Sociology

After watching the video “Why gender-based marketing is bad for business | Gaby Barrios”, write your thoughts on the information presented.

Reflection Journal 2 Watch the video and share your thoughts. After watching the video “Why gender-based marketing is bad for business | Gaby Barrios”, write your thoughts on the information presented. Some questions to consider answering: What did you think of the ideas presented? Did any ideas not make sense to you? Does this relate […]

Why do you think FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and the government on all levels failed the citizens of New Orleans, leaving thousands dead and homeless?

ASSIGNMENT Why do you think FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and the government on all levels failed the citizens of New Orleans, leaving thousands dead and homeless? Did race and ethnicity play a role in FEMA’s late response or was FEMA simply overwhelmed and unaware of just how bad the situation was?

What could be the disadvantages advantages of phone or in-person interviews? Would you be able to establish empathy with the inmates to reach quality data?

Module 4 Option 1 Option #1: Qualitative Research As a researcher, it’s in your interest to develop an in-depth perspective of the daily living of inmates in prisons. To execute this investigation, you need to conduct qualitative interviews of inmates. What could be the disadvantages advantages of phone or in-person interviews? Would a non-structured or […]

What did each experiment try to measure? Do you think that researchers would get the same results if they did these experiments today?

DISCUSSION POST Have at least two posts to receive 30 points for this discussion. One of the posts has to answer the question; the second should be a comment about one of the posts made by one of your classmates. Make sure that your second post is respectful and thoughtful. All posts have to be […]

Design a life course transition marker or ritual for adulthood that would apply to all Americans. What are the lessons that they are supposed to learn from this ritual?

ASSIGNMENT You are the “Sociologist-in-Chief” of the United States. 1. Design a life course transition marker or ritual for adulthood that would apply to all Americans. 2. How is it marked? It could be marked with signs that are visible or invisible, present in media, law, or on the body. 3. How is it learned […]

Choose an article and lay out its main argument. Include definitions of important terminology, explanations of relevant concepts and theories, examples to illustrate the argument, and any contextualization necessary to understand the argument.

Essays I The Apathy Syndrome: How We Are Trained Not to Care about Politics Regardless of the article you choose, your essay should have a specific and clear line of argumentation.  In other words, do not just define an issue but also try to explain (some aspect of) it. Think, for example, in terms of […]

Select between The Medical Model, The Psychoanalytic Model, The Social Stress Model, and The Antipsychiatric Model. Write a Toulmin argument to explain which one of the models you found to be the most convincing.

Reflection Q. Select between The Medical Model, The Psychoanalytic Model, The Social Stress Model, and The Antipsychiatric Model. Write a Toulmin argument to explain which one of the models you found to be the most convincing. For a true Toulmin Argument,  include all four steps of the Toulmin Model of Argumentation as explained on the […]

Explain why you think it is necessary to have both macrosociology and microsociology. If you were a sociologist, which level of sociology do you believe you would find most intriguing?

Discussion Forum: Macrosociology & Microsociology Explain why you think it is necessary to have both macrosociology and microsociology. If you were a sociologist, which level of sociology do you believe you would find most intriguing? Explain why. Peer Replies Respond to at least two of your class members’ initial responses. In the discussion feel free […]

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