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Ferrante, Chapter 12, Family

Ferrante, Chapter 12, Family

1. Overall, do you think families in the United States are becoming weaker or simply more diverse? Support your position.
2. Identify risk factors for the high U.S. divorce rate. What would be the solution to reduce the divorce rate?

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Anonymous

Ferrante, Chapter 10, Gender

Ferrante, Chapter 10, Gender

1. Did you grow up in a home in which females and males had different jobs and responsibilities?  How did this affect your view of gender roles?
2. Imagine you had the chance to introduce policies to reduce gender inequality at your univers

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Anonymous

Ferrante, Chapter 13, Education

Ferrante, Chapter 13, Education

1. Use concepts from the chapter to describe how you see the rewards and costs of attending college.
2. Which perspective on education -- functionalist, conflict, or symbolic interactionist -- best captures how you view your educational experien

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Anonymous

Ferrante, Chapter 11, Economics & Politics

Ferrante, Chapter 11, Economics & Politics

1. What key characteristics distinguish capitalism from socialism? Compare these two systems in terms of productivity, economic inequality, and extent of personal freedoms.
2. Why is competition essential to capitalism? Why might capitalists see

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Anonymous

Ferrante, Chapter 8, Social Stratification

Ferrante, Chapter 8, Social Stratification

1. Define the concepts of prejudice and discrimination and discuss how they are related to each other. Can you provide an example of prejudice and discrimination?
2. How often do you think people are privileged because of their race or ethnicity

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Anonymous

Ferrante, Chapter 8, Social Stratification

Ferrante, Chapter 8, Social Stratification

How does social stratification impact poverty and social inequality in the United States and abroad?

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Anonymous

Ferrante, Chapter 8, Social Stratification

Ferrante, Chapter 8, Social Stratification

1. Discuss how social stratification is displayed in the United States.
2.How do social stratification impact poverty and social inequality in the United States and abroad?

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Anonymous

Ferrante, Chapter 7, Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control

Ferrante, Chapter 7, Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control

1. Sociologists stress that the definition of what is deviant varies from time to time and from place to place. Provide an example of how deviant behavior can vary depending on the historical time, place, and culture from your own experience.
2.

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Anonymous

Ferrante, Chapter 6, Formal Organizations

Ferrante, Chapter 6, Formal Organizations

Name a primary group and a secondary group to which you belong. Compare the two groups in terms of the degree of intimacy, and the nature of the interaction you have within them. Are these groups primarily expressive, instrumental, or both?
How

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sumik

The medieval concept of courtly love involved all of the following EXCEPT

The medieval concept of courtly love involved all of the following EXCEPT

The medieval concept of courtly love involved all of the following EXCEPT
 
  a. a husband-wife relationship.
  b. a gentler, more respectful treatment of women.
  c. the active influence of noblewomen.
&

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Gavi Elswick

Ferrante, Chapter 5, Social Interaction

Ferrante, Chapter 5, Social Interaction

1. Explain the concepts of role strain and role conflict. Identify situations in your life in which you have experienced role strain and role conflict. How did you reduce these situations?

2. Explain Erving Goffman’s major ideas of the pre

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tanshierwen

Explain in detail how American society can deal with the drug problem.

Explain in detail how American society can deal with the drug problem.

Explain in detail how American society can deal with the drug problem.

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bolbol

Explain and discuss what can be done to reduce crime and violence.

Explain and discuss what can be done to reduce crime and violence.

Explain and discuss what can be done to reduce crime and violence.

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bolbol

Discuss the reasons for the differences between American cities and European cities.

Discuss the reasons for the differences between American cities and European cities.

Discuss the reasons for the differences between American cities and European cities.

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bolbol

One major objective of the Quiet Revolution was to:

One major objective of the Quiet Revolution was to:

One major objective of the Quiet Revolution was to:
 
  a. make Quebec a sovereign nation.
  b. reform the Catholic church.
  c. improve the economic status of Francophones in Quebec.
  d. reestablish philosophy and the arts

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Curry, Chapter 4, Socialization

Curry, Chapter 4, Socialization

1. Describe how military training socializes soldiers to think of the group over the self.

2. Think of an area of your life where it is critical that you manage It might involve your family, job, or church. Describe the impressions you are

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mzcari

A more in depth response as to how are people not seen as equal in the US?

A more in depth response as to how are people not seen as equal in the US?

 The United States is multicultural to the extent that all people are supposed to have equal standing under the law. But the United States is not true in that situation. Explain the reasons. 

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Anonymous

Chapter 3, Culture

Chapter 3, Culture

1. Describe the importance of culture in determining how people think and behave on a daily basis and explain why norms are essential to society.


2. The United States is multicultural to the extent that all people are supposed to hav

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Anonymous

A female patient comes to the ED and reports her boyfriend tried to strangle her. What is the nursin

A female patient comes to the ED and reports her boyfriend tried to strangle her. What is the nursin

A female patient comes to the ED and reports her boyfriend tried to strangle her. What is the nursing priority for the patient?

