Understanding Cultural Norms and Values
Sociologists define culture through norms, values, beliefs, and material objects. Norms are rules that govern behavior, with three basic types: folkways, mores, and laws. Folkways are customs without moral significance, mores are norms with moral importance, and laws are clearly defined and enforced
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Evolution of Criminal Law and Thought: From Pre-Classical Era to Enlightenment
Explore the progression of criminal law and thought from the Pre-Classical School of Thought to the Enlightenment era. Delve into concepts like folkways, mores, and the origins of criminal law, including examples such as societal norms, dress codes, and supernatural explanations for behaviors during
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Understanding Community Studies in American Sociology
Community studies in American sociology focus on analyzing life within specific neighborhoods, dating back to the 1920s. This field employs various research methods to explore social aspects extensively, building on anthropological urban ethnography. Early studies by influential figures like W.E.B.
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Understanding the Relationship Between Ethics and Law
Ethics, derived from Greek ethos and Latin mores, focuses on rightfulness and wrongfulness in human actions for ultimate happiness. It pertains to good or bad behavior, values, honesty, and moral principles. Ethics pertains to voluntary actions, deals with human conduct, and serves as guiding standa
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Surrealism in Art: Exploring Violence, Space, and the Unconscious
Dive into the world of Surrealism through artworks and manifestos of prominent figures such as Salvador Dalí, Luis Buñuel, and Andrè Breton. Explore themes of violence, shock, time, space, spectatorship, sex, and the unconscious in their works, reflecting the rebellion against bourgeois mores and
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