Saturday, 18 January 2014

SOC 308 Week 3 DQ 1 English as the Official U.S. Language (Ash)


      

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English as the Official U.S. Language. Please visit Poll: Should English Be the United States’ Official Language? as you prepare for this discussion and participate in the poll.
After reading the argument for making English the official language of the United States and participating in the poll, assess the merit of this argument in context with the results of the poll. Why is this argument valid / invalid and how would establishing an official language affect the status quo?

SOC 308 Week 2 Ethnic Group Evaluation (Ash)


      

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Ethnic Group Evaluation. Please review Chapters 5 through 9 of Race and Ethnicity as you prepare for this assignment.
By the mid-twentieth century, European immigrant groups described in Week One had combined to form a white racial majority in the United States. Today, Blacks, Native Americans, Asians, Hispanics, and non-white Europeans interact with the white majority in a system of race that can be broadly described as comprising whites and non-whites, whites and racial minorities, or whites and people of color. While unique ethnic groups share a culture in which ethnic conflict is present, including pressures to assimilate, the broader culture also celebrates the unique culture of many ethnic groups in America.
Write a paper in which you evaluate a selected major ethnic group in the United States. Please elaborate on the following points in your essay:
a. Select an ethnic group from among those discussed in Chapters 5 through 9.
b. Examine the history of this group in the United States, including immigration, assimilation, conflict with other ethnic groups, and other issues of interest.
c. Provide an example of a widely held myth or misconception about this ethnic group. How do we know this is a myth? Why is this myth so difficult to abandon?


SOC 308 Week 2 DQ 2 Hispanic Culture (Ash)


    

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Hispanic Culture. Please review the following sources in preparation for this discussion.
a. The Border
b. Hispanic Americans: Exhibitions and Presentations
c. History of US-Mexico Relations

Based on your review of at least one of the above sources, define and discuss the historic incident or aspect of culture that you find most interesting or have observed in your community and, using examples, demonstrate why it is relevant to the impact of Hispanic culture in the United States. 

SOC 308 Week 2 DQ 1 Legacy of Slavery (Ash)


   

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Legacy of Slavery. Listen to or read Dr. King’s speech, I Have a Dream. Then, respond to the following:
Dr. King’s famous speech envisions a future in which the racial distinction established by slavery and segregation is no more. Evaluate the ways in which the legacy of slavery has prevented the United States from building a more just society, supporting your evaluation with the textbook and additional sources.
Define what Dr. King’s refrain, “free at last,” looks like to you and how our society will need to change in order to achieve it

SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 2 Implications of Anglo Dominance in the United States (Ash)




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Implications of Anglo Dominance in the United States. Please respond to the following:
Since the European settlement of North America, white, Anglo Americans have dominated the political landscape. Define, in your own words, Anglo dominance and describe how Anglos built and have maintained said dominant system. Assess whether or not Anglos will continue to dominate the political landscape in the United States and what changes are necessary to establish a more equitable sharing of power.

SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1 Constructing Race (Ash)




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Constructing Race. Review the PBS website RACE – The Power of an Illusion as you prepare for this discussion. This site offers many examples of how the science of human difference contradicts ordinary ideas of race.
As we see in the readings and in this website, race is socially constructed, a system of thought and human behavior not directly based on nature, instead resulting from social ideas and practices. In other words, race exists because people believe it is real and important.
Please respond to the following:
a. How has race been constructed in the United States?
b. Provide a specific example of how race continues to be socially constructed.
c. What groups are harmed, and benefit, from these constructions of race?


SOC 308 Entire Course (Ash)


     
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SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1 Constructing Race
SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 2 Implications of Anglo Dominance in the United States
SOC 308 Week 2 DQ 1 Legacy of Slavery
SOC 308 Week 2 DQ 2 Hispanic Culture
SOC 308 Week 2 Ethnic Group Evaluation
SOC 308 Week 3 DQ 1 English as the Official U.S. Language
SOC 308 Week 3 DQ 2 Hate Crime
SOC 308 Week 3 Final Paper Problem and Outline
SOC 308 Week 4 DQ 1 The Caste System in India
SOC 308 Week 4 DQ 2 The Cosmic Race
SOC 308 Week 5 DQ 1 Northern Ireland
SOC 308 Week 5 DQ 2 Why War
SOC 308 Week 5 Final Paper