Write up your answers as a Word document (or some equivalent) and upload to Blackboard by the deadline • It doesn't matter if you go over the suggested word count, but you must make the minimal number of words in order to get your point(s) • Write in full, coherent sentences without any glaring spelling, grammatical or typographical errors • Please do not include the questions, only your answers
Follow-up from assignment WA3, located here
What if Ravi were named Shaheen
01. 1 point, 10-45 words > Listen to this little 22-minute story about a guy named Muhammad Kamran. A transcript is here. Just scroll down to "Act 1, The Karachi Kid," TAL-284, Should I Stay or Should I Go (2005). What is the difference between Muhammad and Ravi's national, cultural, racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds and what seems very similar about their respective families' expectations of them, especially when it comes to dating and marriage? Can't remember who Ravi was? Click back here. Be sure to meet the word count and to explain and defend your response.
02. 1 point, 10-45 words > Listen to this little 35-minute story about a guy named Shaheen. A transcript is here. Just scroll down to "Act 1, "Froggy Goes A-Courtin,'" TAL-288, Not What I Meant (2005). What is the difference between Shaheen and Muhummad's national, cultural, racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds and how does this difference affect Shaheen's dating life? Note that these two stories take place in roughly the same year.
Follow up from class on Monday, June 17, Part 1
The story of Anne Parsons
03. Read this little academic article by Wini Breines on Anne Parsons very carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
- 1 point, 10-45 words > How does the story of Anne Parsons strongly support (her father) Talcott Parson's findings of the modern nuclear family ... Reference the notes I made for you here, as well as your own class notes in discussing Parson's theory ... Do not Google or Wikipedia them ...
- 1 point, 10-45 words > How does the story of Anne Parsons strongly challenge (her father) Talcott Parson's findings of the modern nuclear family ... Reference the notes I made for you here, as well as your own class notes in discussing Parson's theory ... Do not Google or Wikipedia them ...
- 1 point, 10-45 words > How does the story of Anne Parsons strongly support Emile Durkheim's findings of suicide, made almost half-century before Anne was even born ... Reference this specific article about Durkheim's Suicide (1897) in your answer or this little write up here ...
- 1 point, 10-45 words > How does the story of Anne Parsons strongly challenge Emile Durkheim's findings of suicide, made almost half-century before Anne was even born ... Reference this specific article about Durkheim's Suicide (1897) in your answer or this little write up here ...
Follow up from class on Monday, June 17, Parts 2 and 3
The culture of poverty
04. 1 point, At least 90 words > There is a concept from structural functionalism called the culture of poverty. Learn about it by watching the video below.
Below is a definition and you can read more about it in this New York Times article from 2010. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who is mentioned in this article, was Talcott Parson's former student.
- The culture of poverty is a concept in social theory that asserts that the values of people experiencing poverty play a significant role in perpetuating their impoverished condition, sustaining a cycle of poverty across generations.
Anyways, decide whether or not you think Moonie will grow up to be like her mother Halley because she is growing up in a culture of poverty. Be sure your answer is at least 90 words, that in formulating your answer you reference at least one scene from The Florida Project (2017, which was the film I screened in class about Moonie and Halley and a few other people living in the Magic Castle Hotel in Kissimmee, Florida. If you want to answer this question but were absent from class on the days I screened and we discussed this film you can always track it down and watch it on your own.
Comprehensive review of all the formal, scientific sociology we have covered since Week 1
Saying too little and too much
05. 1 point, 10-45 words > Middletown (1928) turned into the The Middletown Series, a longitudinal study. Below is an another example of a longitudinal study called The Up Series (started in 1964). Read about it here and here. After you read about it explain how and why the The Middletown Series would be considered a macro study and The Up Series a micro study. Need a refresher on Middletown (1928) click here.
06. 1 point, 40-95 words > Learn about the sexuality research Susan Watkins is currently conducting in Malawi, Africa here - the link will take you to TAL-444, Gossip, Act 1 (2011) 30 minutes or you can read a transcript of this story here by scrolling down to Act 1. Then, describe how Susan stated out following the methodological strategies of Kinsey but then fell back on the methods of Robert Park. What do you think was the reason Kinsey's methods wouldn't work for Susan Watkins? Was it the time and place she was gathering data? The fact of her Americanness and/or whiteness and/or femaleness? The demographic make-up of her subjects? Explain and defend your response. Need a refresher on Kinsey or Park? Click here.
Below are two snippets of audio - one short and one longer. Listen to and/or read them both very carefully and then answer the questions that follow
- Listen to this story - TAL 142, Barbara (1999) - 50 minutes - There is a transcript here
- Click here, go to the 25'44 mark and listen until the 28'01 mark. Listen for what George Will says about the research of Daniel Patrick Moynihan to Alec Baldwin - If you want there is a transcript of the interview here and your can scroll down and search for "Moynihan" to get to the right part
07. 1 point, A few sentences > Daniel Patrick Moynihan was a student of Talcott Parsons, was interested in the same topic of research as Parsons, and used the same research methods and theoretical orientation as Parsons. How did Moynihan's research differ from Parsons? Explain and defend your response. You covered both Parsons and Moynihan above. Scroll up if you need to refresh your memory
08. 1 point, A few sentences > Long before Moynihan did his research for The Moynihan Report (1965) a sociologist named E. Franklin Frazier did some research on the exact same subject Moynihan was interested in. What kind of sociology did Frazier practice and how did his research findings differ from Moynihan's? Explain and defend your response. Use this resource on Frazier and his research.
09. 1 point, A few sentences > Do you think Frazier's race affected his research findings? Explain and defend your response. Use this resource on Frazier and his research.
10. 1 point, A few sentences > Do you think W.E.B. Du Bois would agree with George Will's comments in the first clip? Explain and defend your response. Need a refresher on Du Bois? Click here.
11. 1 point, A few sentences > What one detail from Barbara's life best supports Moynihan's findings about African-American families in the late 20th century. Explain and defend your response.
12. 1 point, A few sentences > What one little detail from Halley's life, (See The Florida Project (2017), screened in class on Monday, June 17, which could be used as a measured fact to supports Moynihan's findings about African-American families in the late 20th century. Explain and defend your response.