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SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com

• Resources: Ch. 5, the Summing Up table on p. 121, and Figure 5-5 on p. 126 in Society:<br>The Basics; and the Online Library<br>• Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum]<br>• Review the following scenario: You work for a formal organization in the United States<br>that has an open, flexible organizational structure as described in Figure 5-5 on p. 126 in<br>

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  1. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com

  2. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 Assignment: Evolution of Formal Organizations Paper (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com • Resources: Ch. 5, the Summing Up table on p. 121, and Figure 5-5 on p. 126 in Society: The Basics; and the Online Library • Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum] • Review the following scenario: You work for a formal organization in the United States that has an open, flexible organizational structure as described in Figure 5-5 on p. 126 in the text. You have a relative, Micah, who works for a formal organization with a conventional, bureaucratic organizational structure. Micah is interested in working for your organization, but he does not have the education or skill set to work there. He says

  3. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 Assignment: Future of Modernization Paper (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com • Resource: Ch. 16 in Society: The Basics; and the Online Library • Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum] • Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper addressing the following questions: o How does modernization manifest itself in U.S. society? Use one of the modern theorists introduced in Ch. 16 as a basis for your response. o Is modernization likely to continue in the U.S.? Explain your answer. o Is modernization a world-wide trend? o What are the consequences of modernization?

  4. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 Assignment: Prejudice and Discrimination Article (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com Imagine you are going on a 6-month expedition to a foreign country to experience thediversity of this country and study the impact of prejudice and discrimination within thiscountry. While you are there, you will journal your experiences and then write an article that will be published in a travel magazine.• Resources: Ch. 11 in Society: The Basics and the Online Library • Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum] • Choose a foreign country in which there has been well-documented instances of discrimination against certain races or cultures such as: o India: the Dalits and Adivasis o Bosnia: the Muslims and Croats o South Africa: the Coloureds or Black Africans o Indonesia: the Chinese

  5. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 Assignment: Punishment Research Paper (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com Statistics show that there is a high rate of criminal recidivism in the United States. This raisesthe question, “Does punishment deter crime?” • Resources: Ch. 7 and the Summing Up table on p. 182 in Society: The Basics; and the Online Library • Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum] • Research the effects of the four types of punishment (Retribution, Deterrence, Rehabilitation, and Societal Protection) in relation to today’s American society, as

  6. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 Capstone Discussion Question (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com • Due Date: Day 3 [post to the Main forum] • Post your response to the following: Which topics or concepts interested you most in this course? How can you apply them to your life? Were there any topics you would like to explore further? Discuss why they were meaningful to you.

  7. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Culture Shock (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com • Resources: Ch. 2 and the Global Sociology box on p. 39 in Society: The Basics • Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Individual forum] • Read the Global Sociology box on p. 39 in the text, then respond to the following questions in 200 to 300 words: o If you were visiting and studying the Yanomamo, describe what you would have done to prepare yourself for possible culture shock. o Describe a personal experience you have had where you experienced culture shock. What components of culture were you shocked by? o Explain how understanding the major components of culture is important in a

  8. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Deviant Behavior (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com • Resource: Ch. 7 in Society: The Basics • Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Individual forum] • Compose a 200- to 300-word response to the following: o Give an example of a human behavior that is considered deviant in one society but is not considered deviant in others. What are the factors that have contributed to this society's perspective of the deviant behavior? Why does this society consider the behavior to be deviant but other societies do not?

  9. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Social and Formal Groups Comparison (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com • Resources: Ch. 5 and the Summing Up table on p. 121 in Society: The Basics • Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Individual forum] • Compose a 200- to 300-word response to the following: o Describe a social group and a formal organization that you are currently part of or were a part of in the past. o Review the categories in the Summing Up table on p. 121 in the text. o Using the categories in the table, outline the main differences between the social group and the formal organization you belong to. For example, explain how eachgroupor organization establishes membership, or describe how leadership is exhibited in each group.