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Anonymous

A patient is talking to the nurse about her husband’s abuse and attempt to strangle her. She said, ...

A patient is talking to the nurse about her husband’s abuse and attempt to strangle her. She said, ...

A patient is talking to the nurse about her husband’s abuse and attempt to strangle her. She said, “My husband told me how sorry he was and promised never to hurt me again.” The nurse would recognize that the cycle of violence is in which phase?

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Anonymous

How might you apply the three approach to orther social pattern, such as the wor

How might you apply the three approach to orther social pattern, such as the wor

1.how might you apply the three approach to orther social pattern, such as the workplace or family life
2. Make up three question about sports that reflect the focus of each of the three theoretical approaches

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bolbol

All of the following are aspects of a collaborative construction of treatment goals EXCEPT:

All of the following are aspects of a collaborative construction of treatment goals EXCEPT:

All of the following are aspects of a collaborative construction of treatment goals EXCEPT:
 
  a. situated in relationship.
  b. mutual cooperation.
  c. collateral cooperation.
  d. developing alternative goals to address

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Ranaya Ester

Which author best represents the golden age of English literature?

Which author best represents the golden age of English literature?

Which author best represents the golden age of English literature?
 
  a. Milton
  b. Donne
  c. Marlowe
  d. Shakespeare
  e. Keats

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Anonymous

Discuss the concept of therapeutic communities. Based on the evidence, are therapeutic communities

Discuss the concept of therapeutic communities. Based on the evidence, are therapeutic communities

Discuss the concept of therapeutic communities.  Based on the evidence, are therapeutic communities successful in treating substance abuse problems?  If not, explain why.

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bolbol

Discuss the theories about who runs modern corporations. Provide a detailed explanation as to which

Discuss the theories about who runs modern corporations. Provide a detailed explanation as to which

Discuss the theories about who runs modern corporations.  Provide a detailed explanation as to which one you think is the most persuasive.

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bolbol

Discuss the four sociological perspectives on warfare and international conflict. Which perspective

Discuss the four sociological perspectives on warfare and international conflict. Which perspective

Discuss the four sociological perspectives on warfare and international conflict.  Which perspective is the most persuasive?

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bolbol

Explain and discuss the differences between international wars and revolutions.

Explain and discuss the differences between international wars and revolutions.

Explain and discuss the differences between international wars and revolutions.

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bolbol

Which racial or ethnic category has the largest number of poor families?

Which racial or ethnic category has the largest number of poor families?

Which racial or ethnic category has the largest number of poor families?
      A) white
      B) African American
      C) Hispanic
      D) Asian

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Anonymous

The term for blaming a subordinate group for a problem in society such as the la

The term for blaming a subordinate group for a problem in society such as the la

The term for blaming a subordinate group for a problem in society such as the lack of jobs is called hate crimes?

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bolbol

Discuss the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act. Has this act met its goal? If not, how has

Discuss the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act. Has this act met its goal? If not, how has

Discuss the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act.  Has this act met its goal?  If not, how has it failed?

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bolbol

The average number of children per family in the U.S. has been

The average number of children per family in the U.S. has been

The average number of children per family in the U.S. has been

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bolbol

what are the 8 steps in the research model?

what are the 8 steps in the research model?

what are the 8 steps sociologists use int research model

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bolbol

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the therapeutic treatment of ethnic minorities?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the therapeutic treatment of ethnic minorities?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the therapeutic treatment of ethnic minorities?
 
  A) Minority groups are distrustful of American bureaucracies such as hospitals and community health centers.
  B) The maj

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butterfly127

Immanuel Wallerstein's neo-Marxist theory focused on:

Immanuel Wallerstein's neo-Marxist theory focused on:

Immanuel Wallerstein's neo-Marxist theory focused on:
 
  a. inequality in the capitalist world system
  b. monopoly capitalism
  c. the effects of economic globalization
  d. none of the above

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Anonymous

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bolbol

Explain the Thomas theorem and illustrate it with examples from your own experience.

Explain the Thomas theorem and illustrate it with examples from your own experience.

Explain the Thomas theorem and illustrate it with examples from your own experience.

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Vincent Marigmen

The ---- can be used to look at how one's groups and the larger society are affecting that person

The ---- can be used to look at how one's groups and the larger society are affecting that person

The ---- can be used to look at how one's groups and the larger society are affecting that person

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The school of thought known as social constructionism is a variant of conflict theory and highlights ...

The school of thought known as social constructionism is a variant of conflict theory and highlights ...

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The price of gasoline in Canada is about $1.30 per litre at the time of this writing. But the social ...

The price of gasoline in Canada is about $1.30 per litre at the time of this writing. But the social ...

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