Category: Sociology

Answer the folowing 5 questions – 150 words per each question
Chapter 15 (Population and Urbanization) Questions
Explain three processes when measuring population change and use examples to illustrate each one.
Explain the emergence of cities and the transition to preindustrial and industrial cities. Include the three preconditions required for the emergence of cities.
Chapter 16 (Collective Behaviors, Social Movements, and Social Change) Questions
3.  Contrast the five major types of social movements in terms of the types and extent of change
each seeks to produce.
4.  Describe the key assumptions of the resource mobilization theory.
5.  As we reach the end of this course, in what ways do you believe that sociological imagination has helped you see how personal problems are intertwined with the public issues of society of which we are a part? 

The importance for policymakers, including urban planners, to understand demographic trends in their communities and nation? 
Why should you be interested in such knowledge?
How might it impact your understanding of and positions on issues related to health care and education
Requirements:
Answer all parts of the discussion question completely
Your initial post must be at least 250 words long, and your peer responses must be at least 150 words long. 
You are required to cite scholarly sources and your textbook in your discussion if you use information from them.
Provide APA citations and references to the textbook, scholarly sources, news sources, and popular media.
Use only scholarly sources, including; the textbook, scholarly journals, reputable news sources, and popular media. This means NO Wikipedia, online dictionaries, questionable news sources, or blogs.

For this Weekly Application, choose one of the following after reading chapter 11 in your text.
Option 1:
Watch the short film, Meltdown in Dixie.
For your application assignment, tell me how Tommy Daris’ feelings about components of culture, like the confederate flag, reinforce the idea that race is a social construction? Next, create a list of films, shows, classes, art, and books that you have encountered that discussed or represented enslavement in the U.S. Spend some time thinking about what you have learned from these depictions of enslavement and also what you have not learned. Lastly, tell me what resonates with you after reading your text, watching the film, and creating your list (please include in your submission). Write about what you think you’ve learned (and not learned) about enslavement from your interactions with films, TV, books, digital media, etc. and how you understand enslavement and how it’s connected to the present. Pay special attention to your reading, 11.5 Race and Ethnicity in the United States. To earn the most points, be sure to include specific concepts detailed in our readings, lecture, supplemental materials.

please write a discussion post Answering this question . 
Explore the concept of race as experienced through language, identity and power in a colonial context. How do these tools continue to frame post colonial  racial dynamics?
after the reading Read: Chapter 1, 4 and 5 of  Fanon, Frantz. Black Skin, White Masks

Gillette’s ‘We believe: the best men can be’ razors commercial takes on toxic masculinity campaign, launched in 2019, was a notable advertising campaign that aimed to address issues of toxic masculinity and promote positive behaviors among men. The campaign featured a short film titled “The Best Men Can Be,” which encouraged men to reflect on their actions and challenge harmful behaviors often associated with traditional notions of masculinity. The pushback was intense as has also been seen with companies that support LGBTQ+ causes.



After everything you have read for this unit, watch the three videos above. What is similar and what is different? From a theoretical perspective explain what is happening in society. Consider the following article as well to see some of the larger connections:  https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/19/africa-uganda-evangelicals-homophobia-antigay-bill/
As you prepare your discussion post make sure to take the following into consideration:
How do the readings and videos from this Lesson connect with your own experiences? Provide examples from your life experiences (things you have participated in actively or passively, things you have done, have experienced, or witnessed). Use the assigned readings/ videos to support and explain your response.
In addition, find an example from current events or media (which can include nontraditional media like twitter etc.) which is relevant to what you have been reading. Make sure to provide the web link in order to cite your work.
When you use the texts you should always use a parenthetical citation (author’s last name year of publication: page number) to credit the ideas of the author(s) from which you are referencing.
Reflection Discussion posts should be about 250 words.

Dorothy E. Smith

https://www.jstor.org/stable/189945
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/sep/07/judith-butler-interview-gender
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http://www.raewynconnell.net/p/masculinities_20.html
https://www.jstor.org/stable/27640853
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USE THESE SITES TO FINISH DISCUSSION

Dear All,
Exam 1 is now available. You can take it anytime from now until Sunday, June 30th 2024 11:59 pm. It is a 60 minutes exam and you have one attempt. So whenever you plan to take it, make sure you have 60 minutes at a stretch to take the exam. The exam can be accessed under Week 4 module and requires LockDown Browser. It is a closed book/notes exam.

Find out as much as possible about this form of deviance and describe it in a paragraph at the beginning of your work. Be as detailed as possible; use statistics new and old here to support your description.
New paragraph. Why does this deviance occur? Why do people engage in this deviance? Use information from your textbook and several other published sources here to discuss the factors responsible for this type of deviance. These are the social, economic, and political, situational factors that can give rise to this form of deviance.
New paragraph. Who are the alleged deviants? That is, who are the individuals or groups who typically commit this type of deviant behavior? Consider the social class, race, gender, and other features of the alleged deviance. Also, who are those who are affected by the alleged deviance?
New Think about the theoretical frameworks discussed in class discussions—Strain, Control, Interactionist /Labeling Theory, Conflict & Feminist Theories. Use ONE of these to discuss why this form of deviance occurs. Use a new paragraph to discuss the theory first, then use another paragraph to explain how the theory will explain the form of deviant behavior.
5. New paragraph. What can you propose as possible remedies for the form of deviance? What can the government do about it? What can the public, or wider society do to help solve the problem? Finally, is there anything that individuals can do to help solve the problem? 

please write a short response to each Discussion post . 
The question was ‘Explore the concept of race as experienced through language, identity and power in a colonial context. How do these tools continue to frame post colonial  racial dynamics?

Instructions uploaded in attachment:
SOURCES PROVIDED: • Rethinking the Color Line: Readings in Race and Ethnicity, 7th edition, by Charles A. Gallagher, ISBN: 9781071834213 • “The Souls of Black Folk” by W.E.B. DuBois Digital access link: https://tamuct.libguides.com/index Seven double-spaced pages, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins. Seven pages is the minimum written page length requirement. This paper must be constructed with a thesis statement in the first paragraph and each paragraph after it must include a topic sentence and supporting sentences.

How does the concept of social stratification related to Traditional vs Non-Traditional gender role?
How does the concept of race and ethnicity relate to traditional vs Non-Traditional gender role?