Sociology

What is impressed in you by the motivational video by Dr. Peterson? Make a reflection. Daphne Mae P. Taping  my email add is [email protected] reflective essay of this motivational video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gdHZ3wDiZc&t=264s

The goal of this paper (5 to 7 pages) is to apply your sociological perspective on gender to the world around us using your sociological research skills.  How are the roles of males and females are differentiated, created, and maintained by society, and the consequences these gender roles have for men and women in society?

At least three paragraphs ( 500 words) describe the impact of the combined effects of this almost year-long quarantine and social media on our sense of identity. Use the article in the module and the Identity ch At least three paragraphs ( 500 words), What is the impact of the combined effects of this almost year-long quarantine and social media on our sense of identity? Use the article in the module and the Identity chapter attached to frame the discussion. apter attached to frame the discussion.

This is a class assignment of 500 words. It is to be posted on a discussion board through the school’s Blackboard. The ted talk the teacher is referring to is called: How economic inequality harms societies by Richard Wilkinson. 1. Give at least 3 specific examples of new trends or statistics that you learned preparing for this discussion board. Are you surprised by the statistics about wealth inequality given in the Ted Talk or in the textbook? Why or why not? 2. To what extent do you think wealth inequality is affecting what has happened to the American population in recent history, as they battle COVID-19? Obviously a virus does not care who it targets, but what do you notice about how resources matter in how different subpopulations in America are being impacted by the disease? Be specific and give examples. 3. What do you think? Should growing inequality be a matter of public concern? Is it consistent or inconsistent with the type of country you would like to live in? Why or why not? In order to complete this assignment, you must also respond thoughtfully in comments on two of your classmates’ posts. Also, please remember to refer to the Discussion Board checklist to make sure that you have completed and submitted this assignment correctly before the deadline closes.  1

1) On a piece of paper, make two columns. Label one column “boys” and the other column “girls.” 2) Watch the “Blue-Eyed/Brown-Eyed Experiment” which can be accessed at PBS.   This video clip is about 25 minutes long; you only need to watch the first 17 minutes for this assignment.   If you prefer, you can read the transcript of the video. Please be advised that there are racial slurs in this video. While offensive, the video still has merit. That said, if you find the video too offensive, you may contact me, no later than 24 hours in advance of the first post, and I will give you a different assignment for this activity. 3) While watching the first 17 minutes, mark the number of times Mrs. Elliott interacts with boys in the “boy” column and the number of times Mrs. Elliott interacts with girls in the “girl” column.  Count up the total number of interactions for boys and girls. 4) Include the following two things in your initial post:  First, how many times Mrs. Elliott interacted with boys and how many times Mrs. Elliott interacted with girls.  Second, tell me if this an example of a manifest or latent function and explain why. To do this, click on the little grey box at the bottom that says “Add a New Discussion Topic.” Print your title in the box that says “subject” and your comments in the box under “message.” When you are finished, click on the grey box that says “post to the forum.”

Module 5 Discussion: Creating a Caring Community of Learners 72 72 unread replies. 74 74 replies. Choose one strategy or concept that Bredekamp writes about in Chapters 8 & 14 in order to create a caring community of learning. Describe it and justify its importance.

Read Chapter 6 and Chapter 8? – Answer at least two of the following questions: (Minimum total of 300 words) 1. According to Sternheimer, in what ways has sex been a controversial issue in American popular culture for nearly 100 years? When did politicians first begin calling for government censorship of Hollywood, and for what reasons, including those having nothing to do with sex? Do you believe that Hollywood films still represent sexuality in distorted ways, especially when compared to films from other countries? How so? 2. Discuss the recent controversy over teen “sexting.” What are some of the key underlying fears, and what actual evidence supports or undermines these concerns? How does present teen sexual activity compare to decades past, and what demographic patterns seem to exist? 3. What arguments are presented linking popular culture to obesity, particularly advertising and television, and why does Sternheimer find these connections more complicated than they appear? What other socioeconomic factors may play a greater role? 4. What are some of the possible links between the fashion industry and eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia? What other factors does the author propose as greater indicators in girls’ lives? In your own experience, to what degree do you believe media and popular culture influence our perceptions of our bodies and beauty as a whole? Do you think that advertisers and the fashion industry bear a responsibility to promote a greater diversity of each?

Identify three false or exaggerated claims made by advertisers, politicians, etc. and list them here with an explanation as to why you chose them. (Example: Best Chicken Wings in the World). Multiple restaurants make claims such as these, with no data to support it.

This is my topic for the essay: The New York Privacy Act differs from the EU’s GDPR and California’s CCPA by its use of data fiduciaries. Is a data fiduciary approach the best at protecting privacy in the digital age?

