Identify the specific sampling approach that you would use. Briefly summarize the approach and explain why it is appropriate for the scenario.

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Sampling

Decide which sampling approach would be most appropriate for each of the scenarios described below. You should carefully review the “Considerations” section below before deciding which approach you believe is most appropriate.
For each scenario, please:
State which general approach, probability or non-probability, would be more appropriate. Explain why.
Identify the specific sampling approach that you would use. Briefly summarize the approach and explain why it is appropriate for the scenario.
Briefly explain how you would actually recruit participants. In other words, explain how you would actually apply the sampling approach and find/choose people to participate.

What is “private” about this space? What is “public” about this space? Is the setting meant to foster community engagement in the public sphere or is it designed o foster private reflection…or both?

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Sociology of Culture

Essay Assignment #3 . Discussions may go beyond this date and will be posted in the discussion board.

Material culture embodies the non-material, and a deeper understanding of cultural content, images, ideas, and representations from the various interpretive readings in your text, MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES, as well as the additional readings on the “Evolving Monument” and the social construct of the “Statue of Liberty”, building, placement, and generational viewing are preparations for doing an observational analysis of culture, materially and non-materially.

The cultural production process and culture consumption processes are open to interpretations through the encoding/decoding process. Sociologically, we can use significant categories like age, gender, class, race/ethnicity, nationality, religion/sprituality to establish dominating patterns of representation. The Essay requires observations, documentation, and analysis of cultural embodiment in this project on monuments.

STEPS:

Identify and select a monument in your community (your LI town, city borough, what you consider to be your physical community. You will make at least 2 on-site visits to the monument, photodocumenting the monument, any textual signage, the setting of the monument, any observations of other people (socially distancing) who visit to the monument to see the monument or to use the space for other purposes. What is “private” about this space? What is “public” about this space? Is the setting meant to foster community engagement in the public sphere or is it designed o foster private reflection…or both?

You will photodocument and you will need to write notes of your observations to use in your essay.

Format:

5 typed pages in the following order: (plus attachments)

Page 1: Name (the official name and location) of your monument. Include 2 of your photoimages.

Page 2, 3, 4: In sentences & paragraphs, describe the material aspects of the monument and describe the non-material (symbolic) representations and meaning of the monument. Start with what is “officially” designated. You can add interpretations of multiple meanings based on age, race/ethnicity, gender,,, class, and other sociological categories that imply differential perspectives.

Use your photos as a springboard, and write your descriptions of the monument, the setting, and the “interaction” of others in the space of the monument. What is said? Did you engage anyone in a conversation about the monument.

Does your monument have any history or current responses (like the wave of anti-confederate protests and alterations of confederate statues)? If so, what? If not, do you think there should be some type of “alteration” removing, defacing, relocating….”?

Page 5: Discuss your views on these representations. Are there images that you identify with? Are the images/representations those that you believe should be changed? If so, in what form?

Attachments: Attach more of your photos; you can use thumbnails for multiple images, limit yourself to 4 pages.

Aim to integrated sources throughout and have your sources ‘interact’ with one another; for example, how might they support each other or challenge each other?

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WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES

• Paper should be analytical and not descriptive.

• Create an effective thesis statement that makes an argument/claim about a

particular area/component/aspect of a classic or contemporary discourse in WGST.

• Use academic research to support claim/argument and demonstrate a logical, thoughtful argument throughout that demonstrates effective and accurate use of 5 scholarly sources.

• Paper must attend to intersectionality.

• Use first person only; “I argue…” “From hooks (2000), I understand that…”

• Avoid phrases such as “society” “economy”, etc., as these say too much and not enough; be specific—patriarchal capitalism, for example, is more specific.

• Avoid generalizations and sweeping claims. Attend to nuisances.

• A maximum of two short (less than 40 words) quotes or one (longer than 40 words) quotes can be used (see OWL Purdue for how to do block quotes for longer quotes).

• Direct all APA, citing, formatting questions to the OWL Purdue Writing Lab or the various resources listed on SAKAI.

• Use author’s last name, not book/chapter/article titles in essay. Example, “hooks (1989) argues…” as opposed to “In From Margin to Centre (1989), hooks argues…”

• NOTE: 5.5 pages is not considered 6. While you can go over slightly, try to adhere to 6 pages (7 pages would be acceptable).

Required sources:

• Minimum of 5 scholarly sources must be used effectively. Sources should be academic books, journal articles from peer reviewed sources. If using more than 5 sources, ensure each is used effectively.

