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Byung a house when you still owe on another property.
Once was a time when it was common for a Buyer to go through a basic Check-List before they decided to purchase a Home or Condo. As a buyer, you would have already had a stable, long-term job; some seasoned money was sitting both, in a Savings and Checking account with your local Bank. You probably had been discussing this matter for some time now; making plansand getting your finances in order. Then it was time to make an appointment and meet with a Mortgage Lender.During this meeting, you would discuss the finer details of your finances and provide the Lender with enough information so he/she could determine what your purchase price would be so that it will not disrupt your personal financial health. Once this number was determined, your next course of actions would be to align yourself with a Real Estate Agent. This too should be a process; maybe you had already found an Agent that you felt comfortable enough to work with or you were still trying to make a decision, either way you should allow yourself time to interview and preview several different Agents before you narrow it down to just One! These are successful steps to take when you are purchasing a property, this very well may be, the largest purchase of your life, shouldn't you take the necessary precautions to protect yourself?NOW, home buyers have not taken any of the above mentioned steps before they decide to go searching for a home or property to purchase. The reason for this, I believe, is simply due to the massive housing boom that took place beginning in 2004 which created a shift in the Home Buyers way of thinking and planning. Bad financial habits were developed and continue to plague the National Real Estate Market. A combination of events took place that helped changed the way Homebuyes made efforts to purchase a House or Property.
Waterway Landing-North Myrtle Beach, SC
Currently there are 17 Waterway Landing condos on the market. Five are one bedroom units and the remaining 12 are two bedroom units. Prices for the one bedroom units are from $77,900 to $112,000. Prices for the two bedroom units range from $94,900 to $180,000. The total average price for a condo is $117,635 with a median price of $112,000. The amount of inventory is currently at 24 months with the average unit staying on the market for 281 days before it is sold or withdrawn from the market.The median sales price for all homes/condos in North Myrtle Beach from Dec 09 to Feb 10 was $182,500 based on 45 sales. Compared to the same period one year ago, the median sales price decreased 13.1%, or $27,500, and the number of sales decreased 62.8%. Average price per square foot for homes/condos was $140, a decrease of 18.6% compared to the same period last year.There are currently 1551 properties homes/condos in North Myrtle Beach for sale, as well as 61 homes/condos in the pre-foreclosure, auction, or bank-owned stages of the foreclosure process. The average listing price for homes/condos for sale in North Myrtle Beach was $295,923 for the week ending Apr 30th, which represents a decrease of 0.9%, or $2,732, compared to the prior week.-Rick Miles, GRI, CREN
Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection Act is Law
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that the administration would "do everything we can" to stabilize the U.S. housing market. Whether it will resurrect the first-time home buyer tax credit is up in the air. Donovan said that the drop in home sales in July was worse than the administration expected. Donovan also said that the Federal Housing Administration will launch an emergency loan program to help unemployed borrowers stay in their homes and a program to help underwater borrowers refinance.The financial reform bill signed into law by President Obama may look like a giant cornucopia of helpful changes for homebuyers and loan applicants - not the least of which will be the creation of a powerful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to ride herd on the mortgage lending industry.What sort of tangible benefits might begin to flow once the bureau takes official form? One of the earliest - and most widely anticipated changes in the real estate field - will involve appraisals on homes. The law requires the agency to quickly come up with new interim rules on appraisal accuracy and independence designed to replace the controversial "Home Valuation Code of Conduct" rules imposed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2009.-Rick Miles, GRI, CREN
I thought real estate listing on zillow was free?
It appears that Zillow uses an IDX feed from MLS's.


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Gay men wanted for HIV testing home study
The Kirby Institute is trialling a new testing service which allows participants to test for HIV in the privacy of their own home. The 'Forth' study mirrors a similar study being run in the US and requires participants to take a mouth swab, with results available in 20 minutes.
The Institute is looking for gay men who are interested in participating in the study. The research is being conducted by The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales in collaboration with Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Sexual Health Centre, University of Melbourne, Victorian AIDS Council/ Gay Men's Health Centre and ACON.
One of the issues the study is exploring is whether improved access to testing – such as home testing - will result in more frequent testing by gay men.
The Kirby Institute believes the study is important because previous research shows gay men are not testing for HIV as often as is recommended. A significant proportion of men remain undiagnosed or diagnosed late. Home testing may enable men to test more often for HIV, leading to diagnosis of HIV at an earlier stage, and increasing positive outcomes for those diagnosed by facilitating earlier treatment and reduced viral loads.
You can join Forth if:
You are an HIV negative gay man
You plan to reside in Australia for the next 2 years
You are 18 years or over
You meet the other study criteria. (This will be assessed by the recruitment staff at each of the study sites).
For more info visit forth.org.au
Watch a video on the home testing kit used in the study.
- TOPICS: HIV, HIV AIDS, HIV home testing, HIV home testing study, Kirby Institute, Oraquick
- CATEGORIES: National, News + Politics

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The endless double standards demonstrated by U.S. pols and pundits toward U.S. "friends" vs. "enemies" have created a wildly distorted frame for a public trying to distinguish between genuine threats and propaganda themes, as Lawrence Davidson found regarding Iran.
Neocons Seek New Ultimatum on Syria
Exclusive: The Washington Post's neocon editors are pushing for another U.S. military ultimatum against a Muslim country in the Mideast. Citing discredited "evidence" pinning the Aug. 21 Sarin attack on the Syrian government, the Post wants President Obama to re-issue a war threat, reports Robert Parry.
Worse Than Orwell
President Obama has promised reform of the NSA's mass collection of data on virtually all Americans and much of the world. But his proposals are limited and his speech failed to offer clemency to Edward Snowden who made the public debate possible, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Reading Iran All Wrong
U.S. foreign policy elites often speak in their own echo chamber of acceptable thought and thus grow more and more detached from the real world. Such a case is the recent punditry about Iran, as Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett describe.
