Multiple Choice Questions This activity contains 15 questions. A system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy is called stereotyping. social mobility. social stratification. social inequality. What system of castes is composed of Brahmin‚ Kshatriya‚ Vaishya‚ and Shudra? the Indian caste system the South African system the British class system the British estate system
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1‚Jane Goodall 1. Jane Goodall is a noted humanitarian‚ environmentalist‚ and has spent many years observing the behaviour of Chimpanzees in their native habitat. Born: April 3‚ 1934 (age 79)‚ London‚ United Kingdom Children: Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick Awards: Hubbard Medal‚ Nierenberg Prize‚ Community of Christ International Peace Award‚ Benjamin Franklin Medal‚ Edinburgh Medal‚ William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementMore Education: University of Cambridge (1962–1964)‚ Newnham
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Critically discuss the article in relation to the conceptual tools studied in the Deviance module. Introduction Amanda du Toit was labelled as a deviant by society because of her previous murder conviction. Even though she had severed her sentence‚ she was still a victim of the public’s labelling and stigmatisation. Outside the rule of law she was now a free individual but inside the sphere of society she still remained a deviant. This essay aims to give the various definitions of deviance putting
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1. Name the asteroid‚ big enough to wipe out whole human civilization that passed relatively close to Earth on 31 May 2013. a) Asteroid 1998 QE2 b) Asteroid 2013 QE2 c) Asteroid 1998 EQ2 d) Asteroid 2013 EQ2 Answer: (a) Asteroid 1998 QE2 2. Which Islands in India were declared as the world biosphere reserve by the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in the Month of May 2013? a) Lakshadweep Islands b) Andaman Islands c) Daman and Diu d) Nicobar Islands
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All societies have norms and values; they can be formal or informal‚ mores or folkways. Society also does its best to encourage or enforce what it views as appropriate behavior while discouraging or punishing those that shows negative behavior. At the same time however‚ where there is a "right" way to behave‚ there is also a wrong way. In this case of societal norms‚ the wrong way is considered deviant. Deviance is behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a society. Although
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level 9713/02 APPLIED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Paper 2 Practical Test A May/June 2008 2 hours 30 minutes Additional Materials: Candidate Source Files *0000000000* READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Make sure that your Centre number‚ candidate number and name are clearly visible on every printout‚ before it is sent to the printer. Carry out
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Examine the ways in which sociologists can contribute to our understanding of how social identity is shaped by gender. (24 marks) An identity is who we are‚ this is made up of how we see ourselves and how others see us. Social identity is based on one’s membership to particular groups in society. This essay will examine the way in which sociologist contribute to our understanding by providing theories and ideas of how social identity is shaped by gender. Ann Oakley‚ a feminist sociologist suggested
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Orquidia Gomez SOC 100 9/24/12 Prof. Post In 2010 the Acme Widget‚ United States factory‚ outsourced 80% of the Anytown population due the fact that unionized workers could not operate the factory’s old equipment. The owners‚ part of the capitalist class‚ decided to close the factory after forty years of operation. They moved the factory to the foreign country of Mexico in order to obtain cheap labor and no benefits for new prospective workers. In doing so‚ the company would be able to
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Sociologist: Chapter 13 Pg.379.Sharlene Hesse Biber and Greg Lee Carter Pg.380. Thoristein Veblen Pg.385.Economist Adam Smith Pg.386. Sociologist Karl Marx Pg.390 Conflict Theorist Pg.390. Karl Marx Pg.390 Symbolic integrationist Pg.394. Social Anylets Pg.403. According Journalist Chapter 13 Outline: Pg.378 -Economy is the social institution that ensures the maintence of society -Services are intagangiable…. -Primary Sector Production Pg.380 -Surplus -Barter -Money -Cottage
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(Some of the) Key Thinkers: Beliefs in Society NAME CONTRIBUTION CONCEPT Armstrong Feminist: Religion ‘not been particularly good to women…usually male affairs with women relegated to marginal positions’ Barker Making of a Moonie: most members from middle class (link to relative deprivation as appeal of sects/NRMs) Bellah Functionalist: religion in US = ‘Americanism’ + Decline in influence of religious institutions not evidence of secularisation‚ but move to individual belief/practice
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