• Aim to integrated sources throughout and have your sources ‘interact’ with one another; for example, how might they support each other or challenge each other?

• Additional sources include that can be included in addition to the 5 scholarly sources: lecture content may be used in limited amounts (i.e., information from one or two lectures, maximum); videos/documentaries can be used but only in addition to the 4 academic sources.

• Start with course sources! If having trouble, please contact WGST Librarian, Jennifer Thiessen, for more help on relevant academic sources.

Non-exhaustive suggested essay topics:

1. Feminist discourses around the concept of equality; select a particular time frame or area of focus and address how the concept of equality has been understood.

2. Problems and limitations with the notion of a universal concept of womanhood and/or shared oppression. Focus on a specific area or way that this universalizing has been evident and critiqued.

3. How has Crenshaw’s concept of intersectional thinking forced new discourses in WGST? Be specific in focus.

4. Anti-colonial discourse in WGST and the importance of this discourse for the discipline.

5. Challenges to the representation of women as victims within certain feminist theoretical frameworks.

6. Feminist discourses in WGST focusing on activism around ending sexual violence against women.

7. Feminist discourses around the intersections of racialized and gendered violence.

8. Feminist discourses and challenges to the law; focus on a particular topic and how feminists have discussed the topic and the significance of their work to the discipline.

9. Feminist discourses and discussions around the ‘waves’ metaphor.

10.Contemporary third wave feminist discourses around social construction of gender.

11.Discourses in WGST around sex work; focus on a particular aspect of sex work or a particular discourse in WGST around sex work.

12.Contemporary third wave feminist discourses around sex work as work.

13.Discourses around the linguistic shift toward the term ‘sex work’.

Discuss in your essay the personal story that most impacted you and why. If you’re not impacted by any of the stories feel free to write about that and also explain why.

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Personal Stories

Part six of the text Discusses the personal stories of a number of individuals. Discuss in your essay the personal story that most impacted you and why. If you’re not impacted by any of the stories feel free to write about that and also explain why. Discuss how your own story of privilege or oppression or both have impacted your life. Introduce your essay with a clear and concise introductory paragraph and conclude your essay with a paragraph to wrap up your ideas. Fill in the body with the three other paragraphs. Submit your work in APA seventh edition format.

 

To many of us, it is important that we are able to identify the sex of another individual. When there is ambiguity, we often have a sense of frustration. Why is this so (according to KB)? If we were to have a greater tolerance for such ambiguity, what consequences can you think of in everyday life?

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Writer’s Choice

Answer the following questions. Each Question has its specific reading that will be below the questions. Answer the questions briefly, just get straight to the point. No more than 4 sentences per question. This is not an essay; so please do not put it in essay format. NO OUTSIDE SOURCES.

QUESTIONS
Judith Lorber
1.How is gender constructed (according to JL)?
2.Why does society maintain the construction of gender differences (according to JL)?
READINGS
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qqmy17VJukH5nN36QdYYDXmSKwKAepFc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16jujenLbOEvM-edlEUXku1gJ2Xyn736u/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jXCTwNfVPjtgcqYDmEg9c9w4gBOqR-kY/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dpRPY7Vw3ZqqJuKbZb4T7e8K1r-6ehD7/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i8c4ZohwUjF8WDKwPEd2DjycNtfcLler/view?usp=sharing

QUESTIONS
Kate Bornstein
3.To many of us, it is important that we are able to identify the sex of another individual. When there is ambiguity, we often have a sense of frustration. Why is this so (according to KB)? If we were to have a greater tolerance for such ambiguity, what consequences can you think of in everyday life?
READINGS
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XaGHqp_teZd2hfnY00SJ5a5gFzdOXbqX/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13q3oFhfu7VO3lrp85eQbT7LUPLXmgjb0/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DjoQas-9DaT6cUu6O2a_WIGzmZXJgavh/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WSEQrWNA9ROoYeI1PJLe0iFRjDRUxbU7/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KVvkjvIHd6D9QVPpGNrwV39P_SdRLa8R/view?usp=sharing

QUESTIONS
Jenny Stuber
4.How do essentialists and social constructionists see things differently according to Stuber? What is their evidence?
READINGS
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NCr83X9sw-f7Cz5V0pNbG3PNRdW3TOQm/view?usp=sharing. (PG 25-56)

Critique & discuss the quality of the article in depth (Did they use a large enough sample size? Were their results generalizable? Were their problems with their study like high drop-out rates, difficulty measuring variables, faulty reasoning, etc.?)

