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What artists or cultural events have influenced your artist?re there specific artists that have influenced their work and are there visual links contextual, intentions that link similarities or references?

Timeline Project.

Plot some points on your timeline

What year is the artwork you have chosen?

What is the format of the artwork? (painting, sculpture, installation, performance)

Is it part of a specific art movement?

What art movements come before, after or overlap?

What are your artist’s concerns or intentions?

What is the subject matter?

How might it address identity?

What artists or cultural events have influenced your artist?

Are there specific artists that have influenced their work and are there visual links contextual, intentions that link similarities or references?

Can you identify a link with an artist that has influenced your artist and/or artwork?

Can you identify a link to a cultural event? (women’s rights, equal rights, LGBTQ rights, environmental issues?)

Discuss with reference to internationally sponsored initiatives to prosecute the perpetrators of gross human rights violations.To what extent are the arguments against the Human Rights Act in the UK informed by right-wing populist values?

Politics

Investigate critically, with reference to relevant examples, the relationship between right-wing populism and human rights.

To what extent are the arguments against the Human Rights Act in the UK informed by right-wing populist values?

With reference to at least one specific case, investigate how right-wing populism has shaped anti-LGBTQ+ or welfare narratives.

Critically assess the role of Truth Commissions in responding to the aftermath of massive human rights tragedies. Discuss with reference to a range of specific examples.

Jose Ayala Lasso, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights once remarked that: “A person stands a better chance of being tried and judged for killing one human being than for killing 100,000”. Discuss with reference to internationally sponsored initiatives to prosecute the perpetrators of gross human rights violations.

How do Counselling Psychologists tailor therapeutic interventions towards the unique sociocultural context of LGBTQ+ individuals?

Protocol for Ethics (Empirical Project)

How do Counselling Psychologists tailor therapeutic interventions towards the unique sociocultural context of LGBTQ+ individuals?

Create and add interview questions (interview questions to ask Counselling Psychologists regarding tailoring their therapeutic interventions for the LGBTQ+) to the ethics protocol as an appendix.

How does intergroup contact reduce prejudice ?how does Jamaica compare to other severely anti- LGBT societies, and to what extent does it merit its extreme reputation?

Psychosocial Theory and Diverse Groups

How does intergroup contact reduce prejudice ?how does Jamaica compare to other severely anti-
LGBT societies, and to what extent does it merit its extreme reputation?

What is currently known about sexual prejudice in Jamaica, and what research supports this knowledge?

What lessons, if any, can be taken from Jamaica to help understand and reduce sexual prejudice in
other societies?

Explain why the general topic interests you and why other people might also find it important.Is there a specific social issue related to your topic that you would like to understand better? Apply your developing sociological imagination to explain why this is an important social issue. (Hint-How would Mills’ concept help you identify or clarify your topic as an important social phenomenon?

Discovering the sociological perspective

General topics — a few examples of related social issues are in brackets

1. Climate Change and the Environment [sustainability, biodiversity, consumption, environmental justice, environmental justice]

2. The Social Contract and Civic Engagement [citizenship, immigration, DACA, gerrymandering, immigration, LGBTQ+, meritocracy, policing, pluralism, political action committees, schooling/systems, special interest groups, voting rights, women’s rights]

3. Infrastructure and Urban/Suburban Development [bridges and tunnels, gentrification, malls, migration, public works, urban renewal, urban sprawl]

4. Media and Social Change [social change, cultural values, social media, leisure class, media industries, popular culture]

5. Social and Economic Inequality [affordable housing, cost of living and minimum wage, living wage, meritocracy, race/ethnicity, social class]

Write an essay in which you demonstrate your understanding of how sociologists identify and explore social issues. Use the following guidelines to complete your essay.

a) Explain why the general topic interests you and why other people might also find it important.

b) Is there a specific social issue related to your topic that you would like to understand better? Apply your developing sociological imagination to explain why this is an important social issue. (Hint-How would Mills’ concept help you identify or clarify your topic as an important social phenomenon?).

c) If you were able to conduct a research study to learn more about your specific social issue, which research method/design would you use? Why this approach? (Hint-Would you use a quantitative approach, if so, which one, why? Would you use a qualitative approach, if so, which one, why?)

 

 

What is moral imagination? What does moral imagination mean to you? Think about examples of moral imagination in your own life. When did you or someone else use moral imagination to solve an ethical dilemma?How did learning about gender binaries, people who are intersex, and issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community broaden your understanding of business ethics (if at all)?

