Sociology

Find two music videos from 1980s artists to view and discuss. You can use the embedded videos from the modules or find something from outside of the material. Any musical style is acceptable as long as the artist was active in the 1980s. For each video: What are your first impressions of this video? Does it tell a story or is there a message that the video portrays? What if anything changes your in your perspective and understanding of the song by watching the video instead of listening to the song by itself? Compare and contrast these videos. Is one video more successful in marketing the song, and if so why?

Choose a current social issue or problem (ex: police brutality, unemployment, access to health care, education inequality, climate change) and read at least five different news reports from different sources on the issue. Examine the pictures, read the headlines and story, watch any video, and review any comments posted by other readers. After completing this examination of the issue, answer the following questions from each of the three sociological perspectives. Your response should be written in a series of paragraphs and answering each of the questions. Structural Functionalism – What are the functions of this issue for society? What purpose do they serve, and how do they maintain stability and order? What social systems and institutions support this issue? Are they any dysfunctions in the issue? Conflict Theory – What forms of inequality are revealed in the social issue? What do these stories have to say about race, class, and gender inequalities? What are the power dynamics related to the publication of these stories? Did any of the stories contribute to social change in society? Symbolic Interactionist Theory – What does this issue mean to society as a whole? What do they mean to individual members of society? Can they have different meanings for different individuals or groups? How do those meanings get constructed in interaction? Does this issue influence everyday life? Analysis – In your analysis, which perspective gives the most accurate and comprehensive explanation of the issue? Why? What do the other perspectives fail to address?

Explain and discuss the Biocentrism Argument.  Do you agree that all and only living things are intrinsically valuable?  Why or why not? • Defend your answers

CMDB #5: Family Stress and Crisis: Violence Among Intimates 44 44 unread replies. 44 44 replies. For this discussion board you again have two options.  Select either Option A or Option B and follow the specific instructions for each part of that option.  Include the option you selected at the top of your post.  After you have posted your thread, please read through your classmate’s and reply to at least one post in a meaningful way, either agreeing or disagreeing using material from the textbook to support your position.  Again, you can read the complete discussion board requirements by clicking on the link on the home page.  Your post must include author and page number within each part of your post. Both options are from Chapter 11:  Family Stress and Crisis:  Violence Among Intimates Option A: There are three parts to address in this option: 1.  Explain both the ABC-X and the Double ABC-X models of family stress and crisis.  Select one of those two models and give an example of how that model would explain and evaluate a family crisis.  You may use an actual family crisis or a fictitious family crisis–either way give a brief description of the crisis and then apply the model. 2.  The text notes that families from all walks of life abuse children. How do the motivations and reasons for the abuse vary by social class? 3. Why is elder abuse be so high in the United States? What factors might contribute to the high numbers of elders who are exploited financially and who are neglected? Option B:  There are three parts to address in this option: Part 1:  According to the textbook, what is intimate partner violence; then provide an example. Part 2:  Select one of four types of intimate partner violence discussed in the chapter, (common couple violence, intimate terrorism, violent resistance, mutual violent control) and give a description of that type of violence. Part 3:  Visit the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence website.  You can click on this link  (Links to an external site.)  to access it. (Links to an external site). Then present a summary of the statistics of that type or another type of intimate partner violence from the NCADM website.  Please state the type of intimate partner violence you are providing a statistical summary for.

TUTORIAL QUESTION Argue whether you believe 21st century fine-dining restaurant menus are an exercise in rhetoric? Are menus designed to persuade us into trying something new? Example are pricing strategies and descriptive words. FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS • You must use at least 2 in-text references to support your discussion, from a journal article, website or relevant textbook. • You must reference using the UniSA Harvard Referencing style • Please format using: left alignment double space between paragraphs and use at least 1.5 line spacing to increase ease of online reading and marking.

