Socl1020 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Assignment Criteria: Facts about Global Poverty Go to: NOTE: You are not limited to only this site. You may visit other sites too. Research facts on global stratification, poverty, conflict etc. Type up TEN facts you find surprising on the above topic. How would you solve/attempt to address TWO of these global problems? Grade Received: 1.8 out of 2

Assignment Criteria: What is Genocide? Read on 4 different genocides Summarize your findings: Be brief here. –Which country –When / time, how long it lasted –Perpetrators and number of victims? 3. How does the discussion on Social Groups help us understand why genocides occur? Connect your research findings to at least TWO concepts identified in the discussion of Social groups. Paper must not be more than One and half pages ...

Assignment Criteria: Assignment: Objective: to understand how contemporary events can be examined and analyzed using sociological theories/frameworks and the sociological imagination. Find one in-depth (should be longer than a page) news article (no more than 30 days old) on a topic that interests you and demonstrates the effect of social forces on society. It must NOT be an editorial, letter to the editor, or opinion piece. Points will be taken off for use of editorials or opinion piece...

Assignment Criteria: Use the information in chapter 13 on the Family, and the article by Stephanie Coontz (posted in the extra reading section of Canvas) to answer the following question: Should the "traditional family" be saved? Why or why not? The response must not exceed ONE page. Grade Received: 2 out of 2

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Assignment Criteria: Read the excerpt "Global Community: Adolescence Among the Maasai" (Secombe, Karen (2012), Families and Their Social Worlds, Pearson, p 35-36. To read the article, click on Modules, scroll down to "Extra Readings." Answer the following question: 1. What does this excerpt tell us about socialization over the life course? Note: the focus here is on adolescence. 2. What exactly does this excerpt about the Maasai tell us about culture and socialization? Note: ...

Assignment Criteria: Research The Trials of German doctors / Nuremberg code. What was the trials of the doctors about? etc. Research the Tuskegee Experiment noting when it began, what was the purpose of the study, how long it lasted etc. What did you learn from your research? Paper should not be more than a page. The one page excludes a cover page and any bibliography. Use APA style. No abstract. Cite your sources. (Received a 2 out of 2)