Discipline: Social Science - Sociology

Sociology DicussionSociology Dicussion

Ferguson argues that there are 3 mechanisms of inequality that are used to sort students into various tracks and opportunities. They are social labeling, adultification, and cultural capital. How would you attempt to solve these mechanisms of inequality?  NOTE: This is a discussion post so should be 2 paragraphs long, each paragraph of 6-9 lines. […]

Social Science – Sociology Estimating Characteristics of the Typical American / SPSS HomeworkSocial Science – Sociology Estimating Characteristics of the Typical American / SPSS Homework

Step 1:  Choose eight variables that are measured at the interval ratio level or are dummy variables. At least one variable must be a dummy variable.  Step 2: Use SPSS to obtain descriptive statistics and confidence intervals. Include your SPSS output in a separate file I can refer to if necessary.  Step 3. Complete the […]

Social Problems 1Social Problems 1

  Prompt: Despite its documented failures and the success of alternative programs in other countries, the United States continues to pursue its War on Drugs in order to combat the sale and use of drugs. Why do you think the US has taken this approach? What barriers do you think stand in the way of changing […]

Social Problems 1Social Problems 1

  Prompt: Despite its documented failures and the success of alternative programs in other countries, the United States continues to pursue its War on Drugs in order to combat the sale and use of drugs. Why do you think the US has taken this approach? What barriers do you think stand in the way of changing […]

Social ProblemsSocial Problems

  Prompt: You have now learned a lot about the social institutions of labor, economy, education, and health care, and the social problems related to these institutions. Considering what you have learned, in what ways might capitalism be a better economic system than socialism? On the other hand, in what ways might socialism be a […]

Sociology 3Sociology 3

 Forms of Society Please choose one of the following prompts and respond to it 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). Almost every type of society that has ever existed […]

Chapter 9 hw Sociology 107-10Chapter 9 hw Sociology 107-10

  Watch the Jim Crow Museum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf7jAF2Tk40  1. Citing an explicit example from the Jim Crow Museum clip, how was white supremacy an active construction in society, created through a institutional level process? 2. Citing an explicit example from the Jim Crow Museum clip, how was white supremacy an active construction in society, created through […]