Sociological terms

Deviance is a violation of cultural norms. This can be in a formal or informal context. Society impacts what is considered deviant behavior, and also can influence what kind of actions can be taken to discipline this conduct. According to Merton five types of deviance exist based upon a certain criterion (Boundless,2015). The five influences are conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreat and rebellion. These five things can influence a person’s deviant behaviors and also can influence society to…

Monsanto's pursuits in each of the 4 types of social responsibilities includes Stakeholder Trust, Customer Loyalty, Employee Commitment, and Shareholder Support. Stakeholder Trust is the glue that holds every organization together and allows them to focus on efficiency, productivity, and profits. Being able to maintain a strong business reputation is always a plus. Stakeholders never want their business to decline in their industry. Having a bad reputation can cause loss of business deals and…

“With great power comes great responsibility.” As companies grow, so do their responsibilities. Companies have a constant decision as to whether or not they want to do right by their stakeholders, and this is what determines their social responsibility. Company’s stakeholders consist of their employees, customers, communities and investors. And it is their duty to perform in ways that are ethical to them, as they need one another to strive. Some companies strive to have relationships with their…

The first article discusses the historical criticism of government involvement in business enterprise. The second article presents a new ideal for capitalism and the social contract. Please explain what level of social responsibility, if any, that you believe corporations should have. Explain your answer. The corporation have the responsibility to make our planet a better place to live in, because the massive productions and innovation of the big corporations has sometimes negative outcomes on…

jeans! A depressing feeling suddenly filled me and it made me feel like I was the “odd one” in that place, so I bought two pairs of new jeans and wore one to school the very next day. I have to say those jeans cannot compare with my sweatpants in terms of comfortable, but they gave me a feeling that I am not an outsider anymore. I changed my behavior just to belonging to the new group that I tried to fit in to. We can see from my story that the desire for group membership can make people change…

prejudice as being race or sexual related, but prejudice can be something as simple as being prejudice against a certain clothing stores or a certain color. There are many different stereotypes. Some of which are positive and some that are negative. The term that I can relate to the most is stereotype because people are stereotyped on a daily basis. For example, some people stereotype poor people saying that people are poor because they are lazy. There are no facts to support this statement,…

Shortly before Jeannette turned six, Rose Mary, her mother, had her fourth and last child, Maureen. Rex who previously “broke” Jeannette out of the hospital, continued this pattern when he snuck Rose Mary and the new baby out of the hospital prematurely. The Walls’ family race away from the hospital to avoid getting caught. Jeannette describes this moment, and says, “Mom handed me [Jeannette] the baby” (Walls 46). By Jeannette specifically using the word “handed,” she paints a picture for her…

Globalization/ pg. 29: Is the breaking down of national boundaries because of advances in communications, trade, and travel. The United States is one of the biggest countries that has the issue of child labor. There are children all ages who have to do extremely difficult work for very little pay. This is a huge problem in the world that most people just look past. For the people that child labor effects however, it makes life very difficult which is how it relates to globalization. Families…

STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE The difference between violence which is direct or personal and violence which is indirect or structural Indirect violence is “--a violation of persons-- which happens because of the way things are put together” Such as societal norms that seem to be irreversible and detrimental to only specific groups of individuals. “To have one's fundamental needs denied because of the way the human world is organized is to experience structural or indirect violence” Direct violence would…

The Influence of an Outsider in Society in Sula and Mama Day In every society, there are certain rules about how one should act, think, and say in any given situation that are perpetuated and must be upheld. If one strays from those rules, those ways of being, they are considered outsiders. The idea that outsiders do not follow the conventional rules of social behavior that are set in place by a society are prominent in Toni Morrison’s Sula and Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day. Morrison looks at an…