example of his personality and way to approach things along his way which helps to describe himself as a both highly moral and tolerant person; Therefore he makes the plot a simple

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    literature review I think that the definition for family is in constant flux as society changes‚ so the provided definition may be a little constraining. What was considered family two or three decades ago‚ does not necessarily reflect some contemporary perspectives. Family‚ like other institutions‚ has‚ within its boundaries‚ its own sets of values‚ statuses‚ roles‚ and remains a principal environment in which initial socialization takes place. However‚ these values‚ statuses‚ and roles find themselves existing

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    When talking about gender roles in society‚ there will always be issues that arise. Although there are theories that help narrow these issues‚ the main problems come from a sociological perspective. These issues are in regard to‚ sex and gender‚ sexual orientation‚ and the people who identify themselves with an LGBT category. Sex refers to the anatomical and biological differences between male and female. Gender is the social‚ cultural and psychological traits that are linked to males and females

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    9-10 4-14-11 Perspective Writing Shift The perspective shift in the movie does alter the movie’s plot. The movie is set in McMurphy’s perspective‚ while in the novel‚ the narrator is Chief. When the reader is reading the book‚ they get a picture the thoughts that are running through Chief’s head. Since the audience of the movie doesn’t know what Chief is saying‚ they really believe that Chief is deaf and dumb‚ just like everyone in the ward’s been saying. One example from the movie that the reader

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    The Blind Side is one of the best movies I’ve seen so far. Sandra Bullock’s character was the most interesting one for me. She played Leigh Anne Tuohy‚ a middle class woman with a great heart. She adopted Michael‚ a big black kid who was very shy and careless. The aim of this essay is to show the strong personal qualities of this character and why she inspires me. Michael was found walking by the streets in a cold night when Leigh Anne and her family were driving home from a play that her son

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    American Beauty A Sociological Movie Review American Beauty‚ a film that was written by Allan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in 1999 is a unique piece that demonstrates many sociological themes throughout the development of the plot. The characters strive to portray themselves as the All American Family. They live in a nice house‚ drive nice cars and seem perfectly normal to the general public‚ but the audience is allowed to view the deep set issues that plague the main characters; Lester

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