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Reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic, and identify the positive and negative environmental impacts resulting from the pandemic; indicate how societal activities have facilitated these impacts.
The sociological imagination allows us to comprehend the relationships that exist between people and society. Unemployment and homelessness can be caused by social causes that are beyond an individual's control.
Using sociological imagination aids sociologists in their study by allowing them to perceive the connection between individual experiences and broader society. It allows students to comprehend the relationship that exists between our own experiences and the social circumstances in which they occur.
As the Public Relations Manager for Trans Namibia, a national railway company, you are
responsible for handling all Public Relations activities. You receive a telephone call informing
you that one of your company trains has derailed. You are informed there are a number of
deaths and serious injuries amongst the passengers on the train and that the railway line is
likely to be blocked for many hours or maybe a few days.
Identify and briefly explain six actions you would take and four actions you should avoid
when handling this crisis.
Suppose you are responsible for the design and development of a computer system to control an amusement park ride. Sensors in the seats will determine which seats are occupied, so the software can consider weight and balance. The system will control the speed and duration of the ride. The amusement park wants a system where, once the ride starts, a person is not needed to operate it. List some important things that you can or should do to ensure the safety of the system. Consider all aspects of development, technical issues, operating instructions, and so on
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- Thinking of your school, what are some ways that a conflict theorist would say that your school perpetuates class differences?
- Which sociological theory best describes your view of education? Explain why.
- Based on what you know about symbolic interactionism and feminist theory, what do you think proponents of those theories see as the role of the school?
Use your own example or case study to discuss the limitations of world history
1. Reflect on how vulnerable groups may be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
1. According to Wallerstein’s capitalist world system (the world system theory), how can you explain relations between developed countries and developing countries in economic development?
2. Why do ASEAN countries (except Singapore) failed to follow ‘Flying Geese Model’ in Asian economic development? Please explain.
3. How is Adam Smith’s idea of market related to the world economy nowadays?
4. What are different between Chinese business networks and Western business model? Please explain.
EXPLAIN HOW GLOBALISATION SHAPED THE WRITING OF WORLD HISTORY
EXPLAIN HOW EUROCENTRICISM SHAPED THE WRITING OF THE WORLD HISTORY
