Sociological Elements of Culture from Oklahoma State University

In the film, Inside Out directed by Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen it talks

American culture has been referred to as a “melting pot.” Different cultures have added their own distinct aspects to society, making America a diverse country. Despite the plethora of cultures, certain norms, mores, and folkways are evident in American society. These ideas are vital to the function and stability of America. They provide guidelines for what is acceptable and not. In virtually every society, there are people who engage in deviant behavior and do not abide by the values that the rest of society follows. Theorists have debated if people are socialized into acting this way and if it is a social or personal problem. The sociological study of culture focuses on norms, mores, and folkways.

Texas a&m has many traditions, ones that include going to Kyle Field at midnight and sacrificing a small child in an opposing team uniform to appease the football gods….I mean…practicing our ever so grand yells, being super nice to people(so nice that our niceness can make people feel uncomfortable), putting current students at a&m through torture by making them stand all through out the football games we play while giving them a false sense of purpose by calling them the 12thman, calling our seniors elephants who are about to die and making them walk around campus remembering all the good or bad times they had ("aw yes! I remember this spot. It's where my girlfriend, who I was with since junior year in high school, broke up with me after

Western Oregon’s retention rate for part-time students is 36%, while their rate for full-time students is 72%. This statistic speaks loudly for the good environment, social community, and classroom environment! The safe environment of this small liberal arts college brings many students in to the college. The serious crime rate (per 1000 students per year) is 0.96, the drug or weapon incidents is 5.59, and as you could guess the highest rate is alcohol encounters at 13.12. Though these statistics might seem high they are actually very low compared to other colleges. The graduation rate for males is 33%, while the rate for females is 43%. The rate of getting a bachelor’s degree within four years is 16%, but the percentage goes all the way up to 34% after five years of studies.

Although Greenburg’s article and Morton’s speech have opposing points-of-view on the impact honor-codes have towards students, both authors provide insightful background and beliefs about the honor-code practices in college campuses.

Ozark, MO; Population: 18,348, Demographics: 90.9% White, 5.5% Hispanic, 2.6% Interracial, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, and 0.2% American Indian, Median Income: $48,929. (1) Ozark, Missouri is the place where I lived for the first nineteen years of my life. I was raised in a middle class, interracial, family consisting of Irish and Mexican bloodlines. My mom and I are white, my step-dad is Hispanic, and my brother is White/Hispanic. The majority of my friend’s family’s socioeconomic status is in the $200,000 to $300,000 income bracket. Our town also includes the fourth largest Assembly of God church in the United States with an average attendance of 8, 850. (2) This is the society I grew up in and there are a lot of things I

Union University could easily be misconstrued as having a fundamentalist identity. Culturally, Union shares traits with fundamentalist institutions, such as strict curfew rules, ban on the use of alcoholic beverages both off and on campus, as well as limits on public displays of affection. Union also has a policy against dancing at campus-sponsored events in Section V under community values in the campus life handbook. According to the same handbook, Union University establishes rules and barriers to encourage and strengthen its community of believers so that they may become leaders of the Christian community within the university and beyond. Essentially, Union’s rules and guidelines are what construct the “Union Bubble.” However, the bubble

Students are forced to park in other places on campus and some choose to disregard the signs posted for reserved parking. This is a bit risky because vehicles parking in violation of university regulations may be towed and impounded. For example, a freshman living in the valleys would get an F parking permit. The only places they can legally park with this are up the hill by the dorms, by the rec. center, and on high levels of a parking structure by the Bernhard Center, which is a popular place for students to eat out at, or buy things at the school store. Each parking lot is restricted to parking for a specific type of permit. Only vehicles displaying the same type of permit may park in that lot. During fall and winter semesters, residence hall lots with the designations A, C, F, K, and Z are restricted 24 hours a day for vehicles displaying the same type of permit. Many students choose to ignore these letters and just park there anyway, taking the risk of being ticketed or possibly toed. Campus police walks around especially at night and tickets every car parked illegally or calls in for a toe truck to help out. Seven different parking lots that may seem convenient when students are looking for a spot are restricted to employee parking 24 hours per day, leaving many students frustrated,

Colleges have always encouraged their students to live on campus, especially freshman. This is for the reason that living on campus allows student to encounter new cultures, participate in organizations, and reach academic heights. For example, Tarleton State University states that “Living on campus will enable [the student] to interact with diverse people enriching [their] educational experience and will provide convenient access to professors and academic resources the campus offers. In addition, on-campus students are more likely to become and stay involved in clubs and organizations” (Tarleton State University, 2016). Along with the notion that students residing on campus are likely to reach academic heights, a study conducted at the University of North Dakota during the fall semester of 1966-1967

Seaman High School has many policies that keep its students in check and ready for the everyday life outside of it. The rule that I find non-beneficial to its students is, the parking fee it charges us who drive to school. Money that the school obtains from this fee isn’t used beneficially for its students in the correct way; for example, every winter when we have a heavy output of snow or ice on the ground, nothing is done to the parking lots, to ensure student safety. A parking fee should be used for the up keep and safety level of the parking lot. So, why should we have to pay a fee to drive to school when it isn’t used to benefit us? For this reason, our school should do away with a parking fee, if we are to be charged to park here, then

It is ashame and many people go through this regularly. Students have to rush into class every morning and fill the spots available in the parking lot. Most of them wind up parking in awkward and technically illegal spots including on driving lanes, bus lanes, and no loading/parking zones. During the work day, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. the only place students can legally park around Delgado is in the lots around campus, all other areas are restricted!Something must be done about this! To solve the problem of towing vehicles of students or faculty, school administrators need to make a deal with the city of New Orleans to make rules for parking around the campus more lenient for students, or just not charge them for parking at all. Delgado is considered by some nothing more than a small community college whose parking spaces seem very equivalent to the students that go there, but over the last couple of years Delgado has grown and the number of students that

The BYU and USU Snapchat stories highlight the different personalities that exist at each school. Both stories show the light-hearted social aspect of college. But they have different tones. BYU highlights different homemade meals, all more extravagant than anything I’ve eaten at USU. The tone exuded by the BYU students was one of self-confidence. The guys seemed to have all the time in the world to chase after girls and go on “adventures”. The girls were looking for dates to Disney on Ice or to take pictures in the mountains. The overarching priority seemed to be trying to impress members of the opposite sex. The tone that I received from the USU students was light

Sociological perspective/pg. 3: “Examining how social contexts influence people’s lives.” Basically throughout the entire documentary, it could be seen that the sociological perspective of the workers was much different from that of the rest of the United States. The people who harvested and planted the fruits and vegetables had a social context that they were never in one spot for long. This influenced their lives in many ways, including difficulty with having long lasting friends, and having a stable future plan.

A university, like organizations and communities, are comprised of individuals representing different cultural and religious backgrounds. In defining the rules of conduct for individuals functioning together, it is necessary to formally define those rules to ensure that all are aware of the common values that should be adhered to and the consequences of non-adherence.

The brutal 1998 movie American History X, directed by Tony Kaye, follows former skinhead Derek Vinyard while he is trying to prevent his younger brother, Danny, from going down the same path Derek was led down. While leading a violent white supremacist cult and being a large part of many racial crimes throughout the L.A. area, Derek was sentenced to three years in prison for killing two black men who attempted to break into his truck. Throughout the three years, Derek learns that there are good and bad people in every race and becomes more open and friendly to those he believed he was superior to. After getting help in prison, Derek is released on parole and tries to cut ties with his old “brothers,” it is then that Derek realizes how much