...Ponyboy Curtis is innocent. Ponyboy is a 14 year old boy, who has been moved up a grade. He is in a group known as the Greasers. The Greasers are for some reason against another group known as the Socs. Sadly, his parents died in a car crash. Randy Adderson and Robert Sheldon took giving Sherri Valance and Marcia a ride out on Johnny and Ponyboy. According to Ponyboy Randy and Robert said “here’s the little greasers who picked up our girls”, not realizing that Sherri and Marcia invited them to sit by them and they only insisted on bringing them home because Sherri and Marcia didn’t have a ride due to the fact they walked out. Robert, Randy and some other Socs came into their territory and grabbed Ponyboy. According to Ponyboy they...
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...is similar to other slang words like swag, clean, or lit. Tuff from The Outsiders has many examples. One example was cars such as Mustangs and Corvette Stingrays. The Socs drove tuff, expensive cars. Another example of tuff was the Greasers hair. Their hair was long, slicked back, and covered with grease. Greasers believed their hair was a sign of being tuff. A third example of tuff was family. Family for the Greasers was everything. Johnny did not have a good home life, so the gang was his family. Since Ponyboy’s parents died, his family were his brothers and the gang....
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...This work of SOC 312 Week 2 Quiz shows the solutions to the following questions: 1. According to Heatherington, which group is most impacted by divorce? 2. Compared to research examining single parent mothers, _________ research has been done on children being raised by single-parent fathers. 3. Rules, patterns, or standards that express cultural values and reflect how individuals are supposed to behave are called 4. According to your text, the technical definition of marriage is 5. Interdependent relations, social responsibility, and the well-being of the group are emphasized in _________. 6. Which of the following is not a dimension of temperament? 7. Miller (1989) found that, in day care centers, _________ varied according to the socioeconomic status of the center Sociology - General Sociology 1. Question : Separation anxiety is characterized by a sense of apprehensiveness towards strange people or places. Student Answer: True False Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Section 3.3 Self-esteem. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: 2. Question : A value is defined as an individual’s...
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...360 BC THEAETETUS by Plato translated by Benjamin Jowett THEAETETUS PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: SOCRATES; THEODORUS; THEAETETUS Euclid and Terpsion meet in front of Euclid's house in Megara; they enter the house, and the dialogue is read to them by a servant. Euclid. Have you only just arrived from the country, Terpsion? Terpsion. No, I came some time ago: and I have been in the Agora looking for you, and wondering that I could not find you. Euc. But I was not in the city. Terp. Where then? Euc. As I was going down to the harbour, I met Theaetetus-he was being carried up to Athens from the army at Corinth. Terp. Was he alive or dead? Euc. He was scarcely alive, for he has been badly wounded; but he was suffering even more from the sickness which has broken out in the army. Terp. The dysentery, you mean? Euc. Yes. Terp. Alas! what a loss he will be! Euc. Yes, Terpsion, he is a noble fellow; only to-day I heard some people highly praising his behaviour in this very battle. Terp. No wonder; I should rather be surprised at hearing anything else of him. But why did he go on, instead of stopping at Megara? Euc. He wanted to get home: although I entreated and advised him to remain he would not listen to me; so I set him on his way, and turned back, and then I remembered what Socrates had said of him, and thought how remarkably this...
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..."She knows the score." She could talk to Dallas and kept him from getting into a lot of trouble. My mother was golden and beautiful.Ponyboy is important to the story because he would not want to get sodapop horse back.I ducked and tried to run for it, but the Soc caught my arm and twisted it behind my back, and shoved my face into the fountain. I fought, but the hand at the back of my neck was strong and I had to hold my breath. I'm dying, I thought, and wondered what was happening to Johnny. I couldn't hold my breath any longer. I fought again desperately but only sucked in water. I'm drowning, I thought, they've gone too far... A red haze filled my mind and I slowly relaxed. The next thing I knew I was lying on the pavement beside the fountain, coughing water and gasping. I lay there weakly, breathing in air and spitting out water. The wind blasted through my soaked sweat shirt and dripping hair. My teeth chattered unceasingly and I couldn't stop them. I finally pushed myself up and leaned back against the fountain, the water running down my face. Then I saw Johnny. He was sitting next to me, one elbow on his knee, and staring straight ahead. He was a strange greenish-white, and his eyes were huger than I'd ever seen them....
