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Los Angeles Pierce College Story of Rigoberta Menchu Analysis

You will write up an analysis of I, Rigoberta Menchu.  This is NOT a book review.  If you only summarize the book you will receive very few points.  You must draw very broadly on the history, the terms, concepts, theories, and political-economy perspectives we have covered in the course to analyze what Rigoberta is saying […]

Discussion on the sociological perspective

1) Discuss your informed take on what the subject matter of sociology is all about and the overall goal of sociology and the sociologist.  2) Discuss the role of large-scale social forces in your life and how larger social forces have shaped your biography (i.e. the sociological imagination). 

SMC Conscious Empowerment and Collective Liberation Video Discussion

View TEDx: Conscious Empowerment and Collective Liberation. Answer the following: 1. After viewing the TEDx now compared to at the beginning of the semester, how does the message land differently? What newly stands out and/or stands out differently? 2. Identify 3 ways this talk has wound it’s way through the material you’ve read and learned […]

How has society shaped you to be the person you are today?

You will have to use the following terms: 1. Social structure= any relatively stable pattern of social behavior  2. Beliefs= specific thoughts or ideas that people hold to be true 3. looking-glass self= Cooley´s term for self-image based on how we think others see us 4. role= behavior expected of someone who holds a particular […]

Harvard University Eviction Urban Poverty Paper

Papers: The paper will test your ability to analyze theoretical arguments. You will turn in a short, roughly two-to-three-page response paper that addresses the readings of that theme. With regard to paper questions, I would like you to ask and answer a question about what you see as the most important ideas in the readings. […]

Discussion: Research and Social Media

I’m working on a sociology multi-part question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn. What would you do if you were interviewing college students who spent lots of time online and found that some were very isolated and depressed or even suicidal, apparently as a result of the isolation? Do  you believe […]

UCSD Sociology Aging Problems in China and the US Essay

This paper is to be treated as an academic paper in which the 400-level course writing mastery will be shown. The writing you do in response to the given topic should be based on a combination of understandings and insights derived from a critical reading of and reflection upon the assigned material (textbook chapter, journal […]

ECE 341 AU Sociology Culture and Your Own Biases Discussion

Culture is not just a list of holidays or shared recipes, religious traditions, or language; it is a lived experience unique to every individual. As ECEC providers, it is our job to stimulate the intellectual development of infants and toddlers and, in this era, it is simply not enough to operate on the axis of […]

Partnering with Families

I’m studying for my Sociology class and don’t understand how to answer this. Can you help me study? Week 1 – Journal  In the course text, Fifty Strategies for Communicating and Working with Diverse Families, the end of each chapter includes a section titled “What Teachers Can Do.” The journal activities throughout this course will […]