HUMN 100 Final Project Choose topic unsure of what I am interested in writing about For your final project, you will choose a subject, find three expressions of that subject in three different Humanities disciplines, describe the three different presentations, and offer an analysis of each of your choices. This assignment takes place in stages.  In Part I, you must identify a theme (see below) along with one piece that expresses this theme. Be sure to read feedback from your instructor to make sure your theme is approved as a suitable topic.  Then, in Part 2, you will develop an introduction and find 3 examples of various works of the humanities that express your theme. Finally, in Part 3, you will research your theme and expressions, and write an extensive essay, analyzing the works with relation to the theme. For example, you may choose to examine the theme of artificial intelligence by analyzing the play “R.U.R.” by Karel Capek, Stanley Kubrick’s film “2001: A Space Odyssey,” and the painting “The City Rises” by Boccioni. Or, you could delve into the theme of light & dark with the ballet “Swan Lake,” C.S. Lewis’s novel “The Last Battle,” and Caravaggio’s painting “Judith Beheading Holofernes.” The skills you need for this assignment will be developed and practiced in discussions and other assignments throughout the term.  For Part1 be sure to carefully read about Theme in Week 4 course materials. You will explore new resources for this assignment, and also utilize what you’ve learned in the course.   You will apply concepts and skills you learn in the class to three different humanities works Although Part 1 and Part 2 are not as heavily weighted as Part 3, they are important to help you develop your ideas (and required).  Be sure to check feedback, so I can offer guidance as you work on the project. Due Dates Part 1: Selection of Topic due at the end of Week 3 (extended to mid-Week 4, so students can read on Theme) Part 2: Development of your topic due at the end of Week 6 Part 3: Paper due at the end of Week 8 Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to apply the concepts and skills you have learned during the semester for how to analyze works within the Humanities.  Skills This assignment will help you practice the following skills that will be useful to you in your professional and personal life beyond school. Research, select, and describe appropriate examples and supporting material Organize materials in relation to a specific theme Use concepts and skills learned in class to develop analytical skills Use appropriate and proper grammar, language, voice, tone, organization, structure and academic-style formatting in order to communicate Knowledge This assignment will help you become familiar with the following important content knowledge in the Humanities. Available online resources that contain examples of works in the Humanities Methods of analysis and interpretation within the Humanities Part 1: Selection of Topic.  This part of the final project is your choice of theme and identification of one piece that expresses that theme. Choose a theme based on the following suggestions, or propose one of your own.  Try to derive a specific theme (eg instead of “love” which is very broad, try sacrificial love or unrequited love or agape love, or instead of “confusion” which is vague, try mistaken identities or another more specific theme). Explain the reasoning for this theme choice and apply it to a piece in 3-6 sentences. Relate the significance to the humanities or human experience. Identify a piece that utilizes this theme and explain how the theme is expressed in the piece. Remember, a theme is not just a topic — it is a universal but specific idea that weaves throughout a piece.  Some examples of the theme: A particular emotion or state of mind—unrequited love, blinding jealousy, fear of technology, haste in passion, etc. A fairy tale, myth, fable, Biblical or classic story that recurs in other works of humanities as a theme (e.g. the themes of “Cinderella” (rags to riches) and “The Prince and the Pauper” (swapping rich/poor identities), the Fox and the Grapes (or any of Aesop’s fables), the parable of the Prodigal son, can be found in many stories, plays, artworks and films A religious or spiritual lesson or moral —”the last shall be first”, hope in poverty, enlightenment, “blessed are the meek,” (anything from Sermon on the Mount or various religious proverbs should be suitable), prudence or something more specific like a certain parable (or an aspect like “the seed planted among the thorns”) or moral, etc. A political or social theme–justice and injustice (eg. Racial inequality injustice), social inequality (eg. prejudice towards immigrants by previous generations of immigrants), social progress, political conflict, etc. If choosing a theme in this area, be careful not to advocate or try to solve problems — we are analyzing how a theme is expressed, not debating or solving. A Representation of gender (eg. women as Eve or women as Mary, a woman in traditionally male roles, the “perfect” housewife, patriarchal pushback, machismo, etc), race (eg. racial identity, mixed race, African and American), or ethnicity A character or character type — e.g. Mary (mother of Jesus), Eve, Artemis Goddess of the Hunt, the outlaw hero, Ares God of War, Alice in Wonderland, etc.  