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    Home Assignment -Chinny Tayeng -B.A. Sociology (H) -IIIrd Yr Q. Discuss the relationship between industrialism and industrial societies with reference to various regimes of production. The 18th CE idea of progress had been in the main abstract and speculative. It postulated stages of development whose actual content was only lightly sketched. It was linked

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    Name Chapter 8--Stratification: United States and Global Perspectives Description Instructions Modify Add Question Here Question 1 Multiple Choice Question 0 points Modify Remove Which of the following is NOT one of the three lessons about social stratification that is illustrated in Brym and Lie’s discussion of the 1975 Italian movie‚ Swept Away. Answer It is possible to be rich without working hard because one can inherit wealth. One can work hard without becoming rich

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    manipulative. He described himself as “God like” by making others believe he had the power to heal and give them the “promise land” he talked about. His social status also made him have more power by having the title of “reverend”.The massacre of Jonestown could be viewed as the consequence of obedience‚ leading to his manipulation. Whatever Jones commanded the people obeyed. But why let one single person manipulate over 1‚000 people? in my opinion it started one by one and even if some objected they

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    The Jonestown Massacre Jahiii Parks Civil Rights/Black Power Prof. Raquel M. Bennett December 19‚ 2012 The Peoples Temple which was founded by Jim Jones‚ was a racially integrated church that focused on helping people in need. Jones originally established the Peoples Temple in Indianapolis‚ Indiana‚ but then moved it to Redwood Valley‚ California in 1966. Jones had a vision of a communist community‚ one in which everyone lived together in harmony and worked for the common good. He was able

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    Social Inequality Revision notes‚ exam requirements and exam questions GCSE Sociology 2012 Absolute poverty | A situation in which someone lacks the money to pay for the food‚ clothing and housing necessary to maintain a healthy way of life. | Achieved status | A social position which individuals are able to gain through‚ for example‚ hard work and or educational qualifications. | Ageism | Being prejudiced against people because of their age. | Ascribed status | A position or social

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    Jones was an American cult leader. He was the founder of Peoples Temple which is infamous for mass murder suicide in 1978 November where 918 members of his cult lost their live. It is estimated that nearly 300 innocent children were murdered at Jonestown‚ almost all of them by cyanide poisoning. He was seen as a very charismatic man by his followers and he attracted people who were feeling isolated for whatever reason. Majority of his followers were African American but there were also some white

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    > >Introduction > The sociological perspective is described as seeing the general in the particular. In this essay I will attempt to apply the sociological perspective to analyze song lyrics from the first verse of the song My Block by Tupac Shakur (see appendix for lyrics). Tupac (1971-1996) is the most famous gangster rap artist of all times. He was well known for his lyrics and their ability to express the grief of the Black community. He was an advocate for Black rights and very much against

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    Chapter 1 * Sociology helps people gain insight into themselves and into society‚ so they can live more satisfying‚ self-determined‚ and responsible lives * Paying attention to and making sense of the social world in a sociological way = being sociologically mindful * To be mindful of a thing is to see and appreciate its unique qualities. Ex: mindful of a person = beyond stereotypes and prejudices * People have to be understood in terms of ideas‚ feelings‚ desires‚ bodies‚ and habits

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    SOCIOLOGY 3 Socio Cultural Dimension Prof. Ma Corazon T. Unas Institute of Religion • Man tends to ask the why’s of things as he grows older… why do we study? why is it difficult to be good? why do we need to listen to others? Many will give answers… but all of them boils down to one source and goal… all are directly or indirectly related to the HUMAN PERSONthe center of all. But MAN is a paradox- hard to understand‚ each individual is a complex being with different traits‚ yet whole. The need

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    1) Physiological theories In his book L’Uomo Delinquente Cesare Lombroso argued that criminals were throwbacks to an earlier and more primitive form of human being. He said there were several characteristics‚ such as large jaws‚ extra fingers and monobrows which were clear signs that someone was a criminal. Lombroso said that we can easily identify who the criminals‚ so we should remove them from normal society and we can therefore remove any criminals. Evaluation Research has found that

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