Environmental social science

they affected humankind based on the available sources. Concepts of history are not universally applicable. After, Zinn gives his views about the concepts of history, it is argued that the correct idea about the definition of history is the study of social change that takes place over an extended…

November 2015 Social Construction of Reality Conceptually, Berger’s book “Social Construction of Reality” is based on his belief that reality is socially constructed. He also believes that the sociology of knowledge must analyze the process in which this social construction occurs. The term social construction of reality refers to the theory of how we present ourselves to society based on our experiences and interactions with others. To completely understand the concept of “social construction…

Judy Martz once stated “Everything has to do with geography.” I believe that she is correct, because geography covers basically anything that has to do with the Earth. For example, it covers population, maps, geographical grids, human activity, spatial patterns, and so many other things. Geography classifies material spatially, always asking the questions “where” and “why”. Geographers employ several different, fundamental concepts to explain why every place is unique and somehow connected to…

This excerpt from Ralph Nader’s The Seventeen Traditions: Lessons from an American Childhood depicts the significance of the traditions of history, education and argument, and civics as well as express how these concepts are connected. While Nadar experienced these things as a child and his narrative refers to events when he is younger, these virtues are vital to the engage citizens to actively participate in government and impact their communities. To gain more aware and active citizens,…

security, and their value are tradition and common sense. The second theme is Social, the interest of community service and caring for people, and their values are cooperation and service to others. The last code Conventional, was for people that are organize and setting up procedures and systems, and their values are accuracy and stability. My five interest areas are Protective Services, Politics and Public Speaking, Social Services, Law, and Healthcare Services but the one that is included to…

While there has been an increase in the use of virtual manipulatives. Their concrete counterpart’s haven been at the head of mathematics education for decades. The use of concrete manipulatives has long been applauded as a quality instructional tool. “Students’ mental images and abstract ideas are based on their experiences. Hence, students who see and manipulate a variety of objects have clearer mental images and can represent abstract ideas more completely than those whose experiences are…

Sociological Imagination Striving to understand why things are the way they are, why people act the way they do, and the effect that relationships and society have people’s lives is the main goal of sociologists. Sociologists and other people that are able to see the answers to these question, have the ability to access sociological imagination. The article “The Promise” by C. Wright Mills explores the definition of sociological imagination, the impact of history and biography on our lives, and…

As a whole the world itself is a series of “fates” or “destinies” that are inevitably intertwined, the acts of one man changing the acts of another. C.W Mills believed that in order to understand the way in which one person comes to be whom they are in this world, we must look at their life through the idea of sociological imagination. Which Mills describes as something that “enables its possessor to understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for the inner life and the…

“Sociological” you think of the study of humans social behavior and the way they react to different things around them. “Imagination” is thinking about things in your own point of view. So when you put the two together you began to think about why people do and react certain ways. ” Sociological Imagination is a quality of the mind that provides an understanding of us within the context of the larger society. It includes an explanation of personal troubles and social issues. This paper is…

In today’s society, the American education system is not at its peak; it’s corrupt and polluted with twisted appeals towards money and business. This makes a real education hard to earn, but easy to be handed over via a sheet of paper. Unfortunately, there’s not much individuals can do except raise awareness and hope for a fix. One individual, Mark Edmundson, a professor at the University of Virginia, discusses these ideas in a book titled Why Teach? In Defense of a Real Education. One of…