Sociology assignment #89254

1. Critical analysis and assessment of assigned texts (SLO #3) 6 points • Identify at least 1 technique used to make the text (article, novel, film, song, etc) (writing-point of view, structure, metaphors, repetition, etc), (film-camera angles, lighting, sound, costumes, etc) • Why do you think that technique was used? (Ex: a 1st person point of view makes the viewer feel like a part of the action) • What gender-related issue or challenge is present in the text? • What does the author/filmmaker/creator/artist seem to think about the issue? Cite evidence from the text to make your case. • What possible variables would make the author/filmmaker/creator/artist take this stance? 2. AAC & U Global Learning (SLOs #1 and 2): students will identify and analyze diversity across the spectrum of differences and identities, including ethnicity, race, gender, socioeconomic class, sexuality, religion, and/or disability while exploring how actions can affect both local and global communities (SLO#3) 10 points a. How is gender constructed in the time and place described in this text? Identify and describe 2 cultural or social variables (race, religion, social class, education level, etc) that help explain the construction and help you understand the perspectives of the individuals in the text. b. Explain HOW you thought they were presented (positively, negatively, overly critical, unrealistic, etc). Compare and analyze how the culture(s) described in the text are marked and assigned a place within power structures. What hierarchies, inequalities, and/or opportunities are there? This can include, but is not limited to, understanding race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, and class. Support your assessment with specific examples from the text. c. What message does this presentation send to the reader or audience? (Ex: The portrayal of women is harsh, suggesting they are the reason for the war and if they’d behaved differently it could have been avoided.) d. What human social experiences or organizations (historical events, economic challenges, religious tenets, etc) help explain why the construct (gender, race, etc) is presented this way in this place this place or time (Haiti, Mexico, 1960s, 2019, etc)? e. What are the possible ethical, social, and/or environmental consequences of presenting the construct or issue in this way? 3. Your assumptions, position and thoughts (SLO #3) 6 points • What assumptions did you have about this issue/challenge before working with this text? Are they similar or different from the author/creator’s? Explain. • Have you experienced something similar? How does it compare to what happened in the text? • What other parts of the world, issues, courses, etc does this remind you of? Why?