...require it. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions, and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title, or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. Copyright 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. Licensed to: CengageBrain User Sociology in Our Times: Ninth Edition Diana Kendall Sponsoring Editor: Erin Mitchell Developmental Editor: Renee Deljon/Kristin Makarewycz Freelance Development Editor: Tricia Louvar Assistant Editor: Linda Stewart Editorial Assistant: Mallory Ortberg Media Editor: Mary Noel Marketing Manager: Andrew Keay Marketing Assistant: Jack Ward Marketing Communications Manager: Laura Localio Content Project Manager: Cheri Palmer Design Director: Rob Hugel Art Director: Caryl Gorska Print Buyer: Judy Inouye Rights Acquisitions Specialist: Dean Dauphinais Production Service: Greg Hubit Bookworks Text Designer: Diane Beasley Photo Researcher: Julie Caruso, PreMedia Global Text Researcher:...
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...Introduction This bibliography focuses on the political tradition of sociology. The political tradition is composed of various perspectives, however this specific bibliography has a focus on feminism. The bibliography begins with a reference involving the political tradition as a whole and transitions to references with an emphasis on feminism. The articles presented all cover a variety of natures of feminism including Black feminism, intersectional feminism, post-feminism, and second wave feminism. The articles that follow the first reference focusing on the political tradition have been placed in alphabetical order as they are all equally related to the political tradition and each serve their own purpose. Béland, D., Ramos, H., and Stanbridge, K. (2016) “Political Sociology is Dead. Long Live Political Sociology?” Canadian Review of Sociology, 53(3): 337-339 Contrary to the contradicting title, this article takes an approach to justify that political sociology is very much alive. Béland, Ramos, and Stanbridge argue that the ‘old’ variety of political sociology is ‘dead’. This ‘old’ form of political sociology is described in this article as relating to the relationships between classes,...
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...Introduction To Sociology Name: Course: Supervisor: Date: Agents of socialization are the groups surrounding us with whom we interact daily. We develop a connection with them whether close or distant and they help in shaping us to whom we are. These groups are divided into two categories; primary agents and secondary agents. Primary agents consist of people we have physical and emotional connection with. Under primary agents there are family members who are the first we come into contact with in birth and through most of our growing up and maturity to death; they are part of our lives. Friends play a major role as socialization agents too and they can fall under primary or secondary group depending on how tight the friendship ties are. Secondary group comprise of those we interact with casually. Workmates, schoolmates, and the people we meet in religious gatherings and recreational places. There are no emotional connections involved. Socializing agents gives an individual a sense of identity and belonging. In most cases people’s settlements and interactions are determined by their socio-economic status therefore creating a gap between those with low and high income leading to an institutionalized system of social inequity. In today’s world, families have taken different dimensions and they diversify with time with new forms coming up. What used to be termed as a family in the past is not what it is today. The first family form discussed is the biological family. Under...
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...University of Lethbridge, I was excited to receive the degree I have wanted for 22 years. I planned to use the education to make a stronger proposal to change my Child Life Activity Convenor position to a Therapeutic position on the Paediatric Unit in Medicine Hat. Smaller populations often struggle due to limited resources, but the level of needs for the individuals in the community remains the same. Most paediatric patients seen in the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital have short stays with rounds of IV therapy or surgical care which could benefit from Child Life Therapy, but some patients demand higher care with holistic needs during and after discharge. In recent years the unit in Medicine Hat has had an increase in...
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...I was inspired to pursue such field when I was told by one of my summer teachers’ recommended me a possible career in psychology and sociology because of the amount of effort I put into my work. I fairly enjoyed these subjects and decided to read books related to psychological illness such as the Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat which contain many studies of certain psychological illnesses. I also have researched illnesses such as PTSD and what are its root. The more I read, the more I was intrigued by such topics. When I found out that the school offered an AP psychology course, I immediately signed up for it. By taking this class and AP exam, it will allow me to skip the 101 Psychology that is taught in college to beginners and will allow me to move ahead. I decided that I will go into therapeutics and talk to others that have either a social issue or mental illness and try to solve it through modern psychoanalysis. To further my knowledge of therapeutics, I decided...