An Afghan War for Drones?
Amid the Afghan government's growing resistance to an extended U.S. military stay, the Obama administration is trying out a new rationale: the need for a launching pad for drones. But it may be a case of a weapons system causing more trouble than it's worth, says ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.
No Tears for the Real Robert Gates
Exclusive: In Official Washington, the gap between image and reality can be wide, but there is a virtual canyon separating the mainstream's awestruck regard for Robert Gates as a "wise man" and his record as a deceitful opportunist known to his former colleagues, like ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
The Crumbling Lockerbie Case
A quarter century ago, the Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, killed 270 people and later was pinned on a Libyan agent. In 2011, Lockerbie was used to justify a U.S.-backed war to oust Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, but the evidence now suggests the case was a miscarriage of justice, John Ashton writes.
Bob Gates's Mean, Misguided Memoir
Like many Washington memoirs, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates's Duty seeks to settle scores and spin a legacy. But Gates also penned a book filled with contradictions and showing little regard for the U.S. principle of civilian control over the military, says ex-CIA analyst Melvin A. Goodman.
The Lost Legacy of Otis Pike
Former Rep. Otis Pike died Monday at the age of 92, stirring recollections of his courageous efforts in the 1970s to expose abuses committed by the CIA, a struggle that ultimately bogged down as defenders of state secrecy proved too strong, as ex-CIA analyst Melvin A. Goodman writes.
Human Rights Watch's Syria Dilemma
Exclusive: Human Rights Watch, which has pushed for a U.S. military intervention in Syria, continues to blame the Assad government for the Aug. 21 Sarin attack even though the group's high-profile map supposedly proving the case has been debunked, reports Robert Parry.


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Socialization refers to the process by which people
learn the characteristics of their group- the attitudes, values and actions
thought appropriate for them. Because societies exist beyond our
individual life spans, socialization can be viewed as an ongoing process of cultural
transmission. The socialization process is important in
the development of our self-concept. Our self-concept is the self
we are aware of. Herein lies the connection between sociology and
psychology. Our personalities are in a sense an internalization of our
social experiences. Socialization is intended to turn us
into conforming members of society. Socialization can be thought of as the
"society within you". Are people in Wisconsin "born' to be Green
Bay Packers fans, or does the society in which in they live "teach" them to
become Packers fans?
Learning to be Human and the Nature v. Nurture
What makes us human? Both nature and nurture influence
our development. But sociologists tend to lean towards the nurture side to
explain our behavior. The nature/nurture debate focuses on the
question, "How did I become who I am?" Does my personality/behavior come
from the genetic material given to me by my parents, or has the
culture/environment in which I have been raised shaped who I am?
The nature versus nurture debate
is a disagreement over the importance of biology (nature) and the social
environment (nurture). The nature side of the argument believes in biological
determinism, which says that biology, most notably the genetic makeup we inherit
from our parents, is almost completely responsible for human behavior. This
school of thought believes that biology explains human actions such as crime,
violence, and addictive behavior.
At the other end of the debate
are those who believe in social determinism, which says that culture and the
social environment almost completely shape human behavior. This theory believes
that humans are the product of social learning that occurs through the
socialization process.
A good place to begin the debate
is looking at the role of genes. The genes we inherit from our parents are
responsible for such things as height. But genes represent the "potential" for
a trait. How those traits are expressed in a particular person depends on the
physical and social environment into which a person is born. If two children
have the same gene for height, but one is born into poverty and malnourished
while the other is born into affluence and well fed, the poor child will likely
grow up to be shorter than the affluent child.
Outlined below are a number of important cases to the field of sociology in
understanding the role of the environment in making us human.
Nature vs. Nurture Debate
The Case for Nurture
1. The Case of Isabelle
Isabelle was a young girl who lived with her deaf-mute mother
in her grandfather's attic during the 1930's. She was forced to live in the
attic and the only contact with humans was with her mother. At the age of
6 Isabelle and her mother escaped. When social workers discovered her she
could not speak. She was fearful and hostile towards strangers. After a few months of language training Isabelle was able
to speak a few sentences. Within two years she had reached the
intellectual level for her age. She went on to school and participated in
all the activities that other children do. The
case of Isabelle shows us the importance of human society in making us human.
2. The case of
Institutionalized Children
During the 1970's and 1980's,
Romania had a state system of poorly run orphanages. The children were well fed
and clothed, but they received little stimulation and inadequate attention.
After Romania's communist government fell, agencies in the West took an interest
in the children. Many children were adopted or put into foster homes.
Researchers have been studying the children since. The stress caused by the
infants' social deprivation apparently inhibited the production of key growth
hormones, causing stunted mental and physical development.
Studies of institutionalized children show that those children who received
nurturing care versus those who did not, demonstrated higher intelligence and
less dependency on institutionalized care. (Rene Spitz Study
1945) Without nurture, the human child is less likely to survive, much less
thrive. At the most basic level, human infants need to be held or they
will die.
3. Children Placed in the Care of Women in a Mental
This case also takes place during the 1930's. In
orphanages, babies were often kept in standard hospital cribs that often had
protective sheeting on the sides, effectively limiting visual stimulation.
No toy or other object were hung i the infants' line of vision. Human
interactions were limited to busy nurses changing diapers or bedding.
