The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been featured in the news for an array of reasons, positive and negatives. Describe the history, components, and their areas of responsibility in DHS.
sociology
Social change (revolution)
Argue for or against the notion that social change (revolution) will be instigated by and organized through social media. You might also consider using examples in recent memory when revolutions, or social actions, were organized, implemented, and reported on by social media.
The Impact of Gender Stereotypes on Female Athletes
Choose and read one article (news or opinion) from a professional and reputable news organization that that you will connect to concepts and lessons in class from Textbook: Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies (13th edition) by Jay Coakley ISBN’s: 12th edition: 9781259844959. 13th edition: 9781260240665 1. Sources for the article may include The …
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The adversarial versus partnership
Discuss how the adversarial versus partnership orientations work among students in class. Is there a sense of competition for grades? Is it possible to develop true partnerships in which your work depends on others?
Other Minds & the External World
Based on the readings what can you say about your sensory experiences? Are they to be believed? Why or why not? Do we actually have any reason(s) to believe that our sensory experiences are ‘as they seem’? If the answer is ‘no’ what does this mean?
Major Developments in the Social Sciences
Identify a major development that occurred in one perspective of the social sciences that affected how your advertisements might be studied. This could be an event, technological advancement, discovery, rejection/acceptance of a theory, or paradigm shift. You may choose a development from the provided list of “Major Developments in the Social Sciences” …
The key eras of popular mobility
Outline the key eras of popular mobility, and how these were similar to or different from each other (who moved, where they moved, why they moved). What have been the implications (social, political, economic) for American history as a whole?
Impact of culture during the period of early adolescence
What are some of the ways that culture has its impact during the period of early adolescence? Remember culture does not just refer to race, religion, ethnicity. It also refers to geographic location (eg. north vs. south), country of origin, neighborhood, class
Hunger
There are people in every country who suffer from hunger. Discuss Hunger and try to explain by doing some research why there is hunger in the world? Is it a food production problem or a distribution problem? Are prices of food too high that some people cannot afford to eat? What other factors may contribute …
