...Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science (a term with which it is sometimes synonymous) which uses various methods of empirical investigation[1] and critical analysis[2] to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity. For many sociologists the goal is to conduct research which may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, while others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes. Subject matter ranges from the micro level of individual agency and interaction to the macro level of systems and the social structure.[3] The traditional focuses of sociology have included social stratification, social class, culture, social mobility, religion, secularisation, law, and deviance. As all spheres of human activity are affected by the interplay between social structure and individual agency, sociology has gradually expanded its focus to further subjects, such as health, medical, military and penal institutions, the Internet, and the role of social activity in the development of scientific knowledge. The range of social scientific methods has also expanded. Social researchers draw upon a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques. The linguistic and cultural turns of the mid-twentieth century led to increasingly interpretative, hermeneutic, and philosophic approaches to the analysis of society. Conversely, recent decades have seen the rise of new analytically, mathematically and computationally rigorous techniques...
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...What’s on the MCAT2015 Exam? Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior What will the Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior section test? The Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior section asks you to solve problems by combining your knowledge of foundational concepts with your scientific inquiry and reasoning skills. This section tests your understanding of the ways psychological, social, and biological factors influence perceptions and reactions to the world; behavior and behavior change; what people think about themselves and others; the cultural and social differences that influence well-being; and the relationships between social stratification, access to resources, and well-being. The Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior section emphasizes concepts that tomorrow’s doctors need to know in order to serve an increasingly diverse population and have a clear understanding of the impact of behavior on health. Further, it communicates the need for future physicians to be prepared to deal with the human and social issues of medicine. This section is designed to • • • • • test psychology, sociology, and biology concepts that provide a solid foundation for learning in medical school about the behavioral and sociocultural determinants of health; test concepts taught at many colleges and universities in first-semester psychology and sociology courses; test biology concepts that relate to mental...
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...20% Written Exam 2,000 words 40% Reflective Writing Assignment 1,750 words 40% 1 2/17/2016 Topics for Today • A sociological approach and the sociological imagination • Biomedical model • Globalisation and health After this session you will be able to..... Explain basic features of a sociological approach to health and illness Describe the key characteristics of the biomedical model Define some of the key concepts that inform a sociological approach to health and illness Consider the value of a sociological approach to health and illness for health workers. Let’s start with some questions … o Why do people stop taking antibiotics before they have finished the packet? o Why do people smoke even when they know its unhealthy? o Why are women more likely to be diagnosed with depression than men? o Why are poor people sicker than rich people? o Why do people seek complementary and alternative remedies rather than going to the doctor? o Why do migrants to Australia have more accidents at work? o Why is there a 15‐20 year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australians? 2 2/17/2016 What is sociology? “The study of society” Links between individual lives & social forces Systematic patterns in groups of people – Behaviour – Meanings – Beliefs How do aspects of social life influence others? How does the distribution of power affect social life? Sociology offers: A ‘second opinion’ about common sense ideas...
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...Kathryn Seekins Professor Diamon Sociology 100 15 October 2014 Exam 1 Section 2 Globalization and the Commons Social structure, “the structure of social network ties between individuals or organizations” (Wikipedia), is a major component in societies that can make or break the society. People of communities can have a social structure where everyone is fine with their role in society and they get along or they can have a social structure that creates hatred between the members. A social structure that will probably create less hatred is one where it is based on your role or job in the community. A social structure that creates hatred would probably be more of one that is strictly based on wealth. Social structures that are based on the members’ roles in society are more likely to come together and survive when it comes to Globalization affecting their community....
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...AQA Qualifications A-level Sociology SCLY2/Education with Research Methods; Health with Research Methods Report on the Examination (Specification 2190) June 2013 Version: 1 Further copies of this Report are available from aqa.org.uk Copyright © 2013 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. AQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered schools/colleges for AQA are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use, with the following important exception: AQA cannot give permission to schools/colleges to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within the centre. REPORT ON THE EXAMINATION – A-level Sociology – SCLY2 – June 2013 SCLY2 General Most students appeared to have sufficient time to answer all questions to the best of their ability and very few committed rubric errors such as answering questions from both sections of the paper. There were some outstandingly good answers from well-prepared students; more generally, students seem to have found the set questions accessible. However, it is worth reiterating two points made in previous examination series in relation to AO2 skills. Firstly, students continue to fall short when it comes to evaluating knowledge of sociological material. Secondly, some schools and colleges appear not to be focusing sufficiently on the importance of the skill of Application in answering the Methods in Context questions 05 and 14. The legibility of handwriting...