Researchers thought the problem was the absence of stimulating social
interaction. Children around the age of 18 months old with
recognizable mental challenges were placed in the care of women who were in a mental institution. The women, ages
18 - 50, spent time each day with the children. They would take care not only of
the baby's physical needs, diapering, feeding, etc..., but also played and
cuddled with the children. Researchers left a control group of similar age
children at the orphanage. There, the received the normal care. Two
and a half years later, the psychologists measured the intelligence of both
groups. The children assigned to the women in the mental institution
gained an average of 28 IQ points, while those at the orphanage lost an average
of 30 points. What happened when the children became adults? The people in
the control group averaged less than a third-grade education. For the group that
received care from the institutionalized women, their average education was at
the twelfth grade, with some going on to college. The picture above is of
an orphanage in Siern Reap, Cambodia. The babies are drugged and hung in
mesh baskets for up to ten hours a day. The staff of the orphanage pockets most
of the money contributed by Westerners for the children's care. The treatment of
these children is likely to affect their ability to reason and to function as
4. Identical Twin Studies
Identical twins offer sociologists a unique opportunity to
study the affects of nature and nurture. In a sense, identical twins factor out
the nature or biological component, since they share the same genetic makeup.
It is difficult to factor out the nurture side of identical twins raised
in the same house. Research has shown that identical twins in their later years
will have some personality traits in common, demonstrating the impact of nature.
But the culture in which they were raised shows an even more profound impact on
their personality development, demonstrating the strong impact of nurture. Do
you think the identical girls pictured right have identical personalities, or
different personalities? Identical twins raised in different homes provides
evidence of the affect of nurture. Such is the case with Jack Yufe and
Oskar Stohr, identical twins born in the 1930's but raised in different homes
because of a divorce. Researchers figured that because Jack and Oskar had the
same genes any differences they showed would have to be the result of their
environment- their different social experiences. When studied years later, they were found to have some
quirky habits in common ( they both liked sweet liquor, had problems with math,
flushed the toilet both before and after using it) but for the most part, their
personalities were quite different. Oskar, raised in Nazi occupied
Czechoslovakia, was conservative, enjoyed leisure, and was not proud of
his Jewish heritage. Jack, raised in French occupied Trinidad, was
liberal, a workaholic, and proud of his Jewish ancestry. For sociologists,
the wide difference in personalities between the two seems to provide evidence
of the impact of the environment on human development.
The "nature vs. nurture" argument is a compelling
one for sociologists. The question of whether biological traits
influence our behavior or that environmental factors affect our behavior has
continued to create controversy. Most sociologists will cite environmental
factors as the more important of the two. But they don't discount the
importance of biology.
Check: How could I set up a test question with the information above? I could
create a multiple choice question which asks, "Which of the following most
accurately describes the socialization process?", or a short answer question
that asks, "Briefly describe one of the cases that supports the role of nurture
in the socialization process".
Gender Socialization
Every society channels its members behavior through gender
socialization. Gender socialization is the way society sets children onto
different paths in life because they are male or female. How do the
images pictured left and right influence gender for males and females in our
society? Ask
yourself, how did you acquire traits that are deemed male or female?
The two institutions most responsible for gender
socialization are the family and the mass media. Our parents are the first
people who teach us appropriate behavior for being a male or female. On
the basis of their sex, parents expose their children to different types of
toys, clothes, and play activities. The mass media is influential in
displaying powerful images on television and in music to large audiences in
reinforcing society's expectations of gender. Because boys and girls
are separated into different groups beginning in childhood, they develop and
assimilate the meanings that our society associates with the sexes. By the time
children reach the age of three, they are able to attach meanings of gender to
themselves and others. Parents may socialize a
biological boy (XY chromosomes) into a traditional masculine role, which
includes traditional gender characteristics like: independence, courage, and
aggressiveness. Likewise, parents may socialize a biological female (XX
chromosomes) into the traditional feminine role, including characteristics like:
submissiveness, emotionality, and empathy. Assuming both children feel like
their gender roles fit their identities, the masculine boy and feminine girl
will behave in ways that reflect their genders. For instance, the boy may play
with toy soldiers and join athletic teams. The girl, on the other hand, may play
with dolls and bond with other girls in smaller groups.
Sociological Theories and Gender Socialization
Structural - Functionalist Explanations of Gender
Socialization: The division of labor based upon
sex has survived because it is beneficent and efficient for society. This view
states that even today, this is the case. (Parsons and Shills) argued in the
1950s that family stability was maintained because one member, the male assumed
the "instrumental role" of bread winner; while the female adopted the
"expressive role" of managing relationships within the family and keeping it
together. (If both members were to work, this would place strain on the family
because of role competition). This sexual division of labor traces its roots
to prehistoric times where women's movement was restricted due to child-bearing
and nurturing. Men had more freedom of movement and thus, adopted instrumental
Conflict Theory View of Gender Socialization:
Conflict theorists will buy the idea of how gender roles
developed, but they disagree as to why they have continued. In this case they
would argue that such a division of labor is not necessarily beneficial to
society, but has been maintained by those in power. Men have a vested interest
in keeping things the way they are because they enjoy economic, political, and
social privileges. Present gender role divisions are outdated-- ok for hunting
and gathering societies but no longer appropriate to the modern world.
The Symbolic Interactionist Viewpoint:
From the micro perspective, symbolic
interactionists examine gender stratification on the day-to-day level;
e.g. men are more likely to interrupt women in conversations, their work spaces
are different (reflecting greater power); etc. They also focus how gender roles
are internalized by the sexes.
Here is a question to consider. What would happen to
a society that tried to eliminate gender socialization?
Check: How could I set up a test question with the information above? I could
create a multiple choice question which asks, "Which of the following is not a
traditional masculine trait?", or a short answer question that asks, "Briefly
describe structural-functionalist view of gender socialization.
Agents of Socialization
The agents of socialization are the people and groups that
influence our self-concept, emotions, attitudes and behavior. Those agents
of socialization are:
The Family
The family is the most important agent of
Our parents are our first teachers. The nurturing we receive from them at
home is essential to normal cognitive, emotional, and physical development.
Parents attempt to install conformity and obedience, as well as teach basic
skills necessary for survival outside the family. A family's race,
religion, and social class also influence the development of a child's
In more developed societies, education has become an
institutionalized feature of everyday life for children. The primary
function of schools is to disseminate information that is necessary for
functioning in a modern society. It's in schools that children first learn
that levels of achievement influence status in groups. Schools also
transmit society's main cultural values and norms.
