Watch Street Fight as if youre in the middle of the campaign yourself. Pay attention to moments where power shows up in everyday spaces on sidewalks, porches, storefronts, churches, street corners. After the film, respond in your City Journal using the prompts below. Keep your voice real, reflective, and grounded in what you noticed. Where…
Question/prompt(s): How is the white right shaping and affecting contemporary U.S. politics? Your discussion should incorporate at least 4 of the 6 required readings listed here: Sparks, Rosen, Bracewell, Kitchener, Isom et al, and Ebin), as well as the film “American Insurrection” (screened in class.) You may include other readings if you like, but most…
Assignment Information Based on the readings of this unit and your own understanding, answer the following: Through the lens of a sociologist, what are the multifaceted implications of the aging population on various aspects of society that include healthcare systems, economic productivity, and intergenerational dynamics? Think about your own cultural experience or knowledge relating to…
Sex Roles & Work Topic Selection & Annotated Bibliography (20-points): This proposal assignment is worth up to 20-points, nearly 1/3 of the total course project points. The following four requirements are the basic requirements and the rubric contains deeper detail. 1. Select a topic of importance to you that is related to Sex Roles &…
Question/prompt(s): How do right-wing movements and organizations conceive of gender? What are some of the ways in which femininity and masculinity are practiced? Your discussion should utilize the film “Bad Faith” (screened in class) and at least 4 of the following 5 required readings: Spierings et al, Love, Sunderland, Perry & Whitehead, and Mikkelson &…
Sociology 1, Winter 2026 Final Paper Assignment Due on Friday, March 13th at 5 PM. Submit it using the link on the course website. Overview: For this assignment you will write a 56-page paper on Lareaus (2003) Unequal Childhoods and her follow-up study, Class and the Transition to Adulthood (Lareau and Weininger, 2008). You are…
There will be a writing assignment in which students will be asked to look at movie or tv show that demonstrates a social ethical dilemma. Students will examine this media and explore the ethical issues within it. Students will then be asked to examine research studies, etc that could help support whether the ethical dilemma…
Please respond to one of the following two prompts related to the readings and themes we have discussed in class thus far. You are not required to cite additional outside sources (though this is certainly welcome) but should display a clear and developed understanding of the class texts you examine and aim to mount an…
Reply to each of your classmates posts. Peer responses should be substantive and add something new to the discussion. “I agree” or “great post” are insufficient responses. Peer responses should be a minimum of 50 words
Revisit any hypothesis you developed earlier in the semester, and select any relevant theory covered in class that you think is best suited to help you research this hypothesis. In no more than one typewritten page, justify why you chose the theory you did. Due on Friday. Hypothesis: “Caymanians willingness to work as domestic helpers…