Who is represented as playing a role in the city? Are they politicians, business people, activists, or others from civil society? What is being covered and what is being left out? What is the sequence of stories? Which topics are given priority? How much space is dedicated to certain topics compared to others?

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Media analysis

The goal of this assignment is to explore local media sources to get a sense of the city at the current moment.Reading newspaper articles, informed blogposts (with dates!), and local websites will give you a certain perspective on who is powerful, what problems are, and what responses might be. You should begin with the most legitimate local sources: Newark Star-Ledger; the Trentonian; Paterson Times; The Hudson Reporter, DNA Info, NJ.com, Northjersey.com, and Philadelphia Inquirer.

1) Choose five of what you deem to be the most important articles/sources.

2) Each individual team member should type a bibliographic entry for each story/source.

3) Briefly respond to the questions below in 200 words:

  • Who is represented as playing a role in the city? Are they politicians, business people, activists, or others from civil society?
  • What is being covered and what is being left out?
  • What is the sequence of stories? Which topics are given priority? How much space is dedicated to certain topics compared to others?
  • What connections can you make to other things you’ve learned about your city (statistics, background reading, observation)?

Write 5-6 full-sized paragraphs in response, or a minimum of 1 and ½ pages.

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Journal unit 2

Introduction to Unit 1:

Unit 2 Continued:

Unit 2 Continued: Guide to the Readings:

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Attached reading 1 and reading 2 below

How To Do the Journal: Write 5-6 full-sized paragraphs in response, or a minimum of 1 and ½ pages.

Research and Discuss a case in the News that has occurred within the last five years involving a juvenile who committed a violent crime.

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Youth Crime and Justice.

Research and Discuss a case in the News that has occurred within the last five years involving a juvenile who committed a violent crime.

Choose a Sociological theory from Chapter Five (strain theory, social learning theory, social control theories “labeling theory, conflict theory, and differential oppression theory” and describe that theory in detail. You may choose to talk about two theories at most.

Use this theory in an attempt to explain why the Juvenile committed the act./crime.

Keeping with the same topic you chose in Writing Assignment 1; how do the concepts of gender and sexualities (Chapter 12) relate to or affect your topic? Why?

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Families / family structure

1. Keeping with the same topic you chose in Writing Assignment 1; how do the concepts of gender and sexualities (Chapter 12) relate to or affect your topic? Why? (3-4 sentences)

2. How do the concepts of Government and Politics (Chapter 17) relate to your topic? Why? (3-4 sentences)

Describe what caused the problem, who were involved, what were others’ and your roles in the situation, and if a resolution was reached.

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Sociology Question

1. Introduction: In this first content area, write a paragraph introducing C. W. Mills’s concept of sociological imagination, and give a general overview of how you will be applying it to the personal situation that you will discuss in your paper.

2. Personal Explanation: In this second content area, describe your personal situation/topic. Based on whether the situation is a current one or a past one, describe how you dealt or are dealing with it. You can also pick a situation from a person’s life who is closely related to you or whose experience affected you. You should know the person well enough to write the essay.

Describe what caused the problem, who were involved, what were others’ and your roles in the situation, and if a resolution was reached. This section is all about your account of your situation and should be no longer than four paragraphs (3/4 – 1 page).

3. Sociological Imagination: In this third content area, analyze your personal situation by applying sociological imagination, i.e., examine how society and social forces affected your situation. This section should be the most substantial portion of your essay. You should use terms and concepts from at least 3 different chapters from the textbook, and one sociological theory.

4. Data/Stats: Utilize at least 2 statistics or research studies from the textbook or outside sources such as the Galen College online library. The references should be scholarly and should be relevant to your situation (E.g., Inclusion of divorce rates in the US if the topic is on Divorce; inclusion of poverty rates, crime and victimization rates, or suicide rates if the topic is either on Poverty or Crime). Citing at least one outside source is required.

5. Conclusion: Write a wrap-up conclusion summarizing the major finding/themes in your paper. This should be no more than a paragraph.

What are some examples of how the rise of the human sciences has increased your own self-scrutiny? Draw from Foucault’s theory of power/knowledge in framing your answers.

