Study guide for CHAPTER 5, AGING: SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF GROWING OLD
1. ageism
2. Since 1900, life expectancy has increased around the world. This is mostly due to what?
3. Thomas R. Cole
4. forms of elder abuse
5. “Aging in place”
6. Charles H. Cooley
7. social security
8. Medicare
9. Death with Dignity Act
10. Activity theory
11. Continuity theory
12. Disengagement theory
13. Conflict theory
14. euthanasia in the Netherlands
15. poverty among the elderly
Use a crisp, clean, and strong title.
Do not tell the entire research history.
Present only enough data to support your conclusions and show the originality of the work.
The best posters display a succinct statement of major conclusions at the beginning, followed by supporting text in later segments and a brief summary at the end.
All posters should feature a title, your name, and the name of the institution where the research was performed and should credit others, as appropriate.
The title lettering should be about 2” to 3” (5” to 7.5”) with subheadings ½” to 1” high (1.25 to 2.5 cm).
All lettering should be legible from about 5 feet (1.5m) away. Text material should be approximately 24 points (1/4”/.625cm).
Covert tabular material to graphic display, if possible.
Use color to add emphasis and clarity.
Make illustrations simple and bold.
Displayed materials should be self-explanatory.
Handouts of your abstract should be available for interested viewers.
Study guide for CHAPTER 8, POLITICS
1. the three sources of authority identified by Max Weber
2. John F. Kennedy had a combination of types of leadership. Although he was the president of
the United States, he also inspired people to get involved with their country’s programs
through his inspirational speeches. President Kennedy combined which two sources of
authority?
3. The Democratic party of the United States
4. The McCain-Feingold-Cochran reform bill
5. democracy
6. totalitarian political systems
7. percent of women that vote
8. percent of whites that vote
9. percent of the wealthiest households that vote
10. percent of the poor that vote.
11. percent of senior citizens that vote.
12. percent of college students that vote.
13. percent of high-school dropouts that vote.
14. Generally, the richer you are the more likely you are to vote.
15. Generally, the better educated you are the more likely you are to vote.
16. Generally, the younger you are the less likely you are to vote.
17. Generally, minorities are less likely to vote.
18. interlocking directorates
19. functionalism
20. the power-elite model of the U.S. political system
Study guide for CHAPTER 6, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
1. “McDonaldization”
2. Who is more likely to use the internet?
3. The country with the most number of cell phones
4. Neil Postman
5. niches the new radio fills
6. William Eveland and Dhavan Shah
7. Our own biases are likely to be shaped by what?
8. Covert and Wasburn
9. Christopher Kollmeyer
10. Daniel Sutter
11. women and their representation in the media
12. the global village
Activity Assignment 5 (option 1)
Due date: The day of the final exam
How to turn in: Turn in a copy to Turnitin.com on the day we take the final exam.
Point value: This activity is worth 20 points.
Assignment:
Think about what you learned in this class. Would you characterize the content of this course as indoctrination, enlightenment, or useful knowledge? Cite specific examples. In order to encourage honest responses, I will give anyone that turns in anything the full 20 points.
Activity Assignment 5 (option 2)
The day of the final exam
Turn in a copy to Turnitin.com on the day we take the final exam.
This activity is worth 20 points.
We will discuss this topic in class and you are encouraged to talk about this topic with your classmates outside of class. You can even read each other’s papers. However, simply copying and editing another person’s paper is considered plagiarism and you will, at a minimum, get a zero on this assignment. Turnitin.com is very good at catching plagiarizers. Please do not attempt.
Any paper that receives a score of 19 or less (93%) can be revised and resubmitted. However, the resubmit option can only be used once. And the maximum score possible for a paper that is resubmitted is 19. There is a section on Turnitin.com where you can turn in a resubmission. You will have until the next exam to resubmit. No late resubmissions will be accepted.
Write an essay giving your reactions to the remarks made by Paula England in the video: http://youtu.be/L3Q2L7YQ2Hk
Questions to think about:
Describe the methods used in her research on hooking up.
Summarize England’s talk. Assess the arguments made.
1. essay demonstrates that you watched the video
2. essay demonstrates the sociological imagination
3. it is well written
4. it is at least one page, double-spaced (at least 300 words)