Religion is an important source for values in moral
principles in every society. The various religious doctrines give
individuals a prescription of appropriate roles and behaviors.
Religion is also an important source for learning gender roles. Religion is so significant, that a later chapter is devoted to its influence.
Peer Groups
groups are individuals of the same age who are linked by common interests.
Peer groups influence the values and lifestyles at each age, but are most
pronounced for young adults. The judgments of one's peer group is deemed
important in helping us get an accurate picture of how we appear to others.
The peer group has another attraction to children in that unlike the other
agents of socialization, it allows children to escape the direction supervision
of adults.
The Workplace
Most of us will spend a significant portion of our lives
working for wages outside of the home with other adults. It is only
logical then that our working environments would have such a profound influence
on our self-concepts. Most people place a strong emphasis on their
self-concept from the work-role identity. Ask yourself, what is the first
question you ask a new acquaintance after their name?
The Mass Media
Many people believe that the mass media, particularly
television, rivals the family as the most important agent of socialization on a
child's life. With the average person spending more time watching
television, listening to music, playing video games, or surfing the internet, it
is hard to ignore the important influence the mass media has on the development
of our self-concept.
Check: How could I set up a test question with the information above? I could
create a multiple choice question which asks, "Which of the following agents of
socialization has the most influence on a child?", or a short answer question
that asks, "Briefly describe the role peer groups play in the socialization
Human beings often spend a lifetime learning their social
roles. Sometimes we are forced to abandon our self-concept and way of life
for a radically different one. This is called resocialization.
Changing the social behavior and values that one has acquired over a lifetime of
experience is difficult, and few people undertake the change voluntarily.
Resocialization involves learning new norms, behaviors,
values and attitudes to match a new situation in life. Examples would be
someone entering or leaving prison, someone entering a monastery or nunnery, or
someone becoming permanently disabled. Resocialization is not an easy
process. It is most efficiently done in what are called total
institutions. Total institutions are places in which all aspects of life
are completely controlled for the purpose of drastic resocialization. It
is a place where people are cut off from the rest of society and where the
institution officials have complete control. Total Institutions are created
for a number of reasons, which include:
1) to care for people who are defined as incapable and
harmless (orphanages and nursing homes)
2) to care for people who cannot care for themselves but
represent a unintentional threat to the community ( psychiatric hospitals)
3) to protect a community from those who authorities
define as posing a danger (prisons, concentration camps)
4) to pursue a specific task requiring the total
commitment of participants ( the military and boarding schools)
5) to create a retreat from the world (monasteries,
major component of resocialization is the degradation ceremony. This is an
attempt to remake the self by stripping away the individual's current identity
and putting a new one in its place. Think of what happens to an individual
when he/she enters a prison. Becoming an inmate involves fingerprinting,
becoming a number, having one's head shaved, and wearing a uniform. What
sort of resocialization would the soldiers pictured above have to go through?
Check: How could I set up a test question with the information above? I could
create a multiple choice question which asks, "Which of the following is not an
example of a total institution?", or a short answer question that asks, "Briefly
describe the concept of a degradation ceremony".
Socialization and the Life Course
All humans pass through different stages in their life.
At each stage, the various agents of socialization influence their behaviors and
views of the world. Social factors such as location, class and gender
influence experiences at each stage. The historical time period a person
lives in also influences their development. The process of change from one
life stage to another can involve a shift in a person's responsibilities, living
situation, or standing within the community. Moments of transition often involve
initiation ceremonies or rites of passage. Rites of Passage are
activities that mark and celebrate a change in a person's social status.
Sometimes they are rooted in religion (confirmation, bar mitzvah) or they are
more secular in nature (graduation ceremony, or a wedding).
Childhood. In western societies at least, childhood usually extends
from birth to the age of twelve. In the United States, a child in this age
group would be expected to attend school and play a variety of activities with
friends. It is a period for children to learn and play. It would seem odd
to Americans to have their children working outside the home at this age.
But this is not how childhood has been perceived throughout history or in all
countries around the world even as we enter the twenty-first century. In
many countries there are children 5 or 6 years old who work outside the home,
often engaged in physical labor. Here in the United States we have child
labor laws that prohibit children from working for wages. It is likely
that childhood is based more on culture than on biology. Contemporary Western
societies tend to view childhood as a natural condition linked to children's
physical immaturity. Children are considered innocent, with limited capacities
and in need of intensive care and protection by adults.
Adolescence. The term adolescence was coined at the turn of the
twentieth century to indicate a new stage of life in industrial countries.
As child labor became deemphasized in industrial settings, and education became
more important, roles changed and a gap was created between childhood and
adulthood. Before industrialization, most people went from childhood
straight to adulthood- which meant working, getting married, and starting a
family at an early age. Because the passage into adulthood has been
delayed, many adolescents find the teenage years to be marked with inner
turmoil. This turbulence exists because of the contradiction between culture and
Adulthood. Because roles and responsibilities differ from society
to society, it is hard to peg an exact time when adulthood begin. In
western societies, adulthood usually begins at the age of eighteen. In
fact, sociologists often describe adulthood in three stages. The first is
early adulthood, roughly from the age of eighteen to forty, when adults obtain
education and training, pursue careers, and begin families. During this
stage, personalities are formed. The early adulthood stage is also marked
by high levels of stress, as people try to balance work and family commitments.
The next stage of adulthood is middle adulthood. Middle adulthood usually
ranges from age forty to age sixty. This stage of life is often less
stressful. Most people will by this time enjoy job security and have
probably reached their highest standard of living. Children have become
more self-sufficient and have likely moved out of the home.
Old Age. Old age refers to
the last stage of adulthood that usually begins around the age of sixty.