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...encourages, is understanding, and fair. This leader will get members to do work. On the other hand, a negative leader will not be concern with the employee’s well being; and will not be encouraging. This leader’s will have a hard time dealing with his employees. It is all apart of being human, not to desire to be around someone you do not like. Being an effective leader requires one to put on many hats. The hats represent the styles of leadership. A leader must be able to select the appropriate style of leadership for a particular type of situation. For anyone to fully understand how leadership skills may affect group communication within an organization, it is necessary to exam the different styles. Leadership according to Webster’s Dictionary, is define “as the capability to lead. Leading involves taking control of people and a particular situation. This situation can come in all different colors and sizes as do people. A leader must be very quick to adapt to a style depending the circumstances. According to Kurt Lewin, who is known as the father of modern sociology, states that there are three main styles of leadership; Autocratic/ Authoritarian, Participant/Democratic, and Delegative /Laissez-Faire (http://psychology.about.com/b/2007/10/18/kurt-lewin-biography.htm) The first style, the leader has a do it my way because it is correct and I am an expert attitude. It is often the case, that this leader knows his stuff, and wants to do it right without wasting valuable...
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...Social Interactions in Brooklyn Social Interaction Erving Goffman was a sociologist who created a new field of study called microsociology, or social interaction. Social interaction is the process by which we act and react to those around us. In a nutshell, social interaction includes those acts people perform toward each other and the responses they give in return. Having a quick conversation with a friend seems relatively trivial. Goffman argued that these seemingly insignificant forms of social interaction are of major importance in sociology and should not be overlooked. Social interaction includes a large number of behaviors, so many that in sociology interaction is usually divided into five categories. Social interaction includes a large number of behaviors. These are typically broken down into five different types: exchange, competition, cooperation, conflict and coercion. International Day of Friendship * International Day of Friendship is celebrated around the world as countries partake in a variety of events to promote peace and unity. With nearly one million foreign-born residents living in Brooklyn, Borough President Eric L. Adams recognizes that Brooklyn is a diverse melting pot, which makes our borough the perfect place to host an annual International Day of Friendship celebration. This free, family friendly program shows the world how Brooklynites “spread love the Brooklyn way” with a Unity Parade of Flags, Cultural Performances, and Continental Cuisine...
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...Have you heard the story about the Fords and Lincolns setting the pace? All of those stories are based on fact. Our current day muscle cars had a shady past in transporting bootleg alcohol during Prohibition. On top of high output engines: the steering and suspension did not yield to modifications. Yes, your brand-new muscle cars’ grandparents were rum runners with a historical value laced into American’s rich blood of fighting spirit for rebellion. What better way of showing anti-establishment mindset than transporting bootleg alcohol in hopped up garage built cars. At the turn of the twentieth century, anti-alcohol lobbyist put forth strong propaganda towards their cause of banning alcoholic beverages, these groups protested and advocated false and slanders materiel to the public, as well as, convincing congress that the esoteric group held a moral high ground in the subject matter. They pushed a thought of old ideas that which they held impart to the preconceived notion that alcohol is, and was a gateway to anger, gluttony and unfaithfulness. With this ideology, many people faced imprisonment and in the extreme cases where the United States government...
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...One in three college students believe cheating can be justified in certain circumstances, including by rationalizing that a class is unreasonably difficult or a teacher is incompetent, according to a University of Missouri study that sheds new light on why teens across Orange County and beyond continue to be caught in high-profile cheating incidents. The study found that the most common way students justify cheating is through "denial of responsibility," such as by saying that they "accidentally" plagiarized, that they had too much to do and too little time, or that an exam was beyond the scope of the course. The findings, presented at a conference last week in the United Kingdom, are based on an anonymous survey of 420 undergraduate students....
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...Deviance in text book and from the internet source refers to any violation of a culture’s norms. This violation of cultural norms could be as insignificant as simply speeding a few miles an hour over the speed limit or a major crime such as murder. Deviance is further explained when Howard Becker stated, “It is not the act itself, but the reactions to the act, that make something deviant.” Each culture has a set of cultural norms and when an action or behavior causes a negative connotation in this culture it becomes deviant. (Jim Henslin, 2010) (Robert Keel, 2007) In the textbook it discusses different cultures and how certain acts are deviant. The article in the text book discussed how a group of women in Kenya called the Pokot, place high importance on sexual pleasure. The Pokot people believe that both husband and wife both will reach orgasm during sex. If the wife suspects that the husband is not satisfied with the sexual act due to adultery, she and her female friends will sneak up on him in the night when he is asleep and tie him...
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...with my grandparents. His sister Christine King Farris was born on September 11, 1927. She married Issac Newton Farris who recently died. They had two children. She currently teaches at Spelman College and is the author of several books and is a renowned public speaker on various topics, including the King family, multicultural education and teaching. For many years, she served as the Vice Chair and Treasurer of the King Center, she is also actively involved in making cultural changed in our society. Alfred Daniel Williams King was Martin Luther King, Jr’s younger brother. They called him A.D. King. He was also actively involved in the civil rights movement like his older brother. He often got into trouble and school was not a high priority for him. He started his family when he was still a teenager and...
