Sociology

Answer each question below based on the assigned readings. Please number each response. Each response should be two full paragraphs long – approximately 250 words. Questions:  1) Give your own example of how an ascribed status might impact an achieved status. Be sure to explain both kinds of status.  2) Explain how the self is a socially constituted being, drawing on either Mead or Cooley’s insights, and assess what this means for human agency.  3) Discuss Ritzer’s concept of McDonaldization and what may be lost culturally when the values and norms of rationalization come to dominate other cultures. Is McDonaldization a form of cultural imperialism?

Should church and state be separate? Why or why not? How and why did separation of church and state and religious freedom develop from movements that shaped the colonial era? Comment on a current controversy involving separation of church and state or religious freedom. How do these modern-day concepts differ from those of the colonial founders?.

Public Administration: The Foundation of Public Service Through public administration we define who we are as a nation, from economics to pollution to civil rights. But what exactly does it mean to be a public administrator, and how does public administration influence the lives of citizens? Write a 3–4 page paper in which you answer the following: What is public administration? Why is it important? Provide an overview of its purpose and function in America. Compare and contrast public administration and business administration. Provide two specific examples of how the fields are different and two examples of how they are the same. What kinds of occupations are found in public administration? Provide three examples: one from nonprofit administration, one from federal government, and one from state or local government. Describe the job functions and requirements of these roles. In thinking about your own career goals, how does knowledge of the field of public administration apply to your current or future plans? Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Use a minimum of three professional references (Wikipedia is not accepted in this class). The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows: Review the foundational concepts and constructs of public administration.

Define privilege and oppression in your own words, based on chapter 3 of Threshold Concepts.One of the goals of a feminist perspective is “the importance of locating oneself within structures of privilege and oppression” and to “analyze” how systems of privilege and oppression operate in a number of contexts (for example, in one’s personal life and relationships, in experiences of one’s body, in societal institutions, etc.) how does your personal social location connect to a larger social structure? What forms of privilege and oppression can you identify within your surroundings?

SOURCE:  Ramsey, D. (2014). The legacy journey: A radical view of biblical wealth and generosity. Mahwah, NJ: Ramsey Press, Inc. ISBN: 9781937077716 ·         Chapters 7, 8, 9 and10. ·         After reading The Legacy Journey: A Radical View of Biblical Wealth and Generosity, which views discussed seem the most challenging and why?  What views discussed seem the most challenging and why?  What views will you be intentional in implementing to strengthen and enhance your strong, resilient family?  What insights, suggestions, and encouragement from the book can you share with others?

Why is poetry a good way to write about wisdom for the Hebrew people? What do we learn about the problem of evil (theodicy) from Job? What aspects of God’s character are challenged by the presence of evil in the world? Why are the psalms comforting and helpful for so many? What do they do for those who read them? What do they teach people in modern life to do? From the Near Eastern readings, choose two examples of poetry or wisdom that would echo similar sentiments found in the readings from this section.

This assignment will have you evaluating your social interaction in a recent group role setting. Choose the group context you’d like (family, friends, workplace, dorm, class, club, etc.) Describe the interaction and your role within it. Include aspects of group interaction that we discussed in class…group size? friendly/cooperative? role you played? etc. Your inclusion of chapter terms would only strengthen your answer!

