The House We Live In Sociology

America was founded on change. Past revolutions were fought to make new ways in which to live life in this country. Our families all came to America, at one point, to feed into this definition of being an American. The term melting pot in my mind means structure, meaning what we, as

The book, The Crucible, is called this for a reason and you can see crucibles in our world today through America developing as a country, black vs white people in the news, and the fight for gay marriage. Being a melting pot, America has had to slowly accept different groups into our society that we once treated poorly. Being a melting pot means that we had to go through turmoil with these groups of people in order to become the country we are

The film also focuses on the existing prejudice on the part of the blacks, and that also affects other minorities in the community, where Latinos and Koreans. There is a bias in

However, Paine correctly depicts America’s melting pot created by the assimilation of immigrants from all different nations in the world. The United States is comprised of people from various cultures, religions, ethnicities, and beliefs. The population generally speaking, encourages diversity, welcomes those of all backgrounds, and provides assistance to support their beliefs and customs. They also experience all the rights that citizens do and there are laws in place to avoid discrimination at school or in the workplace for their race or ethnicity.

The readings for this week consisted of Sociology’s Missing Other and Risky Mothers and the Normalcy Project by Angela Frederick and Dara Shifer, and Angela Frederick respectively. Sociology’s Missing Other examines the ways in which sociologists ignore disability’s role as a social category, as well as the ways in which disability is socially constructed and reinforced (Frederick & Shifer 2016). This reading serves to provide some background for Risky Mothers, which critiques interactions between disabled mothers and society. Both readings raise important questions of biocitizenship and intersectionality.

10 o’clock (house 12) – This house relates to privacy not everyone will reviel their faith, their enlightenment, or their attitude towards others.

The United States is known as the melting pot because of the many different cultures that live here. Hispanics make up 35.3 million according to the 2000 census. Many people don’t realize that within the Hispanic culture there are many different groups. The different groups have different linguistic, political, social, economic, religion, and statues. Most Hispanics see themselves in terms of their individual ethnic identity, as Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, etc. instead of members of the larger, more ambiguous term Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Germany, 2009).

State and Federal Courts share similarities and differences among prosecution purposes and resolving cases based on certain criteria. Depending on the nexus and magnitude of the case, depends on which level of prosecution the case will be heard. According to Criminal Law and Procedure, federalism is defined as two forms of sovereign government in the United States, constructed of various levels of government such as city, county, state, and federal (Hall, 2015). Furthermore, we can assume the amount of power strengthens from city government to federal government. Consequently, much emphasis is shown to the Tenth Amendment regarding power as it states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited to it by the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or the people", (Hall, 2015, p. 4). Thus, dual federalism has resulted in that state and federal governments are coequal based on rulings by the Supreme Court (Hall, 2015).

America was widely known as a “melting pot” of sorts for many generations. The country earned its title by accepting immigrants of various cultures and molding, or melting, them into the American lifestyle. However, the “melting pot” idea of America is starting to dissipate. According to a Newsweek Poll on the public, “only 20 percent still think America is a melting pot” (Morganthau and Wolfberg, par.4). As more Americans push away immigrants and create stereotypes against said immigrants, America continues to lose its title as a “melting pot.” There is ethnic friction in America and people have begun to have a hard time assimilating (Morganthau and Wolfberg, par.18). .America is beginning to place a negative outlook on its

How would you describe your inner mind? crazy? genius? They say that both are two sides of the same side. Through my experiences, I shape the world around me, developing a unique perspective from my worldview. When it comes to how I perceive reality I just summarize it in these six concepts: culture, meaning, self, self-fulfilling prophecy, and scripts, and self-serving bias. My culture defines me down to my very genetic core. It explains why I drive the way I do, how I talk, what is socially acceptable, why I react to things the way I do , why I attend LIU, etc.

According to Durkheim, Social fact or social phenomenon are the main subject matter of sociology. He said in one of his pieces that social fact must be studied distinct from the biological and psychological phenomenon. Social order is the trend of behavior being used to exercise power over another person. It has become rules and regulations that have been set up by some authorities to be obeyed by another group of people who are being undermined in a society, it is a situation that oppressed people and limits them from their liberties. When people go through these situations they cannot function the way they are supposed to function because they are limited by their freedom. These social orders are not only laws but rather certain norms created by the authority to put a whole race into a situation where they are very far from freedom of speech, movement, and knowledge. African Americans are an example of a race that has been through discrimination at workplaces, schools, community etc. They are one race which has been a label or put in a class where the situation will never permit you to climb the ladder of success. Although you might have all the certification, qualification, the best schools, etc. but the fact that you came from the poor class or the lower class, it becomes very difficult for the Caucasian people to give you the opportunity you deserve, because of this, the citizens of American have been grouped into different classes which are upper, middle, working,

While the movie progresses, the minority group shown in the movie intensifies and takes on a larger role in the movie. The two stereotypical views portrayed in this movie are the common ones, such as Asians are weak and smart and or the view that Asians drive around in lowered cars and cast themselves as thugs. One scene

After the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381, chaotic citizens of England looked to the ruling political entities of the British Monarch, Parliament and the Church, for interior political reform. Post-revolt Parliament rolls from November 1381 reaffirmed the King’s ambition to lead a positive kingdom that promotes the ultimate good and protection of rights for its people, in an effort to restore the goals and actions of an exemplary governing body. Geoffrey Chaucer illustrates a similar call to action for pre-reformation Church authority to lead by example, ideally abiding by the practices they teach in The Canterbury Tales. Through the use of bickering ironic characters such as the Friar and the Summoner, Chaucer juxtaposes these hypocritical examples with the loyal and archetypal Parson’s description in the General Prologue. The Parson is concerned with the same governing leadership practices and responsibilities for his parishioners as Richard II’s post-revolution kingdom. Figures of religious authority emphasize the necessity of protecting followers from all hindrances or harm.

Two years have passed while hours have been poured into extensive research on every avenue outside of social work, from a Masters in Public Health to a Masters in International Affairs, each seeming as though they might provide the most benefits in future endeavors or leading towards this elusive path I thought I was seeking. At the completion of countless hours of research, I found my heart and mind consistently return to the core, where I started, a Masters in Social Work. With a MSW, a multitude of positions in various specialties, populations, and settings are available, but beyond the versatility of a MSW, a social worker is simply who I am at the core and never a career path I had a say in choosing. One and a half years in the Peace

The “melting pot” culture refers to people from various cultures coming together to create a new unique culture. (Lorenzo, 2000) In other words, these cultures have ‘melted’ together in a ‘pot’. For example, Chinese, Koreans, Germans and more cultures blended in together to create a whole new American culture. They are not Chinese-Americans, Korean-Americans or German-Americans anymore but just Americans. On the other hand, “salad bowl” culture refers to immigrants who do not lose the aspects of their cultures. . (Lorenzo, 2000) To put it in another way, you can still clearly see the different ‘ingredients’ in a ‘salad bowl’. As a contrast to the melting pot theory’s example, Chinese-Americans, Korean-Americans and German-Americans will still keep the unique traits of their cultures while living together in the country. America has been traditionally referred to as a ‘melting pot’, but recently; there are people who argue that ‘salad bowl’ will be a better description of America’s society today.