Sociology

In 1,500 words, complete the following: Analyze two ways that media affect culture and society. Identify at least one positive and one negative implication arising from technology’s effect on society. Media has changed exponentially over the past 25 years with the introduction of the Internet and social media. How can people enhance their media literacy? Identify one to two challenges that media will introduce for society in the next 20-30 years and how people can use their media literacy to meet these challenges. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

In this assignment, you will apply things you’ve learned about in this course, particularly this module on work and the economy, to consider what life would be like to budget and live as a parent in a family below the poverty line. After you create a monthly budget with a breakdown of expenses, you’ll write a reflection paper about the experience and its application to the course materials. STEP 1: Imagine you are a single parent with two kids, ages 1 and 6 (a first-grader). You work a full-time minimum wage job. Make a bulleted list with all of the categories below and write a description for each, explaining how you would plan for monthly expenses. You can do this in a table format if you prefer. Family: Describe your fictional family. Where specifically do you work? What are your kids’ names? Budget: What is you annual income at the current minimum wage rate? What is your monthly gross income? Housing: Where will your family live? Look up actual apartments or houses using websites like Zillow or Craigslist to find a good place for your family to live. Where is it relation to the place you work? Childcare and Education: Look up your new address to find what school your children will attend. What is the school’s rating? Next, you will need to find full-time childcare for your youngest child. Look up prices and options in your area (having family or someone watch him or her voluntarily is not an option in this case). How much will it cost? Food: write down everything your family will eat, in detail, for every meal of one day. Estimate the expenses for each of those items. Use this daily information to create a weekly grocery list. Look up prices and write down how much you will need to spend on groceries per month. Utilities and phone: If not included in the rent, look up average utility costs in your area to pay for electricity, water, garbage, cable, internet, and phone bills. Transportation: How will you get around? Do you have a car payment? If you have a car, include an estimated monthly cost. What will you pay in gas expenses? Or is public transportation a feasible option? Others: You’ll need to reserve some funds for needs like diapers, wipes, clothes, toilet paper, toiletries, etc. Look up average needs and costs and include that information here. Miscellaneous: What other monthly expenses do you anticipate needing for you or your family? STEP 2: Write up an analysis paper between 400-600 words, describing your reactions to this exercise, as well as its sociological implications. Consider the following questions: Did anything surprise you about this exercise? Do you feel that it is reasonable to live off the minimum wage in America? What expenses seemed to be the most burdensome? How does this exercise tie in with concepts you learned about in this module? Specifically tie in at least two specific terms or concepts. What recommendations would you make for government or economic programs to better aid those in poverty? In what ways did this assignment make you think about the current state of the economy and things like welfare programs? Notes:  Your essay (not including references) should be 400-600 words. (This does not include the budget portion in Step 1) Proofread for grammatical and spelling errors prior to submitting.  Ensure that you are submitting your own original work and are not plagiarizing material.  Include a list of references used.

Starting from the brief video from “Future Shorts” ) and taking into account that – even though it has decreased in the last decade – the US still has the highest rate of adolescent pregnancy among the developed countries, discuss sexual education: who is responsible to teach children about sex, what is the appropriate age for teaching children about sex, and what would be the best way to do it in order to reduce the rate of unwanted pregnancies and sexual transmissible diseases?

