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DISCUSSION- Inheriting Social Status
I’m working on a sociology discussion question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn. QUESTION- Why do you think socioeconomic status is so often transmitted directly from parents to children? To what extent is this a problem?
Conduct an exercise in which you break a folkway
Conduct an exercise in which you break a folkway, a norm governing everyday behavior. Then, you will complete a worksheet by answering a series of questions about your experiment. You can break the norm with family members or friends only. Food norms — eat non-finger foods with your fingers, or eat with the wrong utensils.
SOCI 1301 HCC Sociology Cultural Questions Essay
Write an essay by finishing these two sentences: If I were a plate of food from my own culture/race/ethnic group I would be….because… Also, if I was a plate of food from a culture/race/ethnic group other than my own, I would be…because…
The Pledge to Eliminate Poverty Discussion
“The Pledge to Eliminate Poverty” Please respond to the following: The Millennium Development Goals were created to provide developing countries support through the partnership of developed countries. One of these goals was to “eradicate extreme poverty and hunger” in the world. How successful do you feel these goals have been in achieving their mission? [Sources: […]
SOS 2308 Nonverbal Communication Discussion
Instructions: Your original discussion post should be at least 500 words. You must use concepts, theories, and research etc. from your book AND/OR from reputable internet sources (not Wikipedia) in your discussion. You must also reply to two classmate’s posts. One reply post will be a question related to the topic. You must cite them […]
Stereotypes and Generalizations Discussion
Based on material in (‘Stereotypes and Generalizations’ ), briefly describe a situation where you formed an inductive stereotype and one in which you formed a deductive stereotype. In each case, explain the situation (how the stereotype developed, what it was based on, etc.), and the stereotype that you formed. Are there any organizational implications (positive […]
SU Food Security as A Challenge for Countries Worldwide Discussion
DISCUSSION POST Feeding the World As Hite and Seitz (2016) show in Chapter 3: Food, there is enough food produced and available to feed the entire world every day. However, for various reasons, millions still go hungry, making food security—having consistent access to adequate nutritional food—a persistent global social problem in both developing and developed […]
UO Moral Panics Discussion
1. First, watch this short sketch from Key and Peele, and then use the concept of code switching to provide an analysis. Be thorough here (what is code switching? How is it related to culture? Why might people engage in it?). 2.This question is about moral panics. You will first view two short clips – […]
Sociology Course Project Proposal
Your course project will focus on a particular social movement that has had an impact on American society. Examples of potential topics include the Abolitionist (Anti-Slavery) Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Rights Movement, the Environmental Movement, and the Anti-Apartheid Movement. This week you will submit the proposal for your course project. It should […]
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