Sociologists are Social Scientists and, as scientists, emphasize the importance of conducting value-free Sociological research. What tools/methods/techniques do Sociologists use in order to engage in non-biased, value-free research? How do sociologists try to remove their personal biases? In what ways can the scientific method help to ensure a value free perspective toward research?
Sociologist C. Wright Mills identified the importance of using one’s Sociological Imagination – the ability to find the relationship between individual lives (personal facts) and larger social issues. Use your Sociological Imagination to introduce yourself by using personal facts (things that have happened just to you) and then connecting them to social facts (things … Read more
These are two different assignments but are connected. The first is short, M407, and the second is long, M509. Please read the instructions in the provided files. I have already picked a topic, but you must do the rest. Make sure to use the topic I chose and do them in order so you don’t … Read more
1) How does organizational discourse create and recreate power structures within the workplace? (2) Explore a situation from your life (not from the textbook) in which an organizational narrative can be used to create or reinforce power within an organization.
Journal 1 Talk like a demographer: Watch the Population Reference Bureau videos Watch the Population Reference Bureau video: “Distilled Demographics: Deciphering Population Pyramids”Decipering Population PyramidsLinks to an external site. and Distilled Demographics: Where Do Population Data Come From? Where do Population Data Come FromLinks to an external site. Describe population pyramids to discuss the demography … Read more
Thinking over all of the course material you encountered this week, what did you find to be the most important concept for framing your understanding of the course? Is there a resource your aware of that wasn’t included that would further the goal of this module? https://www.chronicle.com/article/true-diversity-includes-both-left-and-right/ https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/arts/18liberal.html?_r=0 a-letter-from-ray-jasper-who-is-about-to-be-executed (you can look this one up) … Read more
The Campus Pride Index uses several criteria to rank how friendly participating colleges and universities are for LGBTQ students. UMBC does not currently appear on the list but several other Maryland universities do, including College Park and Towson. If UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore County) is your home campus, explore the scores for other Maryland … Read more
For your initial post, discuss at least one of the readings that you intend to use in the reading reaction journal. Did you learn something from it, disagree with one of the main arguments, or still have questions? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/09/23/in-a-post-fergurson-world-americans-increasingly-doubt-the-notion-of-colorblind-justice/?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonposthttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/02/11/275087586/study-stereotypes-drive-perceptions-of-race Race and Ideology in a Pandemic: WhitePrivilege and Patterns of Risk Perceptionduring COVID-19Nicholas Vargas1, G. … Read more
In your initial post, answer the questions: •Is income inequality a problem for society? •If so, what should be done? Make reference to the material and resources provided in this module to support your answer. In addition to posting your answers to the above questions, comment on at least two other posts. Be sure to … Read more
Respond to two (2) of the following prompts: How has U.S. society’s understanding of race and ethnicity evolved over time? Why do the cultural explanations for race and ethnicity exceed the biological ones? What impact does constantly evolving terminology related to race and ethnicity have on racial and ethnic relations in the U.S.? (USLO … Read more