Category: Sociology

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

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

I have enclosed the instructions, plaese follow carefully as I need 2 primary references and a Biblical scripiture

Read two stories from Chapter 6 Family Chaos and Resilience from Children of Divorce-Stories of Loss and Growth.

Citing three to five scholarly sources, write a 500-750-word reflection on what you learned about resilience from two of the following stories:

1. Strength in Appreciation of Complexity, Multiple Divorces
2. Pretending that the Family is Normal
3. The Long Struggle
4. The Imperative to Mature
5. Difficulty in Accepting a Stepfather, and Finding Sanity in a Chaotic World

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Please Note chapter 6 attached

Please use the following as one of the references and add in text citation and page numbers,

Howe, T.R. (2023). Marriage and families in the 21st century (3rd ed.). SAGE publication Inc., https://bibliu.com/app/?bibliuMagicToken=cw7ctYYX3vt7erCfFldaIvHU5fcCboze#/view/books/B1BZOBK5B15XV/epub/OEBPS/s9781071852484.i1163.html

This should be a fairly typical college research paper. You will write a 4 page summary of recent academic scholarship on your topic using at least 4 scholarly sources. Your summary needs to have 4 distinct sections (with section titles). You need to use academic research in each section.

Your summary needs to address the following questions:

• Define your topic How are your subjects identified? What do they do that makes them deviant? Is this an act or an identity? How is the act related to the identity? Is this a situational identity, or a permanent one? Describe what makes them unique.
• History – What is the history of the identity? Is this a new identity or an old one? How has the identity changed? What brought about the identity? How does it function in society? Why has it changed or originated recently?
• Consequences What are the legal, social, or other consequences for this group?

The paper is to be typed in 12 point Times New Roman font (or Calibri 11 point), double spaced, numbered, with 1 margins, and in ASA format. Also, please include your name in the header or footer next to the page number. Partial pages and odd spacing will not count towards your page minimum. Please also see the document on Canvas regarding what counts as a scholarly source.

You will need to have your topic approved by your instructor. I highly recommend picking from the list below. For your topic selection you will need to submit a MS Word document with a) your topic and b) the location of the online community you will use for the in-group analysis. For 10 points of extra credit, you can include 2 of the academic sources you plan on using for your paper.

BANNED TOPICS:

Crush Porn

Political Groups

Abortion (anything about it)

Tattoos/Piercings

Animal Fighters

LGBTQIA2

Religious Groups (other than established cults)

Elder Abuse

Trophy Hunting

Trans

Racial/Ethnic Groups

Sexual Assault (adult or child)

Child/Elder Abuse

Hate Groups

Marijuana Users

Immigrants/Refugees

instructions located in file below.

Option # A requires 2 question essays 4 pages each with each requiring there own specific readings. Please follow the instructions provided with the writing format on each question as stated by professor. Each need a cover page and a reference page as well along with citing and page numbers in essays. question 1 requires the readings of Parsons and Merton. Question 2 requires the reading of Davis and Moore.