Category: Sociology

Answer the discussion questions. Each question requires two(2) quotes from the source. Try to be as in depth as possible.

Chapter 4 Grit, Zest, and Racism (The Hunger Games) question:

Discuss system justification and how it creates low self-esteem when we dont prepare children to face injustices.

Chapter 5 Abolitionist Teaching, Freedom Dreaming, and Black Joy question:

Because there is no one way to do abolitionist teaching Dr. Love offers some examples. How is Beacon Hill in Boston an example? How did the nexus of activities there affect slavery abolition?

Teaching in the Undertow by Michie question:

Michie talks about limiting the use of oversimplified textbooks, bringing in primary source documents… Explain what he means by these two examples and why they might be important.

For this assignment find an article on social media and posting about clients or any article that involves ethical behavior that is currently happening, describe what ethical behavior the individual is exhibiting, how the agency reprimand the individual, what if any services they had to complete?

Pick a Social Movement/ Case Study – I like the idea of writing about gender based violence.

Advised reading by lecturers –

Edwards, G. (2014) Social Movements and Protest. Cambridge University Press

• Challenging Codes: Collective Action in the Information Age by Alberto Melucci.
• Marxism and Social Movements edited by Colin Barker et al..
• Poor People’s Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail by Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward.

Lifestyle Movements: Exploring the Intersection of Lifestyle and Social Movements

• Article Haenfler, Ross ; Johnson, Brett ; Jones, Ellis, Social movement studies, 11(1), 2012, 1 – 20
• Surfing the Global Protest Wave’ by Dr Kevin Gillan (please note the whole edition is attached but you only have to read Kevin’s article, the first one on pages 15-17).

Theories to potentially use –

• Relative deprivation theory
• Social disconnection theory (mass society)
• Structural strains
• Crowd psychology (Blumer, Le Bon)
• Smelser’s 6-point
• Resource Mobilization Theory
• New social Movement
• Understand the methods through which direct democracy is practiced and the contexts it which has been adopted
• Know what is meant by ‘consensus decision making’ and its potential benefits and pitfalls

ATTACHED IS A PDF EXPLAINING MORE

In 23 paragraphs, explain how the event aligns with the concept of moral panics as outlined by Stanley Cohen and the Cynical Historian (YouTube documentary linked above). Address the following: The “folk devils” (individuals/groups blamed for the panic). The role of media in amplifying fear. The response from the public and authorities. The consequences of the panic (e.g., legislation, stigma). Cite the text and video (time stamps) 4) Critical Reflection: In 2-3 paragraphs, reflect on: Whether the moral panic was justified. How it reflects broader societal anxieties. Any parallels to current issues or potential future moral panics. Assessment Criteria Example Selection and Summary (20%): Relevance and clarity of the chosen example. Concept Application (40%): Accurate and insightful use of moral panic theory. Critical Reflection (30%): Depth of thought and connection to broader societal themes. Writing Quality (10%): Clarity, organization, and proper citation. Total Possible Points: 100 Items to Note A paragraph is a minimum of 3 full sentences Proper citation should be both in-text and at the end in a bibliography in APA or MLA format Use Purdue OWL for help You are welcome to use AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to assist with brainstorming, outlining, or organizing your ideas for assignments. However, the final work you submit must be written in your own words, reflect your own critical thinking, and adhere to the academic integrity guidelines of this course. Directly submitting AI- generated content as your own is not permitted and will be considered a violation of academic honesty. Suspected use of AI-generated content will be automatically submitted to UofSCs office of Academic Integrity.

After reading the introduction, reflect on what you learned in this module. Please contribute to the discussion by answering the four (4) questions below. Scholars are expected to compose their answers to the questions in an essay, using indented paragraphs and complete sentences, in either Microsoft Word (.docx) or Google Docs (.gdoc). Typed responses must be at least 750 words. There is no point or grade deduction for exceeding the minimum requirements to ensure the question prompts are thoroughly addressed in your response. The word and time requirement applies to the entire assignment and not individually to each question. Responses must be in your original words and in your voice. This activity assesses the knowledge you have developed and your understanding of the material. Do not copy or recite the words or work of others, including artificial intelligence. No references or sources are required for this assignment. You may review the material in this module to ensure you comprehend the content; however, your response must be your thoughts and ideas based on your learning. For this activity, answer the following questions: What did you learn about FGM that you didnt know before? How did this information impact you emotionally or intellectually? Did it challenge any assumptions or beliefs you previously held? Ethnocentrism is the tendency to judge other cultures based on the standards of ones own culture. Looking at your initial reaction to FGM, do you think any aspects of ethnocentrism influenced your thoughts? Why or why not? How might an ethnocentric perspective affect the way societies respond to or attempt to address FGM? Think about your own perspective on cultural differenceshow do you personally feel about the idea of using cultural relativism to understand practices like FGM? Do you think it is possible to respect cultural traditions while still questioning or opposing certain practices? Why or why not? Balancing cultural respect with ethical concerns can be difficult when discussing sensitive topics like FGM. In your opinion, how should individuals, organizations, or governments approach the issue of FGM while being mindful of cultural traditions? How can advocacy efforts be both respectful and effective in addressing human rights concerns?