There are going to be a total of 14 questions and 14 of them need to be answered separately; each response to each question should be atleast two paragraphs. all questions answered    – All responses should be properly cited and well explained. No short answers please, write at least two paragraphs for each response. Try and explain everything in those paragraphs without deviations. –  Cite all your answers and include a bibliography. –  A good application to the real world/developing countries. State and explain the two of the four powers (tools) of exclusion according to Hall et al (2011)? (2 marks) -Compulsory Question Clearly define intersectionality theory? (2 marks) -Compulsory Question What is (i) Islamic Feminism (ii) Black Feminism? (2 marks) -Compulsory Question How would you describe Saudi Arabia Society from an exclusion perspective? (2marks) Compulsory Question Explain how the Holy Quran supports equity rather than gender exclusion? ———–(2marks) Compulsory Question Explain religion as a role of exclusion in entrepreneurship using an example? (2marks) ———–Compulsory Question Discussed the two contrasting scholarly viewpoints about indigenous credit institutions in underdeveloped societies? (2marks) -Compulsory Question Discuss the findings of Jihad Makhoul et al. (2019) research  “Insights into theorizing social exclusion and inequities: A perspective from the Arab World”? (2 marks) ……….Compulsory Question Explain why social exclusion continues in the private sector in the global south? (2marks)————-Compulsory Question Identify and explain the problem with micro-finance in Guyana? (2 Marks) -Compulsory Question Name two determinants of access and exclusion and discuss them in the context of Kenya. How does this context differ from Kenya and Uganda? (2 Marks) How did Isusu change from pre-colonial to colonial times? (2 marks). What is the cultural commodification hypothesis? (2marks). There are three reasons why the aso ebi phenomenon has continued to find social acceptance in contemporary Nigerian society. Mention two? (2marks). the sources that would be made available is what you should use to answer the questions.  I would provide the readings in the file attachment

you are to perform THREE (3) random acts of kindness as follows: 1. Design and perform one (1) random act of kindness for one individual or group YOU KNOW. (30 POINTS) 2. Design and perform one (1) random act of kindness for one individual or group YOU DON’T KNOW. (30 POINTS) 3. Design and perform one (1) random act of kindness for one individual or group YOU DON’T LIKE OR HAVE  OR HAD CONFLICT WITH. Upon completion of the three (3) random acts of kindness you are to write a one (1) page summary FOR EACH OF YOUR THREE (3) RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS giving a detailed narrative description of your experience answering the following questions: 1. WHAT random act of kindness did you perform and WHY? 2. HOW did you feel performing the act of kindness?? 3. WHAT was your perception of the individual’s or group’s experience BEING THE RECIPIENT OF YOUR KINDNESS? For this research project, you are to use the APA formatting guidelines and include an APA formatted title page (10 points)

