Demonstrate understanding of major sociological perspectives of the family. Must include explanation of the changes in family structure in terms of changing patterns or marriage, divorce, separation and raising children. Compare and contrast Functionalist, Feminist and Marxist views of the family.

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Family Sociology

Demonstrate understanding of major sociological perspectives of the family. Must include explanation of the changes in family structure in terms of changing patterns or marriage, divorce, separation and raising children. Compare and contrast Functionalist, Feminist and Marxist views of the family.

What is the history of the food? Where did it originate, and what cultural groups first cultivated or harvested the food? Where in the world is the food commonly prFoduced now? How is it produced, and who produces the food? How does the food get from the producers to the consumers?

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Commodity Chain Analysis

Using the references you identified in your bibliography, compose a 750-word commodity chain analysis for the food you selected. This portion of the assignment is worth 100 points and is due on Wednesday, June 8th. Your analysis should respond to the following questions:

What is the history of the food? Where did it originate, and what cultural groups first cultivated or harvested the food?
Where in the world is the food commonly prFoduced now?
How is it produced, and who produces the food (i.e. small-scale farmers? Large corporations? Some combination?)? Think here about the labor that goes into producing and processing this food.
Where is the food commonly consumed now, and by whom (i.e. is it an expensive food that only people of a certain class consume? Is it consumed predominantly by a particular ethnic group? Is the food gendered in any particular way?)?
How does the food get from the producers to the consumers?

Both the United Nation’s World Health Organization (www.who.int) and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov) have websites devoted to health problems associated with aging. Find those sites, and compare the major health problems identified by the World Health Organization with the major problems identified by the National Institute of Health. How do you explain the differences?

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Medical sociology perspective

Assignment:

1. From a medical sociology perspective, write an essay on the topic, which includes an analysis and a conclusion of your findings and your position. You may want to include information on what you found most surprising. Pay attention to the grading rubric. Using APA, make sure that you cite all of the sources that you used to form your analysis.

 

Research the following 2 questions:

1. Both the United Nation’s World Health Organization (www.who.int) and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov) have websites devoted to health problems associated with aging. Find those sites, and compare the major health problems identified by the World Health Organization with the major problems identified by the National Institute of Health. How do you explain the differences?

2. The U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov) provides a wealth of information about the U.S. population. Find out how the poverty line is defined and what percentage of Americans now live below it.

 

 

In 1-2 sentences introduce a specific example or excerpt from your source article regarding your popular culture object that you will analyze using one of your selected concepts/ theories/ key terms from the text. State the second specific theory/concept/key term from the assigned text chapter to date that you are using to analyze the example/excerpt of your source article regarding your popular culture object.

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Instructions & Required Template for Blog Analyses

Analyses prepare students to understand how, why, and in what ways popular culture is a critically important area of sociological study. Students will do so through their critical examination of the role of popular culture in American society.

Analyses require students to produce a full and in-depth evaluation and analysis of a selected popular culture object (I.E.: song, podcast, album, TV show, episode, series, movie, sports, games, fashion, etc.) using an additional source article (several sources are recommended in the syllabus) and the course textbook. Students will do this by following this required step-by-step template.

NOTE: Analyses must include all (5) five paragraphs and follow this template and formatting requirements (also in Canvas). Analyses must be in essay format and contain proper grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and clarity (NO rough drafts).

The tone of the Analysis should be professional, but entertaining. Students should write their Analyses for a diverse audience who may not be familiar with their selected cultural object, its genre, or the theories/ concepts / key terms from the text. Students will accomplish this by A: defining all theories/ concepts/ key terms in their own words and B: explaining their source article examples/ excerpts in their own words.

NOTE: NO DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE TEXT OR YOUR SOURCE ARTICLE ARE ALLOWED IN YOUR ANALYSES OR PEER REVIEWS.

NOTE: Do NOT submit your Analysis until you have completed the final step of incorporating ALL Formatting Requirements. You will do this using the Analyses Formatting Requirements document (in the corresponding Module in Canvas).

Analysis Required Template

Paragraph 1: Introduce Your Selected Source Article
a. In 1 sentence, introduce the source article you will use in your analysis by using its author, source outlet, and the month/year it was published. Add an edited hyperlink to your source article with the full article title, like this Harry Styles Sinks into Summer Vibes on ‘Harry’s House’. (NOTE: You cannot use this article- this is just an example).

