The concepts prejudice, discrimination, and racism are frequently used interchangeably. Explain the difference between them, and why its important that we apply them correctly. Please cite an example of why this distinction is important. Additionally, explain which of these concepts you find most interesting and why?

Overview

In this assignment, you will explore elements of predictive policing. You will research a crime map of either your own city, a major city nearby, or any major city of your choice and explore other crime databases that are available. Analysts use this data for many purposes including identifying crime patterns to make your neighborhood safer.

Prompt

In this module, you have explored data collection and advancements in technology. You will now explore crime maps and additional databases created and maintained by local law enforcement that aid in decision making to identify crime patterns. For example, here is a of Chicago. The Chicago police department provides these . This is the type of information you will be locating and using for this assignment. When starting your search, begin by looking up your selected citys police department website. If you would prefer, you can use this of Peoria, Illinois for your assignment. This application of knowledge will help you prepare for Project One in Module Five, where you will analyze predictive policing in a real-world scenario.

• First, identify the crime map of your chosen city. Share the link in your assignment.
• Next, identify other databases that are available (for example, gang member database, sex offender database, gun registry). Share the link(s) in your assignment.
• Then, address the following questions:
• What crime map data and other services can you find?
• What data do you have access to?
• What services are provided?
• Does the information provided promote transparency or accountability?
• How would you describe the experience of navigating the site and browsing its information?
• Is the site user friendly?
• Would you use it again outside of this class?
• Does the site promote accessibility to the police?

Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:

• Identify the crime map of your chosen city and share the link in your assignment.
• Identify other databases that are available and share the links in your assignment.
• Describe the crime map data and other services available.
• Analyze the information provided to determine if it promotes transparency or accountability.
• Describe the experience of navigating the site and browsing its information

Overview

In the previous module, you learned about active citizenship, including the rights and duties of active citizens. In this assignment, you will use the same skills to research and examine a social movement and an affiliated interest group. While you will research both the social movement and an affiliated interest group in this assignment, you will focus your project on the social movement as a whole and your specific interest group within the social movement. After completing this assignment, you cannot change your topic or interest group without instructor approval.

In this assignment, you will describe the social movement, affiliated interest group, and the key historical events that relate to the movement and group. You will also explain how social conditions and personal bias assumptions may influence this social movement and interest group. You will also address how the social movement and interest group have impacted society.

This assignment will assist you in completing the first part of the project. It will also help you decide whether you want to focus your project on the social movement as a whole or a specific interest group within the social movement. Any feedback that you receive on this assignment should be implemented into your final project.

Directions

Investigate an American social movement and an affiliated interest group that interests you. You can find examples of American social movements and affiliated interest groups in the Interdisciplinary Studies in the Commons Library Resource for this course, linked in the Supporting Materials section below.

After submitting and receiving feedback on this assignment, your topic and interest group cannot be changed without instructor approval. When choosing a social movement and affiliated interest group, consider the following questions:

• When choosing a social movement and affiliated interest group, consider the following:
• What social movement, and affiliated interest group, is important to you?
• What is an American issue that offers an opportunity for social change?
• What specific factors contributed to the creation of the issue?
• How does the issue impact a particular community?

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Social Movement and an Affiliated Interest Group: Describe the social movement and an affiliated interest group that you will research. Include your responses to the following questions:
2. What are the movement and group?
3. Why is, or was, the movement and group needed?
4. Who is, or was, involved in or impacted by the movement and group?
5. What are the goals of the movement and group?
6. Key Events: Describe key events in history that relate to the social movement and affiliated interest group. Include your responses to the following questions:
7. What happened in history to lead to this movement and group being formed?
8. What key moments in history helped sustain or initiate the social movement and interest group?
9. Social Conditions: Explain the influence that social conditions have, or had, on the social movement and affiliated interest group.
10. Impact: Explain the impact the social movement and affiliated interest group has, or had, on society.
11. Personal Biases and Assumptions: Explain the role that the personal biases and assumptions of members of society play in the social movement and affiliated interest group. Include your responses to the following question:
12. How do these personal biases and assumptions impact civil social discourse

What to Submit

Your submission should be a 1.5-2 page Microsoft Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Use at least one source from the Shapiro Library to support your project proposal. Sources should be cited according to APA style both throughout and at the end of your proposal.