THIS IS THE REAL QUESTIONS:  (a) Writing your answers in a Word document or PDF document. If you choose to go that route, please ensure you are submitting your exam in one of these formats. This is, by far, the easiest way for me to grade.  1. Conventional wisdom holds that among Canadians who donate to charities, the average total donation per year is $400. You want to test whether this conventional wisdom does in fact represent the true parameter value by running a two-tailed hypothesis test. You randomly sample 80 Canadian donors and find a mean of 430, with a standard deviation of 100. (8 points) a) Detail the steps of the hypothesis test you would run at a 95% confidence level, including the conclusion and its interpretation. b) Demonstrate how the answer arrived at in (a) is validated by running a 95% confidence interval.  2. A provincial government runs a limited series of TV advertisements to press citizens to respect COVID–19 restrictions. Because its budget is limited, it cannot afford to air the ads everywhere across the province, meaning that those living in certain media markets are exposed to the ads, while those living in other areas are not. The government starts to doubt that the ads are having an effect even in those areas where they are broadcasted. You are hired to measure whether the ads are, in fact, having an impact. You randomly sample two groups of people: 202 voters who have been exposed to ads, and 245 voters who have not. In the first group, 79 indicate that they intend to respect the restrictions. In the second group, 89 claim they will abide by them. Assuming that the ads alone are responsible for a possible, statistically meaningful difference between the two groups, are the ads having an impact? (8 points) i. Answer by running a two-tailed hypothesis test with 90% confidence. Outline every step, the conclusion and its interpretation. ii. Demonstrate and explain how the answer arrived at in (a) is validated by running a 90% confidence interval. 3  3. You hear on the evening newscast a pundit claim that Canadians who live in Ontario tend to show greater attachment to the British monarchy than do those live either in Quebec or in Atlantic Canada. Since you have now grown to develop a deep skepticism toward what you hear from journalists and the media, you decide to test this proposition by collecting a random sample of citizens across the country. You ask them to tell you their level of attachment to the monarchy – either very attached, somewhat attached, not very attached, or not at all attached. You lump the first two and the last two to arrive at two basic categories (attached vs. not attached), and produce the following contingency table. (8 points) Very/somewhat attached Not very/not at all attached Total Ontario 32 (30.9) 26 (27.0) 58 Quebec 35 (34.2) 29 (30.0) 64 Atlantic Canada 28 (30.0) 28 (26.1) 56 Total 95 83 178 a) Conduct a Chi-Squared hypothesis test with 80% confidence to evaluate whether or not Ontarians are more likely than others to profess attachment to the monarchy. Make sure to detail every step, provide a conclusion, and interpret that conclusion. b) What is the value 30.9 telling us in this table? Interpret in the context of the problem. 4  4. Suspecting that civil disobedience is linked with certain social, political, and economic factors, you try to explain the number of acts of civil disobedience in a city in a 12-month timeframe on the basis of four variables: the percentage of residents aged 18-30 per 1000 residents (x1); the percentage of residents who are male (x2); the gap between the wealthiest and poorest residents, in thousands of dollars (x3); and whether the city has a policy specifically pertaining to countering civil disobedience, with “no” coded as 0 and “yes” coded as 1 (x4). After collecting and entering your sample data into statistical software, you run a multiple regression model with a 95% confidence level. The software spits out the following results. (9 points) n = 314 R2 = 0.78 Disobedience acts Coefficient (Standard Error) z P > z 95% Confidence Interval Percent 18-30 1.13 (0.08) 2.18 0.015 [1.01, 1.15] Percent male 0.04 (0.02) 2.04 0.021 [0.01, 0.07] Income gap 0.24 (0.11) 1.79 0.038 [0.11, 0.37] City policy -0.05 (0.09) 1.12 0.131 [-0.17, 0. 07] y-Intercept -0.61 (0.10) 1.29 0.099 [-0.70, -0.52] a) Write out the full prediction equation for this regression model. b) If you were putting a star next to the variable(s) who meet statistical significance at the P < 0.05 level, which variable(s) would get one? c) What is the value -0.61 telling us in this table? Interpret in the context of the problem. 5 d) Would increasing our confidence level to 99% change our conclusion (i.e. significance test conclusion) about ?3? If so, why? If not, why not? e) Interpret the R2 value in the context of this problem. f) How many control variables does this model have?  5. On the October 9, 2014 edition of CBC’s The National, host Peter Mansbridge convened a panel to discuss the state of public opinion polling amidst what many are considering failures (most notably in predicting electoral results). In wrapping up the segment, Mansbridge asked the three panelists what advice they would have for ordinary Canadians who would want to evaluate whether a poll result they are hearing about can be trusted. One of the three panelists replied that people should “look around them” – i.e. to their circle of friends, relatives, and colleagues – to see whether the result or trend that a poll is reporting is reflected in the people around them. Is this sound advice to offer to ordinary Canadians wishing to evaluate whether a poll’s results are credible? Why or why not? (2 points) Bonus. You have now immersed yourself in the basic concepts of what arguably constitute the pinnacle of quantitative research method in the social sciences. Yet a colleague of yours, skeptical of quantitative methods, tells you that for all you have learned, it is no match for what qualitative methods provide. Is he correct? If so, why? If not, why not? Make sure to refer to chi-square and regression in your answer. (1 point)

