During the last week of class I have assigned a fun, creative and interesting assignment involving photography. You will need a digital camera for this assignment! For this final project, you will spend some time visually exploring the social world around you, taking your sociological imagination and all those concepts, ideas and theories you’ve learned […]
The Social Construction of Family Review the videos on family forms we watched. The first film introduces fraternal polyandy – where a wife takes as her husbands brothers. Notice why they do this. FILM 1 Polyandry (Fraternal) Fraternal PolyandryLinks to an external site. The second film combines religion with family. It focuses on a cut […]
Write a paper on the juvenile justice system in which you discuss the arrest procedure, the juvenile justice trial, and treatment options available for juvenile offenders. In your paper, address the following: Arrest procedures How are arrest procedures for juveniles and adults alike and/or different? Should there be a greater distinction between the arrest procedures […]
I’m working on a sociology discussion question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn. Do you think an extended period of parental involvement is beneficial for young adults? Why or why not?
Now that the literature review has been completed, the text reading this week covers how important theories can be highlighted that will support your research topic. For example, particular groups may naturally link to known theories, such as feminist theory for women’s perspectives, or queer theory for perspectives from the LGBTQ community. The text also […]
Read the article Supporting healthy relationships between young children and their parents?. Examine the function of attachment in both the family and childcare setting. Specifically, how can the early childhood educator support attachment in the childcare setting, while reassuring and supporting the child’s attachment to family?
Identify one episode of an online series (aka TV show) that addresses sexuality in some way and write a critical evaluation. First, briefly describe the episode. Then explain how it engages with themes from this course. Specifically, what issues, topics, and ideas from class are addressed? What others could be addressed, but are left out? […]
(1) Examine social constructionist theory, use the theory to develop a convincing argument that social inequality is socially constructed. (2) Discuss the impact of race, gender, and socioeconomic status on physical and psychological health. (3) Discuss the racial inequality as portrayed in the film ‘Crash.
