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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the topic of sociology and the family. Specifically, it discusses the potential issues facing a family that has a homosexual son. The paper discusses social issues for the family, such as condemnation from the religious and political communities, possible sanctions from the school district after complaints from parents, issues with the younger children from schoolmates and teachers and many other issues related to the community and support.

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"In conclusion, in a perfect world, the sexual orientation of a prominent person's child should not matter in the overall scheme of things. However, in our world, which is far from perfect, it is an important sociological matter to some people. If the parents are loving and supportive, their own unit will probably remain intact and even grow stronger. Outside forces could create many sociological impacts on the family, from censure to even loss of careers. In addition, the altering of values inside the family may pave the way for sociological change in the family members in the future. As sociologist Noble states, "Today most people continue to spend most of their lifetime in nuclear family relationships though they undergo continuing changes in their aspirations and expectations as the structural and demographic circumstances of their lives change" (Noble, 1998). Thus, the two young children in the family may create families of their own that differ from the makeup of their own family, and recognize the diversity of society and family members. The sociological implications of the problem are many, and the family will have to weather them to stay together and nurture each other."

Tags:sexual, community, culture

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A thematic paper examining important variables of family and education and what they could once be assumed to mean in North American societies, in contrast with a now fluid and still changing society. The writer looks at education as a determinant of class. The writer discusses that the family's regard or disregard for education often shapes life experience, cultural and class reproduction.

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"This paper refers to terms that imply institutions as much as complex dynamics to have strong influences over personal or group outcomes. Understandings of persons and entire cultures gain from a clear sense of what has been usual with regard to the family, what it is and how it is regarded in terms of members or its overall importance, a similar array of factors associated to a culture's understanding of education. Relationships All families will impart similar or contrasting ideas towards education as ..."

Tags:education, family, sociology

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The paper examines "Code of the Street" where Elijah Anderson researches the lives of people in Philadelphia's inner city neighborhoods, in order to identify how prevailing conditions caused by poverty combine to produce pervasive drug or alcohol abuse, violence and broken families. The paper discusses Anderson's sociological approach and his evidence that living in poverty and being subjected to racism produce a vicious, recurring cycle of cause and effect. The paper is of the opinion that this book provides important and conclusive insights into the flawed and destructive culture of America's inner cities.

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"Reading Chapters 3 and 4 of Code of the Street confirms that Anderson's sociological methodology was based upon extensive personal observations and interviews, which provide convincing evidence that living in poverty and being subjected to racism produce a vicious, recurring cycle of cause and effect. Using the ethnographical research he conducted in Philadelphia during the 1990's, which entailed studying African Americans in poverty-stricken areas of the city, Anderson reflected upon the information he obtained from informants and from his own observations, and concluded that a fundamental cause and consequence of crime in inner cities is the code of the street that prevails in these neighborhoods. (Anderson 107-110)"

Tags:poverty, racism, drug, alcohol, abuse, violence, unemployment, culture, conduct

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This paper examines, in relation to the universal pedagogy in society where children acquire early literacy in a different family environment, the implications of the statement "what has to be learned in the primary school, literacy, numeracy and an understanding of the function of logical deductive arguments, can be taught only by a pedagogy that privileges linguistic fluency and a willingness to embrace the meaning structure of the school".

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"Interactions with caregivers and other competent member of the community enable children to become linguistically and culturally competent community members. (Ochs & Scheieffelin, 1984;1986) The student population in today's world is one that is both culturally and linguistically diverse. This fact is the primary reason that coming to an understanding of the home development of children is vital. Languaging differences exists when school begins in terms of new languages as well as new cultural uses of the language (Heath, 1983; Zentella, 1997) The competence of students may well be misinterpreted by teachers due to these languaging differences among students."

Tags:pedagogy, children, teachers, language

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This paper explains that in recent decades it has become fashionable to assert that the study of psychology, like the study of anthropology or sociology, has been too often dominated by a European world view and by European notions of what constitutes pathological and non-pathological behavior. The paper further explains that, as a result of this popular assertion, the moral absolutism of an earlier age has given way to the moral relativism of contemporary times. This paper examines the implications this shift has for contemporary perspectives on African-Americans, pointing out that it is more and more common to view African-Americans as having a different ontology than European Americans - in large measure because of their cultural legacy.