Answer each prompt in 250 words or more:

prompt a: In this discussion, you will explore the generational gap in law enforcement.

Include the following in your initial post:

• Would you argue that there are differences in approaches to police work based on generational differences?
• Consider how changes in recruitment, retention, or training affect the workforce.
• Consider how advancements in technology affect the workforce.

prompt b: For your initial post, address the following:

1. Describe a social condition in your community or the community of someone you know. How did that social condition motivate active citizens to exercise their rights and duties within that community?
2. Describe how personal bias and assumptions impact civil social discourse about social conditions in the community that you described and the steps that you can take to overcome personal bias and assumptions.

Assignment: Exploring Education through a Sociological Lens

The objective of this assignment is to analyze education in society from various sociological perspectives. Select two sociological perspectives from the following list: Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism, Conflict Theory and Feminist Theory.

You will use each perspective to examine education’s role, functions, inequalities, and implications for social structure and change. You will provide an overview of the importance of education in society. Some elements to consider when discussing sociological perspectives:

1. Key Concepts/Core Principles of the sociological perspectives.
2. Discuss the perspective views of education and its role in society.
3. Analyze two of the following factors depending on the perspective selected; function of education, power dynamics within educational institutions, role of teachers, and challenging gender norms in education.
4. Provide examples to illustrate how education contributes to the functioning of society according to the chosen perspectives.
5. Reflect on the strengths and limitations of each perspective in understanding the complexities of education in society.

One of the aims of this course is for students to develop their research paper writing

skills.

It is recommended that you pick a paper topic early in the course, develop a

bibliography, and read the materials in it.

This will enable you to decide which

sociologists and scholars

you agree with and where you want your paper to say about

the academic literature.

It is recommended that you choose a narrow argument that you can effectively prove in

2,

500 words. The biggest mistake students make on papers is trying to argue t

oo

widely.

Pick a narrow argument and then argue for it effectively

.

At least 15 sources are required in your

reference section

. At least ten of them must be

scholarly (with their own citations

and bibliography)

. Course texts are acceptable

scholarly sources, and it is recommended that you use the class text in your paper to

demonstrate you have learned the material in the course.

You can write on any of the topics that we cover in the

weekly readings

, but Id suggest

narrowing your topic even further:

Globalization and inequality since the 1980s

Education and

socialization in Canada

The role of gender

in social inequality

in Canada

The rights of LGBTQ2 persons in a specific society and how they are socially

constructed

The role of race and ethnicity in social inequality in Canada

Colonialism in international development.

Being Indigenous in Canada

Families as a changing institution

in a specific society

Changes in higher education in Canada

Religious identity in Canada

Sexual assault as a crime on Canadian college campuses

Legalization of cannabis in Canada

Solitary confinement in Canada

Aging in Canada

Age and beauty standards

in a specific society

Climate activism in

a specific society

The freedom conveys and political activism in Canada

Social media and control of political narratives in

a particular society

.

Other topics you discuss with me.

If you have an idea that is not on the list, feel free to email me about it or meet me.

The assignment is to write a paper that is

2

500 words double spaced (including citations

and bibliography but not including the abstract). 5% grace either way is allowable.

Please put your word count on the bottom of the final page and place a 150

–

word

abstract on the cover page.

The paper should have a clear beginning, middle and end. The beginning should

present what you will argue with a clear statement that

in this paper I will argue.

The introduction should frame up your argument and set out the key sources you will be

drawing on. The middle should present research that supports your main thesis, while

dealing with evidence to the contrary. The best research shows how complex issues

a

re. The conclusion should sum up and state clearly what you have argued and shown.

Dont waste words on a literature review or methodology section in your paper. Its not a

good use of your

2

,500 words. Methodology sections are more appropriate for primary

research

,

and your paper is a work of secondary research.

Please use the American Sociological Association system of citation. Details can be

found here.

https://lib.uconn.edu/wp

–

content/uploads/2014/12/asa.pdf

As per the policy on academic misconduct, it is expected that your paper will include in

text citations. It is recommended that paper include a combination of short, long, and

indirect quotes.

