Questions
Question one
A social class is a group of people with/of similar status
and have comparable levels of power and wealth. Social class is a cultural
phenomena as it can have an influence on a person’s behavior and identity.
Social class as a structural phenomena arises as a result of interaction and
imtergration of people.
Social structure refers to the group in which a person lives
and interact while cultural structure on the other hand refers to the total of
beliefs, values and practices that common in any population.
Question 2
A sociologist will consider the relationship between
socio-economic status and prevalence of
heart disease .A sociologist will also
look at the prevalence rates of heart disease among the different social
classes on the society especially in relation on how they behave and interact.
The attitude of the society towards heart disease is also key.
Question 3
Socially constructed refers to humans rationalizing their
experience by creating models of the real world,meaning it originates
cultivated by the society. Defiance is socially constructed as it is going
against the social norms that are created by the society which in essence might
be different from society to society.
Question 4
Racial stratification refers to system of inequality where
race is used as the criteria for ranking social positions and their rewards.
Stratification systems begin with a difference as it occurs when members in a
social group are treated, rewarded or punished equally.
Question 5
Personal trouble occurs on an individual level while public
issues threaten the collective interest of the society. I experience being an
employed as a personal trouble but considering the large number of fellow
students and recent graduate who are unemployed I believe it is a public issue.
Question 6
The best aspect of culture that changed over time is
dressing and fashion in general. For example a while back it was rare to see
ladies wearing trousers but nowadays it has become very common.
Question 7
An example of individual explanation to low graduation rates
at CCP is individuals spending more time sleeping instead of studying and doing
research. Sociologically it can be attributed to individuals interacting for
social functions such as parties, movies and playing video games.
Question 8
This American attitude can be attributed to the difference
in culture. It simply means that what is believed to be the norm and what is
right in one society might not be the norm, belief or what is considered right
in another.
Question 9
The litter in Philadelphia can be explained through the
functionalism perspective which looks at the relationship between parts of the
society and contributes to society
functioning as a whole. Thus others will litter because other people are also
doing the same.
Question 10
One of the forces that might be influencing her choice of
clothes might be the family. The parents might be strict or from a religious
background than only allow a certain way of dressing.the second force that
might be influencing her clothing is the economic forces where by she can only
dress based on what she can afford.
Works Cited
Siergrist, Johannes. "Contribution of
sociology to the prediction of heart disease and their implication to public
health." European journal of Public health 1.1 (1991): 10-21.
<doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/1.1.10>.
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