Sociology

Question Two: Compare and contrast Simmel’s concept of the stranger and Du Bois’ concept of double consciounsness. Answer the following questions: a. Define each of the concepts: the stranger and double consciousness. b. How are these ideas different? c. How are these ideas similar? d. Discuss how the backgrounds and social characteristics (such as race and social class) of Simmel and Du Bois have led to their particular world views and ideas.

1. Reflecting on the cultural attitudes and sociocultural messages explored in this course and in your sociocultural project, in what ways are race, gender, and sexuality social constructions?  2. What influence have these sociocultural messages had on the social constructions of race, gender, and sexuality? What is the significance of the impact of sociocultural messages related to race, gender, and sexuality? Feel free to bring in information from outside research and other readings you have done for class.  3.To what extent do the sociocultural images you selected reinforce myths/stereotypes about gender and sexuality?  4. What new knowledge or perspectives about sexuality has your sociocultural project, as well as the text and discussions in your class, provided you? How do these issues relate to your life and your own personal assumptions about sexual identity and gender?  5.  What are some methodological issues that impact our knowledge about race, gender, and sexuality. Include a discussion of sampling, measuring behaviors, and application of research findings.

Describe the meaning of network society and the three types of social identities it has generated around the world.Introduction – 10Network Society- 30Legitimizing Identities- 20Resistance Identities- 20Project Identities- 20

Although the terms inductive and deductive theory suggest that these are, in fact, theories, they are really approaches to thinking and reasoning. In the inductive approach, researchers gather evidence and draw conclusions from it. They may begin with observations through which they can identify patterns. These patterns, in turn, help them formulate initial claims or hypotheses that can be tested. In the deductive approach, researchers may begin with a theory-supported hypothesis, and then gather evidence to support the claim (although sometimes the data may refute it!). In practice, inductive and deductive theory are not as compartmentalized as the paradigms you explored in this week’s Discussion. A researcher may consider him or herself to be squarely in the conflict paradigm “camp,” and use that as the major framework with which he or she attempts to understand the world. Generally, researchers are neither inductive nor deductive practitioners exclusively, but instead may find that they utilize both within a cycle, with evidence informing hypotheses and hypotheses influencing the types of evidence collected. For this Assignment, you perform a close reading of two brief case studies and determine the inductive and deductive characteristics of each. To Prepare Read the case studies: “An Example of Inductive Theory: Why Do People Smoke Marijuana?” and “An Example of Deductive Theory: Distributive Justice” from Chapter 2 of the Babbie course text in this week’s Learning Resources. The Assignment (3–4 pages): 1. Summarize the two case studies and their findings. 2. Define inductive and deductive theory. 3. Explain the specific aspects of these studies that make them either inductive or deductive.

Mead focused on the perfection of society, utopianism. For Mead universal democratic practices were key to creating utopia. What would be the key factors in your utopia? Write the essay addressing what your utopia would look like. How could this perfect society become reality? What changes would be necessary to create this utopia? What would life be like in your utopia?

For this assignment, we are going to look the topic of immigration through a different lens–DNA.  Read the following article and then answer the questions below: https://apnews.com/8e7d4e3d6e2ef24dcc4fd9e79552a3d0 Why did the Federal government start this pilot program?  What is the ultimate goal? Who will and will not be subject to this particular type of testing?   What are the concerns given by those who oppose such a program requirement? What are the pros of such a program, long term, in our country? What do you think about our participation in this pilot program?  Do the pros outweigh the cons, or vice-versa?  This assignment must follow MLA guidelines, be typed in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and be a minimum of 500 words with a works cited page.  The works cited are not included in the minimum word count. Any sources provided in the assignment prompt MUST be used within your paper and cited in your works cited.  Other sources used must be cited as well.

The writing assignment should be about 5-6 pages-long, Century Schoolbook, 12 pt-font, 1 inch all around, double-spaced and APA format (check APA Style Guides here). The paper should be presented in an organized and well-thought manner. THOSE ARE NOT EASY ASSIGNMENTS. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THOROUGHLY Those assignments are NOT summaries of the readings but analyses! (WARNING) Please find sample paper here The goal of this paper is to read and answer the questions by evaluating and analyzing the common points and differences ACROSS the readings using your SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION Do NOT write about each article one after another When referencing articles, make sure to quote correctly with page number Long quotations (3 lines or more) are NOT recommended but if you do use some, make sure they are single-spaced Read Evicted book from chapters 6-7 & 9-12 and answer the following 2 questions: Question 1: Using your sociological imagination, identify 2 specific issues around poverty then explain/examine/analyze how and why those issues emerge and impact those families. Question 2: Using your sociological imagination, explain/examine/analyze how poverty is structured around ethnicity and age. This is how your answers should be structured: How does this theme help us understand the issues faced by people in poverty? Provide in-depth analysis around this theme and how it is linked to poverty Be sure to provide sources to support your claims (refer to Power & Poverty). Introduction of a common theme identified in the stories Explain this theme using your sociological imagination Provide short examples from the stories Repeat for 2nd theme The answers to each question should be roughly 2-21/2 pages each. Check the organization of your paper, spelling and grammar. Your grade will be based on your level of critical analysis and clarity using your sociological imagination. If you are using some of the sources provided earlier in the module, please cite properly.

