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Discuss and give examples of the globalization of social movements. How do globalized social ...
Discuss and give examples of the globalization of social movements. How do globalized social movements differ from movements at earlier periods in history?
What is at stake when there is numerical underrepresentation and a biased portrayal of minority ...
What is at stake when there is numerical underrepresentation and a biased portrayal of minority groups in the mass media? What improvement has been demonstrated in recent years? Include relevant examples in your response.
Traditional mass media is produced and distributed by a select group of individuals working in the ...
[html]Traditional mass media is produced and distributed by a select group of individuals working in the industry while social media offers users the opportunity to create and distribute information. Consider how this affects the type of information that is being shared. Would you say that one form of media i
There has been increasing discussion and debate about whether the media accurately presents ...
[html]There has been increasing discussion and debate about whether the media accurately presents information and whether people can trust what is being communicated. Select one specific form of media or address the mass media in general and discuss your stance on the trustworthiness of the media's narrative.
On January 12, 2021, CNN president Jeff Zucker announced that the CNN Airport Network (the service ...
[html]On January 12, 2021, CNN president Jeff Zucker announced that the CNN Airport Network (the service that beamed the cable news channel's content into airport terminals across the United States) was shutting down as of March 31, 2021. This decision was in response to the decline in airline passenger traff
From a sociological perspective, what are some of the positive and negative aspects of the growing ...
From a sociological perspective, what are some of the positive and negative aspects of the growing concentration of media ownership and their vertical and horizontal integration?
COVID-19 and the accompanying restrictions on in-person interactions resulted in a tremendous ...
[html]COVID-19 and the accompanying restrictions on in-person interactions resulted in a tremendous increase in the use of digital media, activity which was especially prevalent for social media and messaging apps. Compare and contrast social media and face-to-face interaction. What are the benefits and disad
A 2011 survey conducted for the Canadian Media Research Consortium found that 81 percent of those ...
[html]A 2011 survey conducted for the Canadian Media Research Consortium found that 81 percent of those surveyed would refuse to pay for access if their favourite online news sites erected a pay wall. Rather, they would simply go to sites where they could get their news for free. What impact might this have o
With a four-year honours degree and two years of teacher's college to attain a bachelor of ...
[html]With a four-year honours degree and two years of teacher's college to attain a bachelor of education degree, Krystal has finally found a job teaching in an elementary school. In the staff lunchroom she has a conversation with Susan, a fellow Grade 3 teacher. Susan discloses that when she started teachin
Symbolic interactionists emphasize three social mechanisms that operate in the education system to ...
Symbolic interactionists emphasize three social mechanisms that operate in the education system to reproduce inequality and the existing stratification system. List and explain the three factors which explain why schools fail to overcome class differences.
Some people believe that online learning will provide a viable low-cost alternative to an on-campus ...
[html]Some people believe that online learning will provide a viable low-cost alternative to an on-campus university education which will then benefit even more individuals in society. Will online education decrease or increase educational inequalities? Explain fully your position, referencing terms, concepts
For many years, colleges have been stigmatized and there has been a stereotypical notion that ...
[html]For many years, colleges have been stigmatized and there has been a stereotypical notion that college students were "inferior"' to university students in intelligence, given that the vocational mandates of colleges had placed them in a subordinate position within the higher education system. According t
Discuss the significance of the increase of women in postsecondary education in Canada. What impacts ...
Discuss the significance of the increase of women in postsecondary education in Canada. What impacts might this increase have on public and private lives in Canada?
Mahatma Gandhi once wrote, "Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what ...
Mahatma Gandhi once wrote, "Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is." Using the knowledge and understanding you have acquired from the text and world events, explain what Gandhi meant. Include examples to elaborate.
Explain mile Durkheim's functionalist perspective of religion and religious practices. Using these ...
Explain Émile Durkheim's functionalist perspective of religion and religious practices. Using these ideas, apply them to one of the following: music concert, car racing (e.g., Indianapolis 500), a competition in the Olympics, or an experience of your own choosing.
Describe the thesis of Weber's book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, and explain ...
Describe the thesis of Weber's book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, and explain why Weber was a forerunner of the symbolic interactionist perspective.
Conflict and feminist theorists claim that religion legitimates the social inequalities found within ...
Conflict and feminist theorists claim that religion legitimates the social inequalities found within the larger society. Discuss their position, incorporating examples into your analysis.
"If I was to personally define religion, I would say that it is a bandage that man has invented to ...
"If I was to personally define religion, I would say that it is a bandage that man has invented to protect a soul made bloody by circumstances" (Theodore Dreiser, 1941). Which theoretical perspective does this quote remind you of? Explain and discuss.
While the decline of the nuclear family can be the source of many social problems, it is possible to ...
[html]While the decline of the nuclear family can be the source of many social problems, it is possible to lessen the negative outcomes with applicable family policies. Using knowledge of child well-being in the United States and Sweden, what family policies would you propose be adopted in Canada? Fully expla
What does our sociological understanding of foraging societies tell us about family structure? How ...
What does our sociological understanding of foraging societies tell us about family structure? How do the differences challenge common sense assumptions that many people have about the universality of the nuclear family?
Use a functionalist perspective to argue that the Canadian family is in decline. Identify the social ...
Use a functionalist perspective to argue that the Canadian family is in decline. Identify the social changes that have influenced the relationship of the family to society, and that have influenced the types of functions that fall within the domain of the family.
Two-parent families are not the reality for thousands of Canadian children. Divorce, remarriage, ...
[html]Two-parent families are not the reality for thousands of Canadian children. Divorce, remarriage, surrogate parents, extended relatives, and other diverse family arrangements mean families come in all sizes. Is it time to legalize polygamy, a family form that Canada outlawed in 1890? Discuss and support
Over the past century, there has been a shift from big, interconnected, and extended families to ...
[html]Over the past century, there has been a shift from big, interconnected, and extended families to smaller, detached nuclear families and to many individuals living in "non-nuclear" ways. It has been argued that this has increasingly left many people lonelier, with fewer role models, and with a weaker sup
Given the increasing diversity of Canada's population, there are a variety of definitions of what ...
Given the increasing diversity of Canada's population, there are a variety of definitions of what constitutes a family. What type of family were you raised in and what type of family do you envision for yourself in the future? Is there a difference between the two? Why and/or why not?
Friedrich Engels argued that gender inequality could be eliminated only by the abolition of private ...
Friedrich Engels argued that gender inequality could be eliminated only by the abolition of private property. Explain his argument then evaluate its validity. Be sure to address the changes in the family and the economy in the 150 years since he made that argument.
Every major life change or transition has a negative and/or positive impact on individuals ...
Every major life change or transition has a negative and/or positive impact on individuals experiencing them. What are the economic and emotional effects of divorce?
Even though a national day care program has been recommended and discussed for over 40 years in ...
Even though a national day care program has been recommended and discussed for over 40 years in Canada, it has not appeared. What would be the benefits of implementing such a program?