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...SOC280 TITLE Introduction to Sociology SEM CR HRS 3 LT HRS 3 LAB HRS SOE HRS ECH COURSE PCS # (Assigned by Administration) PREREQUISITES: None Catalog Description (40 Word Limit): Study of human interaction focusing on social influences shaping personality, structure and dynamics of human society. Topics include: sociological perspective, culture, society, social interaction; social change in global perspective; socialization; families; social class; and social stratification; race and ethnicity; and deviance. | | |CONTENT LECTURE LAB OUTLINE | |HOURS HOURS | Study of Sociology (What is Sociology, Methods) 5 Individual and Society (Culture, Socialization, Social Interaction, Groups, Networks, Organization, Conformity and Deviance) 10 Stratification (Class, Global, Gender, Racial and Ethnic, Aging) 15 Social Institutions (Government, Work, Economy, Families, Education, Religion) 10 Social Change (Health, Sexuality, Population, Urbanization, Environment, Globalization) 5 EVALUATION: Quizzes X Exams X Oral Pres. x Papers...
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...Cultural Anthropology Fall, 2014 Study Guide for Midterm Exam PART I: In-Class Component (10 points each, 100 points total) Directions The instructor will put on the in-class portion of the exam a number of terms, names, and concepts drawn from the following list. The student will pick ten (10) and answer in a short I.D./short answer format. Although your answers should be concise, they should be complete enough to convince the instructor that you thoroughly understand the course material. Where applicable, use examples or illustrations. Each student is permitted to have one 8” x 5” handwritten note card during the exam. Frank Boas scientific method “Creation Science” theory hypothesis Karl Marx Charles Darwin Frederick Engels Origin of the Species Jared Diamond “social Darwinism” Margaret Mead natural selection Yehudi Cohen zoological taxonomy Anthropology vs. Sociology taxon ethnographic methodologies Paleolithic genealogical method Mesolithic interviewing techniques Neolithic key cultural consultants agricultural revolution in Neolithic longitudinal research human zoological taxonomy annual cycle what primates have in common why anthropologists should spend more than one annual cycle primates “ivory tower” approach differences between humans and other primates “advocacy” approach Homininoids Homo sapiens American Anthropological Association ...
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...GED 216 Sociology Unit Exam 3 Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/ged-216-sociology-unit-exam-3/ 1. Edwin Lemert described “primary deviance” as a. the most serious episodes of deviance. b. actions that parents define as deviant. c. a passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person’s self-concept. d. the experience of deviance early in life. 2. His friends begin to criticize Marco as a “juice-head,” pushing him out of their social circle. Marco begins to drink even more, becomes bitter, and joins a new group of friends who also are heavy drinkers. According to Lemert, Marco’s situation illustrates a. the onset of primary deviance. b. the onset of secondary deviance. c. the formation of a deviant subculture. d. the onset of retreatism. 3. What concept did Erving Goffman use to refer to a powerful and negative label that greatly changes a person’s self-concept and social identity? a. a deviant ritual b. a degradation ceremony c. a secondary identity d. stigma 4. The concept “retrospective labeling” refers to the process of a. interpreting someone’s past consistent with present deviance. b. defining someone as deviant for things done long before. c. criminal adults encouraging their children to become deviant. d. predicting someone’s future based on past deviant acts. 5. Thomas Szasz made the controversial assertion that a. deviance is only what people label as deviant. b. most people in the United States will...
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...a) Why should the concept of need not be the sole determinant of the demand for medical care? Feldstein (2012) stated that if the projected quantity of services required to meet the need of medical care surpass the quantity that people will utilize then physician and hospital will be underutilized. Oppositely, if demand for medical care surpass the projected quantity based solely on a need criteria then surplus demand will occur. Therefore, planning based only on medical care need will be more likely to cause either too few or too many resources (pg. 115). b) How do you see the implications of Supply and Demand theory show up in your company’s strategies? Working in a national testing center in UMUC which provides professional certification examinations, our department receives revenues from proctoring exams. We are required track how many people use our services for testing to justify whether we need to open more testing sessions (more demand) or reduce the number of testing sessions (less demand). Some possible implications are to: (1) hire part time employee(s) to open Saturday and evening sessions. (2) reduce full time employees’ working hours to less than 40 hours per week and compensate full time employee(s) with more health benefits (Culyer & Newhouse, 2000, pg. 661). c) Thinking outside the box, what types of changes could we make that would make health care cheaper? In our society, when someone is sick, we tend to go straight to specialists and ordered the most...
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...Sociology 397 Exam II 1. In your opinion, what is the most dangerous drug to our culture and why? All illegal drugs are dangerous to American culture in some way. Society’s view of the dangers of illegal drugs comes from a number of sources. A drug may be considered dangerous because it is physically addicting and harmful to your body. A drug may be considered dangerous because the possession and distribution of the drug generates an increase in crime. A drug may be considered dangerous because it is mentally addicting and the likelihood of an overdose is high. In my opinion, heroin is the most dangerous drug to our culture because it is one of the most physically and mentally addicting substances in our culture. Furthermore, addiction to heroin leads to heavy, compulsive use, which greatly increases the risk of overdose and death. According to our text, there is only a small number of heroin users in the United States. Most of these users are physically and psychologically addicted to the substance and use heroin on a regular basis. Our text states, “Heavy heroin users inflict a great deal of damage on the rest of society—and in turn, society inflicts a great deal of damage on them.” (p.267). Although there is only a small number of heroin users in our society, heroin use is problematic because heroin accounts for almost all drug-related overdoses, compared to drugs with more widespread use such as cocaine and marijuana. Not only is heroin dangerous because of the...