Microfinance and Its Discontents in Bangladesh:  Evaluating the Manifest and Latent Functions and Dysfunctions of MFIs Due at 11:59pm Friday, December 4 Lamia Karim’s book Microfinance and Its Discontents: Women in Debt in Bangladesh is the only ethnography we will read during this class, so it is important to understand what ethnographic research looks like and how it can provide important insights into the perspectives of local communities and women that reveal unintended consequences of development practices. This paper will engage with concepts from the structural functionalism perspective by examining the manifest (intended) and latent (unintended) functions, and the dysfunctions of Microfinance Institutions (MFI’s) in Bangladesh. This paper focuses exclusively on Karim’s ethnographic study. You are responsible for reading the Intro, Chapter 1 (pg 1-5), and all of Chapters 2 and 3. This should provide enough context and examples to include in your paper. Instead of summarizing the book, your paper should provide a critical analysis by discussing the original manifest functions of the MFI’s in the Bangladesh context, their latent functions for local communities and particularly women, and finally their dysfunctions for society. The purpose of this analysis is to demonstrate that you read the selected readings from the book, understood the author’s findings, and can apply the concepts of manifest/latent functions and dysfunctions to critically examine the outcomes of development in peoples’ everyday lives. Paper Details This paper specifically focuses on the findings from Lamia Karim’s book, so this is the only source you need to discuss in the paper The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate that you engaged with the reading, so bring in specific examples from the book to discuss in your paper Paraphrase when possible, but if you do use direct quotes include page numbers Papers must be 3 FULL pages; double-spaced; 12 pt Times New Roman font; PDF or doc This is a formal paper, so do not include “I” or personal opinions

