In This Class I Have Learned That Sociology Is Everywhere.

Surprisingly, Blackfish is more Pathos while Race to Nowhere is Ethos. Blackfish highlights pathos by makings us feel emotions for the whales in captivity. As Race to Nowhere highlights ethos by giving us facts on how horrible school assignments are and how stressful they can really be. Proving that both films present a way of hooking us in by the lighting, the music and color, and our thoughts and feelings. Pathos is used in blackfish to make us feel sorry for the orcas.

The movie Stand and Deliver (1988) begins with a character driving in an urban neighborhood as an introduction to the setting of the film. The various shots of the setting that are presented between cuts to the streets and to the intrigued face of the protagonist, Jaime Escalante, help provide the viewer context to this neighborhood's economic and cultural background. This movie directed by Ramón Menéndez dramatizes actual events into a movie with the idea of combating stereotypes enforced upon low income Latinos and presenting a success story with the use of different Latino characters with their own unique conflicts. Angel Guzman is a Chicano gang member that holds an inner struggle between following the “easy predetermined path”

After reviewing the article titles given for this first assignment, I believe they indicate that Sociology, generally speaking, is not only a study of diversity or commonality in traits among people; it is also a science about factors in a person’s life and how these factors culminate responses. Interestingly enough, its topics of concern seem to be directly determined by current and common events of the world. Through the invention and expansion of new ideas, popular trends and fashions through time, Sociology adapts to responsibly to service the very subjects of interest it studies; for, even the slightest change of a person’s daily experience can have an insurmountable impact on attitude, personal growth, family

I am aware that there are better and worse high schools out there than Fremont High School. And yet, reading Kozol's account of the terrible conditions that are endured by these students made me feel more aware of the severity of improper or inadequate education that poorly funded schools provide. All of these problems, alongside my awareness of my fortunate years of education, make me wonder, just as Mireya did, as to why, "...[students] who need it so much more get so much less?" (Kozol 648). Interestingly, I have little to comment on Kozol's actual writing style, even though he wrote this account of his. I was just so attached to the characters within that school that I wanted to be able to reach out somehow; Kozol definitely achieved something very touching here.

Sociology is known as the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society, so there is no surprise that it is so common to see the basic principles of sociology in everyday life. The 80’s film, Sixteen Candles, is a perfect example of how sociology is portrayed. Sixteen Candles is an entertaining story about sixteen year old Sam who’s family forgot about her birthday due to the distraction of her older sisters upcoming wedding. Throughout the movie, Sam wishes to be with Jake, an older student-athlete, and the audience is taken on a two day adventure which is concluded when Jake kisses Sam over a birthday cake lit with sixteen birthday candles. The movie shows many sociological elements such as deviance, race, gender

Sociology is the scientific study of being behavior in human groups (Schaefer). There are very many examples of sociology in the movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower, but I view alienation, deviance, and gender roles to be the most prominent. This movie is about the struggles of a teenage boy named Charlie’s freshman year of high school. Charlie is seen as a social outcast and he just barely makes it through the year with the help of his best friends Sam and Patrick. Throughout the movie Charlie experiences most of the basic struggles of starting high school and some. This movie is very relateable since it gives a more realistic view of high school for some people. Charlie , and the audience, learns the importance of love and friendship in growing up in today’s society.

“Hard Times at Douglass High shows a troubled urban school that has a hard time adjusting to the “no child left behind policy”. This school struggles with not enough money, not enough staff, and student to don't show up or go to class. I believe that the high school best represents the conflict theory. I think this because all there is in the halls of Douglas high is conflict.

Sociology is the systemic study of human society and social interaction. Sociologists study human societies and their social interactions in order to develop theories of how human behavior is shaped by group life and how, in turn, group life is affected by individuals (Kendall, 4). The movie Crash (Haggis, 2005), is full of many sociological issues, such as race, social class, and gender. Crash makes you see how group life is affected by individuals and how human behavior is shaped by group life.