  10. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Social Construction of Reality (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com • Resource: Ch. 4 in the text • Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum] SOC/120 Introduction to Sociology Course Syllabus Page 16 • Compose a 200- to 300-word response addressing the following questions: o Describe your social status as you see it. For example, if you have a job, is your status at work different than it is in your peer groups? Is your status in school different than it is in your family? Explain the differences in how you interact with people at work and school or with friends and family. You may use any examples from your experience.

  11. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Sociological Research Methods (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com • Resources: Ch. 1, the Applying Theory table on p. 14, and the Summing Up table on p. 19 in Society: The Basics; and the Online Library • Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum] • Search the Online Library for an article or case study about suicide in the United States. Try key words such as “research on suicide” to narrow your search. The article should contain sufficient data on suicide for you to determine the research methods used in the article.

  12. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Urbanization Trends (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com • Resources: Ch. 15 in Society: The Basics and the Online Library • Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum] • Compose a 200- to 300-word response to the following: SOC/120 Introduction to Sociology Course Syllabus Page 23 o Explain urban growth trends in the world’s poorest countries. What causes urbanization in poor countries? o Choose a major city in a poor, developing country and research how urbanization has occurred in this city. Try search terms such as “history of urbanization in (name of city).”

  13. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 Entire Course (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com SOC 120 Capstone Discussion Question SOC 120 CheckPoint: Urbanization Trends SOC 120 Assignment: Future of Modernization Paper SOC 120 CheckPoint: Culture Shock SOC 120 CheckPoint: Deviant Behavior SOC 120 Assignment: Evolution of Formal Organizations Paper SOC 120 Final Project: Analyze a Sociological Issue SOC 120 Assignment: Punishment Research Paper SOC 120 CheckPoint: Social Change and Modernization

  14. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 Final Project: Analyze a Sociological Issue (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com In this course you have learned about many different kinds of social problems and controversial issues in societies around the world and in the United States, such as poverty, social inequality, race and cultural discrimination, gender stratification, environmental damage, population growth, and urbanization. • Resources: Chapters 1-5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, and 16 in Society: The Basics; Appendix A; and the Online Library • Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum]

  15. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 Week 1 Discussion Questions (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com Discussion Question 1 • Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum] • Post your response to the following: Read the article from The New York Times on p. 33 in the text. According to this article, the American military does not represent an accurate cross section of Americans. How would a sociologist view the reasons for the uneven representation in the military? What would a sociologist say about how society shaped Americans’ decisions to join the military? Support your answer by drawing from the sociological perspective.

  16. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 Week 3 Discussion Questions (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com Discussion Question 1 • Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum] • Post your response to the following: Discuss the stages of human development (as explained by the theories presented in the text) by answering the following questions: o Which agents of socialization are most important at certain stages of human development? For example, discuss how the family is important to moral development or how peer groups are important to personality development. o Which theoretical perspective best supports your viewpoint?

  17. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 Week 5 Discussion Questions (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com Discussion Question 1 • Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum] • Post your response to the following: What are some ways in which American society is stratified? What do you think the impact is on society when groups are stratified? 3. Discussion Question 2 • Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Main forum] • Post your response to the following: Give at least two specific examples from your personal experiences that demonstrate stratification. For example, describe where you have observed stratification in the workplace, the media, home, or school. What were the consequences of stratification in these examples?

  18. SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 MART NEW Career Path Begins/soc120mart.com SOC 120 Week 7 Discussion Questions (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.soc120mart.com Discussion Question 1 • Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum] • Post your response to the following: o Study the map 15-1 on p. 421 in the text. Looking at the data on the map, what patterns do you see? o Now, consider the following statistic: The United Nations predicts that by 2025 wealthy societies will grow by 57 million people, while poor societies will grow by 1.7 billion people. What are the possible reasons for this growth pattern? What are the consequences of this growth pattern?

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