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...Gangstas, Grills, Guns and Georg? The Application of Simmel’s Theory in Analyzing Hip-Hop Fashion If fashion is determined by the elite upper-class and subsequently imitated by the lower classes, why do people imitate Hip-Hop’s style of flat-rimmed baseball caps and oversized jeans – a style that is typically associated with lower socioeconomic classes? Georg Simmel contends that the tension between wanting to imitate or conform versus wanting to distinct one self, dictates the future of fashion in an endless circle of styles coming into fashion and styles going out of fashion. Whether styles last or disappear, the constant remainder is fashion, propelled forward by the need of individuals to constantly distinguish themselves from others, but at the same time a desire to conform and be identifiable by others. I apply Simmel’s theory to the development of Hip-Hop fashion and culture and argue that Hip-Hop fashion originated from a need for distinction; that there is an important shift between imitation and distinction; and that there is a significant change in the type of elite who is imitated, especially in Hip-Hop fashion. Simmel’s Theory on Fashion For Simmel, fashion broadly speaking “is the imitation of a given example and satisfies the demand for social adaptation. . . . At the same time it satisfies in no less degree the need of differentiation, the tendency towards dissimilarity, the desire for change and individual contrast” (Simmel 543). Additionally, Simmel...
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...Chapter Managers and Management Copyright ©2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall. Who Are Managers? Where Do They Work? • Organization – A deliberate arrangement of people brought together to accomplish a specific purpose. • Common Characteristics of Organizations – Distinct purpose – People working together – A deliberate systematic structure Copyright ©2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall. 1-2 Copyright ©2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall. 1-3 How Are Managers Different from Nonmanagerial Employees? • Nonmanagerial Employees – People who work directly on a job or task and have no responsibility for overseeing the work of others. – Examples, associates, team members • Managers – Individuals in organizations who direct the activities of others. Copyright ©2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall. 1-4 Copyright ©2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall. 1-5 What Titles Do Managers Have? • Top Managers – Responsible for making decisions about the direction of the organization. – Examples; President, Chief Executive Officer, VicePresident • Middle Managers – Manage the activities of other managers. – Examples; District Manager, Division Manager • First-line Managers – Responsible for directing nonmanagerial employees – Examples; Supervisor, Team Leader Copyright ©2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall. 1-6 ...
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...What is gender? There really is no concise or definitive definition for it, since it will differ from person to person depending on who you ask. The dictionary and medical definition states it as being male or female. The sociology textbook definition refers to it as the physical, behavioral, and personality traits that a group considers to be normal, natural, right and good for its male and female members. Regardless of what view you take gender as, it ultimately leads to relations in the male and female category. One major subject of gender is gender roles, which basically means how males and females should speak, think, dress and act within the context of society and can be linked to gender stereotyping (also a topic of discussion). It is apparent in most if not all cultures, but the “role” itself varies from one culture to another. A major gateway for this is through the media. In the United States, children’s cartoons are a prime example. Of the plethora of cartoons available for discussion, four highly popular ones, current and old, will take priority: Dora the Explorer, Spongebob Squarepants, Rugrats, and the Scooby Doo series. First to be discussed is the extremely popular, Dora the Explorer. The show can be considered a global phenomenon being dubbed in over twenty different languages, so it has a large fan base amongst the varying cultures around the world. Now, on to the topic of gender in regards to the show, the show itself is not necessarily targeted solely towards...
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...sagepub.com at SWETS WISE ONLINE CONTENT on October 10, 2010 The Art of Writing a Review Article Jeremy Short Journal of Management 35(6) 1312–1317 © 2009 Southern Management Association DOI: 10.1177/0149206309337489 http://jom.sagepub.com I was honored to be asked by Talya Bauer to write this article to highlight insights into the nature of contributions suitable for the Review Issue of the Journal of Management (JOM). Having worked as an author on previous reviews and with the new editorial board on our first Review Issue, I hope to provide insights for future contributors. The review article in JOM is unique in management scholarship, borrowed from longstanding traditions in other fields such as economics, psychology, and sociology. As such, review articles offer perspectives to the management field not commonly presented in other outlets. Consequently, review articles have the potential to provide contributions akin to valuable works of art. Although there is no formula for great art, there are characteristics of quality work that transcend styles, mediums, and time periods. In a similar vein, creating excellent review articles...
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