Compare and contrast the viewpoints of the sources and reflect on your own responses Martin Luther King, Jr.: ” Letter from Birmingham Jail” and This article, Henry Thoreau and ‘Civil Disobedience’ by McElroy (2005) Compare and contrast the viewpoints of the sources and reflect on your own responses. “The Meaning of Freedom assignment is a […]
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What are some parallels today and one hundred years ago, and how far have we come as a country?
According to chapters 5 & 6 of the textbook: Race and Racisms: A Critical Approach answer the following questions. What are some of the key differences between systematic racism and structural racism? Please provide one example to justify your answer. Think of an issue related to racial inequality in the U.S.A and use one of […]
Describe what you have learned from the analyses in words that are easy to understand for someone who has not taken a statistics class.Bivariate
Topic: Bivariate Analysis Assignment Download and open gss2016_10.sav Download gss2016_10.sav A local school is planning a progressive sex education program. To prepare for any resistance from the community, the teachers want to know characteristics of individuals who would strongly oppose the school’s active engagement in sex education. You are hired by the school to conduct […]
Which sociological perspectives are used in the presentation?
Using the video below, write a well-developed summary report. Minimum 2 pages… but minimum limits your writing so feel free to write more but no more than 5. 🙂 Be sure to include answers to the following questions: 1) Name of presenter and topic, 2) What are the main points brought up by the speaker?, […]
What ways is the “real culture” of the U.S. incongruous with the “ideal culture” of the U.S.?
Prompt: Based on your reading, in what ways is the “real culture” of the U.S. incongruous with the “ideal culture” of the U.S.? You can also refer back to Chapter 2, but be sure to use examples other than those in the book. To make this a worthwhile exercise, try to come up with your […]
What are some techniques for “performing” gender identity that people use?
Topic: Nature, Nurture, and Gender Identity Sociologists and other social scientists have long been skeptical of biological explanations of social life, and many continue to be so despite advances in the integration of biological and social research. One classic example of the debate between nature and nurture is that of gender identity formation. First, consider […]
Give several specific, detailed examples of each dimension from your chosen organization.
Topic: McDonaldization In his book McDonaldization: The Reader, George Ritzer defines the term and collects multiple essays that explore many different institutions in our society that have been McDonaldized. For this assignment, read the excerpt provided to you from Ritzer’s book, as well as the pages in your textbook which discuss this concept. Next, choose […]
What reasoning has to be entered into to arrive at these meanings?
Topic: week 5 sociology Sociologist Thorstein Veblen introduced the concept of conspicuous consumption in 1899 to describe the act of buying and using (and displaying) products to make a statement about social standing. STEP 1: Over a two-day period, be on the lookout for examples of conspicuous consumption that you see on display in your […]
How does your previous experience, socialization, and sense of reality impact the manner in which you carry out and perceive your roles?
Topic: Social Structure and Social Interaction In this same section of your post, for two of your ascribed and achieved statuses identified, detail in a listing-type fashion the roles and subsequent responsibilities associated with each status that you possess. For instance, one of the achieved statuses is being your instructor. To this end, the roles […]
Explain how biochemical conditions and brain activity could be linked to crime from a theoretical perspective.
Explain the strengths and weaknesses Explain how biochemical conditions and brain activity could be linked to crime from a theoretical perspective. Three peer-reviewed references, not including the textbook, are required for each writing assignment. References and sources should be listed in MLA or APA format. Acceptable sources could include textbooks, scholarly journals, and interviews of […]
