by admin | Dec 11, 2022 | Sociology
Ithiel De Sola Pool, Sheila Jasonoff, and Shoshanna Zuboff argued against the idea of technological determinism. Each
author, though, makes different arguments about the main reasons why we fall short in both predictive capabilities and/or
efforts to manage technological futures.
1. Concisely and directly explain what you see as the most important single argument each of the three authors makes
against technological determinism and/or the difficulties of predicting technological outcomes or impacts (e.g. one main
argument per author – 3 in total).
2. Select what you believe to be the single most challenging problem associated with coping with the “indeterminacy”
of technological effects raised by one of your authors in Part B1. Then, drawing on any relevant course materials, explain
one or a maximum of two strategies or tactics you believe would provide the most promising approach to the governance
or management of that specific issue/problem. Be specific and detailed in explaining why or how your proposed
governance strategies address the argument/problem raised by your author. Why is your suggested approach most
appropriate?
by admin | Dec 11, 2022 | Sociology
***This is a two part essay. I have included the sources you should use for each part***
Part 1 (1 page in length): Start with Powell, Packalen and Whittington’s account of the genesis of innovative regions. Concisely and accurately explain (in no more than a page) what they see as the key factors in generating innovative clusters, noting specifically why the specific components of their “recipe” are argued to be so critical.
The sources used for this question are “Powell et al..” and “Class 16 power point”
Part 2: Who or what is best placed to play a critical role in initiating effective innovation ecosystems? Starting with the OECD on national innovation systems, and continuing through the section on the US innovation system and effective innovation agencies (Block, Mazzucato, Whitford & Schrank, and then Breznitz & Ornston) the role of national governments in fostering innovation looms large. However, earlier readings (Seely Brown, Porter, Ferrary & Granovetter, and from earlier, Saxenien) tended to only mention government in passing, if at all. Concisely explain what you see as the two most persuasive reasons why the government-centered authors suggest that government is or has been well-placed to foster innovation and innovation ecosystems. Then make an argument about whether or not Powell et al would tend to agree with the government-centered arguments, or the emphases on non-governmental actors (like venture capitalists, universities and so on) as more
appropriate to serving as core actors or bridges in developing an innovative ecosystem. In short: if you were heading a city like Austin’s efforts to promote innovation, which actors would be most important to support, and why?
***Sources for this part are “OECD National..”, “Mazzucato Ch. 5”, “Block”, “Whitford and Shrank”, “Breznitz..”, “Ferrary and Granovetter”, and “Brown”
Try to include internal citations for as many sources as possible.
by admin | Dec 11, 2022 | Sociology
This assignment is very important for me. I need to get a high score on it. So at the beginning of this document there is a details that explain this assignment. please read it and do your best and I will be very thankful. I put a file ‘word document” to show you a details and please do the assignment on this document. And it requires 3-4 pages. Thank you!
by admin | Dec 11, 2022 | Sociology
Population, Urbanization and the Environment
For homework this week – select 3 videos and share your responses to the reflection questions. Your post to each video should be at least 3-5 sentences.
Based on the video, what do you think about “overpopulation”? How long did it take the planet to reach its first 1 billion people? How long did it take the planet to reach 7 billion? What are the concerns about overpopulation? What reaction(s) do you have to the video?
How do population pyramids help us understand the internal workings of a society? What are the two key social factors used to build population pyramids? What story do these factors tell about where a society has been, where it is, and where it’s headed? What is the demographic transition theory? What is the relationship between population growth/decline and industrialization?
Define internally displace person, refugee, migrant and asylum seeker. What prompts these forms of migration?
Go here Links to an external site. if you want to explore world population in more detail
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/population-pyramids-powerful-predictors-of-the-future-kim-preshoff
Foundational Theorists Journal Submission Link
Read each of the following readings by Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Addams and DuBois.
Answer each of the questions posed at the end of the reading.
Formatting:
Start a Word document and save it as “Foundational Theorists Journal”
Use this one document to save and submit all of your answers for each reading.
Your journal should be about 5 pages in length, with one page dedicated to each reading/set of answers.
For each new page, at the top of the page, type out: the title of the reading, the author of the reading, and the year of publication.
Then, beneath the title/author/date of publication – number your answers as you respond to the questions.
The PDFs are in the same order as the links provided.
Rules of Method_Durkheim.pdf
Methodological Foundations of Sociology, Max Weber.pdf
Communist Manfiesto_MarxEngles.pdf
On the Study of Social Problems W. E. B. Du Bois .pdf
Trade Unions and Public Duty, Jane Addams.pdf
https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/490005/files/130882946/download?download_frd=1
https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/490005/files/130882947/download?download_frd=1
https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/490005/files/130882951/download?download_frd=1
https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/490005/files/130882948/download?download_frd=1
https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/490005/files/130882950/download?download_frd=1
by admin | Dec 11, 2022 | Sociology
This needs to be five page paper researching on human sexuality and its correlation to sociology. The title page and reflection page can be counted towards the word count. Ive attatched the rubric for any details. It must also have five peer reviewed articles. format must either be in APa or MLA format.
by admin | Dec 1, 2022 | Sociology
At the end of the semester students will turn in a complete literature review of 7-10 articles they have found and read on a topic of their choosing, within the field of medical sociology. It may be a topic covered in class, that the student wishes to learn more about, or it could be a unique topic. There are four parts to the overall process, and each has a separate grade.
