Sociology and public policy Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

(1) Social work practice consists of the professional application of social work values, principles, and techniques to all but which of the following ends? correct answer: convincing clients of the best possible choices to make regarding their lives An affluent Caucasian suburban teenage girl likely has different experiences with and perceptions of police officers than a poor African American man living in the city. This contrast illustrates the concept of ______. correct answer: intersecti...

Ch. 1) Social work practice consists of the professional application of social work values, principles, and techniques to all but which of the following ends? correct answer: convincing clients of the best possible choices to make regarding their lives Ch.1) An affluent Caucasian suburban teenage girl likely has different experiences with and perceptions of police officers than a poor African American man living in the city. This contrast illustrates the concept of ______. correct answer: i...

Complete Test Bank for Medical Sociology, 15th Edition by William C. Cockerham ; ISBN13: 9780357717417. (Full Chapters included Chapter 1 to 17)..... 1. Medical Sociology 2. Social Epidemiology 3. COVID-19 4. The Social Demography of Health: Social Class 5. The Social Demography of Health: Gender 6. The Social Demography of Health: Age and Race 7. Social Stress and Health 8. Health Behavior and Lifestyles 9. Illness Behavior and the Sick Role 10. Doctor-Patient Interaction 11. Physicians 12. Th...

Auguste Conte - Suggested we apply scientific method to social world, which is known as Positivism Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function together to function smoothly. (functional analysis) Herbert Spencer - *Called 2nd founder of sociology *disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social reform *societies are evolving from lower to higher form *society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less capable die ou...

Auguste Conte Suggested we apply scientific method to social world, which is known as Positivism Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function together to function smoothly. (functional analysis) Herbert Spencer *Called 2nd founder of sociology *disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social reform *societies are evolving from lower to higher form *society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less capable die ...

This document contains a detailed summary of all readings assigned during the Paradigms and Global Perspectives course in the Youth, Education & Society master. The readings are sorted by the week in which it has been assigned. I included page numbers within the summary so it will be easier to cite the papers for essays and/or take-home exams. I omitted summarizing the books Community Psychology and the book by Micha de Winter. I did summarize the chapter in the book Children, Youth and Develo...

Auguste Conte - CORRECT ANSWER-Suggested we apply scientific method to social world, which is known as Positivism Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function together to function smoothly. (functional analysis) Herbert Spencer - CORRECT ANSWER-*Called 2nd founder of sociology *disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social reform *societies are evolving from lower to higher form *society's most capable and intelligent members ser...

Social work practice consists of the professional application of social work values, principles, and techniques to all but which of the following ends? correct answer: convincing clients of the best possible choices to make regarding their lives An affluent Caucasian suburban teenage girl likely has different experiences with and perceptions of police officers than a poor African American man living in the city. This contrast illustrates the concept of ______. correct answer: intersectional...

TEST BANK for Sociology in Action: A Canadian Perspective 4th Edition by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane. Chapter 1 1. Chapter 01-001 According to the textbook authors, we might better understand who becomes a professional hockey player by applying ideas developed by which of the following? a. Karl Marx b. Emile Durkheim *c. Max Weber d. Auguste Comte 2. Chapter 01-002 According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship between unemployment and postsecondary education? a...

01 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. According to Timmerman, sociologists are concerned with the study of: 
A. similarities between social evolution and the evolution of viruses.
B. how important individuals shape the society in which ordinary people live.
C. what people do as members of a group or while interacting with one another.
D. what people do today and how it can be used to predict future social trends.   2. The s...