Watch the following video: Racial/Ethnic Prejudice and Discrimination:  (Links to an external site.) Read the following article published in the Sunday, November 20 San Diego Union Tribune Write a one-page, thoughtful paper on the topic. Do you agree? Disagee? Have you had personal experiences? Lawsuit alleges anti-Black culture at school 5 current, former employees suing Southwestern By Gustavo Solis CHULA VISTA It has been 18 months since researchers from the University of Southern California exposed “a palpable climate of anti-Blackness at Southwestern College” that included Black employees being called racial slurs and being overlooked for promotions.   And even though the South Bay community college has taken significant steps to address the report’s findings, a group of five current and former Black employees has filed a discrimination lawsuit, suggesting the problems persist. The lawsuit references USC’s report and outlines the allegations made by the five employees, allegations that occurred before and after the report was published in June 2018 and mirror the researchers’ findings.   USC’s report highlighted individual instances, such as Latino custodial staff making monkey sounds at Black co-workers through walkie-talkies and a Black employee being relocated from the main campus because a White female co-worker was afraid of him, that collectively painted a damning picture of institutional anti-Black racism on campus.   Researchers noted that Southwestern College President Dr. Kindred Murillo was seen as a “clean-up president,” and employees responded well to her in that role.   The report ended with a list of 12 recommendations for the college, which enrolls 19,000 students, 72 percent of whom are Latino, 10 percent Asian, 7 percent White and 4 percent Black. Recommendations included things such as issuing a formal apology to Black employees, creating leadership pipelines for minority candidates, and changing the hiring process to make it more inclusive.   Southwestern’s response to report   When asked how much progress Southwestern College has made toward implementing the recommendations, spokeswoman Lillian Leopold sent The San Diego Union-Tribune links to monthly reports on racial climate on campus produced by the college’s leadership team.   Those reports show the university has largely followed the recommendations by taking immediate and ongoing actions. Some of them are one-time actions, such as issuing a formal apology to Black staff members, hiring a consulting firm to review Human Resources practices, and appointing a vice president for equity, diversity and inclusion.   Other recommendations require ongoing work, such as making employment data more transparent, strategizing ways to increase faculty diversity, and hosting quarterly forums on race.   Records show that Southwestern College has hosted dozens of workshops and forums on race for students, faculty and executive-level staff this year. The college also now requires implicit bias training for all hiring committee members.   In terms of transparency, Southwestern now publishes annual reports on diversity, records show. One recommendation that hasn’t been met is establishing a leadership development program. Efforts to get that program off the ground were stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic, Leopold said.   Southwestern College also conducted a student and employee survey in March. Results showed that 40 percent of employees felt there was a lot of racial tension at Southwestern College and that 50 percent of employees had witnessed discrimination on campus. Additionally, Southwestern College’s survey, which was conducted more than a year since the USC report was published, reached similar conclusions.   Specifically, the survey found that a higher percentage of Black employees were dissatisfied with employee diversity and that Black employees were less likely to report positive experiences compared to non-Black employees. In response to this story, Southwestern College issued the following statement: “Southwestern College takes pride in being the only public institution of higher education in Southern San Diego County serving a diverse community of students and employees. Southwestern College works to embrace our wonderful diversity and always strives to foster a collaborative and inclusive environment.” “Southwestern College has long had policies against racism and discrimination. The College will continue to uphold the highest professional standards for all its employees and will continue to build and strengthen equity and inclusion in the workplace. The College is committed to remaining a leader in San Diego County to ensure there is no place for racial discrimination in our community.”   The lawsuit Southwestern College declined to directly answer any questions about the lawsuit or make employees available for interviews. Instead, the college referred specific questions to an outside attorney. “Southwestern College was made aware of the lawsuit that has been filed by current and former employees alleging racial discrimination in their employment with the college,” President Murillo wrote in a statement. “The College is reviewing the complaint, takes the allegations raised seriously and will address any issues in an appropriate and thorough manner.” The outside attorney, Aaron Hanes of the Winet Patrick Gayger Creighton & Hanes law firm, said he was still reviewing the 37-page complaint. The document contains several allegations and names dozens of individuals; therefore, it will take some time to determine their validity.   “It’s probably premature to comment on any specific allegation,” he said. One of the most recent allegations happened in January. Brandon Williams, a 29-year-old Black man, claims tension between the counseling department’s Black workers and everyone else was so high that he was the only Black employee to attend a training retreat.   During a discussion on race, a Latino employee dismissed USC’s report by allegedly claiming that there “is no anti-Blackness on campus; instead, the campus is anti-Latino.” When Williams brought up the report to challenge the claim, his fellow co-workers were unmoved, according to the lawsuit.   Another Black employee who is suing Southwestern, Veronica Burton, has worked in the counseling department since 1998. As one of the most senior employees, she applied for the role of acting dean in 2018, the role that eventually went to Dean Aragoza.   “Despite being the most qualified candidate on paper, having had the most relevant experience, including specific experience to SWCCD, Burton was again passed over for the promotion,” the lawsuit states. “Burton believes that her race played the most important role in her being denied the Interim Dean position.” Burton was particularly upset that Aragoza got the job because he had previously told co-workers in the department that he had “issues” with Black people, particularly with Black men, according to the lawsuit.   “According to Aragoza’s own admission, whenever he would be in meetings with Black employees, he would shake because he would be scared and nervous,” the lawsuit says. “Not because any person in said meeting did anything to Aragoza, but instead solely because of the person’s Black skin.”   Dr. Abdimalik Buul was at that meeting where Aragoza admitted to being scared of Black men. Buul, who left Southwestern College after a series of what he described as discriminatory incidents, is a co-plaintiff in the lawsuit. After USC’s report was published, Buul joined a task force meant to address racism on campus. He claims the task force got off to a poor start. During one task force meeting, a long-tenured employee accused Buul of “colluding” with the author of the USC report. That employee had no proof Buul even knew the author of the report; she simply noticed that both Buul and the author were Black men and both had a connection to USC.   During another task force meeting, the same employee “decided that using her best judgment meant that she could say (n-word) in the meeting. While (she) was verbally reprimanded for her comments, her comfort in saying such derogatory terms in a professional setting spoke volumes about SWCCD’s anti-Black environment,” the lawsuit claims. Two other Black employees of the counseling department allege similar stories of being treated differently than their non-Black co-workers.   In 2015, Stacey Mathis had a baby and started pumping breastmilk at work. She’d seen other mothers do the same and didn’t think there would be a problem. However, the person in charge of scheduling told Mathis that she could only pump for 15 minutes a day and anything beyond that would come out of her paycheck, the lawsuit alleges. “Mathis’ non-Black coworkers were not subject to this rule,” according to the lawsuit. James Rose claims he was denied overtime work during the Fall 2019 semester even though other non-Black workers in the counseling department were given overtime. When he confronted acting dean Aragoza about this, Aragoza became angry and “claimed that Rose was ‘living above his means.’” According to the lawsuit, Aragoza and Rose had never discussed personal finances so Aragoza had no reason to make that statement. “Aragoza’s comments further cemented in Rose’s mind that the real reason for Aragoza denying Rose’s overtime request was not because of SWCCD’s lack of money, but instead because of Aragoza’s pre-conceived and bigoted notions about Black people and their alleged misuse of finances,” the lawsuit claims.

What is life worth? Original post: Listen to the 27-minute podcast listed below. This podcast focuses on costs associated with medical care, and the impacts this has on patient health outcomes. What does this episode suggest about the way life is valued in a profit-based healthcare system? What “worth” would you place on one year of life? Subject title should reference how you valued life. Original post must be 175+ words and use complete and grammatically correct sentences. Original post is due by 11pm, December 4th. Podcast: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/segments/what-year-life-worth Response post: How might a different person with a different perspective (for example, a patient, a bio-scientist, an internist, a pharmaceutical executive) think the “worth” of one year of life should be different? Response post must be 75+ words and use complete and grammatically correct sentences.