Category: Sociology

Discuss if this is for political, religious, or other reasons, and why this is important to understand. Relate a theory of deviance from Part I of the text to this story.Who or what is being scapegoated in these articles?

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Who or what is being scapegoated in these articles?

Discuss if this is for political, religious, or other reasons, and why this is important to understand.
Relate a theory of deviance from Part I of the text to this story.

How does this theory apply? Make sure you define the theory and cite examples from the story to support your ideas.

In your opinion, was this person or group a scapegoat for others’ fears and issues (and therefore not really being “bad”), or were they actually being deviant in a negative way and are deserving of being marginalized? Support your opinion with examples from the articles and other information regarding current social norms.

Potential topic and theory: Immigration, labeling

How is culture – religion, language, habits and customs – operationalized/used to fuel hatred and nationalistic fervor? Discuss any other historical examples, or ongoing nationalist conflicts you might be aware of.

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1) In the film “Sociology is a martial art” Pierre Bourdieu discusses some of his most influential ideas. What does he say about the ways culture is used to perpetuate inequalities among different classes or genders? How do you understand concepts such as ‘cultural capital’ and ‘symbolic violence?’ What is the role of the intellectuals and sociologists in social reproduction?

2) The film “Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City – 1900-1922” tells the story of the collision of two nationalisms, the Greek and the Turkish nationalism. How is culture – religion, language, habits and customs – operationalized/used to fuel hatred and nationalistic fervor? Discuss any other historical examples, or ongoing nationalist conflicts you might be aware of.

3) Conflict Theory explains how laws are not applied evenly across the population or are designed to serve the political and economic interests of the ruling classes. How does the film 13th help us to better understand this theoretical approach? Use examples drawing from the documentary

4) Contrast the “culture of poverty” argument and structural explanations for poverty. Using occupation and occupational change as your mobility criteria, view the social mobility within your own family and explain why you think people in your family have moved up, moved down, or remained at the same status level.

5) Dependency theory states that as long as peripheral nations are dependent on core nations for economic stimulus and access to a larger piece of the global economy, they will never achieve stable and consistent economic growth. Drawing from the film The End of Poverty? present some examples that further support this theory.

 Discuss how you perceive the validity between your theoretical term (f.ex. social network or political activity) and the concrete questions that are asked in the question form.

Qualitative and quantitative methods

Choose variables you want to use in the analysis. Pick one or two effect variables, and some explanatory variables you can use to analyze variation in the effect variables.

Think through what explanatory variables that can help with explaining. F.ex. is it reasonable to expect a difference between sex, age or rich-poor?

Boxmodel or two that shows how you think the coherence between the variables are.

Try to choose variables on different levels, so you show different statistical analysis.

Discuss how you perceive the validity between your theoretical term (f.ex. social network or political activity) and the concrete questions that are asked in the question form.

Discuss if the analysis has answered the research questions (validity)

How do you identify yourself in terms of Ethnicity? Consider the textbook definition of Ethnicity. Are there occasions or situations in which you are more likely to display your Ethnicity? Yes/No, explain you reason(s). (These questions are based on the definition of Ethnicity).

Respond to the following discussion questions. Be sure to address the questions concisely. Respond to one post with meaningful feedback. Not directly responding to the questions or not responding to a post will result in full points deducted. Read the questions thoroughly. Click “reply” to respond.

1. How do you identify yourself in terms of Ethnicity? Consider the textbook definition of Ethnicity. Are there occasions or situations in which you are more likely to display your Ethnicity? Yes/No, explain you reason(s). (These questions are based on the definition of Ethnicity).

2. Is it possible to construct meanings for racial ethnic categories that value and celebrate them all? Explain your response in detail and with an example

Identify the gaps in your state foster care system that contribute to the idea that foster care is harmful to children.compare the benefits and shortfalls of permanency planning and family preservation.

Discussion 2: Child Welfare and Family Preservation

Interpret and evaluate research findings involving family and child welfare.

Consider the role of family preservation in child welfare, the research regarding family preservation, and the assumptions about foster care.

Explain whether research supports the assumption that foster care is harmful for children, as presented by the cornerstone argument for family preservation.

Be sure to include whether you agree with this assumption and why you agree or disagree.

Identify the gaps in your state foster care system that contribute to the idea that foster care is harmful to children.

Compare the benefits and shortfalls of permanency planning and family preservation.

Provide a description of whether you prefer the permanency or the family preservation approach as a child welfare social worker and why you prefer it.

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

The state used for referencing needs to Washington State

How is this person’s life linked to particular other people? What are the major roles they have played in life and how are those roles defined?How would you describe this person’s important identities? How have these identities changed over time?

Life Story Analysis

Begin by describing the person whom you interviewed and why you selected this person.

Describe where and when the interview occurred and anything relevant about the interview experience (this is your description of your research methods).

Analyse and discuss the person’s life history, integrating human development theories and concepts, by addressing the following questions:

1. What have been the key contexts of this person’s life? How has history and culture influenced this person’s life?

2. How is this person’s life linked to particular other people? What are the major roles they have played in life and how are those roles defined?

3. How would you describe this person’s important identities? How have these identities changed over time?

Identify white-collar crime, political crime, hate crime, juvenile crime, and organized crime. provide 2examples of each crime and discuss their impact on society.Differentiate between primary deviance and secondary deviance under labeling theory. give an example to illustrate these two concepts. How do you define deviance?

Kendall Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials Enhanced

Differentiate between ascribed status and achieved status and give examples to illustrate both. Describe status set and construct your status set.

Differentiate between role conflict and role strain and describe your own efforts to deal with role conflict and role strain in reality.

Explain Erving Goffman’ impression management and explain front stage and back stage.

Differentiate between primary deviance and secondary deviance under labeling theory. give an example to illustrate these two concepts. How do you define deviance?

Identify white-collar crime, political crime, hate crime, juvenile crime, and organized crime. provide 2examples of each crime and discuss their impact on society.