Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Take-home essay portion of midterm 1
Take-home essay portion of midterm 1:
Think of a social problem that you would like to write a research paper on. Discuss this social problem with respect to our discussion on the characteristics of social problems. Also refer to Chapter One in Mooney et al. and the Joel Charon article “An Introduction to the Study of Social Problems.” This question is worth 15 points.
You must submit your essay through Turnitin.com. Instructions on using Turnitin.com can be found in part one of the syllabus (http://academic.cuesta.edu/fha/soc2p1.htm).
The essay portion is worth approximately 25% of your total midterm score.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Discussion on poverty theories
Rank the following perspectives of poverty in order of importance:
cultural capital (importance of acquired knowledge)
social capital (importance of associations)
Marxist (class conflict, base/superstructure, ideology)
Weber (multi-dimensional [economic, status, party], importance of skill)
Anticlassist (middle-class/poor conflict, Gans)
Feminist
Antiracist
Culture of poverty
Social structural (Wilson, globalization, deindustrialization)
Biological (Social Darwinism, Murray)
Welfare dependency (don't want to move 5 miles)
Rank the following solutions in order of importance:
Increase cultural capital (intensive funding to create enriched environments for the poor)
Increase social capital (remove network barriers, increase opportunities for association, e.g., mentoring and networking programs)
Abolish capitalism, create a society that removes the coercive elements of capitalism (e.g., Wright and Burawoy)
More responsible government (follow the model of Scandinavian countries)
Attack classism everywhere and in all its forms
Attack sexism everywhere and in all its forms
Attack racism everywhere and in all its forms
Transform the culture of the poor (Cosby)
Provide opportunities (Wilson)
Eugenics
Eliminate welfare
cultural capital (importance of acquired knowledge)
social capital (importance of associations)
Marxist (class conflict, base/superstructure, ideology)
Weber (multi-dimensional [economic, status, party], importance of skill)
Anticlassist (middle-class/poor conflict, Gans)
Feminist
Antiracist
Culture of poverty
Social structural (Wilson, globalization, deindustrialization)
Biological (Social Darwinism, Murray)
Welfare dependency (don't want to move 5 miles)
Rank the following solutions in order of importance:
Increase cultural capital (intensive funding to create enriched environments for the poor)
Increase social capital (remove network barriers, increase opportunities for association, e.g., mentoring and networking programs)
Abolish capitalism, create a society that removes the coercive elements of capitalism (e.g., Wright and Burawoy)
More responsible government (follow the model of Scandinavian countries)
Attack classism everywhere and in all its forms
Attack sexism everywhere and in all its forms
Attack racism everywhere and in all its forms
Transform the culture of the poor (Cosby)
Provide opportunities (Wilson)
Eugenics
Eliminate welfare
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