National Convention

Hardwick in 1986. Shirley Chisholm spoke strongly for the poor and for women. She worked for civil rights for African-Americans. She opposed the Vietnam War. In 1969 she helped form the Congressional Black Caucus. She also was a member of the National Organization for Women. Ms. Chisholm was an activist for people of color, including Native Americans and Spanish-speaking immigrants. She often spoke about cultural and social issues. Chisholm joined a local Democratic club who worked to get…

The cultural norms are structured on the Organizational Culture Inventory (OCI) circle. The standards of the top mirror expectations for behaviors that concur in higher-order needs for expansion and satisfaction, while those positioned underneath echo expectations for behaviors that spotlight on meeting lower-order needs for security. Similarly, cultural norms situated on the right area of the circumplex are expectations concerning interactions with employees, whereas cultural norms placed on…

Wai Ki Chan (Vicky) Sean Sagan UCR W16 SOC 151 Kinky Boots The movie Kinky Boots complements the issues of organizational sociology with another set of important terms and concepts from this field. It is necessary to state that video perfectly conveys the meaning and practical application of the terms which will be described below. The beginning of the film introduces the concept of a work group, a group of employees aimed at a certain results. (Handel: p. 110). Charlie, the owner of a…

Convention and Visitors Bureaus are extremely important to the hospitality industry. They are responsible for many things including assisting tourists interested in traveling to a desitination, informing brides of the many wedding locations and vendors, marketing their area effectively, and aiding meeting planners interested in hosting events in the area in which they support. I am very interested in toursim and working to bring more tourists and events to Alabama. Because of this, I decided to…

Henrik Ibsen’s drama A Doll’s House, was written in 1879 and directly reflects social norms of the time period. In the nineteenth century, women were viewed as subservient to men, and their social liberties were minimal. The different characters in Ibsen’s drama show both acceptance of and defiance of these norms, as displayed through many of their decisions. Torvald fits the role of breadwinner, and is very conscious of his family’s reputation. However, the main character, Nora,…

I was shocked and surprised by how Sula was treated differently in “the bottom” the black section of Medallion, Ohio. Social convention, identity, love, and friendship, play a significant part role in this story. While other focused on conforming to the social norm, Sula was a confident woman who wanted to create herself and live a life full of adventure and curiosity. I was thrilled to see how Nellie and Sula were viewed on a single term of how they conform to society. Within the community,…

Folkways make up our society today. Folkways are behaviors that individual’s exhibit and are what is considered “normal” actions. If one would break a folkway, you could either receive negative or positive sanctions for your odd behavior. A negative sanction would include someone giving you a weird look or feeling uncomfortable when you exhibit this odd behavior. Depending on the folkway you violate, your behavior can also reward you with positive sanctions. For my folkway violation, I decided…

Business in LG Have you ever wondered what would make Lagrange more technology fun. Lagrange needs to have something fun for the kids in the summer. people in La grange need to start talking about what La grange needs. La grange has to many Mexican restaurants and burger restaurants and there's need to put in a movie theater and a arcade. La grange has to much things that they probably don't even care what people want in LG. There are like 3 to 4 burger restaurants and people are probably too…

“You’re Incredible, Mrs. Michelle Obama" If I can have a sit down at Starbucks with anyone in the world it will be with First Lady Michelle Obama. I have seen Michelle Obama on newspaper, television screen, you will know she is a significant woman to the United States. Everyone know she is the President wife, she is America royalty. I would first ask First Lady Michelle about her biography if you didn’t know Michelle Obama is the forty fourth first lady of the United States. She is also the…

Mandatory Journal Assignment #2 Biography Sojourner Truth was born around the 1797 in Ulster County, New York. Her story is one that shows not only character and commitment to the cause of feminism. The courage that she exhibited by breaking through the thick bonds of slavery and then fighting for abolition shows the extent to which Sojourner was an exceptional woman for the time that she lived in and also today. Sojourner Truth was originally born…