People in this stage begin to feel the approaching end to their lives.
Careers come to an end and a new stage, "retirement" begins. Throughout history, societies have had to deal with the
problems associated with members growing old. The problems usually revolve
around how to allocate limited resources among societal members. Changes
in medical technology have made societies rethink the viability and quality of
life issues associated with the elderly. This section will look at how
"growing old" has changed, as well as, the nature of age inequality.
In some societies of the world, such as the Abkhasinas in
the former Soviet Union, the elderly are given a high level of respect.
In other societies such as the Tiwi of northern Australia, they are not.
Sociologists have noticed that age, like race or gender, is socially
constructed. In many societies in the world, age is viewed as a master
status, which dominates our perceptions of others. Which brings us to the
question of why do some societies view the aging process different than others?
1. Social
Gerontology & The Aging Revolution
Older Americans: 2012
Check: How could I set up a test question with the information above? I could
create a multiple choice question which asks, "In which stage of adulthood are
personalities formed?", or a short answer question that asks, "Briefly describe
how the industrialization process has affected childhood and adolescence in
industrialized societies".
Sociological Theories of Aging
The Symbolic Interactionist View of Age Discrimination
The symbolic interactionist approach focuses on the meaning of
being old. Attitudes about aging have changed over time. Some
members of society hold a negative stereotype of the elderly. Ageism
refers to prejudice and discrimination against people based on their age.
Symbolic interactionists would point out that in American society the meaning of
growing old has changed. Just a few generations ago, not many people made
it to old age. For those who did, it was seen as an accomplishment.
They were accorded respect. With the advent of industrialization, and the
reliance on young workers, the view of the elderly changed. The young
began viewing the elderly as not being superior to themselves. They were
often seen as financial burdens. Yet, the perception of the elderly seems
to be undergoing another change in the United States. Many elderly are
financially well off today. The view of them as financial burdens is
changing. In addition, as the baby boomers enter old age, they will
change the perception of activities for the elderly. Sexual
activity, once thought the domain of young adults, is now seen as normal for the
elderly. The recent introduction of the drug viagra, has also helped
change our views about the length of a person's sexual life.
The Structural - Functionalist View of Age Discrimination
Structural-functionalists view age discrimination differently.
This perspective wants to examine the effect of elderly either giving up or
being forced from positions of responsibility benefits society. Disengagement theory attempts to explain how retirement is used as a device to
ensure that society's positions are successfully passed from one generation to
the next. For example, many societies use pensions as a way to get the
elderly to hand over their positions to the younger members of society.
Some sociologists are critical of this view. They claim the elderly do not
disengage from their roles, but instead exchange them for a new set of roles.
Plan to Retire Later in Life
The Conflict Theory View of Age Discrimination
As always, the conflict theorists look at competition for
scarce resources as the basis for discrimination. Conflict theorists would
say that even though the old and young in a society are not aware of it, there
exists a struggle between them for resources. Issues of dispute, such as
social security, create intergenerational conflict. Conflict theorists
would say that many societies have historically viewed the elderly as a group
that uses a society's resources without contributing to them. Modern
mandatory retirement is seen as an extension of this. Those workers
between 25 and 65 see good paying jobs as belonging to them, and would not like
to have to compete for them with the elderly. This has usually meant that
when older workers retire, they become poor. In American society, this has
been somewhat addressed through the creation of social security and other social
Check: How could I set up a test question with the information above? I could
create a multiple choice question which asks, "Which of the sociological
theories sees competition for scarce resources between young and old?", or a
short answer question that asks, "Briefly describe disengagement theory".
The Graying of America
The graying of American refers to the increase in
the number of elderly people in the United States in percentage terms.
Over the last century, the number of elderly in the United States has increased
dramatically. Because of a number of factors, such as health improvements,
diet, and improvements in medical technology, life expectancy for people
in the United States has gone up. Which means that women and men over the
age of sixty-five have increased twice as fast as the population as a
whole. In 1900 only 4% of the population was over 65. It is
projected that by the year 2050, 20% of the population will be over
65. This will have a profound affect on American society. Who will
pay for the health care expenses? How will pay for the increase in social
security benefits?
65 and older a
growing part of the national census
of total population
Source: US Census
The graying of
The 85 and
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Sociology in Film
Below are a list of movies that exhibit
sociological concepts learned in this unit.
The Boys
From Brazil. This film explores the nature vs. nurture
debate through the cloning of Hitler.
Shawshank Redemption. This film looks at the affects of
socialization and resocialization in a prison.
This film explores the effects of social isolation on a young girl.
A movie showing how young girls grow up faster and older than they are.
Sociology in Books
Below are a list of books that exhibit
sociological concepts learned in this unit.
in the Belly: On Being a Man Sam Keen
The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are by Robert
Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the
Emerging Science of Sex Differences by Leonard Sax
Sex, Time and Power: How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution
by Leonard Shlain
Predictable Crisis of Adult Life
by Gail Sheehy
Brym, Robert J.
2003 Sociology: Your Compass For A New World
Canada: Wadsworth Thomson Learning
Ferrante, Joan
2000 Sociology:
The United States in a Global Community United States: Wadsworth
Thomson Learning
Henslin, James M.
2000 Essentials of Sociology: A
Down-to-Earth Approach (3rd Edition) Boston:
Allyn and Bacon
Macionis, John J.
