Sociology

Macrosociology and microsociology are two different approaches that sociologists use to research and understand the social world.  Macrosociology is a ‘”big picture” approach, through which sociologists explore social issues at the structural and institutional levels.  Microsociology is focused more on the individual and small groups, examining social interactions and social construction of reality. For this assignment, (1) identify an editorial piece or opinion-editorial piece on a recent or ongoing news story, (2) evaluate the use of both macrosociological and microsociological perspectives by the author of the piece. Does their argument rely more on one than the other? Is there a healthy balance between the two? How might the argument be made more effective by integrating the two? Your paper should be between 500 and 700 words. It should include a properly formatted citation of the piece you are evaluating. (Any of the three styles are acceptable).

Please read & respond to the following: Every single one of us brings a wealth of knowledge and ideas from the perspective of our own lived experiences. While some of our experiences and backgrounds might be similar in some ways, I can guarantee that there are just as many differences. And that is a good thing! It means we have a lot to learn from each other. In fact, the success of this course depends on every individual contributing his or her ideas and perspectives to the online discussions. To this end, we first need to set some ground rules or norms that will foster the kind of online space where engaging, respectful, and thought-provoking discussions can occur.  What kinds of behaviors make people feel like their ideas and contributions are valued and respected in an online discussion? What kinds of behaviors make people feel like their ideas and contributions are not valued and respected in an online discussion?

Using the textbook, required articles and recommended resources, construct a 5-6 item questionnaire on a topic of your choice. Your questionnaire can include either open-ended or closed-ended (fixed format) questions. Submit your completed questionnaire to this discussion forum. Be sure to consider the following when responding: What are the strengths and weaknesses of the questionnaire overall? Consider how the items are worded and the response choices, if applicable, are provided. Are the questions clear and concise? Are there any questions that are vague or unclear? If applicable, are the response choices effective? Is there only one correct response choice? Are there any unintentional cues to the correct answer? Do the items appear to be a good measure of what the student is wanting to assess? How could the questionnaire be improved? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by providing evaluations of their questionnaires. Responses to students should be at least 200 words in length.

How Decisions Are Made in Communal Societies Read the article CLOSELY in this packet about how decisions were made in hunting and gathering societies. It is called decentralized–in other words, there is no central, main person or group who makes and enforces the rules. EVERYONE is responsible for enforcing the social “norms” or values of the society. What are the main valuses/morals of these hunting and gathering societies according to what this article says? Read the article as many times as is necessary.  After telling us what you think the main values are, give examples based on the societies that the article talks about. Do you see that these values were also shared by the 3 cultures you learned about in the videos for this week? How so? Give examples. Videos:  The Eskimo – fight for life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OODnFvYXqYM&t=2636s Mbuti Pygmies of the Rainforest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X5cD6jd914

Introduction In this unit we have learned about social stratification within our society. As individuals we each have a unique location within these social structures that provides both privileges/opportunities and disadvantages/constraints. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on your own social location and describe your position within structural systems. Directions In a 2-3 page(not including the title or reference pages) paper answer the following questions. Your response should be written in a series of paragraphs and answering each of the questions. In other words, your response should be in traditional essay fashion. (Don’t just list the question and answer.) As such, you should have a title page and a reference page. At least 1 academic reference must be used. You are free to use more as needed. All references should be properly cited in either APA-6 or APA-7 format. And your paper should be formatted with Times New Roman font size 12, double-spaced with one inch margins all around. What is your social location? How does your identity position you within systems of power, privilege, and marginalization in society? How have social structures enabled and constrained your life and actions to this point? Describe the intersection between your biography and history illustrating the ways in which sociological factors have shaped your life? I have provided an additional resource to help with this assignment called The Diversity Wheel . This graphic will help you think through your various identities and begin to see how the social categories you belong to may provide advantage or disadvantage. The purpose of this paper is self-reflection paired with course concepts. The strongest papers will both effectively reflect on personal biography and apply sociological concepts presented in the readings and notes.

