Socs 185n discussion Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

SOCS-185N Week 6 Discussion: Social Institutions and Health Initial Post Instructions For this discussion we will consider if the social world can be bad for your health and/or if social instituti ons can improve your health. For the initial post, examine ways that some of the social institutions studied this week (the family, the educational system, or religions) might affect the health of the people in the institution. Address the following: What are some effects of family life on health? How ...

SOCS-185N Week 6 Discussion: Social Institutions and Health Course SOCS 185N Institution Chamberlain College Of Nursing SOCS-185N Week 6 Discussion: Social Institutions and Health Initial Post Instructions For this discussion we will consider if the social world can be bad for your health and/or if social instituti ons can improve your health. For the initial post, examine ways that some of the social institutions studied this week (the family, the educational system, or religions) might af...

SOCS-185N Week 2 Discussion: The Games Children Play Initial Post Instructions In the article noted in this activity, the authors point out that most introductory sociology textbooks identify the main socialization agents as family, peers, schools, media, work, and religion. “…[W]hat is far less often acknowledged is the contribution that children’s toys and games play in representing and reinforcing dominant conceptions of ‘appropriate’ social identities found in social discourse and ...

SOCS-185N Week 7 Discussion: Think Globally, Act Locally (GRADED A) Course SOCS 185 Institution Chamberlain College Of Nursing Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, address the following: What items that you frequently use do you think have the greatest negative impact on the environment? Explain how the use of the item impacts the environment and the people in your community? What steps do you or your family members take to lessen your impact on the environment? What are some app...

Initial Post Instructions The lesson and textbook readings for this week emphasize that race, ethnicity, and gender are all social constructs. For the initial post, address the following: Compar e and contrast what is meant by the social construction of race with what is meant by the social construction of ethnicity and what is meant by the social construction of gender. How or why is it beneficial to view these as social constructs? For you personally, are your racial, ethnic, and/or gender ide...

Initial Post Instructions End-of-course student surveys exist for you to share your anonymous feedback on your courses. The purpose of the survey is to gather data from a specific population (you, the students) to understand your experience in the course, and to determine areas of success and improvement in our courses, including this one (so hopefully you do share your feedback because we always want to improve our courses and teaching). Chapter 1 of the textbook and Week 1 of this course explo...

Initial Post Instructions Social psychologist Irving Janis coined the term group think to describe how people often respond differently in a group context than they might if they were alone. Another interesting topic of sociological study is the area of deviance and social control. The textbook provides multiples examples from history where groupthink may have influenced people to participate in socially deviant behavior that they might have otherwise avoided. For the initial post, address the o...

Initial Post Instructions Think of a person you know (either yourself, someone you know, or even a famous person with, perhaps a “rags to riches” story) who has experienced significant upward or downward mobility over the past three or four generations. For the initial post, address the following: Briefly describe the person (and be sure to respect confidentiality of others and, as always, remember to be respectful of potentially sensitive information, and remember there is no guarantee of p...