Do you agree that ‘carnism’ (Melanie Joy) is normalised in our society? Explain your reasoning.
Whichever topic you choose your answer must be sociological. Try to keep description (e.g. of what happens to animals in specific settings) to a minimum and weight your answer towards analysis. Make sure you use relevant sociological literature drawn from the course and from elsewhere.
provide at least one paragraph for each question,
Martin Ford
Massive open online courses started a revolution in higher education a few years ago. How have things developed since then?
What transformations does Ford predict for the future of higher education? Describe some of his main points. Darrell West
What changes in education caused by digital technologies does West predict?
Why is lifelong learning necessary and how can it be encouraged according to West?
The cases of aversion beyond criticism of masculinity from women.
The backlash phenomenon of young men against feminism.
Social problems caused by an imbalance between rights and responsibilities.
How do radical feminism dissolve the current existing model of the family.
How gender conflict occurs potential social problems.
After reading the materials for this week, describe some of the advice Oxford Economics is giving their clients in preparation for the “rise of the robots”.
How does the information you learned connect to your own view of the US economy and job market? In other words, will any of this affect you? provide two paragraphs.
Now, without using the same arguments from question 1, elaborate on a one-paragraph answer to the same question.
Review Questions:
Judith Lorber
How is gender constructed (according to JL)?
Why does society maintain the construction of gender differences (according to JL)?
Kate Bornstein
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?
Geoffrey Canada
What function is served by socializing boys to fight according to the author?
Jenny Stuber
How do essentialists and social constructionists see things differently according to Stuber? What is their evidence?
Do you have sex with men,women or both?” when taking sexual history. Harm-reduction
principles — instead of castigation — have saved the lives of
many people with substance use disorders:
What intervention changes should be implemented to ensure effectiveness and increased efficacy in preventing and early onset of marijuana use within the school setting?
What are the current interventions implemented to prevent marijuana use in schools?
What are the risk factors influencing the continued prevalence of marijuana use despite the currently implemented interventions?
What are the potential changes that would lead to increased effectiveness and efficacy of the current interventions?
What affect do unions in America have on the economy and middle class citizens in society. Research will explore the pros and cons that unions have on the economy in the United States, comparisons to societies with unions in other places, and the effect that unions have for the citizens themselves. This is an English paper but the topic itself focuses more of the social impacts that unions have on society and the economy. Hope this helps enough!
Discuss the area of social work that you may wish to pursue in the future and the impact you wish to have through your work.
Identify and share a brief quote, concept, or idea introduced in Module 7 Readings & Resources that are of particular relevance to you. (one sentences)
Possibilities include but are not limited to information that is personally meaningful, applicable to a personal experience, related to learning in another class, applies to a current or sociopolitical event
Explain, in detail, how the shared quote/concept/idea is personally relevant. (one paragraph)
Identify and share two brief quotes, concepts, or ideas that are related. One must be a quote, concept, or idea introduced Module 7 Readings & Resources and the other must be from another piece of course material presented in Modules 1-6. (one-two sentences)
Explain, with specificity, how the shared quotes/concepts/ideas are connected to each other.
