Natasha Oslinger
Assignment O & P
5-16-16
Assignment O:
Based upon the work that you have done on the article “The Rural-Urban Divide: Election 2012”, page 491, complete the tasks below:
1. What strategy would you suggest for Republicans to present in urban areas?
Generally, people vote Republican when they are more traditional and non progressive than the Democratic candidate. People who are more traditional and non progressive are generally this way because of religion or familial convention, and can normally be found in rural areas. These kind of people vote Republican whereas people in urban areas tend to vote Democratic. If the Republican candidate wants to acquire the votes of the more progressive people in urban areas, they would need to show that they can be progressive in their ideals while not deterring too much as to seem liberal to Republicans.
2. What strategy would you suggest for Democrats to present in rural areas?
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Democratic people tend to be more progressive with their ideals and generally have more liberal ideas than people in rural areas. For Democrats to present in rural areas, they would need show that they have the traditional family values and respect for religion that Republicans generally have. They would need to show that they aren’t all about “handing out abortions” and “destroying traditional marriage” like many conservative Republicans might believe they do.
3. What are your suggestions trying to address?
My suggestions are trying to address the misconceptions or skewed beliefs that some rural / urban people might have about their opposing political candidates. My suggestions are basically telling each candidate, whether Democratic or Republican, that the best way to appeal to the demographic they are currently not appealing to is to try and relate to their wants and needs. This might be unattainable in a lot of situations, considering that it could involve compromising the individual's beliefs, but, when done in more casual levels, it can help to swing people's vote.
Assignment P:
Read the Sociology in Focus article, “Does Science Threaten Religion?” on page 564, and then answer these three questions:
1. Why would someone reject religious accounts of human creation?
Someone might reject religious account of human creation because they believe that human creation can better and more reasonably/accurately be explained by scientific means. Some might see the scientific evidence that humans and the planet were created by the natural world rather than some divine being and believe it to be accurate. Others might see this same evidence and disagree that it is evidence at all, but rather lies or misguided truths about how the world and human species came about.
2. Why would someone reject scientific theories of evolution?
Someone might reject scientific theories of evolution because they believe that humans and the universe were created by a divine being. Although it is almost indisputably proven that evolution is to thank for the creation of human beings and the rest of the natural world, some might see this “evidence” as inaccurate. If someone’s faith and belief in god is strong enough, they can see past the veil of science and reject scientific theories.
3. Are answering “how” and “why” two different lines of investigation requiring different methodologies and evidence? Is answering “why” necessary in order to explain how something operates?
Answering “how” and “why” someone might reject scientific / religious beliefs can be considered two different lines of investigation. Why someone is religious or believes in science can simply be explained by thought process and how they grew up. If it is pushed into one's head that god is the almighty creator of the universe and believing otherwise will result in eternal suffering after death, it is less likely that this person will become a strong believer in science. To answer how someone might believe in god or science is more a matter of personal belief and exposure. Yes, answering why is necessary to explain how something operates because without understand why there is meaning behind something, it would be impossible to look deeper and understand the “how.”
Assignment O & P
5-16-16
Assignment O:
Based upon the work that you have done on the article “The Rural-Urban Divide: Election 2012”, page 491, complete the tasks below:
1. What strategy would you suggest for Republicans to present in urban areas?
Generally, people vote Republican when they are more traditional and non progressive than the Democratic candidate. People who are more traditional and non progressive are generally this way because of religion or familial convention, and can normally be found in rural areas. These kind of people vote Republican whereas people in urban areas tend to vote Democratic. If the Republican candidate wants to acquire the votes of the more progressive people in urban areas, they would need to show that they can be progressive in their ideals while not deterring too much as to seem liberal to Republicans.
2. What strategy would you suggest for Democrats to present in rural areas?
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Democratic people tend to be more progressive with their ideals and generally have more liberal ideas than people in rural areas. For Democrats to present in rural areas, they would need show that they have the traditional family values and respect for religion that Republicans generally have. They would need to show that they aren’t all about “handing out abortions” and “destroying traditional marriage” like many conservative Republicans might believe they do.
3. What are your suggestions trying to address?
My suggestions are trying to address the misconceptions or skewed beliefs that some rural / urban people might have about their opposing political candidates. My suggestions are basically telling each candidate, whether Democratic or Republican, that the best way to appeal to the demographic they are currently not appealing to is to try and relate to their wants and needs. This might be unattainable in a lot of situations, considering that it could involve compromising the individual's beliefs, but, when done in more casual levels, it can help to swing people's vote.
Assignment P:
Read the Sociology in Focus article, “Does Science Threaten Religion?” on page 564, and then answer these three questions:
1. Why would someone reject religious accounts of human creation?
Someone might reject religious account of human creation because they believe that human creation can better and more reasonably/accurately be explained by scientific means. Some might see the scientific evidence that humans and the planet were created by the natural world rather than some divine being and believe it to be accurate. Others might see this same evidence and disagree that it is evidence at all, but rather lies or misguided truths about how the world and human species came about.
2. Why would someone reject scientific theories of evolution?
Someone might reject scientific theories of evolution because they believe that humans and the universe were created by a divine being. Although it is almost indisputably proven that evolution is to thank for the creation of human beings and the rest of the natural world, some might see this “evidence” as inaccurate. If someone’s faith and belief in god is strong enough, they can see past the veil of science and reject scientific theories.
3. Are answering “how” and “why” two different lines of investigation requiring different methodologies and evidence? Is answering “why” necessary in order to explain how something operates?
Answering “how” and “why” someone might reject scientific / religious beliefs can be considered two different lines of investigation. Why someone is religious or believes in science can simply be explained by thought process and how they grew up. If it is pushed into one's head that god is the almighty creator of the universe and believing otherwise will result in eternal suffering after death, it is less likely that this person will become a strong believer in science. To answer how someone might believe in god or science is more a matter of personal belief and exposure. Yes, answering why is necessary to explain how something operates because without understand why there is meaning behind something, it would be impossible to look deeper and understand the “how.”