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M1 Assignment 3 Submission

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Assignment 3: Gender Identity 

We are socialized at every stage in life to conform to our gender identity. Societal reinforcement of tendencies of gender identity is relentless. For example, in hospitals, little girls are wrapped in pink and little boys in blue. This difference in colors influences how we learn and how we internalize our role in our society.

Girls tend to grow up to play feminine roles and boys tend to grow up to play masculine roles. This differentiation of gender identity has implications in social stratification. The videos given below will provide you with a better understanding of the differentiation of sexual identity from an earlier generation.

Search for and watch an episode of at least one of the following shows. You may find these videos using a variety of search methods including visiting your local library, using Netflix or your local video store, or searching on YouTube. If you have difficulty locating an episode of one of the following shows, contact your instructor for assistance in finding an alternative.

• I Love Lucy
• All in the Family
• The Mickey Mouse Club
• The Honeymooners
• Leave it to Beaver
• Father Knows Best
• Gilligan’s Island
• The Brady Bunch
• I Dream of Jeannie

As you watch the video, ask yourself the following questions:

• To what extent have things changed and to what extent have they remained the same in regards to gender roles, expectations, division, and identity from the time this show was originally popular and today?
• How conscious and sensitive are the characters regarding gender prejudice, power inequality, and subordination?
• Did they take inequality of the sexes for granted?

Based on your readings and understanding that you have gathered after watching the above-noted video, write a short biographical description of your life if you were to wake up tomorrow morning in the time period of the video you watched and find you have a different gender identity. Write a description of how you lived your life a day after your hypothetical change in gender as you answer the following questions:

• Discuss how you would react on finding out that your sex is opposite. Would you feel a sense of relief, indifference, or elation? Why?
• Discuss three ways your attitude towards the opposite sex was enlightened or would change as a result of what you learned from this project.  If you would not change your attitude, why
• Write down the ideas and attitudes you have taken for granted a member of your actual gender. Consider how your roles at home and in the office would change if you were a member of the opposite gender.
• Relate the ideas of sexism and racism to the videos.  How do you think sexism and racism have changed since the 1950s? 

Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.

By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.

 

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M2 Assignment 2 Submission

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 Due December 19 at 11:59 PM

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Assignment 2: Oratorical Leaders and the Magic of Stereotypes 

No one gets through life alone. To some extent, we are all products of our environments. We learn from our families, schools, and cultures. Every person has to face severe challenges and conquer obstacles. How we face our challenges depends on how we are shaped by others and our strength of character.

Certain individuals in our society have played powerful roles in the evolution of prevailing norms. While we learn our culture from agents of socialization, great leaders with lofty visions lead people and nations in the direction of emancipation, economic prosperity, and political freedom. Each of the following speeches tells the story of a struggle and its leader. Each speech echoes the aspirations of thousands of people as well as their desire to change their social situations.

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate the power of stereotypes as a shorthand communication tool. With great economy of words, each speaker uses stereotypes to frame the audience into an in-group of which he or she is the leader and the out-group on the opposing side.

Part 1: Read transcripts of famous speeches  

Access the following speeches located in the AUO Library:

• King, M. (2004). 'I have a dream'. New African, (435), 67-67.
  http://www.thecampuscommon.com/library/ezproxy/ticketdemocs.asp?sch=auo&turl=http://search.proquest.com/docview/230228033

• Cullis-Suzuki, S. (1994). An appeal for future generations. Earth Island Journal, 9(3), 14-14.
  http://www.thecampuscommon.com/library/ezproxy/ticketdemocs.asp?sch=auo&turl=http://search.proquest.com/docview/213829553

Part 2: Research other famous speeches

Explore various resources to research other famous speeches related to stereotyping and prejudice. Some suggestions are below. You may be able to find these speeches in video, audio, or text format. Try using a variety of search methods including visiting your local library, using Netflix or your local video store, or searching on YouTube. (You might also try locating the videos for the two famous speeches listed in Part 1 of this assignment.)

• Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary
• Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolence speech from the film Gandhi
• Gandhi’s definition on Satyagraha

Part 3: Write a Paper

For this assignment, select one of the above speakers/speech and prepare a 1200- to 1500-word paper that answers the following questions:

• Why did you select this particular speaker? Explain in around 300 words.
• Which is the in-group, and what are the unifying values or the ascribed status that provides its solidarity? Explain in around 300 words.
• What stereotype—prejudice, subordination, or discrimination—is the in-group challenging? Provide specific examples and explain in around 300 words.
• In your view, did members of the in-group conspire to subordinate the 
  out-group, or was the in-group merely operating within the social structure of its time? Explain in around 300 words.
• How have your attitudes toward prejudice, subordination, or discrimination been influenced by the agents of socialization, such as family, peer groups, schools, and the media? Explain in around 300 words.

Provide a minimum of 3 references and apply the correct APA standards in the formatting of text, citations, and references.

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M3 Assignment 2 Submission

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 Due December 26 at 11:59 PM

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Assignment 2: LASA 1: Race and Sex in the Workplace 

The purpose of this assignment is to explore race, gender, and occupational stratification in the workforce.

To complete this assignment, perform the following tasks:

• Choose a person to interview. This person should have experience with race, gender, and/or occupational stratification, either as a human resources manager, a hiring manager, or someone similar, OR you may choose someone who personally experienced race, gender, and/or occupational stratification.
• Create at least five interview questions related to racism, sexism, and stereotypes in the workforce.
• Interview this person.
• Discuss the interview in an organized paper, supporting your analysis of the interview with the text, lectures, and appropriate other resources.  Be sure to address issues of racism, sexism, and stereotypes in the workforce.   Finally, apply your own experiences to your interviewee’s responses. Be sure to include your interview questions and the person’s responses to the question in your paper.

Provide a minimum of three references and apply the correct APA standards in the format of text, citations, and references.

 

M4 Assignment 2 Submission

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 Due Jan 2, 2019 11:59 PM

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Assignment 2: Social Mobility

For this assignment, you will trace your own family’s history of social mobility. Consider various types of social mobility, including intragenerational mobility, intergenerational mobility, and status attainment.

You should examine at least three generations of your family and think about their achievements and ascriptions and whether people climbed upward, slid downward, or remained the same. Be sure to think about race and gender and their role in mobility and social status.  You should also make predictions about your own social mobility and your children’s (real or imagined) future mobility.

To complete this assignment, perform the following tasks:

1. Describe your family’s history of social mobility through at least three generations. Types of social mobility to discuss include intragenerational mobility, intergenerational mobility, and status attainment.  
2. Explain the role of race and gender in the discussion on mobility and social status.
3. Explore and then explain why each generation achieved different levels of social mobility.
4. Predict your own social mobility and if you have children, their mobility.
5. Support your work with the text readings, lectures, and appropriate outside resources.

 

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M5 Assignment 2 Discussion 

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 Due Jan 9, 2019 11:59 PM

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Assignment 2: Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action is a controversial topic in American society. People of all races, genders, and classes are divided on where they stand on Affirmative Action. However, the media has oversimplified Affirmative Action and many do not truly understand the policy and what it means for schools and employers. For this assignment, you will examine Executive Order 10925 and determine where you stand on this topic.

Review Executive Order 10925. A copy can be found at: http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/legal6/eo10925.htm.

Then, write an organized short response (3 paragraphs) where you explain:

1.  What is Affirmative Action as a social policy?

1.  What were the goals of Affirmative Action?  Has it been successful?

1.  What are the basic arguments for Affirmative Action and what are those against it?  Which side do you find the most convincing and why?

Be sure to support your answer with references to the textbook, appropriate outside resources, and your own personal experiences.   

Create a response in 3 paragraphs to the discussion question. Cite sources and include references in your response. Submit your response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Through the end of the module, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.