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All of a sudden, I found myself thinking sociologically when I went to practice for a week and evaluated the ways that my team falls into sociological trends. I chose to observe the softball team at Rollins College that I am a part of. Although going to practice, playing in games, and going to dinner together are seemingly mundane and habitual tasks, is there a deeper meaning behind the behaviors and conversations that take place throughout these encounters? Being a member of a team means maintaining certain behaviors, relying on others, and most importantly being controlled by a coach or leader. Although all of the members probably think we are in control, there is a different power dynamic at play. How can observations of teammate interaction …show more content…

Many people on my team identify as lesbian or bisexual, and conversations regarding this topic take place daily. One major conversation that took place was about a girl on my team who everyone believes to be gay despite her having a long-term boyfriend. A specific example was when we traveled on the bus we brought a stereo system and played karaoke, when it was her turn to sing, the person in charge of music played the song Hot N Cold by Katy Perry which alludes to kissing a girl. Although she is a good sport, it is not acceptable behavior to categorize someone for their sexuality in a general setting. It also begs the question as to why there is such a consensus on the team that everyone believes she is a lesbian. According to symbolic interactionism, people are able to “denote [actions] symbolically and treat the actions and those who perform them as symbolic objects” (Hunter & McClelland, 2018). Although in a broader sense this could refer to people understanding that a green light means drive, while a red light means to stop, it also applies in this situation. Because she tends to dress in a masculine way, does not wear makeup, and exhibits “manly behavior” we interpret these symbols to conclude that she is gay. This is due to the fact that we are exposed to some of these behaviors regularly and associate them with a gay

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A. I learned a lot of things while i watched the documentary on the MS-13s. They do a lot of things that i never knew people could do. There are so many members in this gang and everyone wants to be higher and higher up each day. A good term from our sociology book that i connected to the documentary was Competition. Competition in biology and sociology, is a contest between two or more organisms, animals, individuals, groups, etc., for territory, a niche, for a location of resources, for resources and goods, for mates, for prestige, for recognition, for awards, for group or social status, or for leadership.

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They were not lesbians including Brandon who strongly identifies as a male: “this isn’t a lesbian relationship Gina! I don’t know what you’re

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Andre Dominic Peralta Lebron James made a global impact among fans of basketball worldwide. Background on Global Impact Giving an important help could minimize problems in the society (Diamandis, 2015). Lebron James sponsors teens in rebuilding homes in Nola (WWL-TV, 2017). Lebron does not only make his fans believe, but he helps them on very important matters like homes, education and sports.

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The “Outsiders” made me think about the rules that groups give us are strongly founded on what they see as defiance. It made me think that some rules are given within a group are not remotely necessary and that we as a society are to blame for what is deemed as “socially acceptable”. Deviants may not even be actually deviants but that’s what they are labeled by society because they think, what the deviant did was wrong, which could be made up by what society thinks is okay behavior. The relation to this reading and the sociology course shows how society controls us and how they consider we should act. It reminded me of how society tells us as women that showing off our body parts is deemed as trashy and not lady like, but men can do so without

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The documentary called The Hunting Grounds, had multiple concepts that relate to sociology. Using a sociological perspective, it was very prevalent to see the ways college campuses use patriarchy and gender stratification to keep women who have been sexually assaulted on campus from disclosing information or even getting help about these issues. Through the discrimination against women at these gender institutions the women formed a Feminist movement to bring awareness and help to the victims on campuses all around the world and to stop the assaults from reoccurring. The Hunting Grounds is a documentary that reveals the untold stories of women on college campuses and how these women have fought to have their voice heard about sexual assault on campuses. Sexual assault and rape on campuses has always been a major problem for colleges all over the world yet very little has been done to protect the students.

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Many social issues are portrayed in television shows because they are common in every society so it makes it easy to relate to the audience. One show in particular that has many social issues that are demonstrated perfectly to the audience is a Netflix original show called “Shameless.” This is a show that focuses on a single family in which the father, Frank, is a deadbeat drunk who is never reliable. The mother, Monica, abandoned the family a year or so after she had the last child, she is mentally bipolar. She shows up occasionally throughout the series, but for the most part is in some unknown place to the audience.