Case Study The interaction… Elizabeth and Derek, a White U.S. American couple, decide to host German students as part of a one-month program with the local university. Veronica and Julie, the students from Germany, enjoy their stay, but they are not as fond of the food, and at one point directly ask the couple to prepare food with less fat. The request comes on top of Elizabeth and Derek already having had stressful days at work and feeling inadequate about not spending the time hosting that they should. The request might not be unusual in Germany, because directness is valued; however, Elizabeth and Derek perceive it as rude. In the end, they do not have a good time hosting the Germans, who are more direct and independent than they would like. But this does not surprise them—they already expected that Germans would be “rude”, based on what they saw in the media. Case Study questions  ·Analyze this case.  Look for aspects that might be interpersonal, intergroup, or intercultural. ·Can you think of instances in your own life where one of these components has been especially important in a communication breakdown? ·What are some aspects you would put under each of the main elements of interaction (interpersonal: moods, personal backgrounds, individual differences; intergroup: stereotypes, prejudice, in-/out-group perceptions; intercultural: group-based differences in values, communication norms, etc.)? ·What are some things the model leaves out (historical, relational, social, and other contexts, etc.)? The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded: ·Write between 1,000-1,500 words (approximately 4-6 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style. ·Use font size 12 and 1” margins. ·Include cover page and reference page. ·At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing. ·No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references. ·Use at least three of references to support your position, and defend your arguments. ·Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style. The following are examples of primary and secondary sources that may be used: ·Primary sources such as, government websites (United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Census Bureau, The World Bank, etc.), peer reviewed and scholarly journals in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online Library) and Google Scholar. ·Secondary and credible sources such as, CNN Money, The Wall Street Journal, trade journals, and publications in EBSCOhost (Grantham University Online Library). The following are examples of non-credible and opinion-based sources that may not be used: ·Non-credible and opinion-based sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. APA resources, including a template, are provided in the Supplemental Materials folder.

https://fod-infobase-com.libraryproxy.sdmesa.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=49736 1.  What do we mean when we say that ‘race’ is an illusion but it is also very real?  What ‘makes’ race?  Sociologist Melvin Oliver answers this early in the video.  How does this definition relate to sociology?   2.  Explain how the understanding of ‘race’ has changed over time.  How has this related to immigration?    Do you hear similar claims in the news and public discourse (discussion) today?  How would a Conflict Theorist see these ideas?  (Recall their discussion of ideology.)   3.  Explain how the legal system has ‘made race’ over time.  Discuss the cases of Ozawa and Thind.  How did the two findings contradict each other?  What were the repercussions of these rulings?  Explain what Historian James Horton means when he refers to race as a ‘social political construction’.     4.  How did government programs like Social Security and the FHA reinforced the racial divide.  How did the National Appraisal System and the practice of ‘Redlining’ solidify the racial wealth divide?   Explain what Legal Scholar John A. Powell means when he says this program was ‘constructing whiteness’, and that geography now does the work of Jim Crowe laws?   5.  What does Powell mean when he says that whites are getting the spoils of a racist system, even if they’re not personally racist?  Why is the racial wealth gap widening over 50 years after the Fair Housing Act was put in place?   Why won’t color-blindness end racial inequality?

Answer only FOUR (4) of the questions below. Full answers should be approximately 200-300 words. 1. Discuss the historical and modern relationship between European notions of science and religion as distinct approaches to truth. How did the concept of science effect early theories on religion put forth by anthropologists like James Frazer, Emile Durkheim, and Bronislaw Malinowski? In what ways could these anthropologists be considered ethnocentric? 2. What are Creation Myths? How do anthropologists classify them? What are some common attributes of mythologies that have been recorded from around the world? 3. What is Animism?What role do early anthropologists suggest that it may have played in the origins of magical and religious thinking? 4. Describe some repercussions of colonial European encounters with indigenous populations. How did these encounters shape the belief systems of both groups? 5. How have Tricksters been defined in anthropology? What are some of their characteristics? What are some ideas about the purpose they serve within belief systems? What are some examples of Trickster characters? 6. What are some of the ways that the persecution of witches in Europe from ~1550 to ~1650 may have shaped the course of the continent’s political and economic development. 7. What role has wealth and/or inequality played in shaping people’s belief systems? How do the various monotheistic religions characterize wealth and poverty? How do some traditional mystical-magical belief systems characterize wealth and poverty? 8. Define Epistemology and Ontology. How do these two concepts effect each other? What does it mean to speak of multiple ontologies?