Think of a social norm to violate. It should be a situation where everyone knows what the appropriate behavior would be without having to think about it, with the limitation that it cannot be anything illegal or harmful to yourself or others: we are examining LEGAL deviance only in this assignment.

Assignment Overview: Social interaction proceeds fluidly in everyday life, because people have shared definitions of and expectations about routine situations. As we go about our day, we generally assume that people are going to behave a certain way and observe certain norms. When they dont, we may sometimes know how to respond, because we have … Read more

Compare/Contrast Simmel’s Stranger

For this assignment, we focus on Simmers notion of the stranger, in addition to Dubois notion of double consciousness. We also focus on Simmels thesis on group distance and the concept of the outsider. Essay instructions: Write an introduction for your paper. Within the introduction, you want to be sure to include a thesis statement. … Read more

Social Solidarity and the Division of Labor: Durkheim

Assignment 2: Social Solidarity and the Division of Labor: Durkheim (Due end of WK 5) For this assignment, we focus on Durkheim and social solidarity, in addition to the division of labor. Essay instructions: Write an introduction for your paper. Within the introduction, you want to be sure to include a thesis statement. Explain Durkheims … Read more

Formulate a Strategic Plan Informed by Statistical Applications

Instructions For the Signature Assignment, you must design a strategic plan for organizational continuous improvement or growth based on your design of an experiment and analysis of data. Begin by reviewing the feedback you received from your professor and incorporating that feedback into this assignment. Make sure all components of the document are present and … Read more

Explore, in detail, each literary element within the short story you have selected.

You will write an analytical essay on one of the Hemingway stories from the following sites: Link http://www.standardsinstitutes.org/sites/default/files/material/winter16_ela_9-12_day_2_session_1-macomber.pdf Link http://www.somanybooks.org/eng208/SoldiersHome.pdf Link http://www00.unibg.it/dati/corsi/3410/20235-The%20Killers%20by%20Ernest%20Hemingway.pdf Link http://xroads.virginia.edu/~drbr/heming.html The purpose of an analytical essay is to deconstruct a story based on the literary elements it contains. These literary elements include plot, character, setting, point of view, language, tone, and … Read more

To explore your own perceptions about people, try Project implicit at Harvard University. It is part education, part research experiment.

For our Week Eight Forum, please do the following: Step 1. Read the Week Eight Lesson and (under the Lessons tab) and Step 2. Engage in the interactive activity given in the Week Eight Lesson. The interactive activity is also presented here: Interactive element Harvard Implicit Experiment Interactive Research Project As we go forth from … Read more

In your own words, contrast the concepts of sect and cult, illustrating each with original examples. Do you feel that an absolutist definition of these two groups is possible? Or, does the relativity of deviance complicate this, in your view? Explain.

In your own words, contrast the concepts of sect and cult, illustrating each with original examples. Do you feel that an absolutist definition of these two groups is possible? Or, does the relativity of deviance complicate this, in your view? Explain. Select an example from the “Account: a Potpourri of Scientifically Deviant Beliefs” section from … Read more

Contrast looksism and extreme body modification. What are the main differences? Then, analyze how the path of resistance or internalization might play out for a person falling into the category of looksism, and a person falling into the category of extreme body modification.

Contrast looksism and extreme body modification. What are the main differences? Then, analyze how the path of resistance or internalization might play out for a person falling into the category of looksism, and a person falling into the category of extreme body modification. Read Michelle Birdsong’s “Account: Growing up Colored in the South” in our … Read more