What does it mean to say that racial identity is intersectional, intersecting with other identities like gender, class, and sexuality? How does this intersectionality shape individuals’ experiences and perspectives? Why is it important to consider intersectionality in understanding racial dynamics and social inequalities? Provide specific examples to illustrate.

use this book for citations

Conley, D. (2024). You May Ask Yourself (8th ed.). W. W. Norton. https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9781324062448

In this assignment, you will write a reflection paper on your socialization. This will come primarily from yourself but from the readings in Chapter 5 as well. You will need to have read the chapter before attempting this paper. Upload your paper as a Word Document or Adobe file (pdf). A 1-2 page double-spaced paper over how you were socialized up to this point in your life. In the paper be sure to include the following agents of socialization and how they have shaped who you are today: your family, your peer groups, your school(s), your workplace, religion, government, and mass media. You will be graded on the effort you put forth in the paper, meaning it needs to be no less than a FULL page. You should also convey an understanding of the readings from Chapter 5 in your paper, either through citations or concrete examples. This will all go into consideration towards the overall grade along with formatting and grammar issues.

Workbooks provide opportunities to relate course materials to media, experiences, and empirical works in a

personal/reflective manner. Full credit responses meet length requirements, adhere to format/citation

specifications, and sufficiently address every component of each prompt – while citing two concepts or quotes

from assigned materials. A typical paragraph includes 4-8 sentences. Length specifications indicate the

minimum expected, but you will not be marked down for longer replies. Insights should be original, well thought

out, and supported by materials. Responses can either be elaborated on in a short essay that is 4 paragraphs

long or as short answers which address each prompts components in bullet point format of the same length.

Overall, Workbook #1 should come out to a total of 4 prompt responses, 16 paragraphs, and 8 cited concepts. hen citing materials, only note the author(s), publication

year, and relevant page numbers or resource details in the parentheses (i.e. Lucal, 1999, p.794).

PROMPT #1 SOCIALIZATION (+5.5 points)

(#1) Reflect on these aspects related to your childhood experiences, and elaborate on the following points:

What are some of your earliest memories about gender socialization experiences?

How did these practices represent a form of borderwork/boundarywork?

How did these practices reinforce the binary gender system?

How can such interactions/ideologies contribute to 3 inequalities or differential outcomes throughout ones life?

…up to 5.5 points (+1.25 childhood gender socialization experiences; +1 how these practices reflect

borderwork; +1 how practices reinforce binary gender system; +0.75 x 3 inequalities/outcomes)

PROMPT #2 BIOGOVERNMENTALITY (+6.5 points)

(#2) Consider how your own experiences within grade school relate to our class discussions about Martins

research and the scenes from Kindergarten Cop. Then address each of these components:

What is hidden curriculum and how does it differ from explicit lessons or formal rules?

Summarize 3 ways that gender was constructed interactionally by teachers from your school

What may such practices teach kids about gender norms related to identities, behaviors, ideals and/or beliefs?

How may these biogovernmental practices discipline bodies in ways that serve 3 institutional/school interests?

…up to +6.5 points (+0.5 define hidden curriculum; +0.5 how this differs from explicit lessons or rules;

+0.75 x 3 constructions of gender reinforced by your teachers; +1 what these practices convey about

gender; +0.75 x 3 specific institutional interests these practices served to your school)

PROMPT #3 IDENTITY (+5.5 points)

(#3) Reflect on these aspects related to your gender performances, and elaborate on the following components:

Describe an instance when you have in some way engaged in trying on gender

What have been some core aspects with how you choose to do and display gender? How do expressions

or adornments (i.e. clothing, hairstyles, accessories, embodiments) contribute to your sense of gender identity?

How has your identification with gender in some way changed at any point/s in your life, and what do you think

influenced these shifts? Examples to consider when responding to this component include: Was there any

moment/s when gender felt less or more important to you? Did performing certain gender displays feel more

necessary in specific contexts than others? Was there some aspect of your gender expression that you altered?

What and/or who do you think might have inspired some of the ways that you have chosen to do gender?

Influences can include family members, friends, subcultures, celebrities etc.

…up to +5.5 points (+1 trying on gender; +1.5 doing & displaying gender; +1 some change within

gender identification and/or performance; +1 what might have influenced change; +1 inspirations)

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PROMPT #4 MEDIA & THEORIES (+7.5 points)

(#4) Watch a TV show, TV episode, or film (that has not already been discussed in this class) which portrays a

social problem related to gender. Select 3 different perspectives from the Feminist Theories Handout which I

posted in the Week #5 module. First describe the social problem related to gender, and how the character/s are

impacted by it. Then provide a detailed summary of how the source/s of the problem would be understood each

feminist perspective, and what solutions each theory would specifically recommend for addressing the problem.

