Category: Sociology

Dr. Jean Kilbourne is famous for her research and analysis of gendered advertisements. She has produced a number of films about advertising’s image of women in her Killing Us Softly series. Her films are very well known in academia, especially sociology and gender studies. Dr. Kilbourne’s work addresses many of the sociological topics we are […]

Standpoint Paper The intention of this paper is to situate yourself in relation social theory. Consider where you are currently at in your understanding of classic & contemporary sociological theory. ■ Which scholars do you gravitate towards? What concepts seem to be most helpful in understanding your world? How does your perspective influence the nature […]

What is the sociological imagination, according to C. Wright Mills? Why is it important that we are able to draw connections between the personal and the social, between biography and history? What examples does he present, and can you present some examples of your own drawing from your own biography? Hi Cassandra, Thiis is the […]

Michelle Alexander took us relatively quickly through the history of the rise of slavery, its fall, through the era of Jim Crow laws and the following Civil Rights movement. With every win obtained by the black community, white supremacists, namely rich white people, were right behind that win with new ways to subjugate the black […]

The purpose of this exercise is to help you understand the difference between taking an ethnocentric view of a behavior and taking a culturally relative view of a behavior, as well as understanding how ethnocentrism and cultural relativism shape our ethics. After reading the passage that follows these instructions, write your own response to the […]

• Choose an artifact and then analyze it (in 2-3 pages) using the four steps provided for analyzing artifacts. Build your problem-solving skills by following the steps to analyze cultural artifacts and articulate your own self- and social-awareness through looking at the experiences of yours and others. • Introduction The calling of the humanities is […]

Step 1: Pick a Topic Select a community group to study. Some examples of community groups you might explore include: An activity-based group like a book club, a soccer team, or a community choir A religious or ideological community such as a church congregation or a local political party A community organization like a Parent […]

How will this portfolio be assessed? The main element of a portfolio is critical reflection: instead of summarising what each lecture is about, we are looking for personal elements about the lecture materials, and what you like or dislike about the materials or approaches. These lectures may have provided a different perspective on how you […]

To facilitate broad discussions on intercultural thinking and creativity, students will construct a weekly Art and Culture Blog. The blog is a research-based essay assignment. Students will use Google Art and Culture to prepare their blogs. Google Art and Culture is an amazing, eclectic collection of cultural information about art. This is your chance to […]

1. Write a 2 page essay on how COVID has been handled in 3 countries: use the United States as your first country, one other industrialized country and 1 non-industrialized country. The type of health organizations in each country must be included but you can also research things such as insurance issues, awareness and/or educational […]