Human Trafficking for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)

Human Trafficking   Definition/Etiology: Recruitment, transport, harboring, or receipt of persons Threat or use of force Coercion, abduction, fraud, deception Abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability Giving or receiving of payments or benefits Having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation Sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, or the removal of […]

Sociology Research

Overview Why do research? We are often forced to rely on our common sense and intution to get by in the course of our everyday lives. These tools work well for that purpose but are severly limited when it comes to actually understanding how the world works. Consider that it was once intuitive and common […]

Introduction to Sociology

Overview What is Sociology? Sociology is the systematic study of society. Sociologists study a wide variety of subjects ranging from small, one-to-one interactions to large interactions between nation-states. The Sociological Perspective  The sociological perspective is a particular point of view that sociologists adopt to help them understand and study our social worlds. The sociological perspective […]

Sociological Perspectives

Overview What is a theoretical perspective? Theoretical perspectives are frameworks for building scientific theories. They involve basic assumptions and ideas about how the world works. Theoretical perspectives guide thinking and understanding of our social world. 3 major theoretical perspectives in sociology Structural-functional perspective This perspective views the world as a complex system of interconnected parts. […]

Social Interactions in Life

Overview What are social structures? In order to understand and differentiate social structure from culture, a house analogy is typically useful. If our social world is a house, then the social structures refer to the raw materials; beams, walls, doorways, entrances, and exits. Culture is how the house is decorated; carpets, wall hangings, furniture, paint […]

Social Effects on Health, Illness, and Disability

Overview Outline How does society impact health? Gender, social class, and race Sociological perspectives Conclusions How does society impact health? Health and disability are defined by society. There is no universal definition of either term. An easy way to understand this it to look at changing definitions over time. Before research came out about the […]

Sociology and Education

Overview Outline Functions of education We will discuss 5 different functions that education performs in modern society Sociological perspectives The conflict perspective views education as a system that reproduces inequalities The symbolic interaction perspective highlights how the labeling process has problematic implications within the education system. Functions of education Cultural storage The education system stores […]