SOC 144: Chican@ Community Final Paper The Chican@ community confronts a range of social issues (including but not limited to: educational‚ economic‚ and cultural). Despite the significant challenges the Chican@ community faces‚ it has continuously organized in an effort to eradicate the sources of those social inequalities and produce social change. The Chican@ community’s political activities range from mass political mobilizations to acts of individual resistance. For this assignment‚ you may
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Bottle Company Case Study Daniel James Jr. Math 300 – Statistics Professor Issam MerhiStrayer University August 17‚ 2014 Mean‚ Median and Standard Deviation Explaining the make up a data description one must calculate the mean‚ median and standard deviation. To determine the mean‚ also known as the arithmetic average‚ is found by adding the value of the data and diving by the total numbers of values. In this case of a Bottle company study with thirty different bottles. The mean is 15.2‚
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1. What is Sociology? Sociology is the scientific study of human social life‚ groups‚ and societies. Sociology shows us that aspects of life we consider natural or take for granted are influenced by social and historical forces. Sociology is a discipline that insists on studying people within their social context Sociology is the scientific study of social behavior‚ its origins‚ development‚ organization‚ and institutions. Sociology is a social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical
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lanations about what is assumed to be true. ^does second hand smoking harm non smokers. Values: Are social agreements about what is considered good and bad‚ right and wrong‚ desirable and undesirable. ^crime contradicts the values of honesty. Norms: are socially defined rules of behavior‚ they serve as guidelines for our behavior and for our expectations of the behavior of others. ^3 types of folkways‚ laws and mores. Folkways refer to the customs and manners of society.. Shaking someone’s
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Samantha Mosqueda Chapter Outline 1&2 SUMMARY OUTLINE CHAPTER 1 1. Definition of sociology: The study of human Society and the social structure. a. Greater Understanding of the social world. Questioning whats natural or taken for granted. How or why things are the way they are . i. The way societies and cultures develop and change over time. ii. Sociologist are interested in the connection between individuals and the world they live in b. Social Structures:
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Gender‚ Health and Development o Dowry- o Money or property given by a bride’s family to a groom and his family for marrying a daughter o Banned by law under 1961 Dowry Prohibition Act (never seriously enforced) o In India average dowry paid to groom/family is 1.2 million • Dowry Death Dowry Death- A groom and his family kill a bride because of a dowry dispute o In 2010 there were 8‚391 official cases of dowry death in India • Bride Price- A groom’s family pays a bride’s family for
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Midterm (1hr 20minutes) 20 multiple choice (10 marks) 10 short answer fill in the blank questions (10 marks) conceptual and historical terminology wont be really bland words‚ more unusual worlds 1 long answer question (10 marks) 2 pages‚ fully use space but be concise No conclusion or introduction‚ stick to the points Chapters 1-4 and 6‚7 lecture content weeks 1-5 Long answer: about Marx dialectical principles applied to social historical change. Examples Know what they are and where they go on Class
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SOC 100 Formal Organizations Instrumental-rational thought-action is action or thought based on achieving a goal in the quickest way possible without regards to consequences. In regards to Jamie Oliver’s “Food Revolution” there are many examples of instrumental-rational thought-action. The first and biggest example is that the kitchen is stocked with processed frozen foods. Almost all the food while frozen is unrecognizable and contains ingredients that they do not know. Everyone knows we are not
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Afghan Women’s Past‚ Present and Future The discussion over women’s empowerment in Afghanistan is usually linked to the past 12 years of Afghanistan’s new democratic practices and engagement. It is often forgotten that women have made some excellent contributions since 1919. Today’s Afghan women are not the first ones engaged in various socio- economic‚ political and civil issues. Since 1919‚ there were efforts by the King’s own wife and sister for women’s education‚ political participation and
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Study Guide Chapter 1 1) The study of human society Patters of interaction between individuals; individuals and groups; between different groups. 2) Macro: Larger society: social structures & how they are related to each other Micro: Within very small groups; even thought of as intra individual; relationships between individuals and social structures 3) Sociological thinking should analyze our own assumptions about society; sociological thinking should question those things we feel are “natural”
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