SYP3000 A14

01. .025 points, At least 25 words > We have covered three sociological works/ideas in this course

The Jackroller (1930) by Clifford Shaw, first assigned on A11

The ideas of Talcott Parsons circa 1950, first assigned on A11

Suicide (1897) by Émile Durkheim, first assigned on A13

•  Who’s work do you consider the most psychological and why? Be sure to explain and defend your response. By psychological I mean, affecting, or arising in the mind; related to the mental and emotional state of a person.

02. .025 points, At least 10 words, Note the word count change > Macro-level sociology looks at large-scale social processes, such as social stability and change. Micro-level sociology looks at small-scale interactions between individuals, such as conversation or group dynamics. Why is it accurate to say Suicide (1897) by Émile Durkheim offers a more macro analysis of society than Talcott Parsons?

03. .025 points, At least 25 words, Note the word count change > Read the “Introduction” to Ghostly Matters (1997) by Avery Gordon, as well as the “Forward” by Janice Radway here. (I personally think that this book is the most important work of sociological theory to ever have been written). What is Avery Gordon’s main theoretical complaint with the way sociologists analyze things? Be sure to reference Avery’s Introduction to her book or Radway’s “Forward” when formulating and explaining and defending your response or else I won’t be able to count your answer. This “Introduction” and “Forward” is going to keep popping up from now until the very last question on the very last assignment. So don’t skip it if you are trying to get the maximum number of points in this course.

• 04. .025 points, At least 25 words > Based on the small selection of Ghostly Matters (1997) I assigned for Q03 do you think Avery Gordon likes Freudian theory or dislikes it? We first started looking at Freudian theory on A04. There is a right answer to this question and a wrong answer so be sure to explain and defend your response.

05. .025 points, At least 25 words > Are members of the Trinity Church, first introduced just above Q16 on A13, haunted in the same way Avery Gordon is haunted? In order to get credit for your answer you need to reference a specific member of the Trinty Church featured in Hell House (2001), again assigned just above Q16 on A13, and be sure to explain and defend your response, because, like Q04 on this assignment, there is definitely a right answer to this question and a wrong answer.

• 06. .025 points, At least 25 words, Note the word count change > Émile Durkheim, introduced on A13, argued that suicide was a sign that a society had serious social problems. Would Avery Gordon agree with this idea based on what you learned about her ideas in Q03? There is a right answer to this question and a wrong one, so be sure to explain and defend your response.

07. .025 points, At least 25 words > Click hereLinks to an external site. and read/listen to/watch Welcome to Pinepoint (2011) by Paul Shoebridge and Michael Simons. There are many ways to read/listen to/watch Welcome to Pinepoint so I posted some screenshots below with some suggestions. Once you read/listen to/watch it just tell me who is the person who is the most haunted in this story and why? Define “haunted” as Avery Gordon would, see Q03 above. And, as always, be sure to explain and defend your response.

Below are the first two screens you will see

Look for the orange circle and orange arrows

08. .025 points, At least 25 words > Is Welcome to Pinepoint (2011), assigned for Q07, an example of a longitudinal study, as we defined this term of A04? There is a right answer to this question and a wrong answer so be sure to explain and defend your response.

09. .025 points, At least 25 words > Which person featured in Welcome to Pinepoint (2011), assigned for Q07, would most fit the profile of a juvenile delinquent as Clifford Shaw defined this term? Shaw was first introduced on A11. Be sure to explain and defend your response.

Avery Gordon says it’s the structural institutions that most haunt humans in the 21st century

Watch Like Father, Like Son (2013) hereLinks to an external site. and then answer the questions that follow

Be sure to click on the subtitles unless you understand Japanese

Scroll down and read the questions before you start

10. .025 points, At least 25 words > Like Father, Like Son (2013 ) is a story about two humans who are “switched” at birth. How does this experience seem to compare to two humans who are “separated” at birth? Use the two stories posted below to formulate your answer and be sure to explain and defend your response.

