Category: Social Sciences : Sociology

The initial post and responses should be in your own words and demonstrate criti

The initial post and responses should be in your own words and demonstrate critical thinking, analysis, and expected level of knowledge. Initial posts and replies should be in complete sentences and in paragraph form. You should not have bullet points as they are not in complete sentences or paragraph form. Copy-pasting from sources may result in a zero.
 
To fully address the chosen prompt, you will refer to the topical outline of the course syllabus that corresponds with the prompt you select. This will help guide you in demonstrating your understanding of the content while providing a thorough and detailed discussion post. Each prompt or response to a prompt should be more than a few sentences to demonstrate critical thinking. Initial posts must include a minimum of one (the required textbook) APA 7th edition style in-text citations and full matching references of appropriate reading to support your responses. 
 
Grading Criteria
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Prompt
Respond to two (2) of the following prompts:
How has U.S. society’s understanding of race and ethnicity evolved over time? Why do the cultural explanations for race and ethnicity exceed the biological ones? What impact does constantly evolving terminology related to race and ethnicity have on racial and ethnic relations in the U.S.? (USLO 5.1)
Explore and identify your community’s racial and ethnic demographics. What are some of the racial and ethnic conversations taking place in your community? How would you rate intergroup interactions among members of your community on a scale of tolerant to intolerant? Consider if notions like pluralism, amalgamation, expulsion, and genocide apply to your community. (USLO 5.2, 5.3)
Compare and contrast the strengths and limitations of the theoretical perspectives on race and ethnicity. Is it beneficial to have several theoretical viewpoints on race and ethnicity, or should we focus on developing a single theory to study racism and ethnic oppression? Which theory do you find most compelling and likely to promote social justice? (USLO 5.4)

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https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/criminology-a-sociological-understanding/P200000000748/9780137636150?tab=table-of-contents

As part of your learning experience, active participation in discussions is esse

As part of your learning experience, active participation in discussions is essential. An important part of the final grade will be based on your participation. You will be evaluated on the quality and quantity of your participation in the discussion forum that corresponds to the grading rubric.
The initial post and responses should be in your own words and demonstrate critical thinking, analysis, and expected level of knowledge. Initial posts and replies should be in complete sentences and in paragraph form. You should not have bullet points as they are not in complete sentences or paragraph form. Copy-pasting from sources may result in a zero.
 
To fully address the chosen prompt, you will refer to the topical outline of the course syllabus that corresponds with the prompt you select. This will help guide you in demonstrating your understanding of the content while providing a thorough and detailed discussion post. Each prompt or response to a prompt should be more than a few sentences to demonstrate critical thinking. Initial posts must include a minimum of one (the required textbook) APA 7th edition style in-text citations and full matching references of appropriate reading to support your responses. 
 
To meet the minimum participation requirements, you will post relevant content 3 different days during the week. The first post is due by day four of the week by 11:59PM, Eastern Time. Once you make the initial post, you will see other people’s posts. You will post replies on at least two additional days by day seven of the week by 11:59PM, Eastern Time.  
Grading Criteria
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Prompt
Respond to two (2) of the following prompts:
Consider the social stratification of your family tree. Compare your social standing to that of your parents and grandparents. If you are unfamiliar with these people, feel free to substitute other family members or acquaintances from other generations. (USLO 4.1)
What social traits did your forebears pass down to you? Is there consistency or inconsistency in your family’s status? Which theoretical approach best describes your family’s social stratification? What changes do you anticipate for your family’s future generation? (USLO 4.1)
Consider your own experiences with social mobility. How do rules, laws, and societal structures promote wealth and poverty? Do you believe that rules, laws, and societal structure have a greater impact on social mobility than individual traits such as a strong work ethic? Do you believe social mobility has decreased or risen in recent years? How could rules, laws, and societal structures impact your future social mobility? What are some strategies for dealing with this future possibility? (USLO 4.2)
What is the relationship between subjective, absolute, and relative poverty and inequality/inequity? Who benefits from poverty, inequality, and inequity? Can policies be enacted to eliminate various forms of poverty and break the cycle of poverty? What are the advantages and disadvantages of enacting such policies? What role does the cycle of poverty play in maintaining social stratification, especially for women through the global feminization of poverty? (USLO 4.3)
Which of the three theoretical approaches (functionalist, conflict, or symbolic interactionist) would you use to explain why healthcare injustice and inequity occurs and what to do about it? (USLO 4.4)
What role does healthcare injustice play in perpetuating the system of stratification? How does the healthcare system maintain social stratification? Is healthcare injustice harming our society as a whole? (USLO 4.4)
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These must take up 1 full page of 12 font per article, chapter, or selection of