NOTE: Be certain your link works! Peer reviews require you and your peers to: A. read one another’s selected source articles; B. read their analysis; C. score a rubric and D. offer specific feedback using a required Peer Review Template).

b. In 1-2 sentences (and in your own words!) explain the popular culture object your source article is generally about (don’t use any specific examples yet).
c. In another 3-4 sentences (and in your own words!), explain generally how this source article or this popular culture object is topically relevant to a text chapter assigned to date.

Paragraph 2: Introduce the Two (2) Theories/ Concepts/Key Terms from the Text that you will use in your Analysis
a. In 2-4 sentences (and in your own words!) explicitly state which two concepts/ theories/ key terms from any assigned text chapter/s to date that you will use to analyze your source article or your popular culture object.

b. In 3-6 sentences (and in your own words!) define both concepts/ theories/ key terms you will use in your analysis. Include a simple in-text citation with the text authors, year, and the correct page number from the text where they can each be found (i.e.; Brandt and Clare. 2020: pg# and pg#).

Paragraph 3: Begin Your Analysis with One Source Article Example & One Concept/ Theory/ Key Term from the Text.
a. In 1-2 sentences (and in your own words!) introduce a specific example or excerpt from your source article regarding your popular culture object that you will analyze using one of your selected concepts/ theories/ key terms from the text. Include a simple in-text citation that includes the author, source outlet, and published month/year (I.E.; Thompson et. al. on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour, May 2022).

b. In 1-2 sentences (and in your own words!) state the specific theory/concept/key term from the assigned text chapter to date that you are using to analyze the example/excerpt of your source article regarding your popular culture object. Include a simple in-text citation with the text’s author, year, and correct page number in the text where it can be found (I.E.; Brandt and Clare. 2020: pg#).

c. In 3-5 sentences, explicitly and thoroughly explain to the reader (in your own words!) how and why the specific example or excerpt from your source article regarding your popular culture object can be understood or analyzed sociologically using your selected concept/ theory/ key term.

Paragraph 4: Continue Your Analysis: 2nd Source Example & 2nd Concept/Theory/Key Term.

a. In 1-2 sentences (and in your own words!) introduce the second specific example or excerpt from your source article regarding your popular culture object that you will analyze using one of your second concept/ theory/ key term from the text. Include a simple in-text citation that includes the author, source outlet, and
published month/year (I.E.; Thompson et. al. on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour, May 2022).

b. In 1-2 sentences (and in your own words!) state the second specific theory/concept/key term from the assigned text chapter to date that you are using to analyze the example/excerpt of your source article regarding your popular culture object. Include a simple in-text citation with the text’s author, year, and correct page number in the text where it can be found (I.E.; Brandt and Clare. 2020: pg#).

c. In 3-5 sentences, explicitly and thoroughly explain to the reader (in your own words!) how and why the specific example or excerpt from your source article regarding your popular culture object can be understood or analyzed sociologically using your selected concept/ theory/ key term.

Paragraph 5: Now for the Fun! You as Culture Critic!
a. In 1-2 sentences, briefly restate how and why your two selected theories/concepts/key terms are analytically relevant (correct and appropriate) to sociologically analyze your source article regarding your popular culture object.
b. Choose ONE of the following prompts. Explicitly and thoroughly answer ALL parts of the prompt you select.

1. Key to understanding popular culture is recognizing it as one of the sites where the struggle for and against the culture of the powerful is engaged, and how popular culture is a potential tool for individual agency. Explain specifically and explicitly TWO ways in which your selected source article or popular culture object attempts to engage in the struggle for or against the culture of the powerful OR how either can be a tool for individual agency.
OR
2. Popular culture not only shapes but is shaped by society. Explain specifically and explicitly TWO ways in which your selected source article or popular culture object works to construct OR is constructed by social, political, cultural, and/or economic institutions within society.
OR
3. Popular culture is a process through which people make symbolic meaning out of the world. Explain specifically and explicitly TWO ways in which your selected source article or popular culture object attempt to make cultural meaning of our shared world and society?

NOTE: Personal opinions/experiences are NOT scientifically/ sociologically appropriate nor valid for conducting analyses and should NOT be included as the basis of your analyses (i.e. your beliefs/religion, your upbringing, your value judgments, your cognitive dissonance, etc.). HOWEVER: Depending on which prompt you select for

Paragraph 5, students may scientifically/ sociologically analyze how/why/in what way their personal beliefs/experiences are affected or influenced by the aspects and reach of popular culture we are studying.

