Part 1– Review and summarize two articles that discuss at least two specific, essential social intelligence skills presented in this class that you need to strengthen. These need to align with qualities that prospective employers are looking for in your next job or career field. Put the title and source of …
Part 1– Review and summarize two articles that discuss at least two specific, essential social intelligence skills presented in this class that you need to strengthen. These need to align with qualities that prospective employers are looking for in your next job or career field. Put the title and source of …
Sociologist C. Wright Mills preferred to call the sociological perspective the sociological imagination, and he saw it transforming personal troubles into public issues. Let us begin our discussion this week by considering suicide, which is thoroughly explored in your textbook reading for this week. For the initial post, respond to one …
Sociologist C. Wright Mills preferred to call the sociological perspective the sociological imagination, and he saw it transforming personal troubles into public issues. Let us begin our discussion this week by considering suicide, which is thoroughly explored in your textbook reading for this week. For the initial post, respond to one …
What are the potential benefits of integrating evaluation training into sociology programs? Should sociology departments collaborate with evaluation practitioners or organizations to provide more practical experiences for students? Why or why not? Are there any potential challenges or limitations in incorporating evaluation training into sociology departments? How can these be addressed? How does the content …
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Consider everything you have learned in this course about social problems – problems of inequality, problems of social institutions, problems of social behavior, and so on – and think about what you have learned in light of the article on Karen Wood’s death. What social problems do you see in the story? How did social …
The Thomas Theorem states, “If men define their situations as real, they are real in their consequences.” This is the “social constructionist” view on society: we create realities in the social world simply because we believe something is real or necessary, and act accordingly. What does this mean to you? What is a real-life example …
In what ways has the development of social media been good for society? In what ways has it been bad for society? Why is a society that uses social media different from one that doesn’t? How does the usage of social media change the way people interact with, relate to, and perceive/judge each other?
According to Goffman, we are all just actors on a stage reading/acting from socially prescribed (and proscribed) scripts. This is especially true when we take on different roles. List two different roles you take as an individual. How do these roles guide your behavior when you are in/around certain situations, places, or people? Are these …
Briefly describe the various agents of socialization. Which of the agents of socialization was the most important in your own upbringing and why? Provide two specific examples of values learned and how can you relate it to the agent of socialization. Lastly, will agents of socialization be different for your own children than they were …
