Sociology

Answer any 5 of these questions: 1. What is the difference between science and technology? 2. What is the function of the scientific method? 3. Why can we never conclusively confirm or confute a scientific hypothesis? 4. What specific features of a hypothesis do each of the criteria of adequacy—testability, fruitfulness, scope, simplicity, and conservatism— try to measure? 5. Is creationism as good a scientific theory as evolution? 6. Are we justified in believing that there is extrasensory perception? These are the teachers instructions: On page 213 in your textbook (at the end of chapter six) there’s an assignment section entitled, STUDY QUESTIONS.” Use the book’s teachings to answer five of the questions in grammatically correct sentences. Yes, I will take away points for poor grammar. Every thing you need to answer the questions in in your textbook, but the videos in Content Area will be very helpful. This assignment is your opportunity to demonstrate your mastery of this class, therefore I expect a higher degree of detail, clarity, and communication skills than you previous works. There is no word count when you’re answering questions from the textbook. However, your answers need to be thorough! The Textbook is titled: How to think about weird things: Critical Thinking Seventh Edition enth ed.

Introduction 2-3 slides Introduce nutrition, why is it important? How is it used in elite sport? Introduce a population to base your research on. Does Not need to be a specific player, but a category. For example a semi-pro centre back. Or an elite goalkeeper. You can pick a specific player if you wish. Provide an introduction into what you will be doing in the powerpoint, what strategies will you look at? Main Body Provide a critical review of 2-3 strategies for performance nutrition E.g. IF, carb loading, high protein. I suggest having 2-3 slides per strategy. Looking at the intro, journals that support use, and journals that may go against. Slide that compares the 2 strategies Provide a slide with each for recommended amounts of carbs, fats, protein. But make sure you are using journals here based on footballers and not books based on normal population. Conclusion Based on your findings, what diet would you suggest for your specific client or population? (My client is a professional semi-pro footballer called Ola , plays in for tilbury fcin the Ryman 1 league and is a forward plays on both sides hat’s fast and very agile so please base it on him ) Provide a general overview of why this is. Reference section

Level 1 Writing: (Introduce TOPIC chosen to answer the PIQ) – Necessary to provide context – Don’t assume reader is familiar with what you are writing about Level 2 Writing: (Include a tangible experience / example to prove your point) – Some level of detail is important – especially when explaining breadth of your experience – Including a tangible experience / example to prove your point. Level 3 Writing: (How has this impacted you?) – Why does this matter to you?                            – What did you learn?   – How did you grow?   – What does this say about your character?   – My first essay is on creativity and I talk about how making Youtube videos is what brings out my creative side and how it impacts me – My second essay is on Talent and Skill and I talk about how I started my own small business on my own and how it became successful – My third essay is on Educational barrier and I talk about how being a first gen student I struggle with not knowing anything about college – My fourth essay is on Challenge and I talk about my social anxiety and fear of public speaking. – Each essay has to be 350 words each but I have some that are overpass that limit and I don’t know what sentences I need to delete because I feel like I need to keep them all.  – I struggle with English and english writing because my past teachers aren’t the best 🙁

Exploring marriages and families by Karen Seccombe, third edition You must have this book Assignment 3         You will be graded on the quality of your answer, logical order to your answer, critical thinking, and clarity of your work.  Please remember that you are being graded on how well you can apply class material (sociology class).  Please keep in mind you are not defending your personal beliefs, you can only be graded on how well you understood course material.  Therefore, the book must be your main reference Number and restate each question that is answered.  Content is extremely important.  Do not write simple sentences to meet the minimum requirement.  If you want to assure that you receive a 100 on your assignments write more than the minimum requirement.  Also please make sure that all your answers are numbered and that all margins are consistent.  Please be mindful of your spelling and grammar (use spell check). Also, when writing your answers, please try to leave your personal biases and value judgments out. You may use examples from everyday life to support the information you provide from the textbook.  Be mindful that there are various perspectives to topics covered in class.  It is helpful to quote the textbook or you may provide additional information from another source in your answer.  When you do you must cite your work (APA is preferred). Writing the bare minimum is never enough for full credit. I need to see that you not only read and understood the material, but also that you can use apply said information critically.  On the assignments please number your answers to coincide with the questions, also, please separate the chapters. This makes it easier for me to grade.  Give a lot of details and examples in your answers.  One, two, or three sentence answers will not be given credit.  Additionally, short answers will receive a grade that corresponds with your effort.  You must write at least one paragraph per question to receive credit (Approximately 4 to 5 sentences per question).  Do not provide answers in an outline format.  DO NOT OUTLINE YOUR ANSWERS.  Good Luck.  Chapter 8 1.     A controversial question concerns the right to have a child.  Should all persons be granted the right to have a child?  Are there some categories of people who should not be allowed to have children?  Why or why not?  2.     How would a functionalist view pronatalism?  How would a conflict theorist view pronatalism?   Chapter 9 1.     Which theory is most useful for explaining childhood development and why?  2.     If grandparents are acceptable caregivers, then why should we object to older women and men who want to have children? Chapter 10   1.    Ask students to discuss why the economy plays such an important role in family life.  Be sure to discuss family and work policies as well as such factors as wages and the cost of living. 2. Ask students to discuss work-family stress and ways to cope with the stress.  How much of this stress should be the responsibility of the family?  How much should be the responsibility of employers?   Chapter 11 1.     Do families today experience higher levels of stress than in the past? If so, why should this be the case? 2.     Do employers have a responsibility to work to prevent family violence? Would they benefit directly or indirectly if they were proactively involved in reducing family violence?