You may not go to an Italian, Chinese, Mexican restaurant or restaurant of your own culture.  Prepare for this experience by doing some reading in textbook about the culture which you will be experiencing.  Use the information from the book to support or refute your experience. Time: You may choose to go to Lunch or Dinner (OR SELECT AN ENTRÉE ITEM AND PREPARE THE MEAL AT HOME!!) Describe your experience answering the following questions. 1.     Describe the décor. (Does it have an ethnic theme? Does the décor reflect something significant about the culture as noted in Purnell’s domains?) (If choosing to prepare the meal at home, describe what you would expect the décor to look like in an authentic restaurant of cultural choice)   2.     Are the wait staff dressed in authentic clothing?  What is the significance of certain types of dress? (If choosing to prepare the meal at home, describe what you would expect the staff to where/to look like in an authentic restaurant of cultural choice)   3.     Attempt to pronounce what you are ordering. Does the wait staff assist you with ordering your meal? Do they help you pronounce the dishes? (If choosing to prepare the meal at home, describe how you would learn to pronounce menu items from an authentic restaurant of cultural choice)   4.     Describe what you ate. Are there certain spices, meats, starches, fruits and vegetables used in the dishes?  What beverages are served?  Would your meal be considered healthy? If not, why? (If choosing to prepare the meal at home, describe the preparation, recipe, etc. of the menu item chosen from cultural choice)   5.     Ask to meet the chef.  Inquire about cooking techniques used in preparing your meal?  Are these health-promoting?  If not, why? (If choosing to prepare the meal at home, describe who helped you with the cooking experience, reactions to menu item of anyone who enjoyed with you, and your opinion of the meal)   6.     Did you enjoy the experience? Why? What role does food play in this particular culture?  (To be answered whether dining in or cooking from home)

its 2000 words no limit on pages This is the prompt for the essay: Callicles defends a distinction between conventional and natural justice. Explain his position and his reasons for holding it. Explain one of Socrates’ arguments against Callicles. Briefly assess whether this response succeeds – who wins this part of the debate, and why do you think so? Be sure to include: the general distinction between convention and nature and how this applies to justice; why there exists such a thing as conventional justice; why those who are naturally superior ought to live in accordance with natural justice, and what that would amount to; what Callicles’ conception of happiness is, and exactly how this underlies and supports his other views; precisely how Socrates’ argument is intended to undermine what Callicles has put forward. precisely how Socrates’ response does or does not succeed, and why you think so.

Use article attached, plus any other sources to answer the questions. The article:  https://kirkwood.kanopy.com/product/dysfunctional-societies What constitutes poverty?  What are problems with the official definition?  How would you define it? Characterize the distribution of wealth and income in the United States.  According to the documentary Dysfunctional Societies what are some social problems associated with high levels of inequality?  And why?  To what degree do you think the United States is a meritocracy? What are some potential social solutions to poverty?

Week 9 Discussion: Medical Sociology & Infectious Diseases After viewing the PowerPoint (Chapter 14), watching the videos, reading the article, and watching one (1) DVD clip, respond to the following questions.  After your post, reply to one other student.  1.  Choose one of the major theories of sociology (structural functionalism, conflict theory, or symbolic interactionism) and discuss how it would explain or describe society or an aspect of society during this current pandemic.The Khan Academy video will be helpful with for question the link is here for you to watch.  https://youtu.be/6c8BCZd6GXU  For example, you could look at the wearing of masks and gloves and explain thru symbolic interactionism what these symbolize now compared to one year ago. 2. After listening to the video in the Chapter 14 Powerpoint (slide18) https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2015/11/04/women-pain-fassler                           on gender inequality in healthcare, and reading the TIME article on inequality during COVID-19, think of another area in which inequality may increase during the pandemic (e.g. age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, country, immigrant status, etc.) and discuss how this inequality may play out in the next year. attached are videos and links that relate to the assignment and can help properly answer the questions.      https://time.com/5795651/coronavirus-workers-economy-inequality/                                                                                                                               https://youtu.be/8NGlENS1qgo                                                             https://youtu.be/D9SWRByzDSo                                                         DVD CLIP :    https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.8/?p=/college/socio7dvd/&f=the_great_health_service_swindle&ft=mp4&s=bt&cc=1