-Here’s the textbook where you can find the concepts/key terms in the only chapters you need to look in is chapters 1-4: An Introduction to Popular Culture in the US by Jenn Brandt; Callie Clare

The following is a list of online/digital popular culture critique and content websites you may use to find source articles for your Blog Analyses.

You are not limited to the sources here, but you may use them:

  • Art & Seek: Arts, Music, and Culture for North Texas (Links to an external site.)
  • The Dallas Morning News: Arts & Entertainment (Links to an external site.)
  • NPR’s Popular Culture Happy Hour (Links to an external site.)
  • New York Times Popular Culture (Links to an external site.)
  • Rolling Stone (Links to an external site.)
  • NBC Culture Matters (Links to an external site.)
  • CNN Entertainment Culture (Links to an external site.)
  • Spotify (Links to an external site.)
  • Thrillest (Links to an external site.)
  • BuzzFeed (Links to an external site.)
  • Elle (Links to an external site.)
  • E! Online (Links to an external site.)
  • Entertainment Weekly (Links to an external site.)
  • Pop Culture Reviews (Links to an external site.)
  • Wired

Pick one sociology theory and describe the theory plus give an example of how the theory fits into real life. You can use a personal example from when you were in school. You can use an example from the media or an example from a journal article.

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Discussion one

The class is sociology of education

Video 1 from week 1 discusses how sociology theory links to education. Pick one sociology theory and describe the theory plus give an example of how the theory fits into real life. You can use a personal example from when you were in school. You can use an example from the media or an example from a journal article.

Note: There are more sociological theories than what was included in the video. You are allowed to use any sociological theory.

Based on the Module Dating/Sex/Cohabitation/Marriage – lecture: How have dating and marriage changed throughout US history? Based on reading (17)Schwartz: Explain the three pieces of evidence that Schwartz offers to support her thesis that Americans are fearful of and misinformed about sex. Next, explain two sources of fear about sexuality. What is Schwartz’s answer to this issue? That is, explain what she proposes for us to reduce sexual anxiety.

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Essay

Number and answer the following questions, based on lectures as well as readings and occasionally a video. When you refer to the reading in your answer, put the author’s last name in parentheses – example: (Gerson). Do not repeat the question; simply number then answer. Your total word count for this exam should be minimum 1600 words, typed, double spaced. At the top of your exam put your name, class, and word count. All answers must be in your own words; no direct quoting from lecture material or readings is allowed. I will provide the readings required for each question to be answered.

1) Based on the Module Work and Families – lecture: What is the second shift? Why do (on average) women do most of it? How does the gender pay gap often relate to the second shift? Based on reading (35)Gerson: What do these women and men want ideally in terms of family and paid work? Why do they have a Plan B? What are the differences between the women’s Plan B vs the men’s Plan B? Based on reading (37)Meyers and Demantas: What is a mancession, and why is this concept misleading? How did these men respond to the mancession? Give specific examples.

2) Based on the Module Dating/Sex/Cohabitation/Marriage – lecture: How have dating and marriage changed throughout US history? Based on reading (17)Schwartz: Explain the three pieces of evidence that Schwartz offers to support her thesis that Americans are fearful of and misinformed about sex. Next, explain two sources of fear about sexuality. What is Schwartz’s answer to this issue? That is, explain what she proposes for us to reduce sexual anxiety.

3) Based on the Module Domestic Violence – lecture: Research shows that many victims of domestic violence have different experiences when it comes to trying to get help. Explain how experiences differ for heterosexual men victims vs heterosexual women victims, racial-ethnic minority women victims and immigrant women victims, and gay men victims vs gay/lesbian women victims. Next, explain with examples three sociological explanations for domestic violence.

4) Based on the Module Divorce – lecture: What are some pros and cons of divorce for each of the following – men, women, and children? Based on reading (21)Rutter: Explain two points from the reading that support Rutter’s case for divorce. Based on reading (22)Coleman and Ganong: Explain two things we have learned from research on stepfamilies.

How does the program, in general, portray health, wellness, and illness? Is it more sympathetic to some persons (e.g., doctors, patients, specialists) than others?  Does the program have a medico-centric bias? Explain. Does the program portray a pathogenic or salutogenic health system? Explain.