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Contribute to Discussion Forum 14

Discussion Questions

(1) What are some examples of how the rise of the human sciences has increased your own self-scrutiny? Draw from Foucault’s theory of power/knowledge in framing your answers.

(2) What are your thoughts about the notion that power/knowledge is something autonomous that exerts an ultimate controlling force on humans? The idea is that it is like a software code (perhaps artificial intelligence) that’s has a life of its own and can be seen through its effects on people. No matter what it may seem, power/knowledge is the primary driver of society, not people. If one believes this is happening, what does that mean for the notion that people can change the world for the better?

What are the three major theoretical perspectives/theories in sociology? Describe in detail the main ideas associated with all three of the theoretical perspectives/theories.

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Sociology Question

1. What are the three major theoretical perspectives/theories in sociology? Describe in detail the main ideas associated with all three of the theoretical perspectives/theories.

2. Who is C. Wright Mills? Discuss in detail what is meant by the term Sociological Imagination.

3. Please discuss in detail the work and contribution to the field of Sociology of Herbert Spencer, Max Weber, W.E.B. Dubois, Harriet Martineau, and Jane Addams.

4. Please discuss in detail Emile Durkheim’s position on crime? Discuss in detail whether you agree or disagree with Durkheim.

5. Discuss the position taken by Bryan Stevenson on the United States Criminal Justice System. Discuss in detail whether you agree or disagree with Stevenson.

Where did you go to observe? When and for how long? What is the pattern you wish to discuss? Describe and discuss what you saw and how the class materials can help you make sense of it. You can include your photos in this section to help make your point.

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Sociology Question

  1. Research process:
    • Visit a store that has children’s items (clothes, books, toys), via their website or in person when it is safe to do so
      • Search on or go to one specific item type (clothes or books or toys) and take note of what they look like. How are they arranged? Are they ‘color-coded” and/or separated by gender groups? Are there any non-gendered items?
      • Take some screenshots or photos of the patterns you see. If in person: Do not have any people in your photos. Try to do so subtly and if someone asks you to stop, do so.
    • Refer to our class materials that relate to the patterns you are seeing. Reflect on how the material may help us understand why you are seeing these patterns. Choose at least one of the readings or resources that connect with what you see. This can be a concept, a reading, a video, a theory…
  2. Write up your assessment, following this outline and using the headings:
    • Introduction – Where did you go to observe? When and for how long? What is the pattern you wish to discuss?
    • Discussion – Describe and discuss what you saw and how the class materials can help you make sense of it. You can include your photos in this section to help make your point.
    • Conclusions – What is the impact and outcome of these patterns and how they related to how gender works in our society? Do these patterns maintain or challenge our gender norms?

Discuss with relevant examples how the processes of making laws and reacting to the breaking of laws contribute to the production of criminals and crimes in Canada?

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Sociology – Criminology

Part 1:

1. Discuss with relevant examples how the processes of making laws and reacting to the breaking of laws contribute to the production of criminals and crimes in Canada? [300 words]

Part 2

2. In Canada, crime is socially and relatively defined. Explain with clear example(s)? [200 words]

3. Canada’s officially reported crime rate often does not reflect community crime experience. Justify the above statement with examples. [200 words]

4. Michelle lived with Tucker for 15 years, during which he had, on various occasions, subjected her to physical assaults, some of which inflicted severe injuries (such as extensive bruising to the body and a broken jaw). One night, Michelle returned home late from an evening meeting, and Tucker became furious with her. He yelled at her, “I am going to fix you once and for all.” However, Tucker was so drunk that he fell on the couch, struggled to get up, and eventually passed out. Michelle went to the kitchen and picked up a sharp knife. She then returned to the room where Tucker was sleeping and stabbed him to death. Would Michelle be able to raise a successful plea of defence if she were charged with murder or manslaughter? What would be Michelle’s argument of defence? What likely argument would the prosecutor put forward to make a successful defence difficult for Michelle? [200 words].

Have you ever experienced this personally or peripherally? Do you personally others who have? How have you seen this reflected in other places in the dominant culture?

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Sociology Discussion 4 

Dilusions of Gender Chapters 3 and 4

  1. Have you ever experienced this personally or peripherally? Do you personally others who have?
  2. How have you seen this reflected in other places in the dominant culture?