SOC101 All Units Discussions Latest 2019 November

SOC101 Principles of Sociology

Unit 1 Discussion

DQ1 Understanding Social Problems

Select a social problem such as drug abuse, crime, or suicide, and discuss how functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionist, and postmodernist perspectives might view and perhaps even solve this problem.

DQ2 Plagiarism

Explain the concept of plagiarism and self plagiarism.  Why is important to properly cite your work?  What is the university policy on plagiarism?

 

SOC101 Principles of Sociology

Unit 2 Discussion

DQ1 Culture and Gender

What is the difference between gender and sex? How are we, both children and adults, shaped by gender socialization? What happens to those who do not fit society’s definitions of what it means to be a man or woman, boy or girl? In the Story of X, how did the people in the story first respond to “X”? What if this story was real? Would “X” have the same reactions? Use examples from the unit resources and from society.

DQ2 Scholarly Sources

Discuss and provide examples of 3 scholarly sources.  Please provide three sources that are NOT scholarly and discuss how they differ.

 

SOC101 Principles of Sociology

Unit 3 Discussion

DQ1 Community and Police Relations

Because of recent events relationships between police departments and communities have been strained. In what ways have communities began to rebuild relationships and trust with police officers? What are some important aspects that need to be part of these relationships?

DQ2 Deviance

Using the theories on deviance from your text describe what deviance is and why sociologists believe people take part in deviant behavior.

 

 

SOC101 Principles of Sociology

Unit 4 Discussion

Food Deserts

What are food deserts? How does a person economic status and what communitiy they live in affect their access to food? How does limited access to healthy foods affect low-income people?

 

SOC101 Principles of Sociology

Unit 5 Discussion

DQ1 Gender Stereotypes

How do gender stereotypes and norms contribute to women’s inequality (sexism) today? Please provide current examples from society to support your answer.

DQ2 Native American Mascots

Looking at the debate surrounding Native American mascots what do each side argue? Why is it wrong to have a Native American image as a sports team mascot?

 

SOC101 Principles of Sociology

Unit 6 Discussion

DQ1 Adapting Families

Discuss how social forces such as changes in the economy, religion, educational systems, and law and government affect individual families? How do families adapt to these changes?

DQ2 Violence in Schools

Based on the unit resources and your own research what are the sociological explanations of violence or bullying in schools? How can we better address these issues within the education system?

 

SOC101 Principles of Sociology

Unit 7 Discussion

Healthcare as Human Right

Should healthcare be a human right? Why or why not?