TV SHOWS: Glow, Transparent, Pose, Orange is the New Black, The Deuce, Jasmine, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,

Handmaids Tale, Good Girls Revolt, Mad Men, The Fosters, Adolescence, Looking, Euphoria

FILMS: Monster, Precious, Frida, Mean Girls, Moxie, Set It Off, Hidden Figures, Persepolis, Girl Interrupted,

Confirmation, She Said, League of Their Own, Boys Dont Cry, Thelma & Louise, Hustlers, American Psycho,

Fight Club, Easy A, Real Women Have Curves, Fire Island, The Color Purple, Joy Luck Club, North Country,

Maria Full of Grace, Dallas Buyers Club, Brokeback Mountain, The Danish Girl

Describe social problem related to gender

How this problem impacts the lives of some character/s

How feminist theory #1 would explain the problem

Solutions theory #1 would propose to address the problem

How feminist theory #2 would explain the problem

Solutions theory #2 would propose to address the problem

How feminist theory #3 would explain the problem

Solutions theory #3 would propose to address the problem

…up to +7.5 points (+0.75 describe social problem related to gender; +0.75 how problem impacts the

character/s; +1 x 3 how each theory explains the problem; +1 x 3 solutions from each theory)

This writing assignment addresses course outcomes 3 and 4. This assignment will require you to think about gender, sexuality and social institutions. You will apply a social theory to discuss how sexism and heterosexism are embedded in social institutions. You will evaluate how inequality is created and maintained by social institutions. You will be asked to think carefully about current policies in place to prevent discrimination and bias against women and against members of marginalized sexual and gender orientations. You will be asked to make suggestions on how these policies could be improved.

For this activity, you will identify one area where sexism or heterosexism is evident in one of the key social institutions you have studied. You will find a current event article from a local, national or international news source that details an institutional act of sexism or heterosexism. This might include laws that allow women or the LGBTQA community to be treated unfairly, reports on differences in pay or hiring practices, publicized violations of Title IX, or any other act that appears biased that is committed by an institution. For example, several years ago, the Boy Scouts of America (an institutionalized group) came under fire for refusing to allow gay men to serve as troop leaders. This is an example of heterosexist bias. Recently, the Pope made a statement that women were allowed to nurse their infants in any Catholic church during Mass; this was due to some parishes banning public nursing. Banning public nursing is an act of gender bias. Be sure that you are discussing an institutional act and not an individual act of bias. You will describe the event that you have chosen. You will then apply key sociological concepts and theories to your discussion of this event. You will also apply a social theory to explain why this institutional practice exists. The theory you pick will be the one that best fits your world view (structural functionalism, Conflict, Symbolic Interaction, Feminist or Queer Theory). You will review the positive (social stability) and negative (social dysfunction) consequences of this practice. Your review and analysis will focus on the structure of society and not on the individual. You will support your arguments with appropriate outside sources as needed.

Evaluate

Before beginning this project, please be sure you have thoroughly read and reviewed all of the content in modules 4 and 5. Pay special attention to the terms and concepts from your reading material that help you understand the way that sociologists look at and make sense of gender and institutional development in society. Next, select a current event from a local or national news source that discusses a sexist or heterosexist act. Then, please write an approximately 750 words of text (approximately 3 pages of double-spaced, 12-point font of text) essay addressing the following question prompts. A references list should make up an additional page.

• Briefly summarize the article that you have selected. Provide the specifics of the act and which social institution is engaged in the act.
• Provide a theoretical explanation for why the act occurred. This must be a structural explanation that focuses on the institution. Use the theory that best fits your understanding of the act.
• Discuss how this act was managed. For example, if it was illegal, what were the legal sanctions against the institution? If not illegal, what was the public response?
• Finally, suggest policy changes that might prevent future occurrences of this act.

Your essay will be evaluated in terms of how thoroughly you: answer the questions above; use resources to document your main points; and properly cite referenced work. Your essay should address all of the questions above and should consist of approximately 750 words of text (3 pages of double-spaced, 12-point font of text). Citations and a references list will likely make up an additional page.

To successfully complete Project 1, you will need to organize your responses to the questions and then craft a formatted essay that includes each of the following:

1. A title page;
2. Well-developed introductory paragraph explaining the purpose of the essay and briefly referencing some of the main points/contentions offered in the essay;
3. The body of the essay should consist of your effort to best answer the primary questions from the assignment prompt and should consist of approximately 750 words (approximately 3 pages of double-spaced, 12-point font of text). Though the method by which this is done is largely up to you, it is essential that the responses to the questions in the prompt be based upon scholarly readings and should remain at all times defensible (in an academic sense). You have a great deal of information to draw from in creating your essay, including the assigned readings and hyperlinked sources in the module notes. As is the case with every assignment in SOC101, presenting any unsubstantiated, illogical, or indefensible position will have an adverse effect on the final grade. Please direct any questions regarding these expectations to the instructor;
4. A concise concluding paragraph that briefly restates both the purpose of the essay as well as some of the primary argument offered by you, the essays author. Be sure the concluding paragraph does not introduce new information;
5. A list of all sources consulted in the preparation of the essay. The essay should be formatted according to APA-style documentation. This includes the format of the list of references.

I have included the instructions and the rubric. Feel free to change the Title