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...Latino-Hispanic Ethnic Group Amy Jackson SOC/262 April 25th, 2016 Francis Wardle Latino-Hispanic Ethnic Group If you ever met any Latinos/Hispanics, they are really quick to let you know when you call them the wrong nationality. They are all very proud of their own culture whether it’s Mexican, Latino, Puerto Rican or Dominicans. We have such a variety in the US that’s it’s sometime hard to tell the difference. The Latino/Hispanic group is the only ethnic category counted separately by the United States Census. According to the U.S. Census, a Latino/Hispanic person can be of any race. There is a great amount of variability in the ethnic group, which may confuse some people on what is considered to be a Hispanic individual and something else. The census category of Hispanic became official only near the late 20th century. The term “Hispanic” has brought on a lot of confusion. In 1940, President Roosevelt had made a “good neighbor policy” in which they had alliances with Mexico. However, when three Mexican immigrants were not granted citizenship because they were not white. Roosevelt circumvented the law and counted Hispanics and Mexicans as white, thereby allowing entry and citizenship to the country. In the year 2000, Hispanic was considered many races and creeds. For instance, someone who was Hispanic could have been of “a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American or another Spanish culture origin.” (Publications - U.S. Census Bureau). ...
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...Social Science i.e Psychology, history, political science, anthropology, Economics: sustains capitalism – 70% Systematic study of human society • Point of view known as “the sociological perspective” • Sociologist Peter Berger describes the sociological perspective as: seeing general in the particular or looking at the familiar in the strange. • Individuals are unique, but society shapes the lives of people. (Rich, poor, genders, executives, and faculty. • Sociological perspectives can show us patterns -of clothes people decide to wear. • By examining patterns scientifically we can predict human behavior and understand how society guides and shapes our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. : People’s attitudes and behaviors in the contexts of social forces and institutional arrangements that shape men. C.Mills Wright sociologist developed this concept • Focused how change in society experts direct profound influences on people living in it. - In this “Great Recession” - Not because of the individual or society inability to provide jobs - Do to outsourcing Emile Durkheim, early sociologist that studied suicide - Showed evidence of social forces where responsible for why people kill themselves • In late 19th century, Durkheim examined official records in various European countries - Found that some categories of people were more likely than others to take their lives. - Durkheim invented way to show evidence: men, wealthy...
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...Golden Girls Sitcom SOC 315 September 17, 2010 Ethnocentrism is one who believes that their ethnic group is most important. They judge other cultures negativity when compared to their own culture. Any research or action that promotes strength of one group over another is called ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism believes his or her race and ethic group is the most Important. Different workers and programs must understand that ethnocentrism is part of a population they serve. Acquiring cultural or social sensitivity prevents one from becoming less to indulge different cultures. It is how people learn to understand what they are interested in. To recognize value differences and qualities changes his or her that challenges his or her beliefs or culture. Collins O Airhihenbuwa,(2010). The sitcom Golden Girls involves the lives of four women living in the same house surrounded by joy and laughter pain, also some grief. The episode deals with Sophia wanting to be independent. She has the most wisdom of all of them. Sophia cultural background is Sicilian and comes from the old country. Her cultural ethnocentrism shows Italians are proud and strong people. They are also very sensuous people. Sophia old flame Augustine came to visit her to catch up on all their old friends. Sophia becomes home sick. She asks Dorothy for money to return to Sicily with Augustine. Dorothy refuses to give her the money. Sophia challenges her to a bowling match if she wins she goes home to visit her friends...