Professor Howard stresses the importance of sociology as a field, especially in how it opens up people’s minds to the realities of the world. It helps people understand the dynamics of how the world operates and how our own personal worlds operate. Also, sociology allows people to witness how social forces influence us and shape our actions every day.

Another perspective one can view in this movie is the functionalist perspective, they view society as a living organism where society is structured to be able to stay stable and each part has its own role to play. In a text, it states, “Due to California’s budget crisis, cuts were made to public education. Hope school lost two teachers, including Ms. Judy”. This would fit in a functionalist perspective because California is a big state with many people living in it, yet with so many people it seems as if no one did anything to prevent these budget cuts probably thinking that’s just the way it is. This school is already short staffed as it is and Orange County is a place that is full of people, meaning many kids who will need an education. A

The story of Jaime Escalante, who is a high school teacher proves the benefits of education to all. He manages to inspire prone dropout students to study calculus and pass, making many to doubt leading to his student rewriting the exam. The movie as per its

Mentioning danger of going to school evokes frustration that innocent children not much older than ten or eleven years old must face harsh realities so early in life. Frustration assists in acknowledging that school is suppose to be a place where children feel safe and from Bianca’s perspective it exaggerates the emotion to bring attention to the lack of basic necessities in schools. Emily’s story plays an essential role in not only relating failing education to poverty-stricken neighborhoods but also to schools where parents would be more than satisfied to send their child. Her story deals directly with students who get left behind because of outlying, high performance students who conceal the lower portion of a school. This creates relatability for many viewers who are not apart of the impecunious population and raises concern that everyone, no matter the geographic location, is vulnerable to an inadequate education. Including the entire population precisely states that education is a problem that affects a much larger population than expected and anyone can fall through the cracks.

Sociology immediately proved to be a formidable field. It developed into a contagion that marked the thinkers who tread its path. A study from Colorado State University, recorded in the journal Teaching Sociology, found that mere introductory instruction on sociology has a powerful “liberalizing effect” on students (Brouilette 131). The study concludes by explaining what effects this liberalization of America’s young scholars will have on a grander scale: given the fact that an introductory class alone challenged its students to “accept a more culturally relativistic viewpoint”, it can be soundly hypothesized that deeper study would prove all the more potent (Brouilette 142). After a single class, students also found it “difficult to embrace society’s dominant ideology,” (Brouilette 142) which reinforces the “primacy of the individual”, “the inherent legitimacy of official structures and norms”, the idea that “reality exists

The field of sociology is an old but ever changing systematic study of human behaviour in a social context. Within the field of sociology, in order to create a contextual understanding of the influences that create society in which we live theories are employed to explain the forces that shape our social world. Such theories are essential in explaining emerging social phenomena such as pornification (Furze et al, 2015). Pornification of the social world has become a significant mass media issue of which continues to grow. It is not only apparent in its raw form as pornography on the internet but also in various social media feeds, in advertising , discussed in the press, and as a part of some forms of entertainment. Key concepts of this

The filmmaker shows how in many lower income neighborhoods all over the country, students are put into what he refers to as "drop out factories." This harsh, derogatory label immediately creates an extremely negative connotation with the audience, making them realize how serious this problem really seems to be. Schools are not receiving the proper funding and resources to provide a safe, stable, productive learning environment for children that live in the district, which leads to many students dropping out. The film also focuses on how incredibly difficult it is for the children in these public school districts to enroll in any type of charter school. The spaces available are just so tiny compared to the overwhelming number of students who want a quality education. When these children aren't selected in the lottery, they have no choice but to attend the horrible schools. The filmmaker uses ethos by interviewing Geoffrey Canada, an American social activist and educator as well as CEO of Harlem’s Children Zone (an organization that works towards increasing high school and college graduation rates) and Michelle Rhee, chancellor of Washington DC public schools from 2007-2010 and founder of StudentsFirst (a nonprofit organization that works on education reform issues). Both of these educators are active in fixing