Assess the view that sociology can and should be seen as a science
Assess the view that sociology can and should be seen as a science. Now sociology is know as a social science, along with subjects like politics and economics. The subjects which are known as sciences are, subjects like chemistry and biology, which involves explanations and reason. Positivists use quantitative data and methods such as questionnaires in order to gain trends, patterns and correlation. Science is about getting the right answers every time the experiment is done. In science if you get the wrong answer then you have done the experiment wrong, or you have the right answer but it will be dismissed as scientists have proven the correct answer is different to yours. In sociology it is difficult to get a wrong or right answer, as the experiment cannot often be redone as the variables can not be controlled, were as laboratory experiments can be redone as many times as it's needed. Durkheim argued that social facts, customs, beliefs systems and social institutions should be considered things. Durkheim also claimed to have discovered cause and effect relationships between social facts. Durkheim also found correlations between suicide rates and social facts. Comte, who invented the term sociology, argued that sociology should be based on the methodology of the natural sciences. This would result in a positive science of society, which would reveal the invariable laws.
In the popular media, white people are portrayed in many different ways. It seems that for the most part, white men are not often represented in an unfavorable ways.
Bryan Auer Week # 4 860777575 In the popular media, white people are portrayed in many different ways. It seems that for the most part, white men are not often represented in an unfavorable ways. There are definitely exceptions to that rule, such as the portrayal of white men in Chappelle's Show. Comedian Dave Chappelle has become infamous for placing stereotypical views on different races on his sketch television show. Some of the examples of these include portraying black men as gangsters or thugs, Asian men as bad at English, and white men as unable to dance. This show by Dave Chappelle is just one small example, but it is a good one for a negative image. For the most part, white men are portrayed as good people in popular culture. Many of the criminals in television shows are portrayed by minority groups or people of color. Another example that comes to mind is in the show "The Shield," starring Michael Chiklis. In this show, a police narcotics strike team consists of four white males. They are constantly dealing with criminals who are of a minority group. They deal with gangs of African-Americans and Mexican-Americans. This seems to portray white men as perhaps less likely to be on the criminal side of the law. White men have been portrayed in popular films such as Malcolm X, or Amistad as racist villains. So there is a wide variety of white men are
In what ways did the British Government attempt to hide the effect of the Blitz from the people of Britain
In what ways did the British Government attempt to hide the effect of the Blitz from the people of Britain? Censorship played a vital role in hiding the negative effects of the war and controlling public opinion. Censorship is hiding or deleting parts of information. Photos, texts, statistics and information were all edited. The government had overtaken the media and carefully selected positive information and sometimes-irrelevant information to mislead civilians and control people's opinions. Censorship was a strategic military action to mislead the enemy into thinking Britain was winning. The most important factor for censorship was to prevent the enemy from getting too much information. It was used to boost civilian's morale because if they knew the truth, they might riot in the streets, forcing the government to surrender. One of the most significant and successful methods of censorship was the use of the radio. Many people had radios. It broadcasted happy and patriotic songs to keep up the morale. Demoralizing information was censored and statistics were exaggerated to their advantage. A good example of the need for censorship is the Bethnal Green Tube station incident where 173 people suffocated because a woman fell over. They censored information similar to this because they didn't want people to stop using shelters and people dying, if they died trying to reach
Media in Culture Deterioration.
Media in Culture Deterioration The reason we admire everything that is foreign is because we are not very familiar with the richness of our culture. Do we respect our culture and our products? Do the foreign media dictate our life styles, values and practices? Is there a tendency in us to be easily polluted by exotic, superficial expressions of foreign cultures and lose sight of the positive values they hail like polite manners (po/opo), discipline, nobility of work, respect for humans and environment, gender equality, cleanliness, sharing of goods, etc? Does this cultural invasion through the media affect our social relationships? Today there is a growing trend towards nuclear families, careerism for both genders, free mixing, moral permissiveness, growing rate of abortion, instant-remote controlled happiness, loss of meaning in life and consequent despair. (Please refer to ECCLESIA IN ASIA, the portion on the Youth). Human beings are becoming isolated entities with no time for each other, although the world is shrinking into a global village. The real danger is that without discarding our many built-in superstitions and unhealthy social structures, like the family, we absorb only superficial elements of the Western culture. In fact, their view of man, society and God are different and in this patch up, aren't we in danger of losing our own identity? Are we also
Discuss what psychological research has told us about some of the media influences on anti-social behaviour and educational choices.
Raminta Petrauskaite Discuss what psychological research has told us about some of the media influences on anti-social behaviour. (5 marks + 6 marks) Research suggests that children observe the actions of media models and may later imitate these behaviours, especially when the child admires and identifies with the model. Also the consequences of the models actions depend on whether the child will chose to do the same or not. If the consequence is rewarding, it is more likely to be imitated, whereas if the consequence is a punishment, it is more likely to be avoided. The more ‘real’ the children perceive violent televised scenes to be, and the more they believe the more they identify with the characters, the more likely they will be to try out the behaviour they have learnt. Philips (1983) examined crime statistics for the 10-day period following televised heavyweight boxing contest, and found a significant rise in the number of murders during that period. (There was no such rise after American football was on.) Bandura’s Social Learning Theory supports the view that children learn specific acts of aggression and also learn increased aggressiveness through imitating models, even when the models are not real people. A group of students has been asked to produce a short film to encourage more school leavers to apply for science degree courses at university instead of
For this project I am going to conduct my own content analysis research into gender representations and TV advertisements.
