Sociology

Assignment 3         You will be graded on the quality of your answer, logical order to your answer, critical thinking, and clarity of your work.  Please remember that you are being graded on how well you can apply class material (sociology class).  Please keep in mind you are not defending your personal beliefs, you can only be graded on how well you understood course material.  Therefore, the book must be your main reference Number and restate each question that is answered.  Content is extremely important.  Do not write simple sentences to meet the minimum requirement.  If you want to assure that you receive a 100 on your assignments write more than the minimum requirement.  Also please make sure that all your answers are numbered and that all margins are consistent.  Please be mindful of your spelling and grammar (use spell check). Also, when writing your answers, please try to leave your personal biases and value judgments out. You may use examples from everyday life to support the information you provide from the textbook.  Be mindful that there are various perspectives to topics covered in class.  It is helpful to quote the textbook or you may provide additional information from another source in your answer.  When you do you must cite your work (APA is preferred). Writing the bare minimum is never enough for full credit. I need to see that you not only read and understood the material, but also that you can use apply said information critically.  On the assignments please number your answers to coincide with the questions, also, please separate the chapters. This makes it easier for me to grade.  Give a lot of details and examples in your answers.  One, two, or three sentence answers will not be given credit.  Additionally, short answers will receive a grade that corresponds with your effort.  You must write at least one paragraph per question to receive credit (Approximately 4 to 5 sentences per question).  Do not provide answers in an outline format.  DO NOT OUTLINE YOUR ANSWERS.  Good Luck.  Chapter 8 1.     A controversial question concerns the right to have a child.  Should all persons be granted the right to have a child?  Are there some categories of people who should not be allowed to have children?  Why or why not?  2.     How would a functionalist view pronatalism?  How would a conflict theorist view pronatalism?   Chapter 9 1.     Which theory is most useful for explaining childhood development and why?  2.     If grandparents are acceptable caregivers, then why should we object to older women and men who want to have children? Chapter 10   1.    Ask students to discuss why the economy plays such an important role in family life.  Be sure to discuss family and work policies as well as such factors as wages and the cost of living. 2. Ask students to discuss work-family stress and ways to cope with the stress.  How much of this stress should be the responsibility of the family?  How much should be the responsibility of employers?   Chapter 11 1.     Do families today experience higher levels of stress than in the past? If so, why should this be the case? 2.     Do employers have a responsibility to work to prevent family violence? Would they benefit directly or indirectly if they were proactively involved in reducing family violence?

Essay Questions: Answer two of the following questions. Use about ½ page, single-spaced for each answer. These are worth 10 points each. 1. As far as you can tell, in our society, what is the balance between “free will” and social control? (Be sure to (a) explain how behavior is influenced/controlled and (b) demonstrate your knowledge of social psych and ability to use that knowledge.) 2. Of the various articles you read in Cahill, et.al. since the first exam, which impressed you the most? Why? (Be sure to explain the key points of the article & why it impressed you).  You may use any article except Nancy S. Berns’ article on “Closure Talk” because that’s the next question. 3. Explain Nancy S. Berns’ article, “Closure Talk.” Be sure to include the key points. 4. What is self from a Meadian perspective. (a) We talk of “self” as both structure and process. How is this so? (b) What are the relevant structures and processes? (c) Given all of this, from your perspective, where does the individual come into the mix? 5. Sociologists argue that emotions are intensely personal and, at the same time, inherently social. How is this possible? Explain this apparent contradiction and illustrate your explanation with a  brief example.

This essay will deal with a comparison between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. In the introduction you can introduce these two soccer players. The points to be discussed in the body of essay are Player career. Awards achieved individually. Awards achieved with their teams. In conclusion you can give your opinion of who is better and say what they have in common.

Identify and describe in detail at least ten specific examples of nonverbal messages and explain how the cue was used and the effect it had from the 1982 movie victor victoria

words that define success or mean success, why those words, how those traits help you be proactive, how the traits help you begin with the end in mind.

