John was taught by his teacher to say, “hello” when greeting people. now when he meets people he not only says “hello,” but also says: “hi,” “good to see you” and “hey there.” john’s behavior change is an example of:

In this activity, you will use your knowledge to create a project that illustrates your understanding of the seven defense mechanisms. you choose the type of project: write a short story, poem, play or create a podcast or video using all seven of the defense mechanisms discussed. you may either have seven different characters, each with a particular defense mechanism, or have one or two characters displaying a variety of defense mechanisms. the key is to demonstrate your understanding of the characteristics of each defense mechanism.

What is the role of institutions in society - do they perform positive functions, or simply work in the interests of the powerful and against the powerless? (a related question here is why do our life chances vary by class, gender and ethnicity)

Chapter 1 what is the sociological perspective? why did durkheim say that some people are more likely to commit suicide? what does it mean that sociology us to see that “things are not as they seem"? what is the "sociological imagination"? how did industrialization and urbanization lead to the development of sociology? who is the "father" of sociology (and coined the term sociology)? what was the major goal of sociology’s pioneers like comte and durkheim? what did herbert spencer say? what did karl marx think caused social change? when did sociology become established as an academic discipline in the u.s.? what did w.e.b. dubois say was the major problem of the 20th century? what is the functionalist view of society? what is the main focus of the conflict perspective? why are gender and race important to the conflict perspective? what is the symbolic interactionist perspective? chapter 2 why is culture vital to human survival, and how is that different from animal instinct? what is the sapir-whorf hypothesis? what is a norm? what are mores and folkways? how does the u.s. compare to other nations in terms of how multicultural or culturally diverse it is? what is a subculture? what is a counterculture? what is cultural lag? can you give an example? what is the ethnocentrism vs. cultural relativism debate about?