Exam 3
Exam 4 Essay Questions
1) Due Friday 12/7 by 11:59 p.m.
How does institutional discrimination operate in the United States with respect to women? What is meant by the term glass ceiling? What does research show about the division of labor between men and women in housework?
The patterns within family system are said to reflect and be influenced by the surrounding social environment while also shaping shaping those environments.and childcare? How might this affect famiy dyamics? Society? How does the concept of the “second shift” apply to the social construction of gender?
2) Due Tuesday 12/11 by 11:59 p.m. This final essay provides a chance to reflect on what we have covered this semester as a class. The essay question has two parts, the first being required for the exam, worth 24 points, and the second part being optional for extra credit, worth up to 12 extra credit points. Please read through all of the following information before determining how clear your understanding of the questions is.
We have identified one of the central themes in sociology to be the question of who does what (labor) and who gets what (distribution of the surplus created through labor). The idea of private property and the social institutions that emerge to define and defend the right to private property, play a role in the development of inequality and stratification in society. The discussion of property, property rights, and inequality has a long history, filled with diverse arguments, ideas, and diagnoses. Below is a sampling of quotes capturing a range of perspectives on the subject:
The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying This is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society. From how many crimes, wars and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not anyone have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the ditch, and crying to his fellows,
1) Due Friday 12/7 by 11:59 p.m.
How does institutional discrimination operate in the United States with respect to women? What is meant by the term glass ceiling? What does research show about the division of labor between men and women in housework?
The patterns within family system are said to reflect and be influenced by the surrounding social environment while also shaping shaping those environments.and childcare? How might this affect famiy dyamics? Society? How does the concept of the “second shift” apply to the social construction of gender?
2) Due Tuesday 12/11 by 11:59 p.m. This final essay provides a chance to reflect on what we have covered this semester as a class. The essay question has two parts, the first being required for the exam, worth 24 points, and the second part being optional for extra credit, worth up to 12 extra credit points. Please read through all of the following information before determining how clear your understanding of the questions is.
We have identified one of the central themes in sociology to be the question of who does what (labor) and who gets what (distribution of the surplus created through labor). The idea of private property and the social institutions that emerge to define and defend the right to private property, play a role in the development of inequality and stratification in society. The discussion of property, property rights, and inequality has a long history, filled with diverse arguments, ideas, and diagnoses. Below is a sampling of quotes capturing a range of perspectives on the subject:
The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying This is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society. From how many crimes, wars and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not anyone have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the ditch, and crying to his fellows,