05 Jul Now that you have been introduced to the three major sociological theories (conflict, functionalist, and interactionist), reflect on these three theories. Answer the following que

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Now that you have been introduced to the three major sociological theories (conflict, functionalist, and interactionist), reflect on these three theories. Answer the following questions in your 250–500-word reflective journal assignment: Compare and contrast how each of these sociological theories views the...

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05 Jul For the second part of this discussion, suggest a social problem you will use for your final project. You will analyze this problem on a local and global level while suggesting po

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 For the second part of this discussion, suggest a social problem you will use for your final project. You will analyze this problem on a local and global level while suggesting potential solutions for the final project. Discuss the following ideas: Why...

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05 Jul Movie Analysis: This week you will be required to watch Gran Torino.You will submit a 3-5 page analysis that answers and responds to the following 3 questions: 1. Analy

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Movie Analysis: This week you will be required to watch Gran Torino.You will submit a 3-5 page analysis that answers and responds to the following 3 questions: 1. Analyze Walt’s process of adapting to cultural diversity (Ch. 4). Identify the difference between Walt’s culture and...

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30 Jun Write a short summary of ‘The $12 Million Stuffed Shark’ and explain how it is relevant to the material we covered in this unit. 2. Where should sociologists focus their study: high culture

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   1. Write a short summary of "The $12 Million Stuffed Shark" and explain how it is relevant to the material we covered in this unit. 2. Where should sociologists focus their study: high culture or popular culture? Why? 3. Apply some of the theories...

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28 Jun Read Chapters 3,4 and 5 in the attached textbook. Answer the following questions separately while referencing material from the text. 1. ?List and describe the three stages of the interp

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Read Chapters 3,4 and 5 in the attached textbook. Answer the following questions separately while referencing material from the text. 1.  List and describe the three stages of the interpersonal perception process.  2. Discuss the difference(s) between the halo effect and the horn effect.  3....

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28 Jun Find & Post (or post a link to) a concept?of Interpersonal Communication (photo, short video, brief piece of writing, song, etc. related to this week’s chapter(s).?Analysis should be at

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Please read CH. 3, 4, and 5 in the text I've attached. Find & Post (or post a link to) a concept of Interpersonal Communication (photo, short video, brief piece of writing, song, etc. related to this week's chapter(s). Analysis should be at least...

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23 Jun Must all cultural objects be meaningful? Why or why not? Think of and list examples of US cultural objects that seem saturated with meaning and others that seem meaningless. Why a

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3. Must all cultural objects be meaningful? Why or why not? Think of and list examples of US cultural objects that seem saturated with meaning and others that seem meaningless. Why are some so exalted and others so ignored? How can both be...

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23 Jun How is Becker’s article ‘Art Worlds’ relevant to the material we have covered so far? ?How is ‘Framing Fat’ (the book summarized in the assigned blog post) relevant to the materia

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 How is Becker's article "Art Worlds" relevant to the material we have covered so far?  How is "Framing Fat" (the book summarized in the assigned blog post) relevant to the material we have covered so far?  Select a subculture within US culture, perhaps one that...

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18 Jun Watch this extended TV commercial, ‘Like a Girl’.? Discuss the ways that the term ‘like a girl’ has come to embody certain gender stereotypes.? Using one (or more) of the theories from the

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  Watch this extended TV commercial, "Like a Girl".  Discuss the ways that the term "like a girl" has come to embody certain gender stereotypes.  Using one (or more) of the theories from the section "Classical Theories and Feminist Thinking," how would that theoretical perspective...

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18 Jun The authors of your book point out that ‘race is a social concept, not a scientific one,’ and specifically define race as ‘a group of people who share a set of characteristics (usually phys

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  The authors of your book point out that "race is a social concept, not a scientific one," and specifically define race as "a group of people who share a set of characteristics (usually physical characteristics) deemed by society to be socially significant."  (215, 216)....

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