Write an essay on the future of work (1,000 words). The purpose of this essay is to think about what, in your view, is wrong with work today and how it could possibly be changed for the better. It is a visionary essay. Its starting point is the empirical reality of today’s world, and its […]
Breaking the Norm This project is designed to introduce the student to the norms of our everyday world and what it is like to disrupt these “expected ways of behavior”. You are required to go out into the social world and break what is known as a folkway or a norm that is not strictly […]
SCS 100 Module Seven Journal Reflection Guidelines Prompt: Choose a current social movement. You may choose your own or select one of the following: Occupy Wall Street movement, Black Lives Matter movement, the environmental movement, or the gender equality movement. While you might have not heard of the specific organizations involved in the movements, you […]
Sociological Theory List the norms, folkways, and mores from American society. Is it difficult to identify them? Why? Discuss the importance of these in American culture. Do any of them seem silly, irrelevant, etc.? What would happen if someone “broke a norm” (not a law)? How would people respond? Why? If your parents/grandparents were to […]
Discussion: Caring About Feminism Description Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions In week three, we were looking at rights ethics with regards to Locke. As a reminder, Locke said we have inalienable rights to life, liberty, and property. It is immoral to violate them. Many think we have […]
Your third longer-term assignment in this course is a presentation or short paper in which you will share your question derived at the end of your observation journal in Module Four, and discuss why it is important and how developments in the social sciences contribute to our understanding of ourselves, each other, and the world […]
This semester, we read several accounts that revealed how cultural identity is socially constructed. It develops in response to social and historical forces and intersects with other ethnic and racial identities, social class, and gender. Using at least two (2) narratives (choose from The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, Hester Street, Farewell to Manzanar and […]
Description Write an article on wedding rituals All the previous terms work can now be utilized to inform your second assignment. Produce a journal article on on wedding rituals in the format of an article published in the journal Sociology Review. (Hard copies of this journal are to be found in the library). The template […]
Purpose: For this assignment you will demonstrate your ability to apply your sociological imagination to better explain current events. You can use your textbook and notes to help. This assignment will help you think more critically about the news and other media you consume on a daily basis, as well as to better understand and […]
Data Analysis Report Select a variable and two countries to compare; carry out some statistical analyses and write the results up in a short report in sections . Your report should be no more than 750-1000 words not including tables and figures and references.
