Social sciences

Christopher David Balfour BY: Adanna George 12th October 2015 Approval………………………. In Sociology there are three different perspectives used to explain social issues. These are the structural functional approach, the symbolic interactional approach and the conflict approach. In this essay only two perspectives are going to be use to explain the social issue of teenage pregnancy and they are the structural functional and conflict approaches. In the structural…

Going into my senior year of High School I knew that we were required to take the class “Economics”. I didn’t have much knowledge of economics and didn’t have very much interest in learning about it. As my senior year kept flying by I began to start learning about Economics and enjoyed it. Mrs. Shelton’s teaching and the book “Naked Economics” really changed my assumption on economics and made me want to learn more. Reading Naked Economics wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. When reading…

Community, the place where we are supposed to belong, be accepted, and grow in. A community is something built on bonds, different types of bonds, that are important in our lives. We are living in a time where working alone is not profitable. We must work together. I love to help personally. I live far from Carlos Fuentes so I don't get much chances to help out in this community. However, i try my best to help mine, or to help others. I go to church and there we hold many events where i love to…

If a natural disaster happens near to you it would not be ideal to have a good community who can help each other? The community plays a big role in these two stories Keeper ‘N Me and Whale Rider being very relevant for the principal characters in their journey. Community means a group of people with same interests or believes. Commonly the communities of aborigenous are known for being so close as community, they learn together, they teach, they help each other in difficult times and they have…

What does it mean to be a sociologist? I think being a sociologist is all about studying matters that happen in personal lives, the community, and even the world. Our lives are shaped around these matters, and a sociologist can do research and studies to try and better people in communities and in the world. How could this manifest itself in Reddie to Serve Day? If we all went into our group projects with the mind of a sociologist we could observe a lot of details you wouldn’t really notice…

The world in consisted of many communities. It ranges from small book clubs to the medical team at a public hospital. These communities are called discourse communities and they consist of professionals who share a common goal for the public, have specific ways of communicating, “provide information and feedback” to each other, use different ways to expand their goals, possess their own jargon, and is consistently growing by mixing new with the experienced members (Swales 471-3). A discourse…

structure, and making services more accessible both at Dalhousie and in the greater Halifax community. A study in 2008 demonstrated the relationship between social capital and mental health, showing that ones mental health can improve when they create connections with others (Boyd, Wilson, & Bearsley-Smith, 2008). The study suggests that social capital is important for those suffering with mental health issues, as they are able to create networks, build relationships with others facing the same…

Good morning class, What do you think defines community? Community is an important part of belonging and is formed through interactions between group, place and the individual. I believe that the exploration of Radu Mihaileanu’s film “Live and Become” has enabled us to understand the importance of group perspective towards outsiders in belonging. Judith Wright’s 1920 poem “Remittance Man” highlights the interaction between individual and place, whilst discussing the need for change in some…

The Armchair Economist is a book by Steven E. Landsburg an economics professor at the University of Chicago. It is about economics paired with every day life. He writes this book with a sharp sense of humor and language that almost anyone can apprehend. His witty and sarcastic tone make it hard for a reader to put down. "Why do rock concerts sell out in minutes -- couldn't the promoters raise the ticket prices?" "Why does movie popcorn cost so much?" "How much harm is caused by government debt?"…

Positivity is the practice of being or the tendency of being positive or optimistic in attitude.Having a positive attitude can bring you far in life,whether it's in a job,school or in sports.Just thinking positive rather than negative,even when you are at your lowest point and the thought of no return shows good qualities in a person.It can improve things and reveal endless possibilities which can help you achieve a lifelong goal or even get you a job that you always wanted or to make the high…