Same Sex Marriage
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1:Analyzes how sociological theory can be used to understand disparities in political power and cites scholarly sources for support.
Competency 2: Identify historical and contemporary influences of discrimination in U.S. culture.Analyzes the evolution of the social movements that have emerged as a result of a diversity issue and cites support from scholarly resources.
Competency 3: Analyze the effects of social policy using aggregated data.
Address questions that reflect public perception using supporting data or research.
Competency 4: Analyze how laws are applied or created based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and social class.
Analyze the evolution of antidiscrimination law to give context to current law or policy.
Competency 5: Apply diversity strategies in professional, educational, and personal contexts.
Discuss tactics employed by activists to promote a cause.
Competency 6: Communicate effectively.
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format and with few errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Complete the following:
Provide an overview and description of the central issue you have chosen to address.
Describe the evolution of the social movements (the gay rights movement or immigration rights movements, for example) that are a precursor for or have emerged as a result of your chosen issue.
Include a time line with key events to provide historical context.
Describe any milestones that have characterized the development of the social movement involving your issue.
Briefly analyze the following for your selected topic:
The evolution of federal legislation on the topic over the past 10 years.
The current political landscape, including key political debates related to your central issue.Introduce the important political players in the national debate.
Explain how at least one specific sociological theory can be used to understand why some players have more power than others in this debate. Examples of theories include conflict theory, power elite theory, and human capital theory.
Discuss how the continued uncertainty in political and legal environments affects stakeholders who are seeking to expand their rights or challenge existing policies.
Describe tactics activists on either side of the debate have used to further the cause.
The symposium coordinator has sent you the questions below in anticipation of your visit.