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Find a recent news article that addresses a topic: culture, society, socialization, groups, organizations, sexuality, or deviance.
Common knowledge or common sense and sociological research findings can often times contradict one another.
What do you understand by the term "model minority?" Critically discuss the evidence on both sides regarding whether the term applies to Asian Americans.
What are the most distinctive characteristics of the Jewish identity? What social forces are at work in modern American society that threaten the preservation of this identity?
Distinguish between prejudice and discrimination. Which might be easiest to reduce? and how? Please provide examples.
What are the major factors contributing to prejudice and discrimination? What might we do to reduce the levels of hate that pervade our society?
Describe the myriad ways in which social groups are the essence of human life in society. What is the critical element for one to have a group? Explain using in-group / out-group terms.
What functions do status, role, primary groups, and secondary groups play in social interactions between different racial and ethnic groups. List one example of each.
Recognize a norm in our society or American culture. What is normative behavior (folkways, mores, and taboos) and how might culture influence norms?
Critically discuss why you think that the advent of television has enhanced or hurt society's ability to impact political leaders.
What is the right amount of "welfare" the country should have? Support your answer with information from at least one outside source.
How are teams used in the workplace? How are teams employed in education, athletics, or the arts? What are the merits to teamwork? Give specific examples and at least two references.
How would you apply Weber's five characteristics to a workplace. To what degree does it correspond to Weber's ideal type of bureaucracy?
Using your selected topic, prepare a response in which you describe the relationship between media literacy and the responsible consumption of popular culture. In your paper, do the following:
Critically discuss the four universal functions of religion and the importance of each of these to human beings and social relationships.
Write a short paragraph refreshing my memory regarding the organization or subdivision of that organization that you are studying in your SLP.
Consider the statement: If the middle class continues to shrink until there is no longer a middle class. The rich will have to pay additional taxes to sustain programs needed for the poor.
Does the process of socialization in an organization work in the same way as it works in a society as a whole? Explain.
Describe whether the community in which your organization is a member encourage or discourage diversity. If they encourage diversity, explain how they encourage it.
Critically discuss current trends affecting social welfare. Do modern trends favor solution of social issues?
In what manners do films and television shows relay messages regarding cultural norms? Give an example of the cultural norm which was reiterated or challenged through film or television.
From a sociological perspective can anything be learned by age two that may be considered deviant now or then?
What are some of the philosophies that influenced Latin America? In what way did they impact the cultures of Latin America?
How can better understanding our collective cultural heritage and shared humanity across time and geographic place help us to be better stewards of a global future?
Discuss in details about the artifact, and analyze in detail how the artifact relates to the values, beliefs of the culture. Investigate and evaluate the deep cultural roots of your artifact.