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Essay 4 Sociological Insights to Station Eleven “It was gorgeous and claustrophobic. I loved it and I always wanted to escape” (Mandel, 2014, p. 74). When faced with a world of destruction, disease, and chaos, one might insist that they wish for the old world - the one with refreshing swimming pools and television sets that make perfect lives glow on a fluorescent screen before you. Yet, at times, everyone wants to leave that world behind for another; no more first world problems or killing on the T.V. screens, just a chance to start over.

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As well, butch lesbians are homosexual, and do not participate in the same type of misogynistic existence as typical straight men. Butch lesbians do not have the same privilege of men, and are kept at a level of disrespect both based on gender and sexuality. Even though stereotypically, butch lesbians are seen as the ‘man’ in lesbian relationships, and expected to fulfill similar emotional and sexual duties. In reality, butch women as personal identities are the bane of heteronormativity, because masculine lesbains oppose traditional gender roles, and are gay. Though, this does not stop the heteronormative binary from existing, and prevailing over other forms of lesbian

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Society is influenced by everything. Whether it be the place people live, crime and law, family structure, famous people, social stratification and the biggest problem race. The movie A Time To Kill is a perfect example of all of these things. All of these items shape people and shape how they will live their lives. Sociology is the development, structure, and functioning of human society.

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The sociological imagination refers to Mills notion on how social forces can influence an individual. He refers to it as an ability to see situations in a broader social spectrum and see how interactions can influence an individual and situations. It is important in terms of studying society because it is a way to help us see things not how they appear to be on a surface elements but through an alternative perspective. The differences between micro and macrosociology is that micro sociology studies people at an interpersonal way, such as face to face interactions while macro sociology studies people on a much larger scale by looking at the bigger picture. A societal issue that can be studied using both perspectives would be divorce.

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The social construction of gender means that the identities, roles, behaviours and expectations of men and women reflect socially constructed idea or notion about masculinity and femininity, and it is different from biological and physiological sex. Willis and Elmer (2011, p. 123) define gender as the social and cultural meaning ascribed to being male or female. Heterosexism is seen as a biased term because of an assumption that heterosexuality is the natural or normal sexual orientation and others are abnormal. According to Willis and Elmer (2011, p. 135), heterosexism refers to the discriminatory belief towards non-heterosexuals. This concept involves exclusion of the acknowledgement of GLBTI people.

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Sociology is the study of the society and human behavior whereas, the word perspective can be defines as a view of things in their true connection or importance. Hence, the social perspectives provide standpoints used to look at human behavior and interaction as they relate to individuals and groups within society. The social perspective emphasizes that to understand humans for not what is inside of them, but what’s influencing them that should be observed. There are four theoretical perspectives used to understand society and human behavior. The four discussed here are structure functional, consensus and conflict, the gender problem and symbolic interaction.

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1.1 Introduction In this essay I will be discussing the sociological imagination and the problems of families. The sociological imagination allows us to see the difference between personal problems and public issues and be able to link them. It basically allows a person to think outside of their personal perspectives and see beyond the outer appearance. 1.2

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The term "Sociological Imagination" was introduced by C. Wright Mills in 1959. The definition of Sociological imagination from our textbook is “the ability to understand how your own past relates to that of other people, as well as to history in general and societal structures in particular”. In other words, Sociological Imagination is the ability to recognize that an individual's personal troubles are a product of public issues which aren’t always controlled by the individual. This concept can help to provide a better understanding about the current social problems our nation is facing. Sociological imagination helps an individual understand the society in which they live in by placing an individual away from reality and looking beyond the

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Social Theories provides us with insights and explanations as to why people act the way they do. Sports is a human activity that involves physical skill and hard work. Sports is also governed by a set of rules and it is taken competitively. It is said that sports is taken seriously and is very important for athletes and even for the fans, some even say it is like a religion for them. Though not everyone in the society follow any sport, because they see that it has no relation to their lives.

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