Sociology

Write a reflective essay about why culturally relevant teaching is important. RUBRIC A. You include a strong, clear, precise research question __5_5pts B. You have a concise, powerful introduction __5_5pts C. You strongly back up claims by utilizing multiple readings and/or multimedia texts _5__5pts D. You demonstrate great analysis by synthesizing different texts (coherent, organized and NOT scattered) _5__5pts E. There is a clear voice in the essay (You do not overuse quotes and just summarize texts) _5__5pts F. You provide one powerful example of how this issue can be applied in real life (use your lived experiences here) _4__5pts G. You make strong, clear, concise connections to social justice _5__5pts H. You are extremely reflective and thought deeply about this research question _5__5pts I. You have a strong, clear, concise conclusion _5__5pts J. You have very minimal mechanics, grammar mistakes _5__5pts

You will submit a Civic Action Scorecard Portfolio for this class. You will document various civic actions that you complete, and will you will reflect upon your experiences in completing said civic actions. These activities are supported by the Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy at Miami Dade College. Stand up. Be counted. Do something. This assignment allows you to do something worthwhile. So, then, just do something worthwhile. Logistics: Generalized instructions for completing your Civic Action Scorecard can be found here: https://www.mdc.edu/main/images/civic-action-scorecard-2020_tcm6-106087.pdf If the link doesn’t work for some reason, you try cutting and pasting it, or, you can easily goggle it. You need to review the instructions in the link above carefully. YOU and YOU ALONE are responsible for studying and interpreting the instructions in the link above. I will not interpret the instructions for you. Please understand you may need to review them several times in order to make sure you fully understand them. For this class, we have more specified requirements. You must: -upload your completed Scorecard as a single.doc or .docx formatted document into Blackboard. -complete all reflections as Written Reflections where applicable. They must be 200 words and they must be thoughtfully written (see the section on Reflections below). Completing these items will result in earning 55 (or more) Scorecard points. You are welcome to earn more than 55 points. Points of 100 or more are eligible for the Civic Action Award through the Institute for Civic Engagement & Democracy (iCED). For this class, we will translate Scorecard points directly into class points. Conduct: Be a good human being whilst completing Scorecard items. Just be cool. Be real. Represent yourself, your family, your diaspora, and MDC with pride. It never looks good when you look bad. Writing Reflections: Write meaningfully. In this exercise, meaningful reflections empirically tie your personal experiences to broader social issues. Think about what you do, think, and feel – before, during, and after completing the Scorecard item. Explicitly address each of the following four questions in all of your written reflections: 1. -Which of the UN Sustainable Development Goals does this civic action address? 2. -Explicitly explain how the action you completed specifically addresses the UN Sustainable Development Goal(s). 3. -How has your engagement in this activity altered your perception or consciousness about this issue? What will you do differently in the future as a result? 4. -Explicitly explain how the action you completed is connected to course content in this course. Information on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals can be found here: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ If the link doesn’t work for some reason, you can easily google it. How to do it: 1. Get over yourself. 2. Make time. 3. Embrace your learning experiences. 4. Take making the world a better place seriously.

In the movie” Patel’ How might gender roles be distorted when cultures cross borders to America? Specifically reflect on Ravi’s family experiences (India and America). Incorporate your own experiences to clarify.

If we resolved the issue of racism, why does a population of people still feel the need to create BLM? Is there a particular perspective in the USA upholding subtle policies of racism and reinforcing intersectionality?SOURCES:Wilson, William J. “The Other Side of Black Lives Matter.” Brookings, Brookings, 5 Feb. 2018, www.brookings.edu/blog/social-mobility-memos/2015/12/14/the-other-side-of-black-lives-matter/“What Is Intersectionality and Why Is It Important?” AAUP, www.aaup.org/article/what-intersectionality-and-why-it-important.“Why Intersectionality Matters Even More in 2020.” Catalyst, 18 Aug. 2020, www.catalyst.org/2020/08/18/intersectionality-workplace-2020/.