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Culture: What cultural differences (if any) exist in development?

1Read, summarize, and critique three current psychological journal articles related to your question. These must be peer-reviewed and current (2006 – present). At least TWO must be original empirical studies (i.e. have methods, participants, results, and conclusion sections); the remaining article can be a literature review of your topic. A short video tutorial is provided on Moodle to help you find these resources in the library database: PsychINFO. (You may also use other scholarly search engines such as Medline, PsychARTICLES, etc.)

Reviews & critiques of these articles will likely take up 1-2 pages each for a total of 4-6 pages of your paper. For each article:

Summarize the author(s)’ hypothesis, methods, results, and major conclusions.
Critique & discuss the quality of the article in depth (Did they use a large enough sample size? Were their results generalizable? Were their problems with their study like high drop-out rates, difficulty measuring variables, faulty reasoning, etc.?)

Discuss the real-world application of the results (How can we use this information to help others? Or to promote education of topic? Etc.)

Describe any major flaws and explain any problems with the study.
Note: The article critique/application/flaws are much more important than the summary. Be sure to write a detailed critique of each article that should show critical thinking and depth (this may be as long/longer than the summary itself).

If everything went virtual how would this impact society according to two of the social theories listed in our readings or videos?

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Social theories

If everything went virtual how would this impact society according to two of the social theories listed in our readings or videos?

Explain how your study of the theoretical perspectives has deepened your understanding of why the social problem you’ve selected continues to exist and how it can be alleviated.

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Social Problem

After analyzing various social problems in this course, in an essay assignment (750-1,000 words), address the following citing three to five scholarly sources from the GCU library:

First, summarize what you’ve learned regarding the impact of social phenomenon (for instance, social inequality, social deviance, etc.) on the social problem you selected from macro and micro perspectives.

Next, in Topic 1, you explained how the theoretical perspective(s) that best aligns with your selected social problem (conflict, functionalist, and interactionist) explains how it came to be and is perpetuated. In this essay, explain how your study of the theoretical perspectives has deepened your understanding of why the social problem you’ve selected continues to exist and how it can be alleviated.

Lastly, provide your own possible solutions to your selected social problem that are more effective than current solutions, based on research you’ve collected.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Submit the assignment to your instructor by the end of Topic 7.

Benchmark Information

This assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:

BS Sociology

1.3: Analyze a social phenomenon from both the macro and micro perspectives.

Distinguish between victim-blaming, victim-defending, and system-blaming arguments concerning who or what is at fault. Identify maximalist and minimalist perspectives about the seriousness of the problem of intimate partner violence.

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Victimology:

To distinguish between all the different forms of domestic violence and intimate partner violence.
To appreciate how wife beating was rediscovered and how attitudes and responses toward wife beating have changed over the centuries.
To distinguish between victim-blaming, victim-defending, and system-blaming arguments concerning who or what is at fault.
To identify maximalist and minimalist perspectives about the seriousness of the problem of intimate partner violence.
To be able to offer a number of convincing answers to the question of why a battered woman stays in an abusive relationship.
To become familiar with the many changes that have taken place in the way that the criminal justice system handles violence between intimate partners as well as the shortcomings that persist.
To become aware of the problem of violence within couples who are dating.
To become alert to the many aspects of elder abuse.
To become familiar with the different strategies underlying prevention efforts to reduce family violence.

Do you think they can still be applicable in today’s world? What are the arguments advanced in the chosen session? What key debates are discussed in the key reading? What are their strengths and limitations? What are the main conclusions of the key reading? What did you find interesting, challenging (or not), about the session?

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Classicist and positivist perspectives on crime and criminality

To focus on the key ideas underpinning the classicist and positivist perspectives on crime and criminality.

In the session, we looked at theoretical perspectives that are primarily concerned with the behaviour of criminals and the role of individual differences in producing crime. We focused on both positivist and classical criminology. Use the readings in your critical review.

Key points to consider in your critical essay:

Why are we looking at these theories together? How do they differ? What do they NOT consider? Do you find them convincing? Do you think they can still be applicable in today’s world? What are the arguments advanced in the chosen session? What key debates are discussed in the key reading? What are their strengths and limitations? What are the main conclusions of the key reading? What did you find interesting, challenging (or not), about the session? How did the key reading help you understand the topic analysed and crime and control? more generally?