All posts tagged "soc 101"

  • 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,...

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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...

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  • Symbolic Interactionism

    Symbolic interactionism focuses on how individuals communicate with one another, the basis of that communication, and the results and consequences of each interaction. Symbolic interactionism focuses on everyday interactions and how people perceive and define events. George...

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  • Intro to Sociology

    WHAT IS SOCIETY? When we say “a group of people who share territory and culture” we mean a group of people who live in the same area and share culture. They have similar attitudes, values, beliefs, and...

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  • Functionalists and Structural Functionalism

    Functionalists and Structural Functionalism Talcott Parsons saw “Society as a Social System.” All parts of society (institutions and groups) must work and fulfill their function in order to maintain homeostasis. Each part of society contributes to the...

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  • Conflict Theory

      Conflict theory states that our society is made up of groups and individuals who struggle and compete over the limited resources and rewards that are available in our society. Resources and rewards oftentimes indicates money, however,...

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  • Social Theory Explained

      Conflict theory states that our society is made up of groups and individuals who struggle and compete over the limited resources and rewards that are available in our society. Resources and rewards oftentimes indicates money, however,...

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  • A Few Sociology Questions

    Here are samples of topics we would discuss in a Sociology course. Read over a few and share some thoughts. Sociological Theory Define and explain each of our main sociological theories (structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic...

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  • Science and Technology

    Have science and technology solved social problems? Or have science and technology created social problems? In terms of structural functionalism the following concepts apply to the issues of science and technology: efficiency, social disorganization, and cultural lag...

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  • Sociology Sample Assignments

    Sample Sociology 100/101 Assignment The goal of the social sciences is to explain, predict, and understand, with the main goal being to produce knowledge.  Once knowledge has been produced it is important that sociologists share this knowledge...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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