A13 questions

Sociological social psychology

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Some police officers play social psychologist

01. .025 points, At least 10 words > According to thisLinks to an external site. audio essay, “That’s The Story” (2019), how do the producers of the TV show Cops define “real life.” In order to get credit for your answer you must reference the audio essay, “That’s The Story” (2019) specifically and be sure to explain and defend your response.

02. .025 points, At least 25 words, Note the word count change > Listen to thisLinks to an external site. audio essay, “Shooting Fish In A Barrel.” First, simply name and describe in detail the person featured who was/is a) A working police officer, b) A working police officer featured on the TV show Cops, and then c) A high school criminal justice teacher. Then, second, summarize what you think he thinks police work is. If you answer this question correctly, your answer will have to be a little detailed since this person is able to separate and make clear distinctions between all the different kinds of police work he has done or is still doing.

03. .025 points, At least 25 words, Note the point value change > Listen to thisLinks to an external site. audio essay posted directly below, “Nothing is Voluntary When You Have Handcuffs On” (2019), then write a 25-word profile of Corey in the same style Clifford Shaw used to describe “Stanley” in The Jackroller (1930). The Jackroller was first assigned on A11, right above Q12.

04. .025 points, At least 25 words > Would Shaw have considered Corey a juvenile delinquent based on his findings in The Jackroller (1930) or would he just think he was an (almost) adult criminal? Explain and defend your answer with specific reference to The Jackroller, as well as the story about Cory assigned in Q03.

05. .025 points, At least 35 words, Note the word count change > Re-envision the song “Gee Officer Krupke!” from West Side Story (1961) as a scene from the unscripted TV show Cops (1989-2020), first introduced on A12, see Q03, but I posted it directly below for your quick reference. Post your answer to this discussion board; respond to at least one other posting; and then as your answer to this question, just let me know you did all this. Your initial posting needs to be at least 25 words and your response to another person at least 10.

• First, explain and defend whether or not you need to change the setting of the song
• Second, explain and defend whether or not you need to change Officer Krupke’s police procedure and/or demeanor; See episode two from Running With Cops (2019), “Shooting Fish In A Barrel,” assigned for Q02
• Third, explain and defend whether or not you would need to change the Jets’ interactions with and attitude towards Officer Krupke; See episode three from Running With Cops (2019), “Nothing is Voluntary When You Have Handcuffs On,” see Q03.

Some prison guards play social psychologist

06. .025 points, At least 35 words, Note the word count change> Why, do you think, that we incarcerate people in the United States who commit crimes? Make sure your answer is at least 25 words. Make sure you don’t write something more than “because (one word) people (two words) break (three words) the (four words) law (five words).” And be sure to explain and defend your response. You will need to if you want to get through the rest of the questions on this assignment. Post your answer to this discussion board; respond to at least one other posting; and then, as your answer to this question, let me know you did all that. Your initial posting needs to be at least 25 words and your response to another person at least 10.

07. .025 points, At least 25 words, Note the word count change > In his cinéma verité film High School (1968), assigned for A12, Frederick Wiseman wanted to show how American high schools were like American prisons. Use the first 30 minutes of The Farm: Angola, U.S.A. (1998) posted below to prove Wiseman wrong, i.e., make the argument that there is something very different between American high schools and American prisons. Be sure to explain and defend your response. Also – You will need the first 30 minutes of this documentary to answer Q13 below, so you might want to scroll down and read it so you know what else to look for as you watch.

The first 30 minutes of The Farm, Angola State Prison (1998)

08. .025 points, At least 25 words > According to Rachel Kushner in the article posted directly below does Ruth Wilson Gilmore think we should abolish prisons in the United States and … just … everywhere? You must specifically cite Rachel’s article using proper, academic APA citation, (explained here), in formulating your answer, and be sure your answer is at least twenty-five words.

• “Is Prison Necessary?” (2019) by Rachel Kushner

09. .025 points, At least 25 words > Okay, say Ruth Wilson Gilmore agreed with Frederick Wiseman, that American public high schools were modeled and run just like an American prison, see Q07. Based on your understanding of her argument in the article, “Is Prison Necessary?” assigned for Q08, what would her argument be for abolishing American public high schools? Be sure to explain and defend your response.

Some social psychologists use prisons as fieldsites

10. .025 points, At least 10 words > Learn about social psychologist Robert Hare’s research hereLinks to an external site.. It will take you to This American Life 436, “The Psychopath Test,” Act 1, ‘The Underachievement Test’ (2011). You can also just read the transcript of the audio if you click here Links to an external site.and then scroll down to ‘Act 1.” Now, a question similar to Q01 on this assignment: Based on his research methodology how does Hare define “real life?” Be sure to explain and defend your response.

11. .025 points, At least 25 words, Note the word count change > Would Robert Hare think Paulie from The Wives of Bath (1993) is a certifiable psychopath? In order to get credit for your answer, you have to show a good understanding of Hare’s research, see Q10, and who Paulie is. Wives of Bath (1993) was first assigned hereLinks to an external site..

12. .025 points, At least 25 words, Note the word count change > Would Robert Hare think Plato from Rebel Without A Cause (1955) is a certifiable psychopath? In order to get credit for your answer, you have to show a good understanding of Hare’s research, see Q10, and who Plato is. Rebel Without A Cause (1955) was first assigned here.

