Auguste Comte. Auguste Comte was strongly influenced by Enlightenment thinking. Despite this, he set up a religion. There’s a fascinating video (8.43) all about this: Summaries and comment upon this video. Write about 600 words. Why did Comte want to set up his religion/what was the point of it/what was he trying to achieve? […]
Description McDonald’s is the basis of one of the most influential developments in contemporary society. According to Ritzer, the McDonaldization of society is a phenomenon that occurs when society, its institutions, and its organizations are adapted to have the same characteristics that are found in fast-food chains. These include efficiency, calculability, predictability and standardization, and […]
1. Explain the notions “social fact” and “social action” and show how they define the field of sociology. 2. Sociology is often called the “science of society.” Explain some of the ways in which sociology is scientific and some of the ways in which it is not. 3. How would a sociologist respond to the […]
Explain the challenges facing Asian Americans in contemporary US society. What are the causes for these challenges? What advantages, if any, do Asian Americans have to overcome their challenges? How do these challenges compare to those of other minorities in the US?
The Hadza Tribe and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Choose a set of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and research them carefully to find all of their targets and indicators. For example, SDG 1 “No Poverty” has 7 targets, and each of these has one or more indicators. For example, see https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal1 Discuss the […]
View the video “Why is Jason in the hospital?” What theory of health behavior does this video represent? Use examples from the video to support your position. Link for theory of Health behavior: https://obssr.od.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Social-and-Behavioral-Theories.pdf Link for video:
Go to Healthy People 2020 and click on the Leading Health Indicators. How would you rank these indicators; provide a brief rationale for your first two indicators. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/Leading-Health-Indicators
Discuss Max’s approach to class analysis.
Discuss the two types of primary prevention strategies. How do you think limited funding of human services and a primary focus on treatment and rehabilitation affect prevention programs?
Description This assignment requires you to write a paper examining how your social location has affected your life situation or your perspective in the past, presently and in the future. Paper 1: Examine how your social Identification or status/location has shaped your behavior or your perspective on life in the past, presently, and possibly […]
