Identify major bodies of theoretical work in contemporary sociology and the theorists associated with them

GH Mead Mead claimed that an individual becomes an object to him/herself. Please explain what Mead meant by this statement. In your answer be sure to include and define the concepts of the social act, roles, and “significant gestures.”Dramaturgy One of Goffman’s central concepts is impression management. Please explain the concept of impression management as well as that of Stage Theory and “performances.” Now walk us through your day, identifying times of your day when you are on front stage and parts of your day when you are on back stage. Be sure to explain the concepts of front and back stage and how the relate to impression management. Course Objectives: This discussion forum will develop your ability to do the following: Define sociological theory Identify major bodies of theoretical work in contemporary sociology and the theorists associated with them Analyze important developments in sociological theory, including developments in European sociological theory that influenced the growth of theory in the United States.

Briefly explain these two classes and how they compare to Marx’s two-class model of stratification?

Veblen’s Stratification & Schumpeter’s Entrepreneur View Full Description Forum 7 – Choose “one” of the following sets of question to answer: 1. Veblen’s Theory of the Leisure Class involves a two-class model of social stratification: an Industry class and a Leisure class. Briefly explain these two classes and how they compare to Marx’s two-class model of stratification? Now please look around our society today. Do we have a two-class model of social stratification that looks like Veblen’s and Marx’s models? Defend your answer – provide real world examples. Or 2. The entrepreneur was a central figure in Schumpeter’s analysis of economic development. How does the entrepreneur contribute to economic development? Also, please describe the dynamic nature of entrepreneurial activity and how this impacts economic development.

Choose one article from a primary scientific literature source that uses a microbe as a model organism/system and write a comprehensive summary of the study.

In this assignment, students will review a microbial journal article. Choose one article from a primary scientific literature source that uses a microbe as a model organism/system and write a comprehensive summary of the study that answers the following questions: Choose one article from a primary scientific literature source that uses a microbe as a model organism/system. NOTE: Many free articles may be obtained from http://www.pubmed.gov or visit the university library. Write a summary of the study that includes: Why did the scientists perform the study (i.e., description of background)? What was the hypothesis (or hypotheses) under investigation? What were the major results and did they support or negate the hypothesis? Which key techniques were used to achieve these results? Why are the results significant and do they point to further/future studies? In other words, why does this article matter and what should or could be done next? Why did you choose this particular article to review? Was it interesting, informative, clearly written, or none of the above?

Discuss how does the poem by Langston Hughes, from which the play A Raisin in the Sun takes its name, relate to the themes in the play?

Choose a TOTAL of two questions to write about, but please choose different plays for each question. You may use books, notes, Power Points, dictionaries, translators, etc. Just please do not use the internet to find your answers. Length of essays will vary, but be sure to use specific examples to make the point you are making and include an opening and closing paragraph. 1. How does the poem by Langston Hughes, from which the play A Raisin in the Sun takes its name, relate to the themes in the play? What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? 2. What sort of statement does Lorraine Hansberry (the author) seem to be making about race? Does she make more than one statement? If so, do these statements conflict with each other? 3. Of the major characters in A Raisin in the Sun (Beneatha, Walter Lee, Mama, Ruth), choose one which you would consider to be a protagonist and which to be an antagonist and explain why. The Glass Menagerie 4. Of the main characters (Tom, Laura, or Amanda), which face life most unrealistically? Does this contribute to the themes of illusion versus reality featured in the play? 5. Discuss the symbol of the glass menagerie. What does it represent? Does it represent the same things throughout the play, or does its meaning change? Triffles 6. What life was like for Minnie Wright when John Wright was alive? How do the props in the play come to represent their life together, and the motive for his murder? 7. How might the circumstances of the character Minnie Wright compare to Mrs. Mallard from The Story of an Hour or the narrator from The Yellow Wallpaper?

Compare Ted Kaczynski to the Boston Marathon bombers. Are there similarities?

Domestic Terrorism 1) Research the Unabomber’s manifesto on the Internet and summarize something interesting from it. Provide the link to the website. 2) Is there something in the manifesto that you can sympathize with or is it all just ranting? 3) Compare Ted Kaczynski to the Boston Marathon bombers. Are there similarities? Post 2. 250 words. Mary ran a watch repair shop. A customer brought her a very unusual and costly watch to repair. Mary knew she could not fix the watch, but, curious, she wanted to inspect it. She therefore told the customer that she could do the job and took the watch. Mary lived in an apartment above her shop. She rented both from Michael, who owned the property. That night as Michael happened by, he saw a light on in Mary’s shop. Finding the door unlocked, Michael decided to investigate. While looking around the shop, Michael spotted the expensive watch Mary had received earlier in the day. watch. Assuming that the watch belonged to Mary, and recalling that she was months behind in her rent, Michael decided to take the watch and keep it until Mary paid. Mary arrived just as Michael was leaving the shop. Afraid of an altercation, Michael tossed her the watch and ran out. He was already well beyond throwing distance when Mary, by now enraged, picked up a heavy pendulum weight and hurled it at him. The weight fell harmlessly to the ground. Using the Model Penal Code- Answer the following: Did Mary commit Embezzlement, Theft, Larceny or Robbery with respect to the watch? Discuss why. Remember to support your position with analysis and scholarly sources. Did Mary commit an Assault, a Battery, or an “Assault and Battery” against Michael? Discuss why. Remember to support your position and cite your sources.

Discuss the importance of the bedroom scene in relation to Hamlet’s character as well as the play’s climax

Hamlet the movie • Analyze Hamlet (based on the soliloquies and what you remember from the movie) • Discuss the importance of the bedroom scene in relation to Hamlet’s character as well as the play’s climax • Discuss themes in the play or movie and further discuss how these relate to modern-day issues.