Switched at birth

Keita Nonomiya – from Like Father, Like Son (2012) above

Ry?sei Saiki – from Like Father, Like Son (2012) above

Separated at birth

Samantha Futerman – from Twinsters (2016), click back here to A03

Anaïs Bourdier – From Twinsters (2016), click back here to A03

How institutional power works

Watch The Other Son (2012) hereLinks to an external site.Links to an external site. and then answer the questions that follow

Be sure to click on the subtitles unless you understand French, Hebrew, and Arabic

Scroll down and read the questions before you start

11. .025 points, At least 25 words > Compare and contrast the Japanese hospital’s explanation for how Keita and Ry?sei got switched at birth to the Israeli/Palestinian hospital’s explanation for how Joseph and Yacine got switched at birth. Keita and Ry?sei were first introduced in Q10. I am looking for specifics on the “what” here! How do these hospitals explain “what” happened, not necessarily “why” it happened? Be sure to explain and defend your response.

12. .025 points, At least 25 words > Compare and contrast the Japanese hospital’s expert advice on how to remedy the problem that Keita and Ry?sei got switched at birth to the Israeli/Palestinian hospital’s expert advice for how Joseph and Yacine got switched. Keita and Ry?sei were first introduced in Q10. Joseph and Yacine were first introduced in Q11. Be sure to explain and defend your response.

13. .025 points, At least 35 words, Note the word count change > How would you personally “fix” the problem that Keita and Ry?sei got switched at birth? Keita and Ry?sei were first introduced in Q10. Post your answer to this discussion board; respond to at least one other posting; and then let me know that you did all that as your answer to this question. You need at least 25 points for your initial post and then 10 words for your response to someone else.

14. .025 points, At least 10 words, Note the word count change > How does each parent want to “fix” the problem that Keita and Ry?sei got switched at birth? Keita and Ry?sei were first introduced in Q10.

Keita’s dad – Ry?ta Nonomiya

Keita’s mom – Midori Nonomiya

Ry?sei’s dad – Y?dai Saiki

Ry?sei’s mom – Yukari Saiki

15. .025 points, At least 10 words > How do Keita and Ry?sei “fix” the problem that they got switched at birth? Keita and Ry?sei were first introduced in Q10.

16. .025 points, At least 10 words > Does either Joseph or Yacine’s national status change as a result of the revelation that they were accidentally switched by the hospital at birth? Explain and defend your response. Joseph and Yacine are the boys from The Other Son (2012), assigned above Q11.

17. .025 points, At least 10 words > After Joseph’s biological parentage is revealed, Joseph’s rabbi tells Joseph that he (Joseph) really isn’t Jewish anymore.” How this Rabbi’s view makes clear the idea that some people believe that Judaism is an identity people are “born into” rather than “become.” Be sure to explain and defend your response.

18. .025 points, At least 10 words > After Yacine’s biological parentage is revealed, which one of his immediate family members, Leïla (his mom), Saïd (his dad), or Mahmud (his older brother), questions Yacine’s place in their family and country the most? In order to get credit for your answer you must choose one family member over the others and be sure to explain and defend your response.

19. .025 points, At least 10 words > Name one commonality and one difference between the culture of Israel and the culture of Palestine. Be sure to use examples that are as specific as possible, i.e., reference a particular scene, character, or piece of dialogue. And be sure to explain and defend your response.

20. .025 points, At least 10 words > Which language French, English, Yiddish, Hebrew, or Arabic most unites the Silberg family and the Al-Bezzaz family? Be sure to explain and defend your response. If you have trouble identifying any of these languages then just speculate on how English unites them 😉

21. .025 points, At least 10 words > Why does the Silberg family possess more wealth and status than the Al-Bezzaz family? Be sure to be specific in your answer and to explain and defend your response.

22. .025 points, At least 10 words > Is it easier for Joseph to become the son of a Palestinian family or Yacine to become the son of an Israeli family and why? In order to get credit for your answer, you must choose one of these options over the other and explain and defend your response.

23. .025 points, At least 10 words > What part of Israeli culture does Joseph want to hang onto and what parts is he willing to consider giving up once he realizes that he is the biological son of a Palestinian family? Be sure to be specific in your answer and to explain and defend your response.

24. .025 points, At least 10 words > Is it harder for Joseph to spend time in Palestine or for Yacine to spend time in Israel after the revelation of their actual biological parentage is revealed, and why? In order to get credit for your answer, you must choose one option over the other; be specific (i.e., reference a scene or character, or piece of dialogue); and explain and defend your response.