Web Site of the Week Assignment: Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. They conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. They do not take policy positions. Go to their website: Pew Research Center | Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World | Pew Research Center click on "research topics, scroll down to find a topic that interests you, click on that topic, read one of the research articles under that topic, explain what you learned and what you think.
You will answer 10 sociology reading questions. There is no word requirement, however just make sure to answer each question in complete sentences. 1. What are race and ethnicity? What are some of the similarities and differences between race and ethnicity? 2. Drawing upon your understanding of the chapter 2: Race, Immigration, and Citizenship (Book: Race and Racisms: A critical approach), please provide an overview of key points related to immigration in the United States, both historically and the in the present day. 3. According to chapter 2: Race, Immigration, and Citizenship (Book: Race and Racisms: A critical approach), what does it mean to say that the Irish, Italians, and Jews became white? 4. What is the connection between racial justice and empathy? 5. According to Robin DiAngelo, what does the term 'white fragility' refer to? 6. What are some of the suggestions that Robin DiAngelo presents to deconstruct white fragility? 7. How can white Americans play a role in promoting racial justice? Additionally, what is the impact of racism on white Americans? Is it damaging, and if so, what are the underlying reasons? 8. What do you consider to be the most challenging task for your generation in the fight against social injustice. 9. Why is a singular focus on racism insufficient to achieve racial justice? Provide an example to justify your answer. 10. In The 1619 Project: A new origin story , chapter 17: Progress, Ibram X. Kendi begins his chapter by quoting a line from former President Obama's farewell address in January of 2017: " That's what we mean when we say America is exceptional. Not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but that we have shown the capacity to change and make life better for those who follow." After reading this text, do you agree or disagree with that statement? Why?
For this journal, you are building your professional portfolio by working on a résumé for a job aligned to your interest and background. For this reflective journal, you will submit three parts in a single document. A job call/advertisement. Include the full job call with the description and a link to the source. This will be copied and pasted. A reflection that includes why you specifically chose this job, what part of your professional profile matches the job, what part of your core competencies section matches the job, and what two examples of your C.A.R. statements match the job. Journal entries are reflective documents that provide personal, thoughtful analyses. Personal reflection and self-appraisal are part of the concept of journaling and will help you articulate what you learn in class and how and why you take in messages the way you do. This is deep learning because it comes from self-analysis. This thoughtful introspection helps you understand the material and your key learnings from it. Your journal should be 3 to 4 pages; integrate course concepts and provide examples from your experiences that reflect the focus for this week’s journal. Make sure you are using the course materials and citing appropriately.
23 billion text messages are sent each day worldwide (Source: SMSeagle) That’s 270,000 each second! To put this into context, nearly 1 million SMS messages were sent by the time you read this! Out of the 23 billion text messages sent daily, 6 billion are sent in the US. How does frequent "texting" and less talking on the phone or face to face communication affect the nature of our relationships, both positively and negatively?
Your discussion should be written in essay format. Do not post your discussion using bullet points. Do not submit your discussion as an attachment - post your discussion in the box provided in the discussions section. Begin by describing in your own words the Sociological Perspective(s) you have chosen. Provide the main points of the sociological perspective – imagine that the reader knows absolutely nothing about the perspective(s). Describe how this sociological perspective would view or analyze the topic or issue you chose. Again, see Box 3-2 for an example of how how to apply Sociological perspectives to an issue. Include a solid conclusion to your discussion.