Review Notes Questions 18-19   Just need the answered without rewriting the questions but just numbered.  1.       1. What is the definition of international sport? What factors are considered in determining whether a sport fits this definition? 2.      2.  Name three factors that served to redefine international sport. What was the effect of each? 3.      3.  What five key changes over the past few decades have contributed to the expansion of international sport? How have they done so? 4.      4.  How have advances in the recruitment of athletes and a focus on more globalized marketing affected international sport? 5.       5. Name some of the emerging economies that are becoming attractive hosts for international competitions. What makes them attractive 6.       6. Identify the various stakeholders, policy experts, and governing bodies that are involved in the staging of environmentally sustainable Olympic Games. Elaborate on the efforts the IOC has put forward to address sustainability within the Olympic Movement 7.       7. What are some of the current issues that affect female athletes and women’s sports in international sport? 8.       8. What skills, experiences, and competencies would help aspiring international sport managers prepare for the job market? 9.        9. What is the definition of sport sociology? How and why is it related to examining the social context of sport? 10. How and why do sports come to symbolize broader social concerns throughout society? 11. What do we mean when we say that sport is a socializing agent? How does participation in sport allow us to learn important societal roles? 12. What is Title IX, and how has it influenced sport participation patterns for girls and women nationwide? 13. Why has the number of women in key leadership positions in sport declined dramatically over the past four decades? 14.. What are the two key patterns of sport media coverage of female athletes that scholars have documented over the last three decades? 15. What are the various ways in which sport sociologists study the intersection of race in sport? 16. How can homophobia negatively affect all athletes regardless of sexual orientation? 17. What are some current examples of the ways sport can serve as a catalyst for social change? 18. Why does sport sociology have significant implications for sport managers?

Response essay should be approximately 1 ½ pages, double spaced.  You must follow MLA conventions for page layout and in-text citation for quotes from the play.  Your response should include at least one quote from Hamlet.    What emerges for you as the primary conflict addressed in Acts 1 and 2, and where in the 3rd Act does this conflict get fully addressed by Hamlet? Remember that a climax needs to show the protagonist engaged in the conflict, often providing insight (even an epiphany) and often leads to the protagonist making a decision.  Note, that critics disagree on this point, so you will be making an argument for how you see it. Once you state clearly what you see as the primary conflict and the climax, address whether or not you see this as a satisfactory address of the conflict.  Is it complete or incomplete?  Does it possibly introduce additional conflicts that you expect (or know, if you finished reading the play already) to be addressed in Acts 4 and 5?  Explain.      Your essay must include a works cited and corresponding in-text citation. For specific guidelines on quoting Shakespeare, web site provides clear directions and models to follow:  https://www.bibliography.com/mla/how-to-cite-shakespeare-in-mla-works-cited/

How does the reflection of Maslow’s theory enhance an understanding on how to mobilize individuals and groups. ***This is a community organization social work class

Discuss how the privileges and excellent “life chances” of the upper classes are directly tied to the poorer (or poor) life chances of the lower classes in our culture and society. Use scholarly primary and secondary sources to support your position.  Demonstrate your knowledge of how sociology is relevant to the understanding of this topic by using the terms, methods and theories learned from Unit 1 as appropriate.

(1) What is utilitarianism? Critically assess the plausibility of this proposal.  (2) What is euthanasia, and why is it considered to be morally different to murder or suicide? Is it? (3) What do you think is the best moral argument for vegetarianism? Does it work? (4) Does freedom entail the ability to have done otherwise? (5) What is the harm principle? Does it pose a justified limitation on our freedom? (6) What is Rawls’ conception of a just society? Is it is tenable? (7) What, if anything, would be wrong in simply saying that anything counts as art so long as this is what was intended by the creator of the artifact in question? (8) Can two identical objects differ in their aesthetic properties? (9) Can one properly form one’s aesthetic judgments via testimony from aesthetic experts? (10) What are Gettier-style counterexamples, and how do they challenge the classical account of knowledge? (11) Is knowledge more valuable than mere true belief?  (12) Is ‘knows’ a context-sensitive term?  The paper should be between 1000-1500 words.  Some related material information is provided as pdf files.