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MaryAnna Francis

Chapter 1

3.Functionalism, conflict theory and critical race theory are considered to be micro sociologybecause they examine and interpret things on a large scale. Social force that influences peoples

conduct in private and public and the reaction e give their behaviours.

!.Symbolic interaction"ism and #ueer theory are regarded as micro sociology because they are

both examined on a small"scale symbolic interactions is a face $ to face interactions ho

Chapter 3

!.%he media does influence our cultures in many ays but & believe that the expanding changes

in our cultural diversity does influence the changes expressed in the media, for example because

Canada is such a diverse country, you ill find that most languages and countries have theiron television' radio stations.

3.(ur sexual preference is not determined by biology. )iology depicts our gender not sexualorientation. %he ay one thin*s and expresses their sexual orientation maybe a product of

cultural upbringing. For example culturally being gay is deemed disapproving in many third

orld countries so a teenage boy ho is gay may suppress those urges because culturally being

gay is unacceptable and froned upon.

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1.Social norms that e as a society may consider the norm maybe #uite different for lets say a

oman abuser stuc* in the man box. &n said box this abuser has mental norms that men aresuperior omen are inferior, omen are property and the man is above a omen. %hat men may

use the norm of a loo*ing glass theory, hat he sa his father do, no he does it ith his ife

and family,also imitating hat he sa as a child.

3.Social media has altered our fundamentals of socialiation in many ays, many years ago

communication as more on a face to face level today text messaging and instant messaging

has ta*en over all forms of communication beteen people. &n today-s society seating don andactually riting a letter ith a pen and paper are even considered taboo to today-s teenager

rather a *eyboard ould be the norm for many teenagers in this day and age.

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1.0o age factories in developing countries are not forms of opportunity but rather

exploitation. aying someone less than minimum age, bad or*ing conditions, lac* of

benefits and no 2ob security is not a form of opportunity but rather a form of exploitation.

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Most people in these countries are so desperate for or* and money that they are illing to do

2ust about anything for the means to feed their families.

!.lobaliation4 roth to global or orld ide scale a process characteried by the spreadand intensification of capitalism across the globe

!.lobaliation impacts the movement of people because people migrate from one country toanother for a better life. Most people have this reinforced dream that abroad is an 5easy life6.

eople have this perception that migrating to a ne country ill be a ne start ith the ability

to gro and have the lavish lifestyles they see in the media and movies. 0ife abroad is veryattractive ith people living their homes, 2obs and all their credential to come to a ne country

only to realie that life and survival is harder than they thought and having to or* in a factory

or as domestic help.