Midterm #1 Due FRIDAY August 16th Resources will be provided through a google link. ? Insert header with page numbers, your name, and our course information (SOCI 160). Avoid even unintentional plagiarism. Cite all direct quotes, all paraphrases. Give full credit to the sources for your ideas and writing. Cite where your major concepts/ideas/arguments are coming from. Part One: Identifications. 25 points x 3 IDs = 75 points ? For each of the three concepts below, provide an explanation in your own words describing what the term means. 12.5 points per explanation. ? For each of the three concepts below, provide an example from our course lecture slides that provides an illustration of the concept. Be sure to briefly explain how/why the example provided serves as an illustration of the concept. 12.5 points per course-specific example. Each ID response (explanation plus example) to be 4-5 sentences total. 1.) Reification Explanation: Course-Specific Example: 2.) Base & Superstructure Explanation: Course-Specific Example: 3.) Culture Industry Explanation: Course-Specific Example: Part Two: Short Essay. 225 points ? Respond to the following two-part prompt in short-essay format. ? Short-essay response to be approximately 6-8 paragraphs. ? Short essay response must include four distinct uses of direct textual evidence from at least four course materials that provide evidence and/or examples for your response. Use of textual evidence must include elaboration. ?Include a References Page . ? Use ASA References Page Guide: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/asa_style/references_page_formatting.html ? Use ASA formatting/citation: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/asa_style/in_text_citation_references.html ? When using direct quotations or paraphrases of course materials, you must include citation information to maintain academic integrity. Please refer to ASA citations link above. Short Essay Grading Rubric Accuracy of Response = 100 points Four Distinct Uses & Elaborations Upon Textual Evidence = 30 x 4 = 120 points Organization and Clarity of Essay = 5 points Short-Essay Prompt Part I One of the central questions of our course on culture concerns the relationships between [ideas/ beliefs/values] and [relations/practices/actions]. As we know, Karl Marx carefully and critically examines the relationship between forms of consciousness and material social relations. ? We know that Marx never uses the phrase ‘false consciousness’ to describe ideology. What is ideology, according to Marx? ? How and why does ideology emerge and get maintained, according to Marx? ? Marx contends that: “liberation is an historical, not a mental act” (GI: 169). What does this mean? Part II We have also been examining a series of thinkers who draw insight from Marx’s analyses in order to present their own critical analyses on the relationships between culture and capitalism. In particular, we have compared and contrasted investigations of popular (or ‘mass’) culture presented in the writings of Max Horkheimer & Theodore Adorno, Walter Benjamin, and Ryan Moore. Using direct textual evidence in support of your responses, provide explanations to the following questions: ? Horkheimer and Adorno’s analysis of the culture industry results in a relatively pessimistic series of conclusions regarding ‘mass’ culture. How and why do Horkheimer and Adorno reach their relatively pessimistic conclusions? ? By contrast, Benjamin’s and Moore’s analyses of popular (or ‘mass’) culture result in (relatively) more hopeful conclusions. How and why do Benjamin and Moore reach their relatively hopeful conclusions? Bonus Questions: 4 points Total (Approx. 1-2 sentences per question) 1.) What structural parallels does Marx draw between religion and commodity ‘fetishism’? 2.) What do Horkheimer & Adorno mean by the term ‘pseudoindividuality’ in relation to the culture industry? 3.) Why is the ‘loss of the aura’ a potentially positive development, according to Benjamin? 4.) What does Moore mean when he contends that music – and culture more broadly - is ‘relatively autonomous’ in relation to a political-economic/material ‘base’?
Write an essay (not including title and references pages) in which you will apply, analyze, and synthesize sociological concepts to a social issue related to your future career. In the essay, you will need to clearly identify your future career path and why you have chosen it, and then explain how what you have learned in sociology will enhance your future career path. Instructions: How will you use sociology to understand a social issue related to your future career? To successfully answer this question, you must be able to analyze and synthesize sociological theories, concepts, and research and be able to apply them to your social issue. In your essay, you will also need to clearly identify your future career path and why you have chosen it, and explain how what you have learned in sociology will enhance your future career path. Select your career path. Research a social issue that is relevant to your career. Select a theory that is discussed in the textbook. Use this theory to explain the cause of the social issue. Use your TWO instructor-approved, empirical journal articles to identify and explain the effects and potential solutions to your social issue. Reflect on how your sociological understanding will enhance your career path.
Part 3: The Minds of Children: Chapters 7-10 Reflection Questions How was having an identified caring, loving adult a protective factor for the children in the control group of Fish-Murray and Van der Kolk’s study? The study on the immunology of incest survivors emphasized the connection between mind and body. Why do you think this is a connection that is still widely ignored in modern medicine and psychology? What are the contributing factors that keep developmental trauma a hidden epidemic? What role do social workers play in b