1999 Sociology.
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall
Croteau, David and Hones, William
2013 Experience
Sociology New York: McGraw-Hill
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The United States announced last week that it will seek the strongest possible management for the conservation of Atlantic bluefin tuna, sending a clear and definitive statement to the international community that the current status quo is not acceptable. …
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Thanks, Ricardo Baltierra Back to top pooroldedgarJoined: 07 Oct 2010Posts: 79 Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 7:08 am Post subject: I've sent in my application (a couple of times, actually) and I haven't heard anything, though I've noticed they keep advertising jobs. I meet the requirement, so who knows. Back to top ChumaJoined: 21 May 2013Posts: 64 Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 8:14 am Post subject: I also meet the requirements and sent my CV to KAU, but haven't received any sort of acknowledgment. I suppose they do things in their own time. Back to top lcanupp1964Joined: 12 Dec 2009Posts: 319Location: Jeddah, KSA Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:17 am Post subject: KAU has four, eight-week terms per year. They are always short around 30-50 teachers at the start of every year due to the first term being the one with the most students attending. The good news is that many teachers can teach "a double" and get around 17,000sr (over eight weeks) more in overtime. In addition, nobody forces teachers to work OT. As the year moves forward, more and more students "pass" out of the four levels (A1, A2, B1, B2) and thusly, the number of instructors needed drops. Now that the ELI is in the third term, there is no real, strong need to find teachers. One might think that the ELI should manage this better year-round, but... Welcome to KSA! Hang in there. It's just the way they do things over here. Back to top pooroldedgarJoined: 07 Oct 2010Posts: 79 Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:49 pm Post subject: Do you think 6 months from now, when they need teachers again, they will have my resume on hand? Or should I keep sending it in? Also, how competitive are these jobs? Are there many, many people fighting for a few spots, or is it like every other ESL job I've had where if you meet the requirements and don't totally blow the interview they'll offer you a spot? Back to top lcanupp1964Joined: 12 Dec 2009Posts: 319Location: Jeddah, KSA Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:04 pm Post subject: I would send my CV to the ELI again in April if you don't here from them. Competitive? I feel that it is a little competitive if you are not a native speaker of English, but if so, most native speakers who apply and met all the requirements, should get an offer. About 30 teachers out around 275 instructors at the ELI were born and educated in an English speaking country. Back to top HatcherJoined: 20 Mar 2008Posts: 264 Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 2:30 pm Post subject: KAU is one of the better deals in the country... the question is can you adjust? For what you are paid compared to hours teaching, it works out well. But there are other things to consider prior to coming to the KSA. 1. There is very limited health care... yes, the contract yes unlimited but most of what you would get here, you wouldnt want. 2. If you are introverted and enjoy being indoors, you can survive mentally. But if you are active and like being outside, it isnt easy. Tough, in fact. 3. Not much to do so you have to work hard to entertain yourself. Back to top ricardobaltierraJoined: 30 May 2013Posts: 20 Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 10:26 am Post subject: Who are the big payers in the KSA? Hi all, I hear that the typical contract in colleges for the KSA starts at $50,000 plus benefits (housing, plane tickets, etc). If making money is your priority, where should one apply - not counting ARAMCO and the military contractors (Vinnell, Booz Allen, Dyncorp, BAE Systems)? Thanks! Back to top SENTINEL33Joined: 19 Jan 2014Posts: 112Location: Bahrain Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 6:24 am Post subject: Re: Who are the big payers in the KSA? ricardobaltierra wrote: I hear that the typical contract in colleges for the KSA starts at $50,000 plus benefits (housing, plane tickets, etc). 1. You "might" get $50 thou if you have outstanding qualifications and experience, but that amount is certainly far from a "typical" starting salary at least at the unis. 2. "Outstanding" qualifications in this case means your highest degree (and it better be at least an MA) is from one of the premier world universities as listed on the various "ranking" sites that have sprung up in the last 10 years. Among the top 100 is what they're looking for, although the closer it is to the top 10, the looser the purse strings can become. This development is not widely published - if at all - on their recruting documents such as ads and so on, but it is definitely on their minds as they sift and winnow through the countless applications. This is due to the recent mad drive towards "certification" of one kind or another and the fact that FACULTY is an important element in the RANKINGS. The more MITs, Harvards, Berkeleys, Oxfords et al. you can point to on your faculty, the higher your institution will rank. 3. To specifically answer your question as to "where" you should apply is impossible to answer. That's like asking which soap brand to use, TIDE or CHEER. It all depends, is the answer and your satisfaction will hinge on who your direct supervisor is and what sort of students you will ultimately face in class. Back to top ricardobaltierraJoined: 30 May 2013Posts: 20 Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:44 am Post subject: Housing Allowance Hi All. Thanks for the reply. What is the housing allowance for ELI? I read that they don't provide housing, but instead provide a $400 USD housing allowance. Is that enough to rent decent, though not opulent, housing in Jeddah? Also, do they provide key money with this housing allowance, or am I supposed to provide the "key money" out of my salary? Thanks! Back to top nomad soulJoined: 31 Jan 2010Posts: 3852Location: Terra firma Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:45 am Post subject: Re: Housing Allowance ricardobaltierra wrote: What is the housing allowance for ELI? I suspect it's still 17,000 SAR ($4500 USD) per year, paid out as a lump sum or prorated for those joining after the start of the academic year. There's also a furniture allowance. There are plenty of threads about KAU-ELI within this forum; you might do a search. Additionally, you started this thread more than a month ago but apparently haven't applied to KAU. This is presently the recruiting/hiring season for the upcoming year for many Saudi universities, so if you're interested, it's best to jump in now and get your questions answered during interviews. Back to top ricardobaltierraJoined: 30 May 2013Posts: 20 Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:35 am Post subject: Application for ELI Thank you Nomad Soul for your reply. Yikes! Sounds like they are offering less than $400 per month for housing. I scheduled an interview and this will be one question I certainly will ask. I hope I am wrong, but for what I am reading I think there is better in KSA - even for an English teacher. I will let you know how my interview turns out, and what kind of offer they make - if any. Cheers! Back to top lcanupp1964Joined: 12 Dec 2009Posts: 319Location: Jeddah, KSA Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 1:41 pm Post subject: Teachers also get (one-time, when you first get here) an additional 8,500sr to help set-up your flat. Back to top nomad soulJoined: 31 Jan 2010Posts: 3852Location: Terra firma Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: Application for ELI ricardobaltierra wrote: Yikes! Sounds like they are offering less than $400 per month for housing. Keep in mind the cost of living is low in Jeddah unless you have extravagant tastes. Plus, as Icanupp pointed out, KAU includes a one-time furniture allowance. 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Really I meant to do it when I got up, but even though I got up pretty late (couldn't get to sleep last night, drastic tossing and turning), it was still only in the mid-30s outside - I decided to do my tender lungs and my lazy morning self a favor and put it off till the afternoon!
