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    2015). But on page 158 in our textbook “sociologists use the term deviance to refer to any violation of norms, whether the infraction is as minor as driving over the speed limit, as serious as murder, or as humorous as Changnon’s encounter with the Yanomamo” (Henslin, 2015, pp.158). Some ways that deviant behaviors can bring about social change is by changing the social order, meaning that “our lives are based on these arrangements, which is why deviance often is perceived as threatening: Deviance undermines

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    In the humanities researchers are constantly trying to discover the ways that certain artifacts are meaningfully connected. Through network analysis researches can create a historiography of what has been studied in order to display a visual picture. The picture is created by tracing the various data points and reconstructs how they are connected through nodes and edges. The more time that you have gained the more you are able to display. If your time slot is too small the engagements between the

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    The chapter that I wrote is socialization process. After my research and study, I have more understanding the meaning of socialization process. Socialization is the lifelong procedure of communication through which people gain a self-personality and the physical, mental, and social aptitudes required for survival in the public arena (Hilyer, 2015). It is the procedure of adaptation. Moreover, socialization likewise is the way toward learning and internalizing the values, convictions, and norms of

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    Deviance refers to any violation of the norms. The term "deviance" usually refers to some behavior that is inconsistent with norms of acceptable conduct prevailing in a social group. The term has also been used to designate ideas, personal conditions or statuses that are stigmatized or disreputable. One form of deviance is Strain theory. Robert Merton defined Strain theory as a term for the strain engendered when a society socializes large number of people to desire a cultural goal. The way society

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    Sociology Quiz 3

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    Sociology Quiz 3 Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 1 - 24.0/ 25.0 Points Question 1 of 25 1.0/ 1.0 Points Who is the sociologist given credit for coining the concept of the McDonaldization of Society? D.George Ritzer Question 2 of 25 1.0/ 1.0 Points Samantha works in a place that is hierarchical, has a division of labor, written rules, communications and records, and in which the administration treats workers impersonally. Based on these characteristics, we can conclude that Samantha

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    Witchcraft in the 1400s going on to the 1700s gained massive popularity due to several factors. Some of these factors included hallucinogens contained in the “oyl” women used to anoint themselves, manipulating the hysteria and using it as a form of social control to make people conform to the norms of the society and lastly, using it to explain misfortunes that afflicted the people of the community and the neighboring ones. First, a witch had confessed that before going off on their meetings, they

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    The Witch Craze Witchcraft in the 1400s going on to the 1700s gained massive popularity due to subsequent factors. Some of these factors included hallucinogens contained in the “oyl” women used to anoint themselves, manipulating the hysteria and using it as a form of social control to make people conform to the norms of the society and lastly, using it to explain misfortunes that afflicted the people of the community and the neighboring ones. Firstly, a witch had confessed that before going off on

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    The article Crime as Social Control discusses how there is often a belief in some people that the crimes they commit are not really crimes at all. Some believe that crime is an act of justice or something they must do as a result of their moral values to receive their due justice. In relation to the law, this is considered a form of self-help. This article focuses on the problems noted between self-help and the laws, how the legal system responds to this self-help and why there is really no good

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    The cognitive behavioural approach to counselling therapy. The cognitive behavioural approach to counselling therapy. Participant observation How do we really find out about the way of life of a group of people? One way is to join them – to participate in their daily activities & observe what they say and do. This research method is known as participant observation. It was used by John Howard Griffin (1960) a white journalist who dyed his skin black in order to discover what it was like

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    Anth100 Quiz 4

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    Quiz 4 Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 1 - 30.0/ 30.0 Points Question 1 of 30 1.0/ 1.0 Points In general, cultural systems are: A.unchanging B.closed and static Correct C.open and dynamic D.irrelevant to the study of anthropology Answer Key: C Question 2 of 30 1.0/ 1.0 Points Voodoo is an excellent example of: A.Satanism B.balanced reciprocity C.the Dani war dance Correct D.syncretism Answer Key: D Question 3 of 30 1.0/ 1.0 Points

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