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Media Analysis Abstract and Essay – Critical Assessment of Healthcare-themed Television[1]

 This assignment requires that you complete an 8-10 page (approximately) critical examination of a dramatic television program that focuses on the healthcare system, and a 150-250 word abstract. The programs you may choose from are, quite literally, too numerous to list but include for example: The Good Doctor, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Chicago Med, The Resident, Nurses, The Transplant, etc. Note that the programs listed above represent only a very small sample of the plethora of healthcare-themed television programs widely available on broadcast television and from specialty channels. It does not matter whether the programs are current (they may be of any age you choose) or in what country they are based. You must watch a minimum of three episodes (assuming episodes are approximately one hour) of the program. If you are in any doubt about whether a program is acceptable, check with your instructor.

The primary objective of this assignment is to critically assess the program’s portrayal of the healthcare system within which it is set. Students examining health programs set in other countries are required to note where aspects of the healthcare system in the program differ significantly from the Canadian system. Students examining an “old” program would need to note whether any aspects of the system in the program differ from the present-day system.

 

Abstract- 10%

The first part of this assignment requires that you submit a 250-word abstract that succinctly summarizes your final paper. The abstract will specify the goal of your project, the sociological concepts used, and the empirical materials (name of television show) you plan to use to inform your analysis. Abstracts must also contain 4-6 keywords that adequately describe the key points of the paper. Abstracts are tricky to write, but essential components of APA papers.

More information on abstracts can be found here: https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/assignments/writing-an-abstract-for-your-research-paper/

Abstracts are due no later than June 9th.  Late abstracts will be subject to a 10% per day (including weekends and holidays) deduction from the grade. Late abstracts may not get feedback in time to inform your final essay.

Essay- 25%

The body of the paper will consist of three main sections corresponding to the three episodes you are analyzing. For each episode, first provide a brief summary (2 or 3 sentences only) of the relevant health system plot elements. Then, assess the nature and accuracy of the program’s portrayal of the healthcare system based upon the knowledge you have gained through the lectures and readings from this class. That is, be sure to draw on at least 3 specific sociological concepts and ideas from the textbook, the lecture, and class discussions.  Also, keep the following questions in mind during your analysis (these are simply examples to assist with your analysis – you don’t have to answer all of them):

  • How does the program, in general, portray health, wellness, and illness? Is it more sympathetic to some persons (e.g., doctors, patients, specialists) than others?
  • Does the program have a medico-centric bias? Explain.
  • Does the program portray a pathogenic or salutogenic health system? Explain.
  • Does the program discuss any social determinants of health? Explain.
  • Do you think the program has an underlying political or ideological agenda? That is, does the program seem to “take a side” in health care issues and arguments? Explain.
  • You may also critically examine the show from a sociological paradigm (i.e., structural functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionist, feminist, sociology of the body).

The paper you submit must be double-spaced, have standard margins & borders, and use a 12-point Times New Roman font. It is to be written in essay format (i.e. introduction, body, and conclusion), and must be written in an “academic style.” That is, it must be written formally and objectively, and include a title page and a reference page (not included in total page count). Citations must be provided for any course materials or other reference materials consulted, using APA referencing style. The title page must include the course name & number, instructor’s name, your name & student number, date, and an informative-yet-non-stupefyingly-mundane title. Papers will be submitted on UM Learn.

Why are older women controlling freaks in a relationship. Write a one page paper researching and explaining why this normally happens in a relationship.

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SOCIAL ISSUES

Why are older women controlling freaks in a relationship. Write a one page paper researching and explaining why this normally happens in a relationship.

 

How does the support provided by friends and colleagues differ from that provided by the family? in what ways is it similar? Include sources showing the type of support provided by each group, namely family, friends and colleagues.

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Informal care of persons with cerebral palsy living in the community provided by their families, friends and colleagues- examples from the US and Europe

– How does the support provided by friends and colleagues differ from that provided by the family? in what ways is it similar? Include sources showing the type of support provided by each group, namely family, friends and colleagues

Review Chapter 13 and What is the difference between non-directional arguments and directional arguments. Write in your own word what resolution strategy can be used to improve communication among couples.

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Review Ch13

Review Chapter 13 and What is the difference between non-directional arguments and directional arguments. Write in your own word what resolution strategy(avoid problems) can be used to improve communication among couples.