Social Sciences : Sociology

Read the NY Times article: "Cities and Land of Opportunity" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/upshot/big-cities-low-skilled-workers-wages.html Please answer the following: What is the correlation described in the article about dense cities and a college education? Discuss some problems of low-skilled workers who live in cities. What are some remedies you can achieve in order to overcome the lack of legitimate jobs and expense of living in the city. Please incorporate your overall reaction to the findings discussed in the article. double-spaced and at least 2…

Please respond to the following prompt in no less than 300-400 words. In your response, you must fully answer all aspects of the question and support your answer with reference to course materials (textbook, supplementary readings, videos, etc). Pick one of the sociological theories you've learned about in this unit. What are its core assumptions about how society and social life work? What are its strengths? its weaknesses? What makes it different from other theories you've learned about?

Shopping for Theoretical Perspectives at Wal-Mart No unread replies.No replies. For this discussion, you’ll be asking and answering theoretically driven questions about a familiar social institution: Wal-Mart (or Target, or another large-scale shopping center).  Wal-Mart, the highest-grossing company in the United States, is part of a widespread retail phenomenon called the “big box”.  Big box stores are huge, warehouse-like buildings that feature just about every imaginable commodity under one roof.  The Wal-Mart Super Center in East Peoria, Illinois, is an…

Everyone is a citizen of the planet. Our lives are therefore impacted on by global forces of which we may or may not be aware. In turn, the choices we make and our own actions are likely to have global consequences. Write a creative and analytic essay on your role as a global citizen. In what ways does globalization impact you personally? see attatched rough draft

For your first Assignment, you will reflect on the Enlightenment focus on empirical science, and how we in the United States today are and are not following in the footsteps of The Enlightenment as regards our understanding of and commitment to science as a hallmark of human advancement. I am trying to write about the steam boat during the enlightenment period....ect...and the argument today, electric car vs gas powered.

Write an article for your school magazine in which you explain the challenges facing Caribbean integration and suggest how the region may overcome these challenges. In your essay, define the term ‘economic integration’ and differentiate between bilateral and multilateral agreements. Describe TWO ways in which the geographical characteristics of the region may be an obstacle to integration. Suggest THREE ways in which citizens may contribute to the development of regional businesses. Explain why EACH action will be successful.

Media Write-Up Guidelines You will write a 2 page-double spaced, Times New Roman, 1” margins, ASA format paper for this assignment. Paper must include a title page, body, and a reference page. No abstract is needed. You will watch the film provided and use course concepts and/or theories to analyze and explain the film. Do any of the theories we discussed “fit” with those in the film? How? What about the media or the family? You must incorporate two passages,…

Culture and Capitalism Instructions: You will have multiple resources to analyze and incorporate in your sociological arguments based on the questions asked in this assignment. First, start by reading the questions. IT would help you to gather your thoughts, make notes as you review the questions. Secondly, watch the clip provided by the link below. Reread the questions, select the country you plan to discuss and complete research on that country, and the US based on the issues in the…

Explore what C. Wright Mills meant by "Sociological Imagination." (Mills, C. W. (1959). The promise of sociology. Demonstrate your understanding of this concept by selecting an example of a "private trouble" (from the readings, your own experience, or elsewhere). How are personal troubles different from public issues? Explain how if a personal trouble becomes a public issue, why it may reflect a structural problem in society. Provide an example in your answer.

STEP 1: Peruse your textbook for the following topics: Socialization Diversity and inequality Conflict, social change Social institutions Organizations Step 2 A. Once you have selected a topic from slide 1, think about how you could explain this topic from a sociological perspective.. Step 2 B. Select a theory below that you wish to examine for your topic: structural functionalism conflict theory feminist theory symbolic interactionism postmodernism Step 2 C. Choose a movie to review based on your chosen topic.…