please focus on the reading, no external sources focus questions although Graham is considered a pioneer of secular, modern dance in North America, many of her most important dances explored religious themes and religious figures. how did she reinterpret the figures of eve? Lilith? Judith? what was her contribution to religion and dance in the modern age?

What are the pros and cons of bipedality? How has the evolution of bipedality in humans been both helpful and a hinderance? (Cite specific examples from the sources to support your answers). DON’T FORGET TO ADD A CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH!

Write 3-5 pages on the historical emergence of Arab feminism and Arab American feminism. Focus on one topic (identity, gender, sexuality, religion, race, class, language…etc) or two tackled by this feminism. What is your own synthesis of these theories? Do you see any commonalities or differences between Arab American feminism and black/Chicana feminism? Can Arab women be considered women of color? Is Arab feminism transnational? In-text citations are required as well as 5 sources for the paper.

1.     I need someone to answer these questions, make sure to include the question and the answer. Below each question I included the article that you should read in order to answer the question. I will include the articles and documents in the files. Do not use any other sources to answer these questions, only use the sources that I provided.   1.           1. What is the “Euthyphro dilemma,” and what problem with Divine Command Theory does it illustrate? Based on John Arthur’s Why Morality Does Not Depend on Religion 2.      2.   Create a sample situation (not one of Kant’s, and apply the Categorical Imperative to see if the proposed action is permissible. Based on Immanuel Kant’s Good Will, Duty, and the Categorical Imperative Article https://yale.imodules.com/s/1667/images/gid6/editor_documents/life_worth_living/kant-groundwork.pdf?sessionid=e9b04489-bb65-4b4f-92de-0b2efd180608&cc=1 3.       3. Define Utilitarianism, and explain some of the problematic aspects of the theory Based on John Stuart Mill Utilitarianism “What is Utilitarianism Is” Pages 9-27  https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/econ/ugcm/3ll3/mill/utilitarianism.pdf and Bernard Williams Article 4. Situation 1 1. Two desperately hungry men consider stealing food so that they can eat. Ernest refrains because he fears getting caught; Vern refrains because, though he desperately wants that food, he knows it is his duty to respect others’ property. a. Which man would earn more approval from Immanuel Kant? b. In a few sentences, tell me why. (Hint – What did Kant say was the only good thing?) Based on Immanuel Kant’s Good Will, Duty, and the Categorical Imperative Article https://yale.imodules.com/s/1667/images/gid6/editor_documents/life_worth_living/kant-groundwork.pdf?sessionid=e9b04489-bb65-4b4f-92de-0b2efd180608&cc=1 4.      5.  Situation 2  2 . I want to have a really nice lawn, but that is only possible if I use Brand X week-killer. However, my next-door neighbor has a deathly allergy to it. It’s poison to his system. a. What core values of Natural Law are affirmed and/or violated by my proposed action? b. Would Double Effect allow me to use the weed-killer? Step me through all four criteria. Based on Natural Law Info

These questions in this assignment are designed to give you an opportunity to explore some of the major issues we covered in class.  The key to doing well on this assignment is to read the questions carefully, answer every part of the question, and label each section with subheadings. A.    Theoretical intersections of cultural identity with various topics in different contexts   This question explores the intersections of cultural identity with other key theories and concepts that we have covered in our course, using an interpretive or critical theoretical framework   Outline (label with subheadings in your answer) 1)     Research question   2)     Group 3)     Theoretical framework 4)     Levels of analysis 5)     Broad contextual factors 6)     Applied topic 7)     Specific theories or major concepts This is a critical thinking exercise, so be creative in the connections you make and bring in examples to clarify.

Part 1 (Answer part one separately from part 2) Drawing on both the Desmond and Draut articles, how do the concepts “working homeless” and “working poor” help us better understand why and how people are poor? Choose one statistic/graph that you read in the Draut article that you didn’t know before. Explain it and describe why you found it interesting. Be sure to include the page number so we know what you will be discussing Part 2 (label part 2 response) In US society, social class is sometimes less obvious than race/ethnicity or gender as important social categories that deeply influence our life. In this Discussion Board, please describe an example of when you first became aware of social class (yours or someone else’s). What were the circumstances? How can you connect this experience to something from the course materials for this week (readings, class notes, videos)?