Socs 185n week 2 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Initial Post Instructions Social psychologist Irving Janis coined the term group think to describe how people often respond differently in a group context than they might if they were alone. Another interesting topic of sociological study is the area of deviance and social control. The textbook provides multiples examples from history where groupthink may have influenced people to participate in socially deviant behavior that they might have otherwise avoided. For the initial post, address the o...

Initial Post Instructions Think of a person you know (either yourself, someone you know, or even a famous person with, perhaps a “rags to riches” story) who has experienced significant upward or downward mobility over the past three or four generations. For the initial post, address the following: Briefly describe the person (and be sure to respect confidentiality of others and, as always, remember to be respectful of potentially sensitive information, and remember there is no guarantee of p...

SOCS 185N Week 8 Quiz (100% Correct) (TCO 8) The natural growth rate of a population is derived from the subtraction of the crude death rate from the crude birth rate. crude birth ra te from the crude death rate. net death rate from the gross death rate. net birth rate from the gross birth rate. live fish rate from the gross net weight. Chapter 15 (TCO 8) The basic idea behind demographic transition theory is population patterns reflect a society’s level of technological development. populatio...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapters 2, 3, 4 • Lesson • Link (library article): Games Children Play: An Exercise Illustrating Agents of Socialization (Links to anexternal site.)Links to an external site. • Minimum of 1 outside scholarly source Initial Post Instructions In the article noted in this activity, the authors point out that most introductory sociology textbooks identify the main socialization agents as family, pee...

SOCS 185N Week 4 Quiz-Exam 2 Study Guide

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapters 2, 3, 4 • Lesson • Link (library article): Games Children Play: An Exercise Illustrating Agents of Socialization (Links to anexternal site.)Links to an external site. • Minimum of 1 outside scholarly source Initial Post Instructions In the article noted in this activity, the authors point out that most introductory sociology textbooks identify the main socialization agents as family, pee...

is a veteran and just found himself homeless. Examine and explain some of the broad social forces that may have contributed to his homelessness. How will the sociological imagination help understand his situation? Arty Fischel is a college student. He was a good student in high school and received a sizable scholarship to go to college. That scholarship, however, does not cover all of Art … expenses. Arty now must take out a sizeable loan each year of college for his school expenses. Is this o...

Adriana, great illustration of the symbolic interactionist perspective and its effect on society as a whole and not only on individuals. I do agree that toys we played with contributed in preparing us to assume certain gender roles and responsibilities which in turn affect our understanding of societal norms, identity development and behavioral values we choose to live by. These differences are especially obvious to someone like me as I compare my childhood in Africa with what I have seen c...