Category: Sociology

Essay Prompt
In a two-pronged essay, please (1) analyze the successes and failures of the U.S. labor movement during the 20th Century, and (2) discuss what leaders in our country today–whether they are labor leaders, political leaders, business leaders, or something else–can learn from the 20th Century U.S. labor movement’s challenges, mishaps, and successes. 
Please follow the instructions listed below when crafting your response essay:
Your paper should be three or more pages in length (double-spaced).
Use 12-point, Times New Roman font.
Use 1” margins.
Create an original title for your paper that reflects its content.
Include a header or footer that numbers the pages of your essay.
Although you are welcome to draw from outside sources, your paper must cite at least two sources from the “Unions and the Labor Movement” and “Work in the New Millennium” units of the course syllabus.
Make a bibliography and use parenthetical citations where appropriate. You should use American Sociological Association (ASA) guidelines. I have listed the full citation information for the relevant readings along with formatting instructions at the bottom of this page.
Grading
This essay is worth 15 percent of your final grade. Please see the rubric appended to this assignment, which breaks down how I will grade it.
To make a long story short, the grade you receive will be based on:
The depth and breadth of your engagement with the course material.
The degree to which your essay demonstrates satisfactory understanding of the material.
The degree to which you develop a well-reasoned response to and perspective on the prompt.
The clarity of your writing.
The degree to which you follow the directions.
Please note that passing off other people’s writing or ideas as your own–even if it is just a sentence or two–is considered plagiarism. Plagiarized papers will receive a grade of zero and be reported for academic dishonesty.
How to do Parenthetical Citations in ASA Format
Please format your parenthetical citations as follows: (author’s last name publication year). For example, you would cite the textbook as follows:
Marx argued that capitalism generated caused labor alienation (Erikson 1990).
Please note that you may also cite essay like this:
Erikson (1990) argues that capitalism can alienate people from their work.
Lastly, please note that if you are using a direct quotation, you should include the page number. For example, if you wanted to quote a passage from the textbook, you would do so in one of the following ways:
“People can be said to be alienated when they become estranged from their fellow creatures” (Erikson 1990: 22).
According to Erikson (1990), “people can be said to be alienated when they become estranged from their fellow creatures” (p.22).
Examples of ASA Citation Style
Erikson, Kai. 1990. “On Work and Alienation.” Pp. 19-35 in The Nature of Work: Sociological Perspectives, edited by Kai Erikson and Steve Vallas. New
Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
Hoschild, Arlie. 1993. “The Managed Heart.” Pp. 328-335 in Feminist Frameworks: Alternative Theoretical Accounts of the Relations between Women and
Men, 3rd Edition, edited by Alison Jaggar and Paula Rothenberg. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Mills, C. Wright. 1951. White Collar: The American Middle Classes. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Unions and the Labor Movement
Attachment
Jacoby – The Way It Was.pdf
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Cowie – Something’s Happening to People Like Me.pdf
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Cowie – Old Fashioned Heroes of the New Working Class.pdf
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Soci of Work – Summer 2024 – Precursors to Labor Unions – The Way It Was.pptx

This is a sociological research method of interviewing to understand how a
person’s identities relate to their experiences within
social institutions. Using a sociological lens, you will interview
someone who is a different race, gender, or class than you.
*I am a 20 year old White/Cacusian Female* 
*It needs to be someone that is a different race, gender, or class then me*
Please read the attached intructions CAREFULLY! 

What do you think about the approach and research methods used in the study
Do you think the research method used in the study was an appropriate one?
If yes, give reasons and if no, give reasons and suggest a different methods of research you think the research should have used
What does each of the papers teach you about conduction research in different areas of the world and with different population subjects
Do you have any critique of the paper?
What do you like most in the paper

https://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2020/02/money-and-marriage.html
^^^^^link to reference
In an Everyday Sociology blog post titled “Money and Marriage,” Karen Sternheimer examines the economics of marriage, looking at historical practices ranging from dowries and arranged marriages to contemporary rituals such as Valentine’s Day gifts. She draws upon recent research on marriage and cohabitation from the Pew Research Center, which concludes that while most married couples report marrying for love, more than half of cohabiting couples report that financial issues are keeping them from getting married.
Discuss the ways in which marriage relates to money. Based on this blog post, is there any way to separate the two? Discuss how romantic rituals like Valentine’s Day intertwine relationships with consumption and spending. How does this reflect and reproduce broader issues of economic inequality?

