Discuss Max’s approach to class analysis.

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Discuss Max’s approach to class analysis.

What is law? Is it the same or different from the order provided by gangs?

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Drawing on your reading of the ideas of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber, construct a sociological theory of law. What is law? Is it the same or different from the order provided by gangs? Is it the same or different from the order provided by New Religious Movements?

Why is it important to examine the stimulations effects of race, class and gender when studying deviant behavior and crime.

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Why is it important to examine the stimulations effects of race, class and gender when studying deviant behavior and crime. paper need references no less the 750 words intro and conclusion must be in word.

How would Merton Strain Theory explain the secondary deviance committed by the character in your story?

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The purpose of this assignment is have students examine the sociology of deviance. For this assignment, students will apply three sociological theories to the study of deviant behavior: (1) labeling theory, (2) conflict theory, and (3) Merton’s strain theory.

Task:

Write a story about someone who engages in primary deviance and then becomes a secondary deviant. Make sure your story teaches the reader about the concepts of primary and secondary deviance and how one becomes a secondary deviant.

How would conflict theory explain the secondary deviance committed by the character in your story? What are the key propositions of conflict theory and how do they impact the character’s chances of becoming deviant? How may conflict theory explain the character’s chances of being convicted of a crime?

How would Merton Strain Theory explain the secondary deviance committed by the character in your story? What are the key propositions of strain theory and how do they impact the character’s chances of becoming deviant? What do you think are one or two weakness of strain theory?

What are the distinctions in sociology between the terms sex and gender?

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What are the distinctions in sociology between the terms sex and gender?

What importance does the differentiation between the terms have in modern society?

Also discuss gender stratification and provide examples of gender stratification from the U.S. or other societies.

 

What kinds of activities did the movement carry out

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Social Movement: Christian Nationalism

summarize its history.

What were (are) the likely causes of this movement?

Who were the main players?

Was it cooperating with and competing with other movements?

Where and when did the movement activities take place?

What were the grievances that were driving the movement?

What were the conditions that were propelling movement activities?

What kinds of activities did the movement carry out (lobbying, electoral campaigns, consciousness-raising, street demonstrations, civil disobedience, attacks, rebellions, assassinations, armed struggle, etc.)?

Who were the main opponents of the movement that were trying to defeat it?

How successful was the movement in terms of its own goals?

What were unintended consequences of the movement?

Were there factions of the leadership in contention with one another?

Did the movement generate spin-offs?

If this is a movement that is presently on-going, try to find listservs or blog sites where movement activists communicate with one another. Read these to get an idea of what is happening.

What forms of organization does the movement use (NGOs, SMOs, web networks, etc.)?

What forms of communication does the movement use?

Locate books and articles that are doing the framing work for the movement.

Why, do you think, we, in the US, don’t follow a plan like the folks do in Geel? Make sure you can articulate your view

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1) Why, do you think, we, in the US, don’t follow a plan like the folks do in Geel? Make sure you can articulate your view …

2) What does the Geel Project show about “who we are responsible for” and why?

The Maori & the hongi

3) Just what is the hongi all about?

4) what symbolic actions are going on here?

5) what do you think it says about the “sense of responsibility” within Maori culture?

What Should We Spend Our Money On?

6) what are your thoughts/reactions to Dr. Sagan’s remarks, made decades ago!

What is the link between his religion and Enlightenment thinking?

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SOC 326, ASSIGNMENT 2 (30%) – Essay: Explanation, review and opinion regarding the video 'Auguste Comte'

Auguste Comte was strongly influenced by Enlightenment thinking. Despite this, he set up a religion. There’s a fascinating video (8.43) all about this:

Summaries and comment upon this video. Write about 600 words.

Some things to think about:

Why did Comte want to set up his religion/what was the point of it/what was he trying to achieve?
What is the link between his religion and Enlightenment thinking?
Why do you think it was not universally successful?
What are the valuable aspects of his project?

The following video (‘The Last Religion’) will also be helpful to you in writing your piece and can be watched in your own time:

Is there a difference in foraging ranges between male and female chinstrap penguins during the brood stage?

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: Is there a difference in foraging ranges between male and female

# chinstrap penguins during the brood stage?

# Instructions:

# In parts 1, 2 and 3, add comments (starting with #) to explain what the different

# commands are doing. Your comments should be detailed enough to be understood by other people.

# In parts 4 and 5, write the R commands corresponding to do the different tasks indicated by the comments

# in order to plot a graph (part 4) and run a statistical test (part 5) to answer the question.

# Add a comment reporting the test results as learnt during this module. In the comment, state what the statistical test result means for your question.

 

Explain the importance of Family Dynamics from a Functionalists Prospective

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The importance of Family Dynamics from a Functionalists Prospective

Students will collect and analyze secondary data on a topic related to course content and write a 3-6 page research paper (length does not include bibliography). In this assignment, you will identify and describe a research question/topic of sociological interest, conduct research via secondary sources (books, articles, internet sources*), and write a research paper. The paper must consist of a sociologically mindful examination of a social phenomenon (e.g. domestic violence, the education system, police brutality, bullying, etc.).

The examination of the topic must include an analysis using at least one of the three major sociological paradigms (functionalist, conflict, or interactionist). The research paper must contain a title page, introduction, body/findings, conclusion, and a bibliography. Students must use at least 5 secondary references. All written assignments must be typed, double-spaced in a 12-point font, in APA style. The paper should include:

Introduction (The Problem)
Background and significance
Research Design and Methods (secondary research; use one of the three main sociological theories)
A paragraph describing the sociological theory you are using (functionalism, conflict, interactionism)
A paragraph explaining how you will examine your topic using that theory
Conclusion
References (List at least five references you intend to use for your Research Paper)