Understanding Results in Quantitative Research Studies The prompt for this essay is the following: “Once you have read how researchers analyzed quantitative data, you are ready to read the results of the study. The results are the actual products obtained from all statistical calculations that researchers made during the data analysis process. While you may […]
How do Japan’s demographic separation, geographic isolation, and sense of self-consciousness manifest themselves during interaction with strangers of other cultures?
PROMPT Can you think of examples to help explain the notion that Russia remains in a transitional phase? How do Japan’s demographic separation, geographic isolation, and sense of self-consciousness manifest themselves during interaction with strangers of other cultures?
Do you believe that globalization will have a positive or a negative impact on the world’s religious institutions?
ASSIGNMENT Do you believe that globalization will have a positive or a negative impact on the world’s religious institutions? Explain how its religious views are linked to a culture’s lifestyle. Explain the statement: “Religion is only one kind of worldview.” What common set of ethics can you identify from the six religious traditions discussed in […]
Do religious scriptures, in the same manner as the U.S. Constitution, need constant reinterpretation with each generation?
Religion Assignment Working with others, answer the following: Why has religion been relevant to humankind for more than ten thousand years? Also, ask those you are working with why religion has been shadowed by so much violence for thousands of years. Go to YouTube and search for videos that show a religious service inside a […]
Why do you think that people who follow the Jewish religious tradition have experienced such a high degree of repression, genocide, and discrimination during their long history?
ASSIGNMENT Why do you think that people who follow the Jewish religious tradition have experienced such a high degree of repression, genocide, and discrimination during their long history? What can you learn about a culture and its people by studying how their religion explains dying and an afterlife? The Islamic notion of jihad includes more […]
What are the origins of the universe, and how did life begin? What is good and bad and right and wrong?
WORLD VIEW AND CULTURE What is the purpose of life? Does law, chance, or “God” rule the world? What is the right way to live? What are the origins of the universe, and how did life begin? What happens when we die? What are the sources of knowledge? What is good and bad and right […]
What do you see as the major differences between nuclear and extended families? How do these differences influence communication between members of the family?
Cultural and Social How are the three deep structure elements interrelated? Are those links the same in every culture? During the chapter, we discussed cultural differences in the perception and treatment of the elderly. Why do you think the differences exist? What are some ways a person’s family influences his or her cultural identity? What […]
In what ways have globalization and new immigration patterns changed families? Have these changes been beneficial or detrimental to families?
Cultural and Social Working with others, discuss the following topic: In what ways have globalization and new immigration patterns changed families? Have these changes been beneficial or detrimental to families? Interview someone of a culture different from your own using questions about child-rearing practices. You might inquire about methods of discipline, toys, games, topics discussed […]
If you had siblings of the opposite sex, did you notice different child-rearing practices being followed? What were some of those differences?
Cultural and Social Recall as much as you can about your personal family history. Record your answers to the following questions as they apply to the conscious and unconscious learning that took place. It might be interesting to compare your answers to those of someone of a different culture. In general, would your family be […]
Explain what is unique about the deep structure institutions of family, state, and religion that makes them endure?
Cultural and Social What is unique about the deep structure institutions of family, state, and religion that makes them endure? Why is it difficult to develop a single definition of the word “family”? How do extended families differ from nuclear families? In what ways have gender roles changed in the United States?