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Within this thematic essay, I will inform the readers about how socialization, culture, and theory. My own work experience will be used to explain the importance of socialization, culture, and theory from a daycare teacher's point of view. From here I will establish how these three are interconnected, but I will also critique them through the readings given in the book with my own work experience. Communication applies because to teach or learn anything then there has to be communication. Take socialization and culture there has to be communicated so that someone who is learning to be a part of a society is socialized, but they cannot do that without immersing themselves in that culture as well which takes knowing how to communicate. …show more content…

A functionalist perspective sees that parts of culture work together to fulfill different societal needs. “They view culture as a reflection of society’s values.” (pg.88, Conerly, Holmes, & Tamang) Whereas conflict theorists think that culture reinforces inequalities in a society that are seen in today's like racism. Then there are symbolic interactionists who look at culture through someone’s “interactions, interpretations, and exchanges between individuals and the symbols that comprise a culture.” (pg. 88, Conerly, Holmes, & Tamang) I think I most connect to the symbolic interactionist way of thinking. I think culture is seen through human interaction and how we as humans see and speak to other people in our …show more content…

They again think that culture reinforces inequalities, and while I could see how culture could do this, I think culture is more complex than that. We as a society could decide to change the way we act and speak in our communities. Say we change so drastically that there are no more inequalities than what would culture be, how would they see culture then? This is why I agree with the symbolic interactionists' view of culture. I also think that in my workplace what inequalities do these kids have when they are all there playing immersing themselves in the same culture as their fellow playmates are being taught? I think they are taught more about culture and socialization from their interactions with their playmates and teachers. I think that Mead emphasized this as well in his theory of

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U.S. History Thematic Essay Review According to the State of New Please use this table of contents to help navigate the document. Theme Review Topics (this is not a comprehensive list - students & teachers should feel free to add more suggestions) 1. Foreign Policy Post 1950: Vietnam War, Bay of Pigs Invasion & Cuban Missile Crisis, Marshall Plan, Vietnam War, Cold War Pre 1950: Lend - Lease Acts, Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles & League of Nations, Panama Canal

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Exploratory Essay I am the kind of person that cares about connections and relationships. I would rather have connections with others than be rich. My relative life goal is to be surrounded by those whom I love and love me. I doubt I could live a happy life without people with whom I make happy and in return, do the same.

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There are many aspects of society that can be compared when doing an analysis of three cultures: socio-economic statuses, occupations, fertility rates, diets, religions, economics, and politics are few among many. Education, and particularly early childhood education, is a fascinating topic to study when conducting a comparison because it has elements of all traits and greatly mirrors the values of the culture of that which it is present, “Preschools are sites where a variety of domains, interests, and social actors intersect. Preschool is where child rearing meets education; where the world of parents and home first meets the world of teachers and school” (Tobin, Hsueh, & Karasawa, 2009, p. 2). According to Tobin, Hsueh, and Karasawa (2009),

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Conflict Theory American society today is made up of all three of the theories. In my opinion, these theories all thrive off each other as a whole. I feel that the chain is something like this, Symbolic Interactionism, as well as Functionalism, lead into Conflict Theory. However, I feel that Conflict Theory is by far the largest component American society is made from, here is why! First I would like to touch on Symbolic Interactionism, symbols we attach value or meaning.

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How are the seasons relating to the way that they apply to myself? There are a multitude of seasons, and this is a certainty. Autumn, Spring, Summer, and the dreaded season that is winter, called “the time of much death and frigid temperatures” by the ancient nomadic tribes. To me the best season is doubtlessly spring, with it’s froliking deer and it’s flowers, their stipulations into the weather. It is time to have explained the reasons in which I base my claim towards the epitome of seasons being that which is spring.

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In sociology, there are three theoretical perspectives; symbolic interactionism, functional analysis and conflict theory. The major point of symbolic interactionism is to use symbols to help understand how we as a society view the world, and how we communicate with one another. In functional analysis, the major point is to look at society as a whole, constructed of various parts, or groups, that all have their own function. Lastly, conflict theory is the opposite of functional analysis. In this perspective, society is viewed as different groups, each competing for power, or dominance.

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There are 4 key topics that affect the world we live in. Nobody ever thinks about how the earth works, and why we are still living today. Yes, we all know how our body works internally to keep us alive, but what about the world, that gives us a place to stay. How does that affect us? Rotation, revolution, and the seasons.

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Sociologists, during their studies, use three major sociological perspectives called symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory. These theories/perspectives provide information for different contexts; however, they share the same purpose of gaining a better insight into our society. When looking at symbolic interactionism, the theory focuses on social interactions between individuals; hence, this perspective is useful at a micro level. This theory tries to understand an individual's subjective insights and understandings of the world. When we move to functionalism, we can see that it is a social perspective that sees society as a system with parts working together to remain functional.

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Practice Essay - March 14, 2023 Name: Conor Thomas Type essay below: The police lights are blaring around a house in the middle of the night, you are a police officer inside the house and have the one of two suspected murderers in front of you and his phone in your hand because you have been led to believe that critical evidence to your case is on his phone. What would you do in this situation, look on his phone for the evidence? After all, it may be the only way to bring the perpetrator to justice, but some of the public disagrees and thinks that looking on his phone violates his privacy. The people are split on this subject, some say that it violates the persons privacy and even that it violates the fourth amendment, while others believe

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As a group or society, we define culture as the shared beliefs, values, customs, practices, and artifacts we share. I learned that culture is not static but is rather dynamic and constantly evolving. Interacting with people from different cultures and backgrounds has been an enriching experience for me. This has helped me develop a more nuanced understanding of cultural differences and the impact they can have on communication and

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Culture can play a role in how parents raise their children. The majority of population of the US traces their family’s history from both sides of the family. Some are patriarchy, which means they trace their family only on their father’s sides, and some are matriarchy, which means they trace their family only on their mother’s side. I tried to think about how I was raised growing up and tried to put myself in the children’s shoes and I had a hard time connecting to the children in the book because come from a matriarchy society. Where the mothers, aunties, grandmothers are head of the household instead of the fathers.

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Facing obstacles is a part of life. Not surprisingly, that rule also applies to writing essays. When writing my thematic essay, my first hurdle came before I even wrote a word of my rough draft; I had no idea which aspect of human nature I wanted to focus on for the thesis of my essay. I could delve into the influence of guilt on our actions, but my original thesis statement was awkward and didn’t really have a coherent message. I could explore whether or not sympathy or empathy could change our moral values, but the evidence I used to support my point was weak and not particularly cogent.

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The biological process of development is the budding of conventional stages and programmed designs of behavior. The child is anticipated to achieve knowledge “logically and instinctively” from peripheral sources only when maturation generates willingness for it [9]. The maturationist teacher works primarily as an observer to identify signs of development and as a provider of an environment that places little demands on the

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Harvest of Shame embodies Newton Minow ’s argument on how Television industries should use their power to serve the people of the world. Minow paraphrases Governor Collins on the ideas behind the public interest. Harvest of Shame shows the poverty and the unfair balance of life out in the world.

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“Human social environments encompass the immediate physical surroundings, social relationships, and cultural milieus within which defined groups of people function and interact (Casper & Barnett, 2001, para. 3). The impact of the social environment in the home on early childhood development Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory encompasses the view that values, beliefs, skills and traditions are transmitted from one generation to the next. He, unlike behaviorist theorists, emphasized that family, social interaction, and play are primary influences in a child’s life (Gordon & Browne, 2013). The social environment at home has a profound impact on how children develop.

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