Some social psychologists simulate prisons

13. .025 points, At least 10 words > Learn (or refresh your knowledge) about the most famous social psychological studies about prison of all time – Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment (1973) – by watching the brief documentary below. Name and describe an inmate at Angola State prison featured in Q13 do you think Zimbardo’s findings best match? You need a name and description to get credit for your answer and be sure to explain and defend your choice.

14. .025 points, At least 10 words > Read this recent critiqueLinks to an external site. of the Stanford Prison Experiment (1971) by Brian Resnick. Now, take a second look at the footage of the experiment Zimbardo has made available since 1971. Do you think recent criticisms of this experiment could have been made in the early 1970s when it first was published? Explain and defend your response.

15. .025 points, At least 10 words > Do you think the experience of being imprisoned could turn someone into a psychopath as Robert Hare would define a psychopath, see Q10. Be sure to explain and defend your response.

Some people look for answers outside of social psychology

Watch Hell House (2001) below and then answer the questions that follow

16. .025 points, At least 25 words > Do members of Trinity Church, featured in Hell House (2001), define suicide as a social thing the same way Émile Durkheim (1858-1917) did in his 1897 study Suicide? Use the source materials below to familiarize yourself with Durkheim’s ideas on this topic. There is a right answer and a wrong answer to this question so answer carefully. Also, we are only spending this little question on Durkheim, but his research is arguably one of the earliest efforts in sociological social psychology. It was published long before Shaw’s  The Jackroller (1930), see A11.

• Review of Durkheim’s Suicide (1897)Links to an external site.
• Short summary of Durkheim’s Suicide (1897)Links to an external site.

17. .025 points, At least 25 words > Using theseLinks to an external site. specific materials, explain how and why members of the Trinity Church, featured in Hell House (2001) considered HIV/AIDS to be a social problem and/or form of social deviance in the year 2000.

18. .025 points, At least 25 words > Using theseLinks to an external site. specific materials, explain how and why members of the Trinity Church, featured in Hell House (2001), considered abortion to be a social problem and/or form of social deviance in the year 2000.

19. .025 points, At least 25 words > Using theseLinks to an external site. specific materials, explain how and why members of the Trinity Church, featured in Hell House (2001), considered raves to be a social problem and/or form of social deviance in the year 2000.

20. .025 points, At least 25 words > Using theseLinks to an external site. specific materials, explain how and why members of the Trinity Church, featured in Hell House (2001), considered the date rape drug to be a social problem and/or form of social deviance in the year 2000.

21. .025 points, At least 25 words > Why, do you think, the youth of Trinity Church in Cedar Hills, Texas, all want to play social deviants and devils, rather than “good Christian kids” and angels? In order to get credit for your answer you must specifically reference Hell House (2001).

22. .025 points, At least 25 words > According to the video essay posted directly below who was Sue Klebold’s son, and why did the Trinity Church of Ceder Hill think he was a social deviant? In order to get credit for your answer you must specifically reference Hell House (2001) and explain and defend your response.

23. .025 points, At least 25 words > Do you think that a parent can control whether they raise a mass shooter or not? Use Sue Klebold’s video lecture posted above to formulate your answer and be sure to explain and defend it.

24. .025 points, At least 25 words > According to this articleLinks to an external site. by Mark Follman, Gavin Aronsen, and Deanna Pan what is a possible explanation as to why so many mass shooters in the United States are young, white men? Explain and defend your response.

25. .05 points, At least 25 words, Note the point value change > According to this 2019 this articleLinks to an external site. by Alissa Wilkinson, explain who Cassie Bernall and Rachel Scott were and how and why they became very famous, even iconic, after the mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999.

26. .05 points, At least 25 words > According to this articleLinks to an external site. by Josiah Hesse published in 2017, what social problem and/or form of social deviance seems the most pressing to Trinity Church of Cedar Hills, Texas today, right now, today and discuss whether or not you agree with Trinity Church. Be sure to explain and defend your response whether you agree or disagree.

27. .05 points, At least 45 words, Note the point value change > How would the Director of Hell House featured in Hell House (2001) have turned transgender access lawsLinks to an external site. into a Hell House 2017 social problem room? Scroll down to see how to best set up your answer. This topic came up before on A04, see the story about twins Jonas and Nicole Maines.

Here is how to set up your answer.

The scene/setting

Envision some scene/setting to explore this social thing – just like how in Hell House (2001) there is a ‘school shooting scene’ and a ‘drug deal scene’ etc. How would he turn this social thing into a social problem, a moral and/or ethical issue, which can lead people into doing right versus doing wrong, doing something that would make them worthy of heaven or damned to hell? This part of your answer needs to be around 10-45 words. *The Trinity Church of Cedar Hill, Texas tends to combine and conflate social problems with other social things, so you will want to do this here. For example,  in the Hell House we went through via the documentary we encountered a “Family Violence” room, however, in that room the social problem of “Family Violence” overlapped with the social problems of “Inter-Net Friendships and Romances,” “Alcoholism,” and “Adultery.” 

The characters

Just list who the characters would be and how they will be used to explain the social thing. Again, you can answer this part of the question in the form of a list.

The storyline

How is the social thing presented as a moral question? What happens to the characters in the scene/setting? What do they do and/or say? Who ends up going to heaven or hell?

And just as a reminder. This is the guy who is in charge of Hell House. According to the documentary Hell House (2001), he is male, heterosexual, unmarried, and about thirty years old, a deeply devout Christian born, raised, and schooled in a Pentecostal church, community, and private school. He has never traveled too far out of Cedar Hill, Texas.