Papers that fail to include citations will be treated as committing

plagiarism.

The topic has already been chosen and i will attach the previous reference section and reference section review . I

Please select from any ONE of the following questions below to answer. Make sure you answer all components of the question you select.

1. What other factors are associated with a higher risk of suicide for some adolescents and young adults? How does the intersection of gender, gender expression, orientation, race, and social class contribute to these higher risk factors? Explain.
2. Emile Durkheim identified four different types of suicide. Which of these types of suicide do you think is most typical of the individualsocietal relationship in the U.S. today? Support your answer.
3. The book identified several myths associated with suicide. Which of these myths do you consider to have the greatest potential for misleading people and interfering with suicide prevention efforts? Support your answer.

Directions

Answer ALL components of the assignment listed above. Your response should implement some of the concepts, theories, materials, etc. we have reviewed this week (bold and underline the concept only). The assignment should reflect your knowledge of the subject matter and application of course material along with your thoughts and perspective on the subject matter. Make sure to use proper grammar and punctuation in this college level course in all correspondence.

Your assignment should be a minimum of 300 words long and implement at least ONE SOURCE CITATION (from your text, supplemental material I’ve posted, or articles you’ve researched on your own). Be sure to cite your sources in APA format and to include a reference page (the reference page will not count towards the 300 word minimum requirement). Refer to the Purdue OWL website for questions related to APA format (*note: this is the website I will be using all semester and the one I want you to follow for the class for APA citation format).

Here’s the correct citation for our text: Kastenbaum, R. & Moreman, C. (2024) Death, society, and human experience (13th edition). New York, NY. Routledge.

LECTURE VIDEO:

OTHER LINKS:

If you need to talk, the 988 Lifeline is here.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/08/794568118/raising-the-minimum-wage-by-1-may-prevent-thousands-of-suicides-study-shows

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dont-say-committed-suicide_n_60393006c5b6371109dbc63b?ncid=newsltushpmgnews

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3402836/The-white-knuckle-ride-death-Euthanasia-rollercoaster-thrill-experts-warn-spend-final-moments-feeling-SICK.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-faces-wave-of-web-suicide-pacts/

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/02/02/962060105/child-psychiatrists-warn-that-the-pandemic-may-be-driving-up-kids-suicide-risk

Social Stratification & Mobility

OVERVIEW

In this assignment, you will examine how your social identity, made up of categories (statuses) such as race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, and social class, shapes your social position in society. You will explore how these categories influence your access to privilege, power, and opportunity, as well as your potential for social mobility (moving upward or downward in the social hierarchy).

Youll also reflect on how likely you think it is for you or people like you to move up or down the social ladder within your society. Finally, you will apply concepts and sociological theories of inequality from Module 4 to explain how social categories shape peoples life chances and opportunities within the social stratification system.

DIRECTIONS

Map Your Social Position

Plan a Social Identity Map that identifies the main social categories (at least ten) that define who you are. For each category, indicate whether it represents a source of privilege or a potential disadvantage, and specify whether that category is ascribed (something you are born with, such as ethnicity or sex) or acquired (something gained or chosen later in life, such as education or occupation). Use these suggested categories as a guide: race (skin color), ethnicity, sex/gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality or immigration status, class, age, disability and language, marital status, etc.

Design and draw a visual diagram that represents these categories. You may choose your own layout but be sure to clearly distinguish between privilege and disadvantage. For example: Circle categories that represent privilege and use rectangles for disadvantage. Or use different colors or shading to separate the two. Alternatively, place them in upward and downward arrow boxes to symbolize social advantage or disadvantage.

Your map must be hand-drawn using paper and pencil, then scanned or photographed and placed at the beginning of your submission.

Explain Your Social Position (~500 words)

After completing your map, write a reflection analyzing what your diagram reveals about your position in society. Address the following questions:

• Which aspects of your identity have provided you with advantages or opportunities?
• Which have created barriers or disadvantages?
• Which of these categories do you think have the greatest influence on your life chances or challenges? Are these ascribed or acquired statuses?
• What does your map suggest about how your social position is shaped by broader systems of inequality in society?
• Does the society you live in have a caste or class system of stratification?
• Do you believe you can move upward in the social hierarchy during your lifetime? What about the next generation?
• To what extent do your personal choices and actions influence your social mobility, compared to structural factors?

