Category: Social Issues

Do you think analyzing things like YouTube clips and commentary (or “reaction”) videos is a helpful way to analyze popular culture’s impact in the claims-making cycle? Why or why not?

Black Jeopardy – Saturday Night Live
YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWuJHbVZBQg

Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks – SNL

How SNL’s “Black Jeopardy” Nailed Racial Commentary

Then, respond to this prompt question:

Do you think analyzing things like YouTube clips and commentary (or “reaction”) videos is a helpful way to analyze popular culture’s impact in the claims-making cycle? Why or why not? Be sure to use evidence from the assigned videos and their YouTube comments to support your answer.

Identify credible social science data that helps to understand what the problem is about or the larger implications of the problem.

The short essays will address frameworks for analyzing social problems or social problems we covered in class. You will be expected to:

Define or summarize the social problem,

Identify credible social science data that helps to understand what the problem is about or the larger implications of the problem.

Identify a sociological theory that helps explain that problem.

What is the structure of this particular society as a whole? What are its essential components, and how are they related to one another? How does it differ from other varieties of social order? Within it, what is the meaning of any particular feature for its continuance and for its change?

C. Wright Mills’ analysis of power elite

What is the structure of this particular society as a whole? What are its essential components, and how are they related to one another? How does it differ from other varieties of social order? Within it, what is the meaning of any particular feature for its continuance and for its change?

Where does this society stand in human history? What are the mechanics by which it is changing? What is its place within and its meaning for the development of humanity as a whole?

How does any particular feature we are examining affect, and how is it affected by, the historical period in which it moves? And this period – what are its essential features? How does it differ from other periods? What are its characteristic ways of history-making?

What varieties of men and women now prevail in this society and in this period? And what varieties are coming to prevail? In what ways are they selected and formed, liberated and repressed, made sensitive and blunted?

What kinds of `human nature’ are revealed in the conduct and character we observe in this society in this period? And what is the meaning for ‘human nature’ of each and every feature of the society we are examining?

What meaning does the material have for you regarding the author’s argument as you understand it?

Social Geography Assignment

Write 250-word critique of the reading(s). am not looking for a summary or
restatement of the material.

What meaning does the material have for you regarding the author’s argument as you understand it?

What do you find most convincing or lacking about the author’s argument? Was it supported with
evidence? Describe in 250 words what the reading(s) mean to you.

How are environmental and economic problems shaped by insider claimsmakers? What makes insider claimsmakers effective and how do they frame issues so that outsider claimsmakers are thwarted in their attempts to gain ownership of the issue at hand?

Prompt 4
How do insider claimsmakers operate? First, read chapter 4 of Joel Best’s Social Problems and then watch the attached video.

Then answer the following questions:

How are environmental and economic problems shaped by insider claimsmakers? What makes insider claimsmakers effective and how do they frame issues so that outsider claimsmakers are thwarted in their attempts to gain ownership of the issue at hand?

As you write think about all the different ways that expert discourse that can be challenged and the ways that Exxon’s lobbists effectively challenged outsider scientific efforts to put climate issues as serious social problems to be solved through the their rhetoric, resource mobilization, and reframing of an issue.

Watch Video
How Exxon held back climate action for decades, and is still doing it today | UNEARTHED GREENPEACE

What potential barriers can you identify that may impede client’s progress?What community resources can you access to assist the client?

Using one of the Case Studies provided, in 1.5-2.5 pages you will identify the following:

What is the client’s overall issue?

Using 1 or 2 of the psychosocial theories, analyze/explain client’ situation or behavior

What are the client’s immediate needs? Long-term needs?

What are the client’s strengths?

What potential barriers can you identify that may impede client’s progress?

What community resources can you access to assist the client?

How will you know the issue has been resolved?

Identify a minimum of one policy (local, state, federal, etc.) that will effect your work with this client? (am located in New Jersey)

Analyze your issue or event in technology through the first two lenses introduced in this course: history and the humanities.

4-2 Final Project Milestone Two: Analyzing an Issue or Event in Technology through the Lenses of History and the Humanities

Analyze your issue or event in technology through the first two lenses introduced in this course: history and the humanities.

This will provide you with a chance to practice analyzing your issue or event through these lenses. You will receive feedback on this practice attempt.

 

Analyze through the four general education lenses, as well as its relationship to culture and society.

IDS 403 Milestone One Guidelines: Critical Analysis Portfolio and Presentation Proposal

Analyze through the four general education lenses, as well as its relationship to culture and society.

Once you submit this Milestone One assignment, be sure to wait until your instructor has graded it and has approved your issue or topic before starting on the remaining Milestones for the project.

Begin building your references list for the final project, which requires you to support your responses with at least two sources for each lens from the assigned course resources and/or other scholarly sources located independently via the Shapiro Library. Note that you may use the same source for more than one lens if applicable. Cite your supporting sources in APA style.

To complete this assignment, review the Milestone One Guidelines and PDF document.