Introduction Fordism is "to standardize a product and manufacture it by mass means at a price so low that the common man can afford to buy it.“ Kennet The production pattern developed by Henry Ford in the United States Set up large factories equipped with assembly lines Combined the organizational innovations of Taylorism‚ namely the associated task fragmentation and simplification‚ with the introduction of special or single-purpose machine tools which made standardized and therefore interchangeable
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DRUGS Drug is any substance which is medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ enhancing performances or sometimes life threatening when taken orally or by directly injecting into the body. These drugs are not considered as foods. War on drug is a common term applied to the prevention of illegal drugs by using military aid and military intercession in co-operation with the countries with an aim to reduce and prohibit the use of these drugs. Drugs are like pesticides sprayed on the field which has some benefits
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Sociology is defined as the scientific study of social behavior and human groups. It focuses on social relationships; how those relationships influence people’s behavior; and how societies‚ the sum total of those relationships‚ develop and change. In this chapter it also talks about race‚ politics‚ and society. I soon found that Sociology runs deeper in our everyday lives. The article I chose that highly related to this chapter took place on August 27th‚ 2008. Hillary Clinton of the Democratic
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Relevance of Sociology for the study of Law. If societies are based upon agreed upon laws‚ then they are very much interrelated subjects. They are symbiotic‚ interwoven‚ interconnected. When someone commits a crime against another person or their property‚ they will have to face the consequences in a court of law. Or reduce it to a smaller group such as a tribe. Even amongst members of a tribe‚ there are laws that may only be verbal‚ or perhaps not even as formal as that. They are followed because
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Scothechia Mighty ID# 0338956 PSY-352-OL009 Module 2 Define the terms sex‚ gender‚ and gender socialization. We can use the term sex and gender interchangeable. This idea has become so common‚ particularly in western societies where being liberal is common in society and it is rarely questioned. Even though physical speaking sex and gender are different; gender is no longer connected to one’s physical anatomy. Sex is biological and includes physical attributes such as sex chromosomes
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punishment for the crack users (DuVernay). In his speech to the Nation on the campaign against abuse‚ Ronald Reagan gives a rundown of the drug war (Reagan 1). Reagan addresses the American public as a concerned parent‚ grandparent and neighbor‚ declaring drugs an enemy concerning the young people who their future demands on (Regan 2). Reagan stated that drugs are killing the children‚ menacing the society‚ and threatening their values (Reagan 2). Reagan announces smokeable cocaine‚ or crack as the
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Urban Sociology Towns and cities as we know them today‚ become what they are because of a serious of events that gradually changed and shaped them from what they were to what they are now known for. The earth is home to approximately some six billion people‚ living in the cities and rural areas of around about 200 nations as stated by Macionis & Plummer (2012). This was not so in the past‚ before all these cities and towns emerged people lived a nomadic life‚ moving from area to area in such of
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Drug Abuse in America In one month‚ it will be the 100th anniversary of America’s war on drugs‚ implemented with the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914. A full century of headstrong battle against countries held responsible of breaching our borders with drugs‚ as well as the 1.53 million American citizens annually held legally accountable. When averaged throughout the span of a year‚ a drug arrest is made every 21 seconds according to the FBI. That puts 1 in 99 adults behind bars‚ the highest incarceration
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INTERNET ASSIGNMENT WEEK 5 Racism and prejudice has been present in almost every civilization and society throughout history. Even though the world has progressed greatly in the last couple of decades‚ both socially and technologically‚ racism‚ hatred and prejudice still exists today‚ deeply embedded in old-fashioned‚ narrow-minded traditions and values. Racism is a case of misplaced hate and ignorance‚ being not only discriminatory‚ but also seemingly foolish with disregard of all human
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SOCIOLOGY ANALYSIS OF HEALTH WITH REGARDS TO GENDER IN MODERN SOCIETY. The social institution I have chosen for this CIA is health. Health is defined as ‘a state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well-being’. Though it is mainly a biological issue‚ it is just as much a social issue in many aspects. Sociologists study health to understand how society works (as according to sociologists‚ health and illness is a result of the organisation of society) and how social forces have a chief impact
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