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...The Concept of HRM What exactly is 'Human Resource Management'? Many people find HRM to be a vague and elusive concept--hot least because it seems to have a variety of meanings. This confusion reflects the different interpretations found in articles and books abort Human Resource Management, A philosophy of people management based on the belief that human resources are uniquely important to sustained business success. An organization gains competitive. advantage by using its people effectively, drawing on their expertise and Ingenuity to meet clearly defined objective .HRM is aimed at recruiting capable, flexible and committed people, managing and rewarding their performance and developing key competencies. The HRM model emphasizes: • The need to search for new ways of working. • The central role of managers in promoting change. • The treatment of workers as individuals rather than pan of a collective work force.. • The encouragement of workers to consider management. as "priers" rather than as opponents --'us and us', rather than 'us and them'. Why is HRM Increasingly Important? Form a Business Process Parspentive Caker and Bititci(2001) state that: "One many summarize that the 80's were all about automation .The 90's have been about people, this is evident in the development of Tom concepts throughout the 90's focusing on delegation, involvement ownership cross functional teamwork, self managed works teams and so on"' Therefore, HRM (People...
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...Social Inequality Pete Fernandez SOC/100 Sept 29, 2011 James Santos Social Inequality I chose the television show Sanford and Son which ran from 1972-1977. This show has a wide range of comedy, racial slurs, and many ethnic groups. I grew up watching this show and had never realized how racist the star of the show Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) is. He and his son Lamont (Demond Wilson) are junkmen in Watts’s neighborhood (ghetto) of Los Angeles. Fred a 65-year-old, black, widowed junk dealer is antisocial and racist with other ethnic groups but friendly to African Americans. I do not understand how the people in his social group accepted his behavior. Sanford and Son was a classic television show that contained social inequality because of lower classman ship. Working together as a team Lamont and his father Fred developed a unique business relationship based on family values. While watching an episode Lamont who is Fred’s 34-year-old son who did all of the work for their business joined a feelings group. Their group not only discussed inner personal feelings but also touched one another with embraces of love and respect for each other. Lamont let his father know that it was his turn to host a meeting. Fred (with an angry expression) was upset that his son because he did not ask for permission from his father. Fred told his son that he could not bring strange people into his house. Fred trusted no one. Fred said this is my house (pointing at himself smiling with his chest...
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...Non – Parental Child Care Rhonda Swazer SOC 312 Instructor Rebekah Clark May 31, 2012 Non Parental Child Care Non-Parental child care is very important for many different reasons. It helps working parents attend their child’s needs when they themselves can’t do so. Non-parental childcare helps teach and mold children from an early age. It also helps children learn how to become self reliant earlier than latter on down the road. There are 3 different types of non-parental child care facilities which are childcare small childcare facility with 12 kids or less, childcare in a center with 30 or more kids, unrelated childcare in the kid’s homes. There are many ways that parents provide for the care of their children during work-times. The setting for childcare is a home center. The home may be the child owns home, a relative (grandmother, aunt, etc) home, or the home of an unrelated person. The individual caring for the child in the child’s own home may be the parent, a relative or an unrelated person such as a babysitter. Home care can included the simultaneous care of many children from other families. Home care is sometimes referred to as family day care even though the family may not be the child’s own family. Sometime going to a head start can make a child feel like a big boy or girl. For some children head start can be very reliant and the child can be very excited about learning. In home day care is very popular today a small day care facility...
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...SOC 322 All Discussions Forum Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/soc-322-discussions-forum/ Discussion Forum 1 Discussion Forum 1: What is your cultural background, and what is it like where you live? In Discussion Forum 1, post your response to the following discussion questions. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar. 1. What is your cultural background, and what is it like where you live? 2. Describe how you have encountered the strange in the familiar in your own neighborhood or in some other place and what reference groups do people use in your neighborhood to define what is culturally and socially appropriate habitus? 3. In your neighborhood, are there ways that the people create social distance to separate themselves from others unlike them even to the point of being ethnocentric? CO1, CO7 Discussion Forum 2 Discussion Forum 2: Cultural Experiences In Discussion Forum 2, post your response to the following discussion question. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar. Using a blend of your own experiences, supported by your understanding of the course readings and key terms integrate the following questions into your discussion board posting. It should be three strong paragraphs of 4 – 5 sentences in each paragraph. Then respond to at least two colleagues with an antithesis question on their posting. 4. Culture defines social roles...
