Soc 402 Entire Course Contemporary Social Problems and the Workplace

SOC 402 Entire Course Contemporary Social Problems and the Workplace

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SOC 402 Entire Course Contemporary Social Problems and the Workplace

SOC 402 Week 1 DQ 1 Three Sociological Perspectives

Compare the differences among the three major theoretical perspectives in sociology (structural-functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism). With which theory and theorist do you find that you share similar views with and why?

SOC 402 Week 1 DQ 2 Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research & the Methods of Social Research

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative and quantitative research. Suppose you are to study police brutality, what methods of research (demographics, historical data, surveys, interviews, or observation) would you utilize?

SOC 402 Week 2 DQ 1 McDonaldization

Analyze your college or workplace using Weber’s model of bureaucracy. What elements (efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control) of McDonaldization do you see? Do you wish life were less McDonaldized? Why or why not?

SOC 402 Week 2 DQ 2 Generational Differences in the Workplace

Analyze the following scenarios:

a. Bob Jackson is 44. He is the manager of operations for a mid-sized company. He is always working and many employees at work think that he is a workaholic. His goal is to become the company president before he turns 50. In which generational group would Bob fall? Explain your answer.

b. Jerry Thomas is 28 and has just become the new corporate VP at his company. The older VPs with whom he works see him as impulsive, somewhat self-centered and unwilling to play by the rules. In which generational group would Jerry fall? Explain your answer.

SOC 402 Week 2 Assignment Women and Flexibility in the Workplace

After viewing Women as change agents in America: Part I, determine why Kathleen Christensen believes that the...