You will want to choose a character so renowned as to have an ideological quality. For example, I attended an art exhibit with the title “Eva/Ave” — it featured different paintings of women as either deceitful (Eve) or pious (Ave). The paintings were not literal representations (see above in Representation of Gender). A state of order (eg. order in chaos, order vs. chaos, beauty in chaos, order as representative of oppression) A social/power status (eg. Enlighted aristocracy, populism, might make a right, the feminine mystique, survival of the fittest, outward image of perfection of American suburbia, bias against immigrants, nationalism, wealth and decadence). Natural forces or elements of the natural world, like weather, animals, landscapes, etc. (eg. Sublime – beauty in force of nature, expressions of flight, water as rebirth, entropy in nature). Cultural/Stylistic themes: Wild West in Outer Space, steampunk/industrial age, 1920s mentality of carefree and credit, immigrant working life, hippy culture, disco fever, Valley girls, etc Relationships — (mother/daughter-in-law antagonism, father-son relationship in nonfamily members, mean girls, peer pressure, perfect mother stereotype, abuse, etc) Images – light/dark, specific symbols, representative colors, fragmentation, deconstruction, entropy, etc. Explain support for the theme by relating it to the humanities or human condition, identifying a piece that expresses the theme, and explaining how the theme is expressed in the piece. This should be a paragraph of 4-6 sentences. Due Date for Part 1:  This submission is due during Week 3, with the final day of submission being the Tuesday of the third week (11:30 pm ET), but it is extended to the Friday of Week 4 for a better understanding of the theme. Please see the Course Schedule for the exact final due date for this submission. The submission should be carefully edited and proofed for higher ed caliber writing, including structure, grammar, punctuation, and word choice/usage. Part 2: Development of your Topic.     This part of the final project is a summary of your ongoing work on the final paper; it should include an introductory paragraph and three supporting paragraphs, one covering each selected work. In an introduction, develop a hook to draw the reader into your work. Then, identify the theme you chose in Part 1, express how it is significant to the humanities, and preview how appears in three different works. Then develop a paragraph for each piece — each from a different Humanities discipline (visual art, music, dance, poetry, prose, theater, film, opera) — outlining how the piece expresses the theme and providing one specific supporting example from the piece. For instance, you could choose a poem, a painting, and a scene from a film, all of which express and represent the theme of brotherly love. Or, to be even more specific, you may choose to examine the theme of artificial intelligence by analyzing the play “R.U.R.” by Karel Capek, Stanley Kubrick’s film “2001: A Space Odyssey,” and the painting “The City Rises” by Boccioni. Or, you could delve into the theme of light & dark with the ballet “Swan Lake,” C.S. Lewis’s novel “The Last Battle,” and Caravaggio’s painting “Judith Beheading Holofernes.” Write an introduction in which you: employ a hook to draw the reader to introduce the theme and its relation to the humanities support the worth of studying the theme preview the 3 expressions. Write three supporting paragraphs — one paragraph (4-7 sentences) about each of your selections in which you: Identify reliable and appropriate representations (published and established works of critical acclaim, an image from the gallery in which the original work is housed, recording of a play, video, etc.) of the theme.  Avoid self-published pieces. In order to research effectively for Part 3, you will need a published piece with published criticism/research. Explain how each selection expresses the theme and provide one specific example from the piece to support. Apply at least one relevant interpretive tool/concept from our class materials for each example of the theme. Cite the source (utilizing proper MLA citation format), including the full bibliographic information as well as where the representation was accessed. Be sure to cite the actual source: eg, youtube is not a source, it is a medium, where the representation was accessed. If accessing a film or song, cite the title/artist/publisher/etc and reference youtube as an access point. See the note in MLA source about accessing via Netflix, Hulu et al. Also, IMDB is NOT a source — it is a database. Find and cite the actual film if using a film. More info on citing art and performances can be found at https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_works_cited_other_common_sources.html Due Date for Part 2: This submission is due during Week 6, with the final day of submission being the Tuesday of the sixth week (11:30 pm ET). Please see the Course Schedule for the exact final due date for this submission. The submission should be carefully edited and proofed for academic writing level appropriate for higher ed.  Part 3: Paper.  This part of the final project is the paper that presents your description and analysis of your selected works. In an 800-1300 word essay: Introduce and explain the theme Relate its worth to the Humanities Describe each of the selected examples, citing sources Use specific interpretive concepts/tools from the course to explain how each of the selected examples relates to the theme.  (Do not cite class material on concepts/tools). Assess the effectiveness or impact of each representation utilizing additional research. In other words, how well did the representation present the concept? How effective was it in expressing the theme? What impact did this representation have? What specific elements of the representation support the expression of the theme? Utilize, specific examples, class concepts, and research to support your assessment. Cite relevant research in the text. Craft your submission in academic essay format — include an introduction and conclusion, develop ideas, the transition between ideas, write in 3rd person voice, express ideas in well-composed sentences, utilize relevant and accurate vocabulary. Include at least one primary source (expression itself) for each of the 3 expressions and one additional critical source for each of the 3 expressions (minimum 6 sources total). Wikipedia, blogs, self-published pages & free upload sites like youtube are NOT credible sources. (Youtube may be viable if it is displaying a published entity or supported by a published entity, eg. National Theatre videos on language in Shakespeare). Avoid notes sites (notes, Sparknotes, etc) and most .com sites (unless you are sure it meets higher ed level). Bypass dictionaries and most encyclopedias (unless subject-specific) — these are too general for this level of learning. Also, do not cite general class sources for interpretive tools. Do cite relevant information specific to each example from your research. In doubt about sources? Ask a  Librarian! Provide proper citations for any references in MLA format.