Introduction: Briefly introduce the concepts of race, gender, and sexuality. Provide a concise overview of their sociological significance and how they intersect.
Case Study: Choose a recent event, social movement, or cultural phenomenon that highlights issues related to race, gender, and sexuality. Provide a summary of this case, including key facts and contexts.
Engage with EACH of the Sociological Paradigms:
Structural Functionalism: Explain how a structural functionalist would interpret the roles and relationships of race, gender, and sexuality in maintaining social order. What functions do these social categories serve in society?
Conflict Theory: Discuss how a conflict theorist would analyze power relations and inequalities related to race, gender, and sexuality in your chosen case. Focus on issues of dominance, resistance, and social change.
Symbolic Interactionism: Describe how a symbolic interactionist might understand the meanings and social interactions associated with race, gender, and sexuality in your selected context. Consider the impact of labels, identities, and social interactions.
Personal Reflection: Reflect on how these sociological paradigms help you understand the complexities of race, gender, and sexuality. Which paradigm do you find most insightful and why

Watch the documentary entitled Separate But Not Equal and write a summation on the documentary, your reaction, and possible questions you may have.  
This discussion should be at least one page in WORD, single-spaced, on a 12-point font (Times New Roman or Courier).  You can submit your discussion as an attachment or simply COPY & PASTE from WORD.
video link: https://youtu.be/a-hWSZfQv8w

The film you watched “The Secret of the Wild Child” by Nova is about the nature/nurture debate, among other things. Lenneberg and Chomsky’s Critical Period Hypothesis about language acquisition is also discussed in the film. After viewing the film think about the importance of socialization in helping to make the individual.  Are we largely nature (biological) or nurture (environment)?
Question:  Did the case studies of Genie and Victor that you saw in the film support the idea that a nurturing environment could make up for a horrendous past? This doesn’t mean erase the past; it means helps to cope with the past.  Can nurturing heal and move people forward?  Support your position using evidence from the film (no fence sitting).  
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3i5x05
Have to watch before. 

STEP 1: Find a current article about a crime that has been committed within the past three weeks. Look for language within the article that lends itself to a sociological explanation of the deviant behavior using one or more of the theories of deviance. You should not Google “crime” or “deviance” to find a current events article related to crime and deviance; rather, check reputable online news sources or an actual article about a crime or deviant behavior. There are always major deviant acts each week that make the national and local news.
Articles should be a minimum of 500 words, recent (within three weeks), relevant (related to crime, deviance, and social control), and from a reputable news source (many colleges provide free access to national news sources).
STEP 2: Write a thorough summary of the article.
STEP 3: Using your sociological imagination, write an analysis of the article that connects the main idea/s of the article to specific key terms and theories from this module on “Deviance, Crime and Social Control.”
STEP 4: Please reference the article in APA format and include the link to your article and check for any writing errors.
I have attached the article below.

Tasks
Step 1: Read the entirety of ONE of the academic articles listed below. You can find these articles in the first ten modules of this class. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or can’t find the document of one of the readings.
Currie 1997
Pascoe 2005
Knous 2006
Winer et al. 2022
Rosenfeld 2009
Armstrong et al. 2014 Step 2: Under your heading and in the center of the paper, write out the ASA citation for this piece. I have provided the format with parts in blue text signaling they should be replaced with the specific information about your article (the final citation itself that you write should be in all black like the example provided beneath the formatting language). In the end, your citation should look like the all black text below and this is and an example based on this article Links to an external site.:
First author’s last name, First author’s first name (can middle name or initial), full name of second author (if there is one, then list other authors). Year Article Published. “Title of Article” Name of Journal Volume Number (Issue Number):Page Range.
Okuwobi, Oneya Fennell, Christopher W. Munn, and Korie Little Edwards. 2024. “Trading on Diverse Relationships: The Process of Racialized Social Commodification in Multiracial Congregations” Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 10(1):16-30.
Step 3: In a standard essay format with paragraphs, write a 500-to-800-word response that answers the following questions about the academic article you read:
Paragraph #1:
What is their research question or what specifically were they looking to understand better?
What methodology did they use? Qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods? What specific data do they use to explore this question?
Paragraph #2:
What were three things you learned from this paper?
Paragraph #3:
Answer TWO of the following bullet points:
What is one specific thing that you think could have been done to improve this study? Why would that improve the study?
What do you think should be studied next related to this topic? Why do you think having this knowledge could be helpful?
How do you think the findings from this paper could be more broadly beneficial to society? What working professionals or law/public policy could benefit from knowing what you learned from this study? How could it benefit others, such working professionals or law/public policy? Paragraph #4:
How would you explain this article in two or three sentences to someone who had never taken a sociology class?
Give this paper a new title.

Instructions:
Create an initial draft of a research poster (my research topic is related to, “the challenges Americans face in accessing and delivery of Healthcare).
Recommended areas for the poster
1. Introduction to the topic
2. Issues affecting the population (issues can be things such as unmet health need, disparities, etc.), (it can be all of the populations; example, uninsured, racial demographics, age, sex etc.)
3. Societal Implications (such as impacts)
4. Policy or suggested solutions
5. References