Week 2: Faith No unread replies. No replies. Faith Interviews: Ask two people to share their views on faith, do they believe, why do they believe, what has helped or hindered their experience of faith? Submit their answers to discussion board by midnight, Thursday. Respond to other two students’ posts by Sunday. Based on your own experience and on the interviews, what are some of the factors that lead people to lose faith and what are some things that help people find or strengthen their faith.

Instructions: Write 2-3 (PLAGIARISM FREE) paragraphs about the topic below.

According to Jim, Jim Almighty. Jim thinks that he can design women better than the creator did. Many gender stereotypes are depicted and reinforced (and some are even abandoned). Write down all of the stereotypes for men and for women that you can think of and classify them into physical, sexual, personality, social, and emotional and discuss whether they are accurate, inaccurate, or an exaggeration of a true difference.

While watching an infomercial on TV, you hear a so-called nutrition expert make claims for a substance that he or she claims to be a vitamin. What questions would you ask the expert to ascertain whether the substance truly is a vitamin?

Polyamorous relationships:

Discuss what you think are the strengths of these relationships and what you think are the weaknesses. Discuss this topic from a sociological point of view. Use your sociological imagination to think about and discuss whether or not this could become a social problem if everyone practiced it.  

can you please explain the following terms:

• Proximal Fixed Action Patterns
• Distal Fixed Action Patterns

Describe Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. Write 1 paragraph for each of the 3 levels. How is this different from the Worldview Theory?

Define causality and its applicability to social science research

Social psychology is best defined as the scientific study of Select one:

a. sociology

b. social influence

c. social norms

d. deviant social behavior

e. social mores

Students in a school building noticed a foul odor outside and a few began to speculate perhaps someone released a dangerous gas. Soon, the TV stations heard and began to report the story about a report of foul odors and complaints of symptoms were popping up everywhere. Many students complain of being ill for days after the event despite it being found the problem was merely a dead animal in a duct that was decaying. Physicians rule out any adverse effects from the odor and school administrators are unable to convince students to return to school. This phenomenon is better explained by Select one: a. mass delusions b. mass hysteria c. mass reactions d. mass reversions e. mass stupidity

using your sociological imagination, why is the transmission of cultural norms and values a complex process in diverse societies such as the United States. How can schools cope with this problem in the future.

explain how your sociological imagination is different from someone you know

and provide an example of a situation you and someone you know would experience differently because of your sociological imagination

1. define and explain why an organization will be a defensive communication climate context

You will create an original thesis that discusses, as specifically as possible, African American adaptation/confrontation of the repressive elements that surrounded them in the twentieth century . 700 words

in 500-750 words about the challenges to a group's human rights, as we imagine them. Be sure to identify the specific rights that are being violated and comment on any solutions to the problem (real or imagined). Identify your source in your paper.