Category: Social Sciences : Social Sciences

Prompt In Project One, you will select a contemporary issue in the social sciences to investigate. You may select an issue discussed in the course, or you may select your own with instructor approval. You could consider using your question from SCS 100 if it is something you would like to investigate further for this…

8. How and why does the ‘social’ become ‘biological’? 9. How can we be robust against ‘black swans’ — rare events that have extreme consequences? 10. Why do social processes, in particular civil violence, either persist over time or suddenly change?

Now that you are familiar with Putnam’s descriptions of social capital and civic engagement and Oldenquist’s concept of citizenship education, it’s time to show what you have learned.  Summarize the concerns expressed by each author. Explain Putnam’s model of civic engagement and Oldenquist’s first three features of citizenship education.  Discuss the similarities or differences between…

When the operating costs for Bill smith’s production department were released, he was sure that he would be getting a raise, His costs were $20,000 less than the planned cost in the master budget. His supervisor informed him that the results look good and that a more in-depth analysis is necessary before raises can be…

When the operating costs for Bill smith’s production department were released, he was sure that he would be getting a raise, His costs were $20,000 less than the planned cost in the master budget. His supervisor informed him that the results look good and that a more in-depth analysis is necessary before raises can be…

Give the major assumptions of the theories of consensus conflict, feminism (which is an offshoot of conflict theory) and symbolic interactionism and explain briefly their separate connections to family life.

Evaluate the view that differences in educational achievement between social groups are the result of factors and processes within schools Evaluate the extent to which it is home based factors, rather than in-school factors which explain social class differences in educational achievement

. Post What is the difference between the dependent variable and the independent variable? Respond to Sha’s discussion post in 2 sentences. The independent variable is the one used in making the prediction, the dependent variable is the one being predicted. The goal is to see if the independent variable affects the dependent variable).

Subtopic 1: my health risks of mother and baby At 35yrs old… Doctors trying to convince me to do Amniocentesis. I refused and baby girl number 4 was perfect. I do have older children (2 more girls and 1 son). Subtopic 2: effects of pregnancy upon family members We are a happy blended family. My…

Discuss the Political Perspective of the following questions. How do gender norms influence political participation and representation? What is the impact of gender norms on policy-making? How do laws and regulations reinforce or challenge gender norms?