Category: Sociology

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the chapter in your view, for example, is it clear, is it well organized, is it missing anything important, does it have any biases?

Chapter 12 Critical Summary.

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the chapter in your view, for example, is it clear, is it well organized, is it missing anything important, does it have any biases?

Do you think double consciousness is the result of racial division or does it contribute to racial division?Explain.

Double Consciousness

In your estimation, is the concept of double consciousness relevant today? Why or why not?

Is the concept of double consciousness applicable to other populations (e.g.,

LGBT, women, other ethnic or religious groups)? If “no,” explain why not. If “yes,” discuss how so.

Do you think double consciousness is the result of racial division or does it contribute to racial division?Explain.

Describe the presenting problem as if it were a real problem: What motivated the family to come for services? How does each family member view the presenting problem, concern, or issue?

Family Psychosocial Assessment

Briefly describe its mandate and mission. (2-3 sentences)

Names of family members and a description of their relationships to each other. (1 paragraph)

Identify a presenting problem from the movie you watched. (e.g., a child who is being bullied at school for being “a sissy,” a parent who loses his/her job and can no longer support the family, a teenager who abuses cannabis, or a family that is experiencing discrimination from neighbors). Keep in mind that your movie may involve several family subsystems. focus on one or two specific presenting problems.

Describe the presenting problem as if it were a real problem: What motivated the family to come for services? How does each family member view the presenting problem, concern, or issue?

What is the history of the problem (how did it emerge, how has it changed over time, how serious is it now, and what has the family tried to do to manage this problem in the past)? (1 page)

How do those coming from each of these perspectives problematize or explain the phenomenon you have chosen? How has society’s views related to the phenomenon changed over time?

The Social Construction of Gender Essay

From the research you have done, compare and contrast the findings related to your topic that take an essentialist perspective on gender with the findings that take a social constructionist perspective.

How do those coming from each of these perspectives problematize or explain the phenomenon you have chosen? How has society’s views related to the phenomenon changed over time?

What Does the Academic Literature Tell Us?Should the government of Manitoba increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour?

Research the debate over whether governments should increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour and, based on your research, write an essay that answers this question:

Should the government of Manitoba increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour?

Explain both sides of the debate; make a clear and logical argument that answers the question above; and support your argument with evidence drawn from at least six (6) appropriate sources, at least two (2) of which you must find on your own.

What Does the Academic Literature Tell Us? Vancouver: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office, 2015. ffice/2015/04/CCPA-BC-Case-for-Incr-Minimum-Wage_0.pdf. Hajer, Jesse, and

 Discuss Goerg Simmel’s analysis of group size. Be sure to define and characterize the DYAD and the TRIAD group. How have you experienced OR witnessed Dyadic and Triadic relationships in your life?

George Simmel’s analysis; Characterize the DYAD and TRIAD group.

Discuss Goerg Simmel’s analysis of group size. Be sure to define and characterize the DYAD and the TRIAD group. How have you experienced OR witnessed Dyadic and Triadic relationships in your life?

Describe why sex/uality is political? What does it have to do with Disability Studies? Disability rights?After completing the readings this week, describe why sex/uality is political? What does it have to do with Disability Studies? Disability rights?

Describe why sex/uality is political? What does it have to do with Disability Studies? Disability rights?

Malinowska, A. (2018). Lost in representation: Disabled sex and the aesthetics of the ‘norm’. Sexualities, 21(3), 364–378.

Santinele Martino, A. (2017). Cripping sexualities: An analytic review of theoretical and empirical writing on the intersection of disabilities and sexualities. Sociology Compass, 11(5), 1–15

Slater, J., & Liddiard, K. (2018). Why disability studies scholars must challenge transmisogyny and transphobia. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 7(2), 83–93.

After completing the readings this week, describe why sex/uality is political? What does it have to do with Disability Studies? Disability rights?