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    Team Task and Maintenance Behaviors

    Research suggests American teams focus on task behaviors and neglect maintenance behaviors, resulting in less effective team performance. What are some strategies that you would employ to balance task and maintenance behaviors?

    Children's Development

    1. Discuss how groups (i.e. racial categories, sex categories, political groups, religious groups, etc) that people belong to impact a child's development and how they impact the life course. 2. Discuss how the social institutions in the area (examples are schools, government, the family, religion) will impact children throug

    Sociological Perspective

    Please offer insights and guidance into these questions: 1. Determine the types of behaviors that distinguish high culture and the types of behaviors that distinguish pop culture. 2. Describe the sociological perspective and the forces of socialization and culture. 3. Discuss how (population density and diversity

    Social Groups and Socialization

    Please help me with the following questions in preparing for a 750-1000 word paper: 1. Examine several social groups or organizations to which you belong or have belonged (school, government, family, religious, special interest club, etc.). 2. Explain the role of the group and the social functions it supports or promotes

    Sociology Questions

    Which of the major agents of socialization have been most important to you, and why? Define the elements of the social self.

    Advertising Effects

    Describe the effects of advertising on the public. Select two to three exemplar advertisements to illustrate your points. If you do not include copies or text of the actual advertisements, be sure to describe them thoroughly in the assignment. What do you think are the hoped-for effects of these ads on their audience, and what a

    Sociological Imagination

    Use your Sociological Imagination to discuss the unbreakable connection between individual experiences and the social impact of the following issue: 1. Issue: Being unemployed and the impact of unemployment as a broad issue. 2. Be sure to incorporate the concept and meaning of the "sociological imagination" with the topic

    Research Problem and Method Paper: Homelessness in the United States

    1. Select a social phenomenon, problem, or issue that you think warrants sociological research. 2. Discuss why the topic needs to be researched, define the problem within that topic. 3. Outline how you would conduct the research, including methods and research design. 4. Why is the method you chose appropriate to this probl

    sCultural Backgrounds and the Dominant American Culture

    We are all descended either from immigrants to America or from Native Americans. All of us, therefore, have in our background a culture other than the one that governs most of our present social life. Describe some of the similarities and differences between norms of your cultural background and that of the dominant American cul

    Important information about Pop Culture in the Global Context

    Analyze a specific element of American popular culture that has made a clear impact in an international environment, and compare the impact of what ever selected items in than abroad. What would be the positives(increased interconnectivity) and negative (cultural homogenization) outcomes.

    Pop Culture in the Global Context

    American popular culture is being exported in increasing speed and quantity to all corners of the earth. Please analyze a specific element of American popular culture that has made a clear impact in an international environment. Compare the impact of the selected items of popular culture item both here and abroad, with positive

    Sociology

    1. What is sociology? How does it differ from the other social sciences such as psychology or anthropology? 2. How do the three sociological perspectives differ? Does one make more sense to you than the others? Which one and why?

    Sociology terms

    Discuss the following terms by giving examples of their application of how your family celebrated a holiday such as Christmas, Easter, Memorial day, etc. Define the term and give a very specific example of each term for your life. 1. Value 2. Mores 3. Folkway 4. Sanction

    Conflict theory

    Discuss in detail the three (3) major assumptions of Conflict Theory. In light of these assumptions, how do conflict theorists view stratification based on social class in society. Include in your discussion 2 specific examples to support the conflict view.

    Major theroretical perspectives

    Choose one of the three sociological theories: structural functional, conflict or symbolic interaction. Explain garage sales by applying the theory you have chosen. Be sure to include in your answer the assumptions that go with the theory and relate them to garage sales.

    Capitalism, Marx & Bourgeois

    Please answer thoroughly...extra information would be nice. Thank you. 1. Why was the bourgeois a revolutionary class? What role does Marx think it plays in history? 2. Why are commodities "mysterious"? 3. Why is primitive accumulation necessary in order for capitalism to "stand on its feet"? (what conditions necessa

    Internet sites to use to research juvenile committed crimes

    Details: There has been growing concern in the city that during the last decade, juveniles (persons under 18) have been responsible for a rising share of violent crimes. You realize that you need to address this issue with the city council. Choose one of the following crimes: aggravated assault, forcible rape, murder, grand

    Policy changes that might reduce prison population and/or recidivism.

    You're in a meeting with the mayor and police commissioner to address issues surrounding jailing, release and recidivism. The United States prison population has tripled since 1980 to the point where the U.S. incarcerates a larger share of its population than any other country. In addition, about three-fourths of all state p

    Teamwork, Collaboration and Conflict Resolution..

    How does managing conflict affect the development of respect and trust within a team? Summarize in twenty-five words or less the key principles that integrate teambuilding, collaboration, and conflict resolution.

    Teamwork, Collaboration and Conflict Resolution..

    How would a team determine which conflict resolution strategy is most effective? In the face of conflict, how can team members utilize principles of win-win conflict resolution to meet individual and team goals and objectives?

    Racism defined and discussed

    How do you define racism? Can people of color in America be racist on a societal level? If so, explain how. Have you experienced or perpetrated racism. Explain.

    Issues with conducting business in foreign countries

    Read the attached cases carefully. Write up your answers in a Word document Madeleine Roche, a horticulture, and landscaping professional, was sent to oversee the setting up and the opening of a landscaping and garden supplies center in Mexico. Besides her professional background, she studied Spanish in graduate school, which