Respond to It’s Time to Reimagine Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

What is moral imagination? What does moral imagination mean to you? Think about examples of moral imagination in your own life. When did you or someone else use moral imagination to solve an ethical dilemma? Best comments will show an understanding of the videos.
https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/glossary/moral-imagination
https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/video/moral-imagination

It seems that there are so many ways to spend money “unethically” these days. What’s your advice to people who want to do so without getting discouraged? (In terms of what’s discouraging, suppose thinking about sweatshop labor, industrial agriculture, shady banks, carbon footprints, authoritarian-controlled natural resources, toxic ingredients/waste, disposable items, businesses that support people/policies that might be viewed as politically incorrect, etc.) It can seem overwhelming, so how do you overcome it, and where do you start?

How did learning about gender binaries, people who are intersex, and issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community broaden your understanding of business ethics (if at all)?

Select one protest/movement and using the definitions from Kuszwerksi’s article, write an essay arguing whether or not the participants are altruists or sociopaths. Be certain to include the aim ofthe movement and specific examples (protests or other political or socialactivity) to support your assertions.

“Heroes Vs. Sociopaths”
Our society is replete with a plethora of social and political
movements/protests (The January 6th insurrection at the United States
capital, Black Lives Matter, immigration reform, welfare reform, LGBTQ
movement, Civil Rights, etc.)

Select one protest/movement and using the definitions from Kuszwerksi’s article, write an essay arguing whether or not
the participants are altruists or sociopaths. Be certain to include the aim ofthe movement and specific examples (protests or other political or socialactivity) to support your assertions.

Write an in depth analysis of the issue within a single religious tradition or compare two traditions.Include discussion and references to two primary sacred texts and three additional scholarly sources.

Use any of the three options

• For your final writing assignment you will be asked to write an essay on a theme from this course. Chose ONE of the following prompts. (2,500 words)

• Pick a contemporary issue: Violence, terrorism, feminism, sexism, religious nationalism, LGBTQ+ issues, environmentalism, atheism, consumerism/capitalism, decolonization/reconciliation, religion and science, religion in the media.

Write an in depth analysis of the issue within a single religious tradition or compare two traditions.Include discussion and references to two primary sacred texts and three additional scholarly sources.

• Write a case study on an important sacred site from one of the world’s major religious traditions located anywhere in the world.

It should be focused on one of the traditions covered in this course, it should be in use today, and it should not be a site that belongs to your own tradition, if you claim one. No archeological sites from historical or extinct traditions, e.g., Angkor Wat.

An excellent case study will include: The religious, historical and cultural background of the site in its geographical context; a description of its architectural features, significance and style. It should contain an analysis of the current significance of the site to the faithful in light of the concepts covered in class. Finally, discuss in detail core/major rituals, practices and/or festivals that regularly occur here.

• Write a complete case study of a New Religious Movement. Include serious reflection on the origins, founder(s), core concepts, current status, demographics, any public controversy and any sacred sites of the religion. Include discussion and references to two primary (sacred) texts and three additional scholarly sources.

 

What additional information would you propose to share with either or both of these individuals to persuade them into such a paradigm shift?

Sexual Tolerance

Assignment 7: Sexual Tolerance: The Times They Are A’changing

People in the United States vary widely in their acceptance of the sexual and gender choices and orientations. The impact of those with views of lesser acceptance is felt the hardest by the most vulnerable among us- our children.

Watch the following video of a Ft. Worth City Councilman speaking about his experiences as a young man marginalized based on his sexual orientation and consider the impact such a message would have on a young person in a similar situation and on an adult who is intolerant of the LGBTQ community.

Joel Burns: It Gets Better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax96cghOnY4 (transcript located on YouTube site)

Compare and contrast what you believe the experiences of these two individuals (the insecure LGBTQ youth and the intolerant adult) viewing this message would be.

How might it reinforce existing beliefs about themselves or motivate them to see themselves and/or the world differently?

What additional information would you propose to share with either or both of these individuals to persuade them into such a paradigm shift?

Write a 5-paragraph essay that includes each of the elements listed below in the grading rubric. Be sure to use at least 2 references to support your essay. Your paper must meet the minimum 650-word count requirements AND use the 5 paragraph structure.

All assignments and forums in the class are designed for you to demonstrate your understanding and your knowledge of the material content. It is never acceptable or appropriate to simply provide information that is copied and pasted from a source – any source. Even if the information were cited properly, copying and pasting does not demonstrate knowledge.