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as a guide to represent the norms or customs of society. During the interview, Jane Smith brings up the idea of social conventions and how they are logical, she asks Martinez how he feels about conventions. His response, while mocking Smith, is “Cause that’s the way it is, dude!” (Smith p-4). He responds in this fashion because whenever a person brings up social conventions, the reason for following them is unknown. Nearly everyone in human society follows the standard of wearing clothes simply…

hierarchy Which societies enjoyed the most fruitful cultural and economic interchange during the 600-1450 period? Imperial expansion conquered lands. Chinese explored for trade not to spread Portuguese try to spread Catholicism. Priest on every ship What distinguishes the time period 1450 to 1750 from earlier time periods? paleolithic Which three Muslim empires emerged from the wreckage left behind after the Mongol invasions? ottomans,mughals,safavids In which non-European society did the…

We live in a world in which its population all stand in different places either socially or economically but all race towards success. The definition of success is unique to each individual but so is the place we begin on our way there. In a perfect world we would all have the same access to resources and education but unfortunately we are all born into different families and begin our journey on different platforms, creating a large divide between each other as we aspire for similar things.…

When people introduce themselves I subconsciously block out their names. This is quite a problem, especially now, when starting fresh and independent at BYU, am left wanting friends, and am constantly finding myself in the position of meeting countless new people. I do, however, remember conversations, moments, unique personality traits, personal thoughts, as well as connections I made with that person. When it comes to recalling names however, I go stupid. My brain doesn’t remember names or…

not as great as people would think. What students do not realize is that social media can be destructive to themselves and to society as a whole. Social media is detrimental to society for a number of reasons including, being a distraction in the classroom, raising college tuition, and making people antisocial, just to name a few. Social media is detrimental to society because it is distracting to students. As new technology is integrated into classrooms, students, instead of using the new…

Individual’s Control in the Types of Society Individuals themselves rarely prove to, singularly, have a large effect on society alone, yet when compiled together as a collective they shape all walks of life. Posing the question of, how powerful an individual unit is in the grand scheme of a product is difficult when trying to find out the realistic power of just one. In the essays “The Myth of the Ant Queen” and “Biographies of Hegemony,” written by Steven Johnson and Karen Ho respectfully, the…

The Cruelty of Society Towards Women in The Grandissimes Ashley Renshaw says, “Always stand for what you believe in because it might just be the change the world needs.” Like Renshaw, Aurora and Clotilde go to extreme measures to stand firm in what they believe in while encountering many obstacles along the way. In George Washington Cable’s book, The Grandissimes, Cable shows his readers the harshness society presses upon Creole women during the nineteenth century. Cable’s depiction of the…

The first step begins with the “Traditional Society” where the economy is agriculture based with little trade and bad technology (Jacobs). You then transition into the “Preconditions to Take-Off” where the traditional society begins to develop manufacturing with a national and international focus rather than a local one (Jacobs). Birth rates begin to fall and there is a shift in power…

picture Divergent is a great example of many different theories discussed in this course, how societies work. It depicts some of these theories on several different occasions. Hegemony and Alienation are two concepts that are shown and elaborated upon in this picture. In this post-apocalyptic film, the dystopian society that has be created to differ from our own, but shows potential risks or warnings to the society overall. In terms of Hegemony, it can be defined as “the control of the ruling…

Relationships, social networking, social media, society, all terms that imply cooperation, and a willingness engage with other people. Several researchers across multiple disciplines have studied these interactions and proceedings. Some looking to gain insight into why social interactions take place, and why relationships exist. Others seeking to explain that only certain types of interactions have value and what those values are. However, no single discipline focuses solely on cooperation,…