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...New In America Paper Stephanie Turner-Smith SOC/262 September 21, 2014 Sharon Chappelle New In America Paper America is a nation of immigrants. From the early colonists to the current entrants, indigenous and cultural diversity is plentiful. When this nation was still undeveloped, the settling population was of the same background; they were white, Anglo-Saxon, and Protestant background. Over time, Northern Europeans wanted entry, and eventually, Eastern and Southern Europeans, Asians, South and Central Americans came to America by the thousands. The American medley, what we call the melting pot was gradually emerging, but during progression, differences became noticeable. Such differences involved varied religions, races, and ethnic heritage. Two groups that I have researched are Chinese and Armenian immigrants. Chinese immigrants came to America in the mid-19th century. Chinese came to settle in California to join the Gold Rush that originated at Sutter’s Mill in Sacramento, California. But once the gold lessened, they came to seek work. The Chinese immigrants were mostly farmers who left china due to the economy and governmental dilemmas in China. Most anticipated on working hard, earn a large portion of money, so they could return back to country with their families as well-off men. During this time, the Chinese was no different than any other immigrant who came to America. They lived in neighborhoods and communities yet the Chinese maintained their culture. But...
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...Non-Parental Child Care Kiana R. Hoover SOC 312: Child, Family & Society Instructor: Kara O’Brien February 13, 2012 Non-Parental childcare is very important for many different reasons. It helps working parents attend to their child’s needs when they themselves can’t do so. Non-Parental childcare helps teach and mold children from an early age. It also helps children learn how to become self reliant earlier rather than latter on down the road. I went to a type of non-parental daycare facility it was fun and I was excited to go. I will talk about 3 different types of non-parental child care facilities which are childcare small childcare facility with 12 kids or less, childcare in a center with 30 or more kids, unrelated childcare in the kid’s home. I will then analyze the influences that non-parental childcare has on psychological, social and cognitive development on the children. There are many ways that parents provide for the care of their children during work-times. The setting for child care is a home or a center. The home may be the child’s own home, a relative’s (grandparent, aunt, etc.) home, or the home of an unrelated person. The individual caring for the child in the child’s own home may be the parent, a relative, or an unrelated person such as a babysitter. Home care can include the simultaneous care of many children from many families. Home care is sometimes referred to as family day care, even though the family may not be the child’s own...
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...DEVRY SOCS 350 Complete Course – NEW 2015 http://www.spinwoop.com/?download=devry-socs-350-entire-course For Further Information And For A+ Work Contact US At SPINWOOP@GMAIL.COM SOCS 350N all discussions all you decide and full course projct but no quiz and final Discussion 1 Ethnocentrism is generally defined as viewing one’s own culture as superior to all others. However, quite often, it is not quite that obvious. Whenever we encounter something that seems strange or different, we will feel some degree of discomfort. How we respond to that feeling is a gauge of how ethnocentric we are about it. Let’s suppose that you are entertaining a business client from France. You take him to a very fine french restaurant where he looks over the menu very carefully, then asks the waiter if he or she, by chance, has cheval available. The waiter shakes his head and explains that it is not served in America. Your client becomes somewhat upset and tells you that a truly fine restaurant would serve “proper” cuisine, and that he was very disappointed with American hospitality so far. He eventually settles for the prime rib, but is ill-tempered for the rest of the evening. The next morning, he leaves for France without consummating the expected business deal. Your boss asks you what happened, and you explain that the client was upset because the restaurant didn’t serve something called cheval. Your boss nearly chokes on his morning coffee and asks, “You mean he actually...
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