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SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com

For more course tutorials visit<br>www.uophelp.com<br><br>• 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>the text. You have a relative, Micah, who works for a formal organization with a<br>conventional, bureaucratic organizational structure. Micah is interested in working for<br>your organization, but he does not have the education or skill set to work there. He says<br>he wishes that his company would adopt a flexible organizational structure but doubts it is<br>possible. You explain to Micah that you have been studying the evolution of formal<br>organizations in your Sociology class and that you would like to conduct some research<br>to determine how formal organizations, such as the one Micah works for, are likely to<br>evolve in the future.<br>

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  1. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

  2. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 Assignment: Evolution of Formal Organizations Paper (New) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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 Statesthat has an open, flexible organizational structure as described in Figure 5-5 on p. 126 inthe text. You have a relative, Micah, who works for a formal organization with aconventional, bureaucratic organizational structure.

  3. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 Assignmenmoret: Punishment Research Paper (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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 theOnline 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, asoutlined in the Summing Up table on p. •

  4. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 Assignment: Future of Modernization Paper (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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 moderntheorists 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?

  5. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 Assignment: Prejudice and Discrimination Article (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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 thatwill 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 ofdiscrimination against certain races or cultures such as:

  6. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 Capstone Discussion Question (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Due Date: Day 3 [post to the Main forum]• Post your response to the following: Which topics or concepts interested you most in thiscourse? How can you apply them to your life? Were there any topics you would like toexplore further? Discuss why they were meaningful to you.

  7. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Social Change and Modernization (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Resource: Ch. 16 in the text• Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Individual forum]• Compose a 200- to 300-word response to the following:o Define social change. What are the key features of social change? Give fourexamples of social movements, current or past, and describe the key features ofeach movement.o Define modernization. What are the key features of modernization? Give fourexamples of modernization and describe the key features in each example

  8. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Social and Formal Groups Comparison (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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 orwere 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 socialgroup and the formal organization you belong to.

  9. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Social Construction of Reality (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Resource: Ch. 4 in the text• Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum]SOC/120 Introduction to SociologyCourse Syllabus Page 16• Compose a 200- to 300-word response addressing the following questions:o Describe your social status as you see it.

  10. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Culture Shock (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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 followingquestions in 200 to 300 words:o If you were visiting and studying the Yanomamo, describe what you would havedone to prepare yourself for possible culture shock.

  11. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Deviant Behavior (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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 societybut is not considered deviant in others.

  12. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Sociological Research Methods (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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 shouldcontain sufficient data on suicide for you to determine the research methods used in thearticle.

  13. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 CheckPoint: Urbanization Trends(New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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 SociologyCourse Syllabus Page 23o Explain urban growth trends in the world’s poorest countries. What causesurbanization in poor countries?

  14. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 Entire Course (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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

  15. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 Final Project: Analyze a Sociological Issue (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com In this course you have learned about many different kinds of social problems andcontroversial issues in societies around the world and in the United States, such as poverty,social inequality, race and cultural discrimination, gender stratification, environmentaldamage, 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

  16. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 Week 1 Discussion Questions (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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. 33in the text. According to this article, the American military does not represent an accuratecross section of Americans. How would a sociologist view the reasons for the unevenrepresentation in the military? What would a sociologist say about how society shapedAmericans’ decisions to join the military? Support your answer by drawing from thesociological perspective.

  17. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 Week 3 Discussion Questions (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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 (asexplained by the theories presented in the text) by answering the following questions:o Which agents of socialization are most important at certain stages of humandevelopment? For example, discuss how the family is important to moraldevelopment or how peer groups are important to personality development.

  18. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 Week 5 Discussion Questions (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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 isstratified? 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 yourpersonal experiences that demonstrate stratification.

  19. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com SOC 120 Week 7 Discussion Questions (New) For course tutorials visit www.uophelp.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, whatpatterns do you see?o Now, consider the following statistic: The United Nations predicts that by 2025wealthy societies will grow by 57 million people, while poor societies will grow by 1.7billion people.

  20. SOC 120(NEW) Endless Education/uophelp.com For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

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