Mass media- (Team- 1)

Hello All,

I was on team two, anti-mess media.  my topic is how does mass media can impact social change or social movement does? Here I am going to share why I am not agreeing on this issue. First of all, I would say mass media has both side good and bad. If we look its good side, it gives us local and world news and lots of educational subject. But this is not enough to change anything in our social movement. My opinion is proper education; proper rule and regulation can impact on social movement. However, sometimes its make various gossips, that is not good for us such as one scientist told that the earth would be destroy in 2012. When we heard that, we were become so afraid.  Therefore, we understand that mass media not only good for us but also bad for us.

Social Institution

  Social institution is my topic. I chose this topic for many reasons. First, I will define what social institution is. Then I will reflect its role on my individual like as well as on the society as a whole. Social institutions are organized patterns of belief and behavior centered on basic social needs. The government, the mass media, the religion etc. are the entire example of social institution. Now I will going to discuss role of the Christian church. Church gives us moral values and guidelines, spiritual counseling, help solve families and social problem. It also influenced on my personal life. It also gives me moral values. It taught to distinguish between good and bad. I found moral support and consolation when I was in disappointed for any reason. Individually proper guidance when I did not know what to do. In society life, it also helps to make a good society. When I get proper guidance from church, it is also affect on my society people.  They also learn how they can make good social life. So, I understand that social institution important for me and social life.

Assignment #3

Human Right and HIV/AIDS

Montgomery College

 Sociology -101

Professor: Sahar Sattarzadeh

Florence Rozario

          

             AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is the final stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system. When someone affected by this disease, it will damage his/her whole thing. The AIDS epidemic was first recognized in the united state of 1981. According to the centers for diseases control and prevention (CDC), 940,000 cases of AIDS reported in the United States from 1981 to 2004. Now this time, approximately there are 1.1 million people in the United State are infected with the human immune deficiency virus. HIV continues to spread throughout the world, shadowed by increasing challenges to human rights, at both national and global levels. The virus continues to be marked by difference against population groups; those who are live on the fringes of society.  Because they do not know about this virus. They have no awareness about this virus. They infected with HIV may suffer from violations of their rights when, for example, they face government-condoned marginalization and discrimination in relation to access to health, education, and social services. In this context, the realization of rights by people living with HIV would require nondiscriminatory access within a supportive social environment. Every government is publically accountable for their actions toward people in the context of HIV/AIDS. Given the reality of violations that continue to occur, it is useful to consider the specific human rights responsibilities of governments. First, we need to definite what’s call Cultural Relativism. Cultural Relativism is the view that moral or ethical systems, which vary from culture to culture, are all equally valid and no one system is really “better” than any other. This is based on the idea that there is no ultimate standard of good or evil, so every judgment about right and wrong is a product of society. When a culture are affected by the HIV virus, another culture should aware their people. Therefore, they can protect their culture from this virus. So Cultural relativism teaches us how we can far away from this bad thing. Absolutely, HIV is human rights violation Issue. From my sociological imagination and cultural relativism perspectives, we should view it as positive to wakeup other from this virus.