Reading Analysis #2 Submit Assignment Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 50 Submitting a file upload To assess your understanding of the reading, you are to respond to the following questions about Chapters 1, 2 and 3 (pages 3-51) in the Donaldson text How do the components of a system function? Why is purpose so important to a system thinking mindset? What does each of the tenets of systems thinking mean? What is the role of holons, circles, and loops in system thinking? Explain what Deming meant when he stated: “The appreciation of a system involved understanding how interactions between the elements of a system can result in internal restrictions that force the system to behave as a single organism that automatically seeks a steady state. This steady state determines the output of the system rather than the individual elements. Thus, it is the structure of the organization rather than the employees, alone, which holds the key to improving the quality of outputs.” Why is ‘both/and’ thinking essential to system thinking? Your responses to the set of questions should be at least 600-700 words long (3 pages) and must cover all questions assigned that week. Develop full paragraph/short theme answers as appropriate for each question. Copy the questions into a Word document and provide your thoughts for each question. Grades will be based on completion and correct understanding of the reading.

1.What does James Carey mean by a ritual view of communication? How does his ritual view differ from a transmission view of communication? 2. From your own experiences, what rituals do you associate with the Superbowl? 3. How might we apply Carey’s ritual view to analyze the 2013 Budweiser Superbowl ad (and the Superbowl more broadly)? What does your application of his ritual view teach us about ourselves and our culture? 4. Given that the ritual model is an interpretive theory – how does your answer to #3 help illustrate what good interpretive theories try to do? (see the Griffin textbook, pp. 29-33; make links to 2-3 standards) You’ll need to understand Carey’s ritual model in order to complete your reflection essay – and the Carey model isn’t covered in your text. In your essay, you’ll connect 3 things – Carey’s ritual model(, a 2013 Budweiser Superbowl ad (discussed in Ch. 2 of the text – you’ll also watch it), and ideas from both Ch. 2 and 3 of the text. You may want to take notes as you watch Dr. Scott’s video https://platform.virdocs.com/r/s/0/doc/591818/sp/173093311/mi/558684373 Griffin et al., textbook Ch. 2 “Talk about Theory” Griffin et al.,textbook Ch. 3 “Weighing the Words” https://razvanchiojdoiu95.wordpress.com/2016/04/15/how-big-brands-use-classical-conditioning-in-their-adverts/ http://courseresources.mit.usf.edu/cas/spc3212/m2/obj_and_int/index.html#/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuAAXCOUH6Q&feature=emb_title

Watch one of the following episodes of “The Story of God” on Netflix o    Season 1, episode 4, “Who is God?” o    Season 1, episode 5, “Why does Evil exist?” o    Season 2, episode 3, “Proof of God” Season 3, episode 2, “Gods among Us” After you have reviewed the PPTs and the episode of “Story of God”, complete this assignment by answering the following question(s) before the deadline. Make sure your submission meets all of the requirements listed below: Based on the episode of “The Story of God” you watched, answer ONLY ONE of the following questions: How does the episode you watched justify God’s existence? · How does the episode you watched raise doubt about God’s existence? · How does the episode you watched address the idea of good and evil? ·How does the episode you watched address free will? Requirements for this assignment:MLA format. Use template that has been attached. Must be at least 2 full paragraphs. Feel free to write more. Must NOT be a summary. Use details from the episode to help you answer one of the questions above, but do not spend this assignment explaining what the episode was about.

Required Short Answer 1:  Why are you interested in the major you indicated as your first-choice major? Required Short Answer 2: Leadership can be demonstrated in many ways. Please share how you have demonstrated leadership in either your school, job, community, and/or within your family responsibilities. Optional Short Answer: Please share background on events or special circumstances that you feel may have impacted your high school academic performance, including the possible effects of COVID-19. Please limit your response to 250-300 words.

1st Question Please use 2 references and 250 words Compare the corporate culture of a company like Google or Amazon with more traditional corporate cultures. Do you think corporate cultures like Google or Amazon could work in the health care field and help resolve some of the challenges health care organizations currently face? Why or why not 2nd QUESTION. Please use 2 references and 250 words How can compliance objective be a challenge to attitudes and perceptions in the organizational workplace communications?