Compare Social Positions

Identify someone you know personallya relative, friend, classmate, or community member, who has experienced noticeable social mobility (either upward or downward). Create a Social Identity Map for this person. This map must also be hand-drawn using paper and pencil, then scanned or photographed and placed in your submission. After completing the map, write a reflection (~200 words) that addresses the following questions:

• How do your respective social positions differ in terms of privilege, or disadvantage?
• Explain the main factors that you believe contributed to their mobility.
• Reflect on what this comparison reveals about social mobility and inequality in your society.

GUIDELINES

To ensure your assignment is clear, professional, and meets academic standards, please follow these guidelines:

• Use of AI-generated content is not permitted.
• All submissions must adhere to academic honesty and integrity standards.
• Approximately 700 words.
• Double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman or Calibri font.
• Include a title page and section headings.
• Save and submit as a PDF to the Brightspace (D2L) dropbox by the posted deadline. The system will not accept any other format.
• Use clear section headings that correspond to each step of the assignment.
• Write in complete, well-organized paragraphs with smooth transitions.
• Hand-draw both social identity maps (yours and the comparison individuals) using paper and pencil.
• Scan or photograph each map clearly and insert them directly into your assignment.
• The course textbook is the only permitted source. Do not use or cite outside sources
• Use APA in-text citations when referencing concepts, definitions, or theories.
• Include a Reference page listing the textbook in APA format.
• Maintain a formal, academic tone (avoid slang, emojis, or overly casual language).
• Proofread carefully for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and clarity.
• You are encouraged to book an appointment with the instructor to discuss ideas or clarify expectations.
• The college library offers support with writing, APA referencing, and formattingstudents are strongly encouraged to use these resources.
• This assignment may involve personal or sensitive reflection. If you find any part emotionally difficult, please refer to the course offering information for counselling and wellness services.
• A 5% deduction per calendar day (including weekends) will apply to late submissions.
• Assignments submitted more than seven (7) days late without prior approval will receive a grade of zero (0).
• If unforeseen circumstances arise, request an extension in advance, ideally before the due date. Extension requests must be emailed with a brief explanation.

Evaluation Criteria

Social Identity Map (20%)

• Includes at least ten identity categories.
• Clearly distinguishes privilege vs. disadvantage.
• Correctly identifies ascribed vs. acquired statuses.
• Hand-drawn, clear, organized, and properly inserted into the submission.
• Visual layout meaningfully represents social position.

Reflection on Social Position (25%)

• Provides a thoughtful, well-developed ~500-word analysis.
• Explains which identity categories provide advantages or barriers.
• Identifies which categories most strongly influence life chances (ascribed vs. acquired).
• Connects personal identity to broader systems of inequality.
• Discusses social mobility (self and next generation) with depth.
• Effectively distinguishes structural forces from individual choices.

Comparison of Social Positions (25%)

• Second hand-drawn social identity map is complete and clearly represented.
• Compares privilege and disadvantage between individuals effectively.
• Clearly explains factors that contributed to the other persons upward or downward mobility.
• Demonstrates insight into patterns of inequality and mobility in society.
• Reflection (~200 words) is focused, analytical, and well supported.

Application of Sociological Theories & Concepts (20%)

• Accurately applies Module 4 theories of inequality and stratification.
• Uses textbook concepts correctly (e.g., ascribed status, life chances, class/caste, social mobility, structural barriers).
• Shows a solid understanding of how social categories operate within stratification systems.
• Provides proper APA in-text citations when referencing the textbook.

Organization, Format, and Writing (10%)

• Follows all formatting requirements (title page, headings, 12-pt font, double-spacing).
• Writing is clear, formal, and academically appropriate.
• Paragraphs are well-organized with logical flow and smooth transitions.
• Maps are clearly scanned/photographed and properly inserted.
• APA reference page is correctly formatted (textbook only).
• Proofreading evident; grammar and punctuation are strong.