Balancing wealth maximization and social responsibility is difficult. Provide an example of a company that is accomplishing the goals of both wealth maximization and socialresponsibility. Explain some of the company’s social responsibility initiatives.2. What issue does agency theory examine? Why is it important in a public corporation rather than in a private corporation?3. Why are institutional investors important in today’s business world?

Why do you think public opinion about LGBTQ behavior and issues has become more positive during the past few decades? Research a specific policy, law, or current event that demonstrates this change and cite your source and substantively discuss.

Identify and explain the impact of three pregnancy complications that can affect the development of infants between the ages of 0 to 2 years. Discuss how attachment style of an infant affects how they interact with others in their environment. Identify and discuss one temperament dimension described in the text that is related to infants and possible strengths of this style.

Read the instructions and answer questions thoughtfully and reflexively.1- What motivated you to pursue graduate social work education? Discuss 2 areas you hope to focus on in the program and your future goal as a social worker.2- Identify a contemporary social issue (this could be a local, national, or global level) and discuss your understanding of it. Discuss some of the differing perspectives on this topic.3 -Discuss any personal, educational, and or/employment-related experiences that have helped shaped your understanding of diversity, marginalization and oppressions

What three cultural traditions came out of the Warring States period, and how do they differ from one another? Explain each of them in detail, mentioning books and leading figures

Purpose: The goal of this exercise is to observe a ‘cultural scene’ as an anthropologist would (i.e. based on everything you have learned in the course to-date). The student will analyze their observations in terms of themes from the subfield of cultural anthropology such as how it helps frame our societies (family, lifestyle, lineage, language and communication) and, in some ways, its evolution. Description: Culture as we have discussed in our readings is an incredible advantage that has allowed humans to enter almost every niche in nature. The development and maintenance of culture is what sets humans apart from other species. Culture varies by time and location. For this assignment, students will be observing a particular setting for 25 minutes, writing up your observations, and then analyzing them. Listen to APUS anthropologist Donna Rosh give you some pointers for people-watching as an anthropologist (or read the script). Watch APUS anthropologist Jennifer Cramer give you some pointers about studying behavior in primates, tips which also work for studying human behavior. Directions for 4-6 page Assignment: Choose a time and location for where/when you are going to conduct your observations of an ethnographic scene (mall, public transportation, coffee shop, etc.). Go to the specified location and proceed with your observations. Find a place to sit quietly for 25 minutes and simply watch what is going on. Do not talk to or interview people during this time. Take notes (handwritten recommended). Include details about the scene itself (time of day, lighting, furniture, plants, sounds, temperature, smell, vibe/energy, etc), with focus on the details about the people around you (their characteristics, their behavior). At this time, you should start to think about concepts that you’ve learned in class that fit with your observations. This step is critical. Write a 4-6 page paper about your observations (your notes do not count toward this page estimate). Your paper should: Include a ‘thick description’ of the location with clear detail of your observations Analyze your observations, identifying and defining four anthropological concepts that fit your observations. Definitions should be supported with cited sources. Analyze how these anthropological concepts fit your observations. Reflect on this activity. What was it like to observe other people through the lens of an anthropologist? Include your field notes at the end of your paper Conclude with a discussion of and reflection on your experience of the situation. For example you might write how you felt when you started to detect a pattern in characteristics and/or behavior. What is an anthropological concept? Anthropological concepts are anthropological terms and ideas. Examples of some that we’ve studied include: ethnocentrism, ethnicity, reciprocity, kinship, language and communication. You should not use this exact list of four concepts and expect them to fit your observation scene. You may, of course, use others – depending on what concepts are relevant to your observation. We also have two examples to share with you from APUS anthropologists- one from Jennifer Cramer’s fieldwork in The Gambia and one from James Turner’s fieldwork in Mexico. One common misstep is to apply the four subfields of anthropology or to apply the four parts of the definition of culture.