These must take up 1 full page of 12 font per article, chapter, or selection of text (where page numbers given), or film/documentary. They may be bullet-points, or you can write 2 pages of double-spaced prose. 
These annotations are graded on a P/NP basis. They are meant to provide early preparation for your papers and assignments in the course. In order to pass this assignment, you will need to turn in all individual reading/screening outlines that meet the following criteria. You are welcome to use bullet points (vs. complete paragraphs).
Two questions that came up for you in the reading and screenings.
Consider things you didn’t understand or that struck you. You might also think about this portion as a way to start thinking about questions to frame your papers. 
Summarize the academic readings for the week or for the topic heading from the schedule: 1 paragraph/set of bullet points. 
Summarize the documentaries or fiction films for the week, if there are any (1 paragraph/set of bullet points).
Put the different elements of the course for that week (e.g. lecture, readings, films) in conversation with one another (1 paragraph/set of bullet points).
First Video:

Generation Like

Second Reading
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/kiki-kannibal-the-girl-who-played-with-fire-66507/

These must take up 1 full page of 12 font per article, chapter, or selection of

These must take up 1 full page of 12 font per article, chapter, or selection of text (where page numbers given), or film/documentary. They may be bullet-points, or you can write 2 pages of double-spaced prose. 
These annotations are graded on a P/NP basis. They are meant to provide early preparation for your papers and assignments in the course. In order to pass this assignment, you will need to turn in all individual reading/screening outlines that meet the following criteria. You are welcome to use bullet points (vs. complete paragraphs).
Two questions that came up for you in the reading and screenings.
Consider things you didn’t understand or that struck you. You might also think about this portion as a way to start thinking about questions to frame your papers. 
Summarize the academic readings for the week or for the topic heading from the schedule: 1 paragraph/set of bullet points. 
Summarize the documentaries or fiction films for the week, if there are any (1 paragraph/set of bullet points).
Put the different elements of the course for that week (e.g. lecture, readings, films) in conversation with one another (1 paragraph/set of bullet points).

Health care has been controversial topic in the United States. In the United Sta

Health care has been controversial topic in the United States. In the United States there has been a number of challenges regarding the idea of universal health care versus private insurance. Additionally, the quality of health care and how it is maintained. Cuba has one of the world’s best health care system, watch the video and compare and contrast the United States health care system and the Cuban’s health care system.

Structured Discussion #1: Part 1 – Chapters 1-5. Prompts DUE SUN 7/21 *before* 1

Structured Discussion #1: Part 1 – Chapters 1-5. Prompts DUE SUN 7/21 *before* 11:59 PM. Part 2 – TWO (2) Guided Replies DUE SUN 7/28 *before* 11:59 PM.

Wright Mills defined the sociological imagination as the capacity for individual

Wright Mills defined the sociological imagination as the capacity for individuals to understand the relationship between their individual lives and the broad social forces that influence them. In other words, the sociological imagination helps people link their own individual biographies to the broader forces of social life: “Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both” (Mills 1959).
 you will use this sociological imagination to analyze a situation that happened in your life and has had a huge impact on you.
Format Requirements: APA style formatting is required. The body of the paper must include citations according to the APA style format (in-text citations must be in the blue color font), and these sources should be included in your reference page. Every assignment should contain at least two references.

Briefly describe a personal experience of deviance. If you are uncomfortable sha

Briefly describe a personal experience of deviance. If you are uncomfortable sharing a personal experience, provide a link to a media representation (like a song, advertisement, or poem) and describe how it provides an example of deviance. Be sure to include the social context in which the deviance occurred. Then explain the behavior using one theory of deviance from our text. Be sure to let your reader know which theory you are using:
Functional theories, including:
Durkheim and functions of deviance
Social disorganization theory (social ecology)
Strain theory
Deviant subculture/cultural deviance theory
Conflict/Feminist theory
Symbolic Interactionism, including
Differential Association Theory
Labeling Theory
 My personal experience is being a psychiatric provider, and working in an outpatient facility where I am the first African American to be employed at the company. I am always undermined in discussions, respect and pay. I work full-time hours and my pay is never correct, it’s almost as if she’s stealing from me and whenever I say something about it I’m the mean angry aggressive black woman. I don’t like it. I don’t like not being paid what I should be paid. I can’t move ahead, and/or progress in my personal life. I don’t like to repeatedly change jobs but that has been my story for the longest. Repeatedly having to deal with various things on my peers nor myself don’t even understand. It has become overbearing and stressful.

Write a 330 words annotation for each articles (article I’m No Criminal, I’m…

Write a 330 words annotation for each articles (article I’m No Criminal, I’m… and article Homeless persons’ ex…) that summarizes what you have identified. As you read the source, identify: a) whether the source’s methodology is quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods, b) whether it is done by a sociologist or a researcher from a related social scientific field like education or anthropology, c) the main argument, d) the main theoretical framework or key theoretical concepts and their definitions, e) the sample / population / fieldsite (i.e. where did the data come from / how was it collected), f) how the source might be useful to your own project development, g) anything else interesting about it like a killer quotation or a useful fact, comparison, or piece of historical context.