Category Archives: Sociology

Discuss how the content of your theory and the course readings explain, contribute to and/or evaluate the social construction of gender in American society—both mainstream culture & Evangelical Christian culture (remember there is a diversity of opinion between sub-groups within evangelicalism).

Your PowerPoint presentation should be between ten minutes of speaking and 10 minutes of discussion. Each student will choose a theory from any of the reading we have done this semester and prepare a PowerPoint presentation on your theory and include discussion questions related to your theory. The gender theory PowerPoint presentation should use information […]

Explain how food was used in this event. Why did you select this event to share? Has this module changed your perspective on food as a symbol of power or protest?

Description In this module, we discussed some of the ways in which food is a symbol of power and protest. We also touched on this topic though in previous modules as well, when we talked about issues like the relationship between food and cooking and subordination and food habits as symbols of class. In this […]

Discuss the topic of violence against women and how it’s a social and public health issue, use at least 5 academic sources for research.

Introduce topic of violence against women and how it’s a social and public health issue, use at least 5 academic sources for research. Then use the organization “Box girls international” to showcase how it helps to empower women and combat the issue of violence against women. Conclude by an example of intervention that can help […]

Discuss How do members within the groups behave? How do they interact with each other? How do the members in minority groups engage with members from the majority? What roles do in-groups, out-groups, and subcultures play?

Description It’s time to get creative! Throughout this course you have explored a variety of sociological concepts and ideas regarding the differences between real and ideal societies. The My Ideal Society project assignment allows you to create an ideal society through application of course concepts. What is your ideal society? This is your chance to […]

Discuss What event currently happening government, applies to this subject of this article?

For this assignment, you will create a response to an associated reading (journal article). Each response will associate this reading with a current event happening within the U.S. You will choose the current event to relate your reading to. Response Guidelines: Each response will consist of the following: -2 pages minimum -1 journal article for […]

Address an area where a legal issue intersects with a social or human services issue.

Students will fulfill the research paper writing requirement of this course by selecting a topic of their choice. Your paper should address an area where a legal issue intersects with a social or human services issue. Topics covered in the text or reading are most certainly appropriate. You will also find a folder containing other […]

How does this material relate to your field placement, work, family, or life experience? Does this article affect the way you understand your work with your clients?

Description Description of assignment: Brief summary of article (approx 3-5 sentences): In your own words, summarize the main point of this article. What is the author attempting to argue or claim in this article? What was the most significant thing you learned? What makes this article relevant to social workers? What questions are you left […]

Explain Are there “threshold lowering” strategies described? What strategies for “driving the transformation” are available?

Description Here are some questions you can ask to spur your thinking: Are there “threshold lowering” strategies described? What strategies for “driving the transformation” are available? What techniques for building resilience are offered? What bottom-up strategies are described? Are their top-down strategies as well? What about “windows of opportunity”? Is there a focus on the […]