Sociological Perspectives on Popular Culture Choose one of the options: Option 1: How does functionalism explain our obsession with professional and collegiate athletics, celebrity magazines and other forms of entertainment? What are some of the “rituals” of solidarity and social cohesion? Do you participate in any of these forms of entertainment and what are your […]

Why suicides happen, particularly in prosperous and healthy societies, has puzzled social scientists for decades. When sociologists talk about suicide, they are likely to include Durkheim’s work in their discussion. In Section One of the Social Theory Re-wired text, you should read Emile Durkheim’s “Suicide,” what the Sociology – to help you grasp the causal […]

Use this as main reference: Longhofer, W., & Winchester, D. (2016). Social theory re-wired: New connections to classical and contemporary perspectives (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Routledge: New York. Retrieved from https://redshelf.com   By now, you should be well versed in social theory and how theorists reflect the voices of those they research and that they […]

Use this as the reference: Longhofer, W., & Winchester, D. (2016). Social theory re-wired: New connections to classical and contemporary perspectives (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Routledge: New York. Retrieved from https://redshelf.com   First, read the introductory essay located in Section Five of the course text, Social Theory Re-Wired. Then, read the contemporary theoretical work by […]

Use this as the reference: Longhofer, W., & Winchester, D. (2016). Social theory re-wired: New connections to classical and contemporary perspectives (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Routledge: New York. Retrieved from https://redshelf.com   First, in the introductory essay of Section Four of the course text, Social Theory Re-Wired, key concepts used to interrogate theories were presented. […]

The main reference is : Longhofer, W. and Winchester, D. (2012). Social theory re-wired (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Routledge: New York. Information in society is not always presented from the viewpoint of all. Often, social theorists argue that societal messages extend from a racially white and male gendered viewpoint. In Section Four of the text, […]

Use this text as the major reference. Longhofer, W. and Winchester, D. (2012). Social theory re-wired (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Routledge: New York.   Read the excerpt by Patricia Hill Collins, Black Feminist Thought in Section Four of the course text. Collins’s powerful work challenges us to rethink what we think we know, not just […]

Use this as the main reference and then one other reference that is recent. Longhofer, W., & Winchester, D. (2016). Social theory re-wired: New connections to classical and contemporary perspectives (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Routledge: New York. Retrieved from https://redshelf.com   First, read the introductory essay located in Section Three of the course text, Social […]

Order Instructions For this discussion post (not a paper), you must read Chapter 6 of the text, Introduction to Sociology: and the article, The Anomie Tradition: Explaining Rates of Deviant Behavior, Durkheim’s classic contribution, and the Anomie theory reading from Key Perspectives in Criminology, found in the ebrary database.   Please ensure all the prompts […]

Order InstructionsAs humans, we become aware of ourselves as belonging to a group and we learn how to behave through the process of socialization. Describe the various agents of socialization and why they are important. Do socializing agents contribute to an institutionalized system of social inequality? Why or why not? Discuss how an individual’s race, […]