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...Transition: LPN to RN…Is it the right decision for everyone? The debate is as old as the professions themselves, and in a society where success is most often measured by “climbing the corporate ladder” the choice between becoming an LPN/LVN or an RN is not always easy. While an RN license provides more opportunities for promotion, an LPN/LVN license can be earned more quickly with less time needed in school. Nurses at all levels face the challenge of balancing work with school, family obligations and other external commitments, and often, these factors play a large role in determining available finances and time available for educational pursuits. For people considering a nursing career, RN programs are sometimes excluded as most classes are daylight programs. Accelerated and evening programs exist, but clinicals and preceptorships are generally offered during the day. LPN training programs, being shorter to begin with, are much more flexible and usually offer part-time, night, and weekend hours. As people evaluate the career choice that’s right for them, educators must work to match the student with the best career fit, and it’s equally important for future nurses to understand the requirements and potential benefits of careers and an LPN/LVN and RN. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, known as LPNs or LVNs, depending on the state in which they work, provide basic nursing care under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician. Typically tasks such as changing...
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...the ability to work independently and in a group. A minimum of a bachelor's degree in the listed fields is required: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Cultural Anthropology, Econometrics, Engineering disciplines, Geospatial Modeling, Material Science, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, etc. Applicants must also possess strong written and oral English communications skills. A GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale is preferred. When applying to a Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T) position, attach to the online application the following: a one page cover letter describing why you are interested in a DS&T career and what characteristics and experiences distinguish you from other applicants, resume, and an academic transcripts for any school attended in the past 3 years. All applicants must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview and an extensive background investigation. US citizenship is required. Also to be considered suitable employment, applicants must not have used illegal drugs within the last twelve months. The usage of an illegal drug prior to the twelve month time period is carefully evaluated during the medical and security processing. (https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities/science-technology/technical-targeting-analyst.html) In the CIA I will work to contribute to make this career outstanding. Me having technological knowledge and having amazing interpersonal skills will have drastic...
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...Course Code: Course Name: Course Prerequisites: Credits Hours: Classroom: Class Timing: Summer 2011 SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology None Three (3) credit hours R02 Sun! Tue!, 3:30 - 6:00 (43 class hours + 2 hours for the final exam = 45 classroom hours total) April 18, 2010, 3:30 - 6:00 Final Exam Period: 2. Instructor Details: Professor: Office Location: Office Hours: Email: Phone (Mobile): Dr.Mamoon Amin Zaki F-Block NYIT offices, Building 2, adjuncts' room Sunday-Wednesday, 3-5 pm mamoonzaki@Gmail.com 050 4440853 3. Catalog Course Description: An analysis of the social and cultural forces which govern human behavior. The principle topic include: social interaction and organization; socialization processes, primary groups and the family (associations, bureaucracy, and other social institutions), collective behavior, population, and ecology. 4. Learning Outcomes (LOs): LO 1: Students will demonstrate through discussions, assignments, and exam an understanding of the meaning of social perspective, culture socialization and education LO 2: Students will demonstrate through discussions, assignments, and exam an understanding of the nature of the various political and economic systems of the world: democracy, totalitarian, dictatorship, capitalism, socialism and communism. LO 3: Students will demonstrate through discussions, assignments, and exam an understanding of the vocabulary, methodology and steps required for carrying out programs of social research. 5. Teaching...
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...Destinie Bradford RST 4110 WB 01 Final Exam Paper There are many reasons why college students choose to take online classes. Some reasons are as simple as not having to get up early to go to campus, or as simple as being able to learn at their own pace. In my case I love taking online classes because I am able to take more classes towards my degree without having to be on campus every day. Also, since I work full-time, online classes make it much easier for me to balance my work and school schedule. When I was making my schedule for fall semester and I knew that I needed to take this class, I have to tell you I was very excited. I know from working in the medical field that many different and challenging situations arise and need to be addressed properly, that is where medical ethics comes into play. During this semester I learned about multiple different issues, thoughts, beliefs and reasons on how we should deal with certain situations. But, there were two things that struck me and make me think when I am at work dealing with patients and their families. Medical ethics is defined as a system of moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine. As a learned discipline, medical ethics encompasses its everyday use in clinical settings as well as work on its history, philosophy, theology, and sociology. There are several moral principles and values that help to provide a framework for understanding conflicts. . If you look at each of...
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...To become a Pediatrician, one has to graduate medical school and then complete a three years residency program in pediatrics. They must pass several exams given by the American Board of Pediatrics; and, if they want to remain certified then they must regularly meet the educational requirements (WebMD). About Pediatricians, they are medical doctors who are primarily known to help maintain children’s health problem such as “physical, behavioral, and mental health of children from birth to the age of 21” (WebMD). Their roles in family lives are very important; Pediatricians are educated to make a diagnosis and then treat children with minor health problems to serious illnesses. With that, they will be working closely with the child’s family through...
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