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    The Endless Controversy of Gay Marriage Gay marriage has been the cause of intense debate in the United States for years. Sexual activity within the same gender was something that was considered normal in Greek and Roman times but in today’s society‚ there is a great amount of controversy concerning sexual activity between homosexuals and same-sex marriage. A couple of reasons why gay marriage has become so controversial is because of religion‚ the issue of procreation‚ and the concern for children

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    Battling for Gay Marriage Legalization In recent years gay marriage has become among the most debated topics. Many books‚ blog posts‚ editorials‚ and articles have been written by advocates of both sides of the argument. Andrew Sullivan‚ in his article “For Gay Marriage‚” supports the idea of marriage for homosexuals. He believes that the idea of marriage is constantly evolving and will eventually grow to accommodate homosexuals. The counterpart of the article‚ “Against Gay Marriage” written by

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    Charles Horton Cooley and the Symbolic Interactionism Theory Should we associate the abandonment of ‘self’ with symbolic interactionism? Do you feel the need to ‘change your stripes’ to fit in with society? ‘An individual is an abstraction unknown to experience‚ and so likewise is society when regarded as something apart from individuals.... Society and individuals do not denote separable phenomena‚ but are simply collective and distributive aspects of the same thing…’ (Thomas Francis O ’Dea)

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    Symbolic Wounds Exploring scars as metaphors for trauma and strength in Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Scars in the human experience serve as more than just a physical mark‚ they mark the stories and actions behind them. In Homegoing by Ya Gyasi‚ scars are passed down through blood for generations. One character’s trauma or pain can be passed down and hurt the recipient in the following generation. In Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi‚ scars serve not only as a physical mark but as a metaphor for the lasting effects

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    Gay Rights "Adam and Eve; not Adam and Steve"‚ is the argument that many heterosexuals tend to use. I have also heard the same old story argued of Sodom and Gomorrah so much that I could possibly recite it word for word. If anyone were to seriously put their prejudices aside and look at that story‚ they would see that the sin was RAPE‚ not homosexuality. I believe that everyone should have equal rights and that includes gay rights. Homosexuals deserve equal treatment legally and socially. Fight

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    Max Weber and Symbolic Interactionism While Karl Marx may be one of the best-known sociologists of the nineteenth century‚ Max Weber is unquestionably one of the best impacts that influenced the field of sociology. Like the other sociologists examined throughout this class‚ he was concerned with the essential progressions occurring in Western society with the approach of industrialization. Also‚ like Marx and Durkheim‚ he feared that industrialization would have negative consequences on individuals

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    social instability. Since it has been historically known to stir up emotions and anger against Americans‚ endorsing gay marriage will make heterosexual union lose meaning. This will certainly make the partners of the heterosexual marriage angry and possibly hostile toward the homosexuals since they both get the same legal rights. In the entertainment industry‚ the thought of even showing a gay couple on television during its "golden age" was completely absurd. Today‚ however‚ sexually explicit homosexuality

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    Why is there so much prejudice against gay parenting? Who decides that homosexuals cannot be parents? Within society there has been opposition toward it due to the idea that homosexuality is not natural. But homosexuals are parents‚ many from previous heterosexual relationships‚ others through adoption‚ and very few from sperm donors or invitro fertilization. Research done on these situations has shown no negative effects toward the child. If the child is brought up in a loving environment

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    that it was because of her disease‚ but on the other side‚ they believe that it was the exorcism who caused her death. Our duty is to relate the movie to any communication theory. I doubt if this movie shows the Symbolic Interactionism or Coordinated Management of Meanings. Symbolic Interactionism because the theory has

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    Legalizing Gay marriages Introduction There exists a great variance in the societal attitudes towards homosexuality. This is attributable to the different cultures and different historical periods as is the case in attitudes toward sexual desires‚ activity ad relationships in general. Different cultures have different values regarding appropriate and inappropriate sexuality. Just like heterosexual behavior‚ different prescriptions and proscriptions are given to people with regard to gender‚ age

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