1. Format the document with 1in. margins, Times New Roman, 12 pt., double-spaced, put references to all the facts and quotes (author, date). (1 pt for references and citations) Each prompt section should be one paragraph.  They will be graded for: completion, logical argument, use of evidence such as course readings and current events coherent writing, and relevance to the prompt. Answer all of the following questions: One of the functions of ideology is a guide to how to construct the ideal society.  From the ideologies we have studied so far–traditional, liberal, fascist, nationalist, and socialist: 1) which ideology do you think offers the best blueprint and why? (1 pt for the ideology and 2 pts for explanation) 2) which ideology has the greatest potential for abuse? Give an example. (1 pt for the ideology and 2 pts for explanation) 3) what is the connection between the domestic vs. international ideal society of your favorite ideology? What does your ideology prescribe at home vs. how to pursue world order in the global arena? (1 pt for the connection and 2 pts for explaining the prescription)

Other than persecution, what is one other theme that has defined the Jewish faith, in your estimation? In proposing your one theme, you should provide an illustration from antiquity (2500 BCE-500 CE), the Middle Ages 500-1500 CE), and the Modern era (1500-Present) that shows how your theme has defined the Jewish faith throughout its history. Instructions will be uploaded from a screenshot as well. No sources are necessary!

Based upon your reading of Dr. Christina Sommers’ article on Virtue Ethics and & the video lecture by Tamar Gendler on the same topic, write a 2 to 3 page essay (double-spaced; MS doc file or rtf) answering the questions given in the instructions.  You must support your analysis with at least two short quotations from the reading and/or video, properly notated.   Proper MLA or APA in text citations are required.  Each quotation must be no more than 40 words.  Topic Instructions are given below.  Instructions: Based upon your reading of Dr. Christina Sommers’ article on Virtue Ethics & the video lecture by Tamar Gendler on the same, write a 2 to 3 page essay (double-spaced) on what virtue ethics is and how each of these philosophers explains it.   You will need to answer the following questions: According to Sommers, what is the main problem today and what is her basic answer both in terms of content and scope?  And then, from the lecture by Dr. Gendler, explain how we can turn normative commitments into descriptive laws and what does it mean to do that, according to her explanation of Aristotle’s virtue ethics (video link)?  Do you think it is fair to say that virtue ethics, as Tamar Gendler explains this moral theory, is a type of human programming and, if so, does this view challenge or undercut the idea of good human behavior as a matter of choice rather than response without thought?   Explain.  Do you think this approach of Professor Gendler to how virtue ethics becomes part of us goes along with Professor Sommers’ thesis on what is needed in schools today or not?  Explain.  Finally, what part of Christina Sommers’ analysis and proposal you find convincing, if any, and what part of it, if any, do you find questionable?

listen to the section from 41:00 to 53:00 (deaf children in Nicaragua).  Podcast link: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/episodes/91725-words 1. What changed for deaf children in Nicaragua in the late 1970’s, and why was this so important for an understanding of language development? 2. What were the critical differences between the language of the younger versus older signers? 3. What were the younger kids better at doing? 4. What does this all suggest in terms of the connection between language and thought?

(1) What is utilitarianism? Critically assess the plausibility of this proposal.  (2) What is euthanasia, and why is it considered to be morally different to murder or suicide? Is it? (3) What do you think is the best moral argument for vegetarianism? Does it work? (4) Does freedom entail the ability to have done otherwise? (5) What is the harm principle? Does it pose a justified limitation on our freedom? (6) What is Rawls’ conception of a just society? Is it is tenable? (7) What, if anything, would be wrong in simply saying that anything counts as art so long as this is what was intended by the creator of the artifact in question? (8) Can two identical objects differ in their aesthetic properties? (9) Can one properly form one’s aesthetic judgments via testimony from aesthetic experts? (10) What are Gettier-style counterexamples, and how do they challenge the classical account of knowledge? (11) Is knowledge more valuable than mere true belief?  (12) Is ‘knows’ a context-sensitive term?  The paper should be between 1000-1500 words.  Some related material information is provided as pdf files.