Activity Assignment 4 (option 3)

Activity Assignment 4 (option 3)

Due date:

The day of the fourth midterm

How to turn in:

Turn in a copy to Turnitin.com on the day we take midterm 4.

Point value:

This activity is worth 20 points. 

Considerations:

You can read each other’s papers. However, simply copying and editing another person’s paper is considered plagiarism and you will, at a minimum, get a zero on this assignment. Turnitin.com is very good at catching plagiarizers. Please do not attempt.

Resubmission policy:

Any paper that receives a score of 19 or less (93%) can be revised and resubmitted. However, the resubmit option can only be used once. And the maximum score possible for a paper that is resubmitted is 19. There is a section on Turnitin.com where you can turn in a resubmission. You will have until the next exam to resubmit. No late resubmissions will be accepted. 

Assignment:

Go to a Justice Summit event (http://mbabolitionists.org/). It is from November 15 to 17. Write an essay about what you learned.

Grading rubric:

1. essay demonstrates that you went to a Justice Summit event

2. essay demonstrates the sociological imagination

3. it is well written

3. it is at least one page, double-spaced (at least 300 words)

 

 

Activity Assignment 4 (option 2)

Activity Assignment 4 (option 2)

Due date:

The day of the fourth midterm

How to turn in:

Turn in a copy to Turnitin.com on the day we take midterm 4.

Point value:

This activity is worth 20 points. 

Considerations:

We will discuss this topic in class and you are encouraged to talk about this topic with your classmates outside of class. You can even read each other’s papers. However, simply copying and editing another person’s paper is considered plagiarism and you will, at a minimum, get a zero on this assignment. Turnitin.com is very good at catching plagiarizers. Please do not attempt.

Resubmission policy:

Any paper that receives a score of 19 or less (93%) can be revised and resubmitted. However, the resubmit option can only be used once. And the maximum score possible for a paper that is resubmitted is 19. There is a section on Turnitin.com where you can turn in a resubmission. You will have until the next exam to resubmit. No late resubmissions will be accepted. 

Assignment:

Write an essay giving your reactions to the remarks made by Steven Levitt in the video: http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_levitt_analyzes_crack_economics.html

Questions to think about:

Describe the methods used in his research on drug gangs.

Summarize Levitt’s talk. Assess the arguments made.

Grading rubric:

1. essay demonstrates that you watched the video

2. essay demonstrates the sociological imagination

3. it is well written

3. it is at least one page, double-spaced (at least 300 words)

 

 

 

Chapter 10: Physical and Mental Health Care

Chapter 10: Physical and Mental Health Care

1. The first medical school in the United States was established in which year?
2. In order to furnish themselves with cadavers for dissection, colonial medical students often resorted to what?
3. What schools of medicine were popular in the early United States?
4. osteopathic medicine
5. causes of childhood obesity
6. According to the World Health Organization, a proper health system should have what characteristics?
7. compare the United States health care system with other nations
8. compare the United States to countries with integrated payment systems
9. medicalization of America
10. The Myth of Mental Illness (Thomas Szasz)
11. sick role (Talcott Parsons)
12. Jill Quadagno

Study Guide: Chapter 11: Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Study Guide: Chapter 11: Drug and Alcohol Abuse

 

1.      When was alcohol first used?

2.      Drug dependency among soldiers during the U.S. Civil War

3.      Drug use at the beginning of the 20^th century

4.      Drug abuse definition

5.      Narcotic definition

6.      effects of depressants

7.      effects of stimulants

8.      classification of cannabis

9.      characteristics of hallucinogens

10.  the medical model of drug abuse

11.  persons most likely to use drugs

12.  conflict perspective on drugs

13.  symbolic interactionist perspective on drugs

14.  functionalist perspective on drugs

15.  Alcoholics Anonymous

16.  Why are people that live in the inner city more likely to be arrested for drugs than people who live in the suburbs?

17.  drug treatment programs

18.  asset forfeiture

 

 

Study Guide: Chapter 11: Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Study Guide: Chapter 11: Drug and Alcohol Abuse

 

1.      When was alcohol first used?

2.      Drug dependency among soldiers during the U.S. Civil War

3.      Drug use at the beginning of the 20^th century

4.      Drug abuse definition

5.      Narcotic definition

6.      effects of depressants

7.      effects of stimulants

8.      classification of cannabis

9.      characteristics of hallucinogens

10.  the medical model of drug abuse

11.  persons most likely to use drugs

12.  conflict perspective on drugs

13.  symbolic interactionist perspective on drugs

14.  functionalist perspective on drugs

15.  Alcoholics Anonymous

16.  Why are people that live in the inner city more likely to be arrested for drugs than people who live in the suburbs?

17.  drug treatment programs

18.  asset forfeiture

 

 

Study Guide: Chapter 14: Criminal Justice

Study Guide: Chapter 14: Criminal Justice

 

1.      The three branches of the criminal justice system in the U.S.

2.      target hardening

3.      general deterrence

4.      specific deterrence

5.      Studies show that police officers spend what percent of their time directly protecting society?

6.      Allowing police officers discretion in who they arrest fosters racial profiling.

7.      Likelihood of being convicted if one is represented by a public defender.

8.      In recent years, there has been a tendency for sentencing strategies to become more restrictive.

9.      aggravating circumstance

10.  mitigating circumstance

11.  structured sentencing

12.  1 out of _______ people in the U.S. is likely to be incarcerated in his or her lifetime.

13.  Historical trend in incarceration rates in the United States since 1980

14.  What percent of prisoners return to prison within three years of their release?

15.  James Austin and John Irwin (hidden expenses of incarceration)

16.  prisons in Finland

 

17.  The number of states that currently have the death penalty in the U.S. (according to your textbook)

Activity Assignment 4

Activity Assignment 4

Due date:

The day of the fourth midterm

How to turn in:

Turn in a copy to Turnitin.com on the day we take midterm 4.

Point value:

This activity is worth 20 points. 

Considerations:

We will discuss this topic in class and you are encouraged to talk about this topic with your classmates outside of class. You can even read each other’s papers. However, simply copying and editing another person’s paper is considered plagiarism and you will, at a minimum, get a zero on this assignment. Turnitin.com is very good at catching plagiarizers. Please do not attempt.

Resubmission policy:

Any paper that receives a score of 19 or less (93%) can be revised and resubmitted. However, the resubmit option can only be used once. And the maximum score possible for a paper that is resubmitted is 19. There is a section on Turnitin.com where you can turn in a resubmission. You will have until the next exam to resubmit. No late resubmissions will be accepted. 

Assignment:

Write an essay giving your reactions to the remarks made by Sudhir Venkatesh in the video: http://youtu.be/5GfJQWMP2TU.

Questions to think about:

Describe the methods used in his research on conflict mediation.

Describe the role of brokers in conflict mediation.

Describe the differences between year 1 (2005) and year 2 (2011) data, both quantitative and qualitative.

Assess the role of brokers in reducing violence in the inner city. What other strategies could be used to reduce crime and violence in the inner city? Cite material for textbook and lecture notes. Also, use of outside sources and your experience is encouraged.

Grading rubric:

1. essay demonstrates that you watched the video

2. essay demonstrates the sociological imagination

3. it is well written

3. it is at least one page, double-spaced (at least 300 words)