For various reasons, anytime the issue of race and ethnic relation comes up, some students are quick to shutdown the discussion by saying “Oh, but that is in the past.” Maybe so, but not in a sociology course. Just the same, in this assignment you are to look at the present–our immediate history making in … Read more
declared March 24, 2021 was declared Equal Payday. Over the years, women with the same or higher qualifications have been doing the same jobs as men, but they have been continually been paid less than men. The first Equal Pay Act was signed into law in 1963. The second, the Lilly Ledbetter Equal Pay Act … Read more
What is whiteness according to the Commonwealth of Virginia Statutes? https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/racial-integrity-laws-1924-1930/ Provide a brief critique of the definition. Identify and explain 2 specific problems whiteness and/or white privilege present to minorities (pick any 2 groups of your choice) in the U.S.? Link your analysis to one scholarly article. It is important that you cite and … Read more
Watch the following videos to help you with the assignment: The capitalist economy has triumphed over all other economies largely because of its resilient via innovation and adaptation. However, the outcome is that the inherent contradictions of capitalis to an external site. (people are working but with their frugality, they can’t make ends meet) has … Read more
Should the results of sociological research be only used for doing more research and reporting the conclusions to the American public? Or should results be used to advocate for certain societal changes and improvements?
consider how the categories of “youth” and “childhood” vary over time and across cultures. To do this, you will answer a series of questions regarding photos you select of the “jobs” of young people in three different contexts: (1) 19th and early 20th-century America; (2) Present day America; and (3) Present Day India, Nigeria, … Read more
Bullying, gang violence, and hate crimes all have a common denominator: acts of violence toward individuals or groups from whom the perpetrator(s) feels some level of threat. This threat results in the perpetrator(s) taking action. A bully might attempt to intimidate a classmate to relieve his or her own sense of insecurity through a false … Read more
Think of an older person you know well, perhaps a grandparent, other relative, or neighbor. How does this person defy certain stereotypes of aging? 2. Based on what you know about symbolic interactionism and feminist theory, what do you think proponents of those theories see as the role of the school?
By Day 7 Submit a 1-2 pgs in which you: Briefly describe the setting where the intervention/treatment plan was conducted. Briefly discuss how you used the literature to guide your practice (i.e. actual use of the treatment/intervention plan). Briefly summarize the experience of actually working with the client and any emerging themes (i.e., anything in … Read more
Discussion: Effects of Relationship and Family Violence One in four women will be a victim of partner violence in her lifetime. One-third of female homicides are at the hands of a partner. Boys who witness relationship violence are twice as likely to abuse their partners. The witnessing of relationship violence during childhood is the strongest … Read more