It was great, too - I would think that it's not just me, but that many people doing this sort of IM training plan find the Tuesday hour-long run with harder-effort intervals the most enjoyable workout of the week. It's beautiful outside, too; a bit chilly during the warmup, but perfect once you're actually doing the intervals. I did them all in my close-to-home bit of Riverside Park, which is gorgeous at this time of year, and not too crowded (I think we were just around the daytime high of 46F).
10 mins. warmup, then 6 x 5 min. zone 3 + 2 min. walk, cooldown
1:00 total
I am resolved to go TNYA practice at 6 this evening; if I do a couple real masters practices each week, then truly my swimming will be fine, but I shouldn't let it be that every week I'm only doing a couple short easy-effort swims on my own...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tuesday run intervals!
Posted by Jenny Davidson at 3/29/2011 03:07:00 PM
2 comments:
- Danielle in Iowa in Seattle said...
Intervals are rough on the lungs when it is cold! I can do long runs, but hard efforts will get the asthma acting up.
- March 29, 2011 at 3:41 PM
- Ironmom (Julie) said...
Hey, I just started following and am doing IM CDA with you. Best of luck!!
- March 29, 2011 at 4:54 PM
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Welfare Transfers in Two-Parent Families: Labor Supply and Welfare Participation Under AFDC-UP
AbstractThis paper examines the effect of cash transfers and food stamp benefits on family labor supply and welfare participation among two-parent families. The Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Unemployed Parent Program has been providing cash benefits to two-parent households since 1961 and recent congressional action has increased its importance. In this model, the husband's and wife's labor supply decisions are constrained by a family budget constraint which is non-convex due to features of the AFDC-UP program. The husband's and wife's labor supply decisions are restricted to no work, part-time work and full-time work. Features of the tax and transfer programs are modeled formally using kinked budget restraints. Maximum likelihood techniques are used to estimate parameters of the underlying hours of work and welfare participation equations. The estimates from the model are used to determine the magnitude of the work disincentive effects of the AFDC-UP program, and to simulate the effects of changes in AFDC-UP benefit and eligibility rules on family labor supply and welfare participation. The results suggest that labor supply and welfare participation among two-parent families are highly responsive to changes in the benefit structure under the AFDC-UP program.
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News: The PCB is expected to throw up a firm defence against reversing the result of the controversial 2006 Oval Test between England and Pakistan
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News: The MCC has asked the ICC to reverse its decision to alter the forfeited Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval in 2006 into a draw
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Jul 5, 2008
Holding quits ICC cricket committee
News: Michael Holding has resigned from the ICC cricket committee because the result of the 2006 Oval Test was changed
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ICC changes Oval forfeiture to draw
News: The ICC has changed the result of the controversial Oval Test between England and Pakistan in 2006 from an English victory to a draw, following pressure from the Pakistan Cricket Board during the annual ICC meeting in Dubai
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Hair drops charges against Pakistan board
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Plot Summary: The sub-zero heroes from the worldwide blockbusters "Ice Age" and "Ice Age: The Meldown" are back, on an incredible adventure...for the ages. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut (while, maybe, finding true love); Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth, Sid the sloth gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs; and Diego the saber-toothed tiger wonders if he's growing too "soft" hanging with his pals. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have some close encounters with dinosaurs, battle flora and fauna run amuck - and meet a relentless, one-eyed, dino-hunting weasel named Buck.
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Hunter and Braden Gandee complete journey in Michigan
Cracks in the Foundation
Today we woke up determined to
make a visit to one of our favorite places
Is has several names
Castle Island
Pleasure Bay
Fort Independence
To us it's the place we go
At least 3 times a year or more
Sometimes we count:
Each step we take
Each boat we see
Each dog that barks
Each child we hear
Each seagull that flies overhead
Each plane that takes off
Each plane that lands
Each car that comes
Each car that goes
But the most fun thing to count
Are the cracks in the foundation
Ants scurry to and fro
Weeds sprout all about
And sometimes we sneak a peek at what lies beneath
Suddenly its time to go
So the last place to go
Is for fro yo at the main gate
We lick, lick, lick
As the clock tick, tick,ticks
Counting the time that's passed
And the time that's left
Next time won't you be our guest?
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Please watch the 5:30 video we made (see below).
Credits show when the cracks in the foundation end,
but after the credits roll you will see a compilation of our visits to Castle Island
over the last four years. I hope you enjoy it.
Despite damage from the collection of recent storms, Jamaica Pond is still beautiful. Our girls enjoyed the 1.5 mile walk around. So many happy faces, families, students, couples, bikers, pets and fishers. What a glorious day.
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Bids of over £2000 for AIDS charity
The bike of former chief whip Andrew Mitchell, which was at the centre of the "plebgate" row, is now for sale on eBay.
Mr Mitchell was riding the seven-year-old bike when police officers refused to let him leave Downing Street via the main gate last September. It was claimed at the time that Mr Mitchell swore at the officers and called them "plebs".
Mr Mitchell denies the allegation and was forced to resign after a series of damaging headlines. He has now put his "hard-working" Reflux Westminster for sale on eBay, wishing to give it a "good home out of the limelight".
All the proceeds from the sale will go to the charity Nyumbani UK, which helps HIV and AIDS affected children in Kenya.
