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Based on our readings from our assigned chapter and materials this week, along with our supplemental video, answer the questions below. 1. Select TWO of the theories that we discussed this week. Which ones did you select? 2. Discuss the differences in how these 2 theories you’ve selected view/evaluate adolescent development. What are the similarities, and what are the differences? 3. From all of the theories on adolescent development that we read about this week, were any of them NEW to you (you have not previously heard of nor read about in other classes, through the news, or otherwise)? If so, which one? View Discussion

Before writing an essay, the writer creates an outline that s/he uses to develop his/her ideas. For this assignment, you will choose one of the comparison/contrast essays provided below; read it attentively by paying attention to the elements the writer used.

Part One

Recreate the outline you believe that the writer had come up with before writing the essay itself.

Part Two

Identify an element that you consider that the writer did not do well at and provide an alternative correction.

For your convenience, I am attaching below a sample of an essay outline.

Note: Please note that university strictly prohibits the use of plagiarism (including artificial intelligence). All assignments are monitored with Turnitin, for which students who plagiarize will be referred to the Integrity Committee for disciplinary action.

During my sophomore year, I wanted to start a small community fundraiser to support a local charity, but I had very limited resources. I had no budget, little experience organizing events, and only a short amount of time before the school term ended. Instead of seeing these limits as obstacles, I focused on what I did have: initiative, creativity, and a strong sense of purpose. I reached out to classmates directly, explained the cause, and used free digital tools to spread the word. I designed simple promotional materials myself and coordinated volunteers by breaking tasks into small, manageable roles. When challenges came uplow initial interest or scheduling conflictsI adjusted quickly, changing strategies rather than giving up. The fundraiser was modest, but it succeeded in raising both awareness and meaningful contributions. More importantly, the experience taught me that creativity often grows out of constraint. I learned that persistence is not about pushing harder in one direction, but about adapting, staying flexible, and continuing to move forward even when progress feels slow. This mindset has stayed with me and continues to shape how I approach challenges today.

in 150-200 words clear this from AI I first noticed a problem when I realized how little my friends and I understood about money, despite how often it affects our daily lives. At school and at home, people talked about grades, sports, and college, but rarely about how money works, how to save, or how investing shapes the future. I felt this gap personally because I was curious about finance but had to figure things out mostly on my own. To respond, I joined my schools Finance Club and started learning as much as I could. I also opened and managed my own stock market account, which made finance feel real rather than theoretical. As I learned, I naturally began sharing what I understood with friendsexplaining basic concepts, discussing market news, and encouraging them to ask questions without feeling embarrassed. These conversations helped me realize how empowering even small pieces of knowledge can be. If I could try again, I would be more confident in taking initiative earlier. I would organize informal group discussions or invite knowledgeable adults to speak, so more students could benefit. This experience taught me that personal curiosity can grow into responsibilityand that meaningful change often starts with one honest question.

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Chapter 12: Discussion on the Family

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In this discussion you are to use your sociological imagination and “make the familiar strange”. Using the knowledge you have about your family history (your generation, your parents and grandparents, e.g.) discuss where you see connections between lived experience and the changing characteristics of families over time. These might include race or ethnicity, immigration to the US, social class, education, occupation, religion, gender roles, childrearing practices, etc. If you would like to include photos (no more than three) please do and tell us how they express ideas presented in Chapter 12.

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I will provide an outline of what chapter 12 is about and the name of the book if you want to find it online

Chapter 12: Families and Intimate Relationships General Outline

1. What Is a Family? (Sociological Perspective)

• Families are social institutions, not just private arrangements.
• What counts as a family varies across cultures, time periods, and societies.
• Sociologists look at family patterns to understand power, gender roles, race, and class.

2. Marriage Patterns Across Cultures

This section explains how societies regulate marriage:

• Endogamy
• Marrying within a specific social group (race, class, religion).
• Reinforces social boundaries and inequality.
• Exogamy
• Marrying outside ones social group.
• Often used to build alliances or reduce conflict between groups.
• Monogamy
• Marriage between two people.
• Most common and socially preferred in the U.S., though not always practiced.
• Polygamy
• Marriage involving more than two people.
• Polygyny: One man married to multiple women (most common form worldwide).
• Polyandry: One woman married to multiple men (rare, often tied to economic survival).

3. Family Structures

Different ways families are organized:

• Nuclear Family
• Parents and their children.
• Often treated as the norm in the U.S., but not universal.
• Extended Family
• Includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins.
• Common in many non-Western societies and immigrant communities.
• Kinship Networks
• Broader systems of family and social ties.
• Important for support, childcare, finances, and survivalespecially in marginalized communities.

4. Changing Family Forms in the U.S.

• Cohabitation
• Couples living together without being married.
• Increasingly common and socially accepted.
• Reflects changing views on marriage, gender roles, and economic pressures.

5. Gender Roles and Family Life

This part focuses on inequality within families:

• Cult of Domesticity
• 19th-century belief that women belong in the home and men in the workforce.
• Still influences expectations about motherhood and femininity today.
• Second Shift
• Coined by Arlie Hochschild.
• Even when women work full-time, they often do most housework and childcare.
• Highlights ongoing gender inequality in families.

6. Race, Law, and Family

• Miscegenation
• Laws that once banned interracial marriage in the U.S.
• Show how the state historically controlled family formation.
• Overturned by Loving v. Virginia (1967).
• Connects family life to racism and power.

7. Big Takeaway of Chapter 12

• Families are not natural or fixed they are shaped by:
• Culture
• Economics
• Gender norms
• Race
• Laws and social inequality
• What society calls normal family life often reflects power and privilege, not biology.