Sociology

Investigate and define in your own words the concept of “Bureaucratic Responsibility”.  Once the concept has been defined and studied, compose a written reflection (minimum five paragraphs) discussing the following questions: What is the relationship between bureaucratic responsibility and appropriate bureaucratic behavior?  Is bureaucratic responsibility and bureaucratic behavior essentially tied to morality and ethics? How so? Follow APA 7th edition format.

You will compose a 3- to 4-page analysis of your intercultural experience and awareness vis-à-vis Christianity and other religions. This is a three-part personal reflection paper that does not require other sources, references, or citations. It does require a careful consideration of your experience and background. Please address the following:   Define and describe the personal, familial, and cultural values, influences, and experiences that shaped you, especially in how you make decisions and communicate with others (Approx. 1 pg.) Explain how the culture in which you were raised, and your experiences therein, shaped your understanding of Christianity. If you had no exposure to Christianity when you were younger, how does your home culture influence how you understand Christianity today?  (Approx. 1 pg.) Discuss how the values, influences, and experiences defined above may influence the way you interact with people outside of your culture (e.g., how your background shapes the way you study, work, and live in a globalized world? What kinds of interpersonal connections or conflicts may be likely to arise, given the nature of your first culture background?) (Approx. 1 pg.)

need a 3page paper for today its reflective writing Take notes while you watch an episode of a chosen tv show. Write a 3 page paper discussing your content analysis and response to the prompts above in images Make sure to incorporate and explain the relevant sociological concepts about race and ethnicity in your discussion. Attach your informal notes as an andpendix to the paper.

Should church and state be separate? Why or why not? How and why did separation of church and state and religious freedom develop from movements that shaped the colonial era? Comment on a current controversy involving separation of church and state or religious freedom. How do these modern-day concepts differ from those of the colonial founders?.

Answer only FOUR (4) of the questions below. Full answers should be approximately 200-300 words. 1. Discuss the historical and modern relationship between European notions of science and religion as distinct approaches to truth. How did the concept of science effect early theories on religion put forth by anthropologists like James Frazer, Emile Durkheim, and Bronislaw Malinowski? In what ways could these anthropologists be considered ethnocentric? 2. What are Creation Myths? How do anthropologists classify them? What are some common attributes of mythologies that have been recorded from around the world? 3. What is Animism?What role do early anthropologists suggest that it may have played in the origins of magical and religious thinking? 4. Describe some repercussions of colonial European encounters with indigenous populations. How did these encounters shape the belief systems of both groups? 5. How have Tricksters been defined in anthropology? What are some of their characteristics? What are some ideas about the purpose they serve within belief systems? What are some examples of Trickster characters? 6. What are some of the ways that the persecution of witches in Europe from ~1550 to ~1650 may have shaped the course of the continent’s political and economic development. 7. What role has wealth and/or inequality played in shaping people’s belief systems? How do the various monotheistic religions characterize wealth and poverty? How do some traditional mystical-magical belief systems characterize wealth and poverty? 8. Define Epistemology and Ontology. How do these two concepts effect each other? What does it mean to speak of multiple ontologies?

Think about your own family experience within the context of adolescent development and the readings you just reviewed. 1. How does your experience compare with what you have read? 2. In what ways was your experience or understanding of the role of families challenged in these readings? 3. Relating back to the García Coll model: how are families supportive and protective factors in adolescents’ lives? Resources: http://openbooks.library.umass.edu/introwgss/chapter/the-family/ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0153715#sec005

In a one-page, double-spaced response, answer the following writing prompt using the PowerPoint information about how socialization can influence one’s development, one of the readings, personal experience, and the example below. “That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This quote is from the Declaration of Independence reflects that basic philosophy of a democratic society. Time has proven, however, that race and ethnicity are examples of diverse dimensions characters by inequality. These determine how the United States distributes resources, such as school funding, grants to communities, scholarships and so on. The US Bureau of Census has delineated the following racial classification, requiring all federal agencies to use these categories on their data collection and analysis: American Indian and Alaskan Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander White Hispanics/Latinos are a separate classification because they are considered to be an ethic group, rather than a single race, and distinguished by culture. Thus, each of the race classifications has a subcategory of Hispanic and non-Hispanic. The diverse dimensions of race and ethnicity are significant ways people define themselves and others. They impact relationships, neighborhoods, schools, work, politics, and the media. Looking at the above information and reflecting on the course content, can you associate any of the socialization methods discussed to your ethnic heritage? Why or why not? How does socialization ensure that you conform to your social or cultural group? Explain and provide some specific examples.

Our distracted young are on their devices constantly, will the society pay a price for the hours on end that young people are affixed to their phones, ipads, etc? Early studies are starting to indicate unintended consequences that can cause harm to them. Those of you who are working in schools now, what is your district’s policy toward the use of them and what problems/issues have you observed? Also consider in your post, the adverse effects it may have on economically disadvantaged, culturally and linguistically diverse populations that could be interpreted as indicative of learning problems?

Read the files submitted(Reading #1 & Reading #2) and answer the following questions: 1) It is quite common to measure needs by asking people to describe their own needs (in surveys or focus group). What are some advantages and disadvantages of this approach? Please think about your project when you are answering this question and give examples. 2) What is the difference between stratified and non-stratified samples. Give an example of each. 3) Why is sampling important for needs assessment? 4) Please share your favorite quotes and give examples from your experiences that relate to the Needs Analysi

Select and read an article of your choice (translated in English). (2) Assume the role of a concerned citizen from the nation in which the article was written. Provide your own assessments of differences in a balanced and realistic outlook from a news-person looking into and evaluating people’s values in the American Society. Using the Cultural Relativism perspective Is it possible for foreign personnel to look at people in the American Society in a “relatively fair” manner? Cultural relativism – the idea that the values, knowledge, morality and behavior of people must be understood within their own cultural context.