The 18 speed bike with a basket has so far received 18 bids totalling more than £2000.


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Ships bring eagerly awaited salt to Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Two ships carrying 50,000 tons of salt have arrived in Wisconsin, where some communities have started mixing sand with salt to stretch their supplies.
The city of Milwaukee had used 62,000 tons of salt before two storms that hit Saturday and Wednesday. That's already 5,000 tons more than it uses in a typical winter.
Cities nationwide have been running low on salt with snowstorms hitting early and often this winter.
The public works director in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, Fred Abadi, says many communities that order salt through the state Department of Transportation have received less than full deliveries as suppliers try to make sure every area has some salt.
The salt shipment that arrived Wednesday at the Port of Milwaukee will be distributed throughout the state.
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BRISTOL — In addition to discussing the proposed Lathrop gravel pit, Bristol selectmen at their meeting on Monday took several other actions. These included:
• Approved budgets for the town's water and sewer districts. Rate increases for the coming year are not anticipated for either utility, and the two budgets are supported by user fees and not taxpayer dollars.
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During the 36 years he has been a senator, Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy has spent 20 years as a member of the majority party and 16 years as a member of the minority party. Leahy will almost certainly be re-elected to a seventh term in November, but whether he will be a member of the majority or the minority party when the Senate reconvenes in January is very much an open question.
Because so many people have asked me for a copy of the remarks I made at Sunday's Middlebury College commencement, I've decided to reprint them here.
In case you hadn't seen the news reports, I was asked to step in at the last minute for Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn, the scheduled commencement speakers who were last-minute no-shows. Apparently they had a Third World country to save that day and decided, for some inexplicable reason, that this was more important than giving a commencement speech.
In the past few years, the Vermont Principals' Association and coaches' associations in several sports have tinkered with divisional alignments.
It's never an easy task.
Opinions vary. Mine has changed over the years; I used to be in favor of fewer divisions and "true" state championships. Now, I am more interested in competitive balance within the divisions.
MIDDLEBURY — In a well-played duel for first place in Division II, the only mistakes on Tuesday cost the visiting Mount Abraham Union High School softball team and allowed Middlebury to claim a 1-0 victory.
The 10-5 Tigers took over the top spot in D-II, although 11-3 Lyndon is lurking in second and has an easier schedule. MUHS ends its season on Thursday at D-I power Essex.
LINCOLN — The Lincoln Historical Society's latest exhibit is full of familiar names and faces: those of neighbors, brothers, fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers. For each one there are many other men and women who've represented Addison County in the armed forces.
Ask Norman Steadman, the curator at the historical society's museum, and he'll tell you that these are the faces of service, the embodiment of the sacrifices that Addison County residents have made for their families, towns and country over the decades.
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A traffic stop in south Lubbock on Wednesday night ended with a dog bite and two men facing charges.
Corporal John Gonzalez with the Department of Public Safety said a trooper stopped a vehicle at 114th St. and Quaker Ave. around 9 p.m. The trooper requested backup and Lubbock Police and Lubbock County Sheriff's Deputies responded.
Gonzalez said that while interviewing the driver of the vehicle, James Garza, the trooper found marijuana. Authorities said that's when Garza took off running.
A police dog chased the suspect down and bit him in the process. Garza, 29, was transported to UMC with minor injuries and is now being charged with drug possession, evading and resisting arrest and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
Gonzalez said Matthew McWhorter was a passenger in Garza's vehicle, and is now being charged with drug possession.
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Came across this on another Viking Board...
Per Doctolero on KFAN, former San Francisco 1st Round bust WR Rashaun Woods was practicing with the Vikes today. Apparently, he was all buddy buddy on the sideline today with his old receiving coach Darrell Wyatt, who just so happens to be our receivers coach. Not that unexpected or exciting, he's depth if in fact the ink is drying on his contract as we speak.
It is also being reported that the much awaited signing of QB A.J. Feeley is expected to happen within the next few days. McMahon will not play on Thursday, and although it is said to be because they want to try out O'Sullivan, the real reason is that Tarvaris Jackson has officially beaten him out for the #2 QB position. There is no reason to keep him around as a #3 QB and that is where A.J. comes in. Cheaper. Better. Altogether happier. Don't forget, not only is Feeley a Childress boy...he is also a Rick Spielman boy. It's gonna happen folks.
Another hot one making the rounds is that the Vikings may shop a future 6th or 7th round pick to Philadelphia for WR Todd Pinkston. This, as much as we probably don't like it, is most likely gonna happen as well. The Vikes may wait for his release, but if other teams get hot to trot for him and they don't want to take a chance, look for them to send Philly a small token of affection for a glorified gift.
Now noone flame me if none of these happen/happened.However they seem pretty realistic IMO.


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A series made out as a strategic and slow defensive battle started off in the Washington Wizards' favor. They topped 100 points in a Game 1 win, but it's since been the slugfest that the top-seeded Indiana Pacers would like it to be. So the last two games have gone in Indiana's favor, and the 85-63 win in Game 3 was about as brutal and ugly as it gets.
NBA playoffs
NBA playoffs
Frank Vogel's team has found its swagger behind its suffocating defense that helped it earn the top seed in the Eastern Conference despite fumbling down the stretch of the regular season. The biggest turnaround in the series came from Roy Hibbert, whose offense has been dug up from the dead. But it's been his role in helping Indiana's front line in stopping the Wizards' duo of Marcin Gortat and Nene -- they scored 12 combined points on 5-for-21 shooting in Game 3 -- that was the story in Game 3 on Friday.
Yet, the more constant theme for the series has been Indiana's ability to lock down Washington point guard John Wall, who had his best scoring outing of 15 points in Game 3 but also had seven turnovers. Randy Wittman's team first might simply need to see shots go down; after that, the Wizards can worry about pumping up the tempo and helping their young point guard around Indiana's walls of defense.
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