Tags:africa, america, psychology

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" California Indians and Public Education
During the past two centuries, American Indians have endured enormous changes in their history and cultures. The United States government has attempted alternatively to assimilate and terminate their nations. Despite these efforts, they have managed to maintain a tenacious, often perilous hold on their way of life (Campbell vii). Unfortunately, the education system in the United States has often been the means of disseminating policies and attitudes detrimental to American Indians (Campbell vii). Throughout the United States, Indian students have experienced disproportionate levels of school failure in educational systems organized, administered, and controlled by members of the dominant Anglo group (Cummins 3).

The historic pattern of failure of Indian students in the.."

Tags:AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES, EDUCATION: GENERAL, SOCIOLOGY: SOCIAL PROBLEMS

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This essay provides an analysis of a key sociological text - Theodore Caplow's "The Sociology of Work". In explaining its significance, the paper points out how this book, which analyzes American society in the fifties, anticipates many of the trends which came to fruition in the sixties and after. The paper also highlights the new standards of objectivity that Caplow introduces, explaining how Caplow's ideas stem naturally from the theories of Durkheim, who proposed that modern society is increasingly based on the occupational groups that spring from the industrial mode of production. Caplow shows how the industrial mode impinges on the family, and ultimately gives rise to a universal culture of shallow individualism. The essay provides a thorough critique of the book, highlighting some flaws as well.

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"Theodore Caplow's The Sociology of Work, which appeared in the year 1964, is interesting because it captures the dramatic shifts in the work environment which took place in the aftermath of the Second World War. Social history, however, is not the stated purpose of this work. It is indeed a standard text in sociology with the focus on work. Despite the profuse use of empirical and statistical data, the treatise is by no means dry and tedious, because the facts are always introduced in the context of creative sociological analysis. The aim is objective sociology, but being placed in the context of the rapidly shifting sociological scene, it also becomes a historical testament. We recognize the modern social scene to be radically different from that of the fifties, which is the focus of the study. Yet Caplow identifies many of the trends in their nascent stages, trends that find their fruition in the world as we know it today. His study as a whole is thus an accurate anticipation of modern society."

Tags:industrial, production, nuclear, family

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This paper addresses the changing institution of the family in respect to the roles of marriage and parenting over the past thirty years. This paper expands on these ideas through first addressing the relevant literature on this topic and comparing and contrasting this information to an interview with two fathers of different ages.

Tags:SOCIOLOGY / HISTORY, CULTURE, changing role marriage

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This paper examines the sociological and anthropological implications inherent in the commonplace ritual of a youth football match. Particularly, the paper describes a recent match involving two teams that coincidentally happened to have certain ethnic majorities on their roster. The paper examines why winning this match was so important to the parents and families of the children, and the paper also looks at the social organization, cultural economy, language, and semiotics of the soccer match ritual with an eye towards determining the greater truths and significances it holds.

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"It is often said that to truly understand cultures (and human beings more generally) it is necessary to review the rituals in which they participate. The following paper will focus upon one such ritual - namely, the ritual of the local soccer or "football" game which so often takes place at the near-by park or recreational center. In so doing, the paper will explore the social organization, cultural economy, language and semiotics of the ritual with the hope that the reader will be left with a better understanding of the deeper significances and structures which turn the every-day soccer or "football" match into a rich harvest for cultural anthropologists."

Tags:soccer, ethnography, culture

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This paper explores the changing role and the social perception of young males between twenty and thirty years of age by discussing Tony Dokoupil's article "Why I Am Leaving Guyland". The author refers to studies and statistics that show that a new pattern of social and cultural behavior has emerged where the age of which males were in involved in the "guy" culture of male friendship and concomitant testosterone related irresponsibility has been extended. The paper also addresses the sociological aspects to consider in this study.

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Sociological aspects
Social Institution: Marriage and the Family
Sociological terms and their relevance
Social norms
Social Stratification
Socialization.
Social mobility
Anomie
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"The study points out that a new pattern of social and cultural behavior has emerged among this demographic, which is characterized by a shifting of the age at which males begin to integrate maturely into the larger society, get married and have children. While in the past it was usually men in their very early twenties who were in involved in the "guy" culture of male friendship and concomitant testosterone related irresponsibility, the recent social pattern indicates that this period of male" freedom" has extended and that many males in their late twenties and even early thirties are still following the same pattern of behavior."

Tags:social integration, social perceptions, culture sociology family