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Great Vegetarians
Famous quotes on vegetarianism: Albert Einstein: “Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” Leonardo DaVinci: “I have from an early...
- Posted March 12, 2014
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Education Assignment Guide
Edward Everett wrote, “Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.” First, let’s talk a little bit about what “social structure” means. Social Structure in a nutshell, is how we interact and live among...
- Posted March 12, 2014
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Global Stratification Assignment Guide
Stratification is like a ladder. We see lower rungs and higher rungs. To get up the ladder one often climbs on the lower to get the higher. Make sense? In a nutshell, stratification is the tiers of...
- Posted February 12, 2014
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Vitual Environments Assignment Guide
When we hear the term “virtual reality” we often think of someone in a darkened room, reaching out into space, with mechanical devices attached from them. This has changed greatly. Today we see that virtual reality can...
- Posted February 12, 2014
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Cultural Relativism Assignment Guide
There’s a great teaching antidote that I’d like to share with you. A Professor asked his students to define the Ignorance and Apathy. One student replied with “I don’t know and I don’t care”. The point? We...
- Posted January 29, 2014
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Diversity Training Assignment Guide
Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right”. Why are these words important to you? As we move throughout the term you’ll want to be your own biggest...
- Posted January 29, 2014
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Socialization
Social learning theory states that “we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded and punished.” Our significant others are our agents of socialization and are our role models, hopefully guiding us to appropriate...
- Posted January 17, 2014
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Social Structure
The social structure is the framework of society. We focus on how this framework affects individuals. Think about how our position or location (social location) in the social structure affects our behaviors and attitudes and guides our...
- Posted January 17, 2014
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Sex and Gender
Traditional sociologists say we are born with a completely “blank slate” and it is all nurture that determines our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Contemporary sociologists feel that it is a combination of biology and the environment, but...
- Posted January 17, 2014
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Religion Questions and Review
What is the functionalist perspective of religion? What are the specific functions of religion? What is the conflict perspective of religion? Does religion perpetuate social inequality? How? What is “the opium of the people”? What do you...
- Posted January 17, 2014