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  • Social Stratification

      Do you think we can predict what social class a person is in by his or her appearance? The house he or she lives in?  What about if the person has a big screen television? Actually...

    • Posted January 17, 2014
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  • Social Research Outline

    The Social Research Model ·Select a Topic ·Define the Problem ·Literature Review ·Hypothesis ·Choose a Research Method ·Collect the Data ·Analyze the Results ·Share the Results (present the information or publish)   Critical Thinking: goal is to...

    • Posted January 17, 2014
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  • Social Class and the Family Notes

      Defining social class Social Class and the Family  Social Class o Consequences of social class o Deferred gratification o Blue collar vs. white collar families o “The Saints and the Roughnecks” Poverty o The poor o...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Sexual Orientation and Social Inequality

    Most of our social institutions do not support homosexuals: politics (law: in some states to engage in homosexual conduct is a crime, same-sex marriages are not legal, and benefits to domestic partners is not universal), education (school...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Sexual Norms and Relationships Notes

    Social Regulations of Sexual Behavior Institutions – regulation and control FAMILY (parents, siblings,…) RELIGION EDUCATION OTHER Workplace Friends SETS THE: Boundaries, social norms, and expectations SOCIAL NORMS (standards) Double standard Permissiveness Permissiveness with or without affection Abstinence...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Marriage, Family, and Kinship Organization Notes

    Family as a Social Institution Organized Essential tasks Institution: system of norms, values, statuses, and roles Perform certain functions Marriage, business, the media, medicine, law, science, and recreation are also institutions Activity becomes institutionalized when accepted by...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Intro to Social Problems

    There is a difference between a “personal trouble” and a “public issue.” Personal troubles affect individual people and others who are a part of their lives. A public issue affects a large number of individuals, are typically...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Inequality in Education

    If we look at the history of education we can clearly see that there is a pattern and continues to be a pattern of inequality built into the institution of education. Historically education was for men, whites,...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Health and Illness

    Health risks are unevenly distributed in the United States and around the world. Social factors play a major role in our individual health. The social factors that affect our health are associated with specific characteristic including: race,...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Family Violence Notes

      Social Stresses on Families Stressor events Hardships How we respond to them – social learning ABCX Model of Stress (Image courtesy of imagerymajestic/FreeDigitalPhotos.net) A (the event) interacts with B (the family’s crisis-meeting resources) which interacts with...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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