Gender Representations and John Elston TV Advertisements For this project I am going to conduct my own content analysis research into gender representations and TV advertisements. I am going to focus in on the assessment/analysis of either the work of Dominick and Rauch (1972). These earlier studies typically supported that the media did hold the traditionally stereotypical views that they had been associated with. Their results showed - * Women were 7 times more likely to appear in ads for personal hygiene products than to not appear at all. * 75% of all ads using females were for products for use in the kitchen or bathroom. * 38% of females in ads were pictured inside the home, compared with 14% of males. * Men were more likely to be shown out of doors or in business settings than women. * Twice as many women were shown with children than were with men. * 56% of women in ads were judged to be (only) housewives. * 43 different occupations were coded for men, 18 for women. From doing this research I will be able to see if much has changed since the days when Dominick and Rauch first did their research or if women are still stereotyped in the manner they traditionally have been. For my research I will watch 25 TV advertisements selected at a certain time of day on a certain channel. From watching these advertisements I will record the following - *
Do Video Games Develop Important Skills For Me?
Candidate Name: Alexander JamesCentre Name: Oxted School Candidate No: 7566 Centre No: 64175 Do Video Games Develop Important Skills For Me? As a child growing up in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, video games have become increasingly popular to me for that the technology is new and exciting to use and interact with. Right now the “wired generation” being the children of this age (me), playing video games, side-tracking them from real world problems, making it the new “norm” in our technologically driven society we as a country live in. It has been more than 20 years since video games had been invented, one of the first being an arcade video game being Pong (which was a tennis sports game featuring two-dimensional graphics), this creates a lot of data to study on. There have always been speculations onto how video games have affected us mentally from the violence that is shown on some games, and physically as exercising is becoming less apparent when you do not have to move your body around, only your hands. Post modernity applies to this as a new way for people to gain skills that apply to everyday life such as reading – As I may play, some adventure games forces me to read carefully when playing games, and by practise, my reading will improve as reading carefully in video games will help me solve problems which may be untaken in a game. Logical
Stereotypes - As Seen on TV
What exactly is a stereotype? When I hear of the word "stereotype," I think of a person or a group of people being labeled based on their looks, race or how they are portrayed in the media. With enough exposure to a stereotype, people eventually believe it and conceive it as a reality. I believe that the media has a tremendous influence on how certain races are portrayed. In her essay, "The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria," Judith Ortiz Cofer reveals how Hispanic women are portrayed in the media: The myth of the Hispanic menial - the funny maid, mispronouncing words and cooking up a spicy storm in a shiny California kitchen - has been perpetuated by the media in the same way that "Mammy" from Gone with the Wind became America's idea of the black woman for generations (227). How women are portrayed in the media disgusts me, especially in the hip-hop culture. When you watch today's hip-hop music videos, all you see is scantily clad women flaunting their goodies and behaving in a way that degrades them. After seeing these videos, one will think that the word "woman" is synonymous with the word "sex." The fact that these women are usually minorities adds fuel to the flame. Cofer recalls several incidents where she has been a victim of stereotypical view of Latin women. Because of her Puerto Rican background, Cofer's mother encouraged her to wear clothing
Sociology - Assess the view that ethnic minorities are negatively represented in the media.
David Bates Sociology Assess the view that ethnic minorities are negatively represented in the media. Ethnic minorities are, at the moment, flavour of the month with broadcasters in the UK. With seasons on the likes of Channel 4 dedicated to Indian culture etc. Currently ethnic minorities are shown positively on certain platforms. Not all platforms are so positive. With the recent terrorist attacks around the world, in New York, Bali and now Mombassa, the main culprits appear to be Muslim fanatics. The fact that these events have been so heavily documented has meant that these groups are very negatively represented in the newspapers. The so called 'war on terror' seems to be aimed at Muslims, and some people have taken this to the extreme with racist attacks. These can only be due to the media coverage of such events. Coverage shows the terrorists attacks aimed at shocking and disgusting the viewer into hating these people. Unfortunately, the culprits are giving all Muslims a bad image. Another target for the media are asylum seekers. In the UK asylum seekers are seen to sponge off the state, taking benefits and living in our council run accommodation and taking our jobs. Many asylum seekers are seen as false and are coming to England because it is seen as a 'soft touch'. The public dislike people using the country in this way. These groups are instantly negatively
Sociology Induction Essay
Sociology Induction Essay. The article I have chosen to analyse is "With Knife Crime on the Increase it's back to Basics" by Michael Godfrey. The article discusses the increase in knife crime amongst teenagers in the British isle's and claims that it is a 'lack of respect' that has caused this, claiming that parents are at fault for 'attempting to reason' with their children instead of setting clear boundaries and enforcing rules. Violent crime effects all members of society negatively, and increase in knife crime causes members of the general public to become paranoid and afraid for their safety. It makes people less likely to want to travel anywhere alone or at night and also to decrease the amount of valuables they keep on their person in order to avoid being "mugged". Also, looking at knife crime from a more macro perspective, it could be said that increase in crime costs our society economically (the government paying to keep them in overcrowded jails) and culturally (creating a negative image to other countries/societies and harmful stereotypes). According to a recent study by the youth justice board, relative poverty among young people has caused many to resort to violent crime in order to get the things they covet (iPods and mobile phones) this combined with poor parents is creating children/teens who grow up to be dysfunctional members of society. Marxists would