Sociology Final Exam 3 Max 700 Word Essay ?’s

Sociology Final Exam 3 Max 700 Word Essay ?’s

There are 14 different prompts to choose from and you only have to choose 3. They are maximum 700 words each. Login will be provided so you can further review the specifics of the assignment.

1a. What is global stratification? How can it be explained using the global stratification theories?

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1b. Thousands of people die each day due to poverty-related causes. Please explain and detail the level of inequality at the global level.

2. George Ritzer stated, “…McDonaldization…is the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as of the rest of the world.” (Ritzer, 1993:1) Explore what this quote is about and how it affects people?

3a. In his experiments, Stanley Milgram illustrated how ordinary people can perpetrate ‘crimes of obedience’. How can his work, the concept of denial, the Asch (1952) experiments, and Kelman and Hamilton (1989) explain how atrocities such as genocide happen? Include any other relevant research.

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3b. “I didn’t mean to do it, I did not know what I was doing – something came over me.” “He told me to do it, I’m not responsible – he is.” “They only got what was coming to them anyway” “And who are you to judge us.” Discuss in terms of atrocities and Stanley Cohen’s work on denial.

4. Alexis de Tocqueville (1835) asserted, “Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot” Explain with reference to governmental authority/power and political systems. Define concepts and reference current examples.

5. Please explain why voter turnout/political engagement differs for people of different classes, ethnicities, sexes, education levels, and ages?

6. Inequalities between certain groups of people can be explored by studying racial dynamics in the U.S. Start with a specific set of data or statistic that indicates a racial bias then analyze and explain it sociologically. Consider forms of institutionalized and non-institutionalized racism. Cite research.

7. Is torture for information ever justified? Should torture be permitted and used by all governments? Choose a side, but identify arguments and examples on both sides of the issue.

8. “An individual lives in society and society lives in the individual.” We form our identity through social interactions within our culture. Explain this process?

9. Gender is a social construct. How do gender-based expectations impact and reflect in one or more specific social institutions? (i.e. politics, economics, education, family, religion, etc…) Please use examples and data to illustrate stereotypes that exist based on gender.

10. Please explain the concepts of color blindness and racism. Is it fair to say that people in our society are colorblind in regards to race? If no, please provide evidence (studies and data) that demonstrate institutionalized and de facto racism.

11. What determines social class and stratification in the United States? Please describe the level of inequality and poverty that exists.

12a. Compare and contrast how social deviance/crime can be analyzed from the three classic sociological theories.

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12b. Compare and contrast how social change and a specific social movement can be analyzed from the three classic sociological theories. Provide research on the social issue that is the basis of the movement.

13. Explain mass incarceration

14. Define ethnocentrism and use it to explain how other cultures and peoples of those cultures have been misrepresented in often race-based ways. Use some specific current or historical examples.