GC SOC100 Week 2 Assignment Latest 2017 August
SOC-100 Social Media and Socialization Survey and Analysis
Part 1 – Survey
Instructions: Complete the survey by filling in the first column of the table below. Additionally, survey three people in various age groups, and note their responses in the corresponding columns. Use this data to complete the analysis in Part 2 of this worksheet.
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Interviewee # 1 |
Interviewee # 2 |
Interviewee # 3 |
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List Demographic Information – age, sex, race/ethnicity, and income. |
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What type(s) of phone(s) do you have? What features? Daily usage? |
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Do you use email? How many email addresses do you have? Daily usage? |
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Do you use the Internet? Why? Daily usage? |
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Do you blog? What types of blogs? Why? Daily usage? |
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Do you use Facebook? Twitter or other social networking? Why? Daily usage? |
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Out of all the social interactions you typically have in an average day, what percentage are through the use of social media? |
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Do you value the social interactions you have through social media the same as those that are not through social media? Why or why not? |
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Why do you use social media? (List purpose and/or results.) |
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How do you see social media impacting your life? Society? |
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How do you see social media impacting the socialization of this generation? |
Part 2 – Analysis
Instructions: Once you have completed the table above and reviewed the results, answer the questions below. Each response should be three to five sentences in length.
1.)How much of an impact does social media have on the socialization of people that completed the survey?
2.)How did the impact differ among the various age groups? Why do you think that this is the case? Explain.
3.)Explain how social media affected the people’s social interaction. Why is social interaction important to humans? Explain.
SOC100 Week 3 Assignment Latest 2017 August
Details:
Choose a deviant behavior to research. Locate references (e.g., current news stories, pop culture, and reality TV shows) that convey deviant behavior being accepted or rejected/scorned.
Write an essay of 500-750 words, summarizing your findings. Include the following:
1. What was the deviant behavior?
2. What were the demographics of the group that witnessed the behavior?
3. How did the group react to the behavior?
4. Did the group attempt to control this deviant behavior? How?
Use the GCU Library to locate one to two academic sources to support your content.
SOC100 Week 5 Assignment Latest 2017 August
Details:
Search the GCU Library for articles that describe incidents of gender, age, racial, and ethnic discrimination.
Choose two incidents of discrimination. Be sure each is of a different type of discrimination (age, gender, race, and/or ethnicity, etc.).
Complete the “Incidents of Inequality” worksheet and submit it to your instructor.
SOC-100 Incidents of Inequality
Instructions: After researching the GCU library to find articles that describe incidents of gender, age, racial, and ethnic discrimination, please answer the questions for each scenario.Write your response as a full paragraph using a minimum of 200 words for each scenario.
Scenario #1: _______________ discrimination.
1)Summarize the incident.
2)How might this situation affect the victim?
3)How might it affect the offending person or institution?
4)How do situations like this affect society as a whole?
Write your 200 word paragraph for scenario 1 below:
Scenario # 2: __________________ discrimination.
1)Summarize the incident.
2)How might this situation affect the victim?
3)How might it affect the offending person or institution?
4)How do situations like this affect society as a whole?
Write your 200 word paragraph for scenario 2 below:
SOC100 Week 6 Assignment Latest 2017 August
Details:
Target a multinational corporation/international company and the practice of “outsourcing” to third world countries. Some examples of MNCs (multinational corporations) would be Nike, General Motors, Ford, Qwest, and Fender Music. Research its effects on local culture. Write a summary and analysis of 500-750 words and include the following:
1. How does global stratification impact local culture? What are the positive and negative effects?
2. How does global stratification impact the United States? What are the positive and negative effects?
3. Who is the biggest “winner” in this situation? Explain.
Use the GCU Library to locate two to three academic sources to support your content.
SOC100 Week 7 Assignment Latest 2017 August
Details:
Complete the “Pillars of Society Matrix” worksheet.
Use your assigned Readings and the GCU Library for research support.
While GCU style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using GCU documentation guidelines, which can be found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
SOC-100 Pillars of Society Matrix
Part 1: Matrix
Instructions: Complete the matrixbelow. Each cell/cube of the matrix needs to have a three- to five-sentence response.
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What have youread about how the economy impacts each ofsociety’s pillars today? (Use your textbook and other academic readings.) |
What have youobservedabout how the economy impacts each ofsociety’s pillars today?(Draw upon your own personal experience.) |
How does your community impact the pillars? |
How has technology impacted each ofthe pillars? |
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Politics |
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Marriage and Family |
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Religion |
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Education |
Part 2: Summary
Instructions:Write a 100-150-word summary of your matrix. Cite one to two resources you used to complete the matrix.
