What does the author suggest as to why the members of the Bogle clan end up being criminal? Support your argument with direct evidence from the article.

Family Influence and Crime
Distinguish between the different perspectives on deviance
Analyze the reasons for deviant behaviors from a sociological perspective
This assignment asks you to differentiate between different theories of deviance and social control and apply them in different cases.

DELIVERABLES

A one-page paper

Step 1 Read the following article:

Father Steals Beat: Crime in an American Family

Step 2 Write an essay fully answering the following questions in 250 words:
What is the main theoretical argument underlying this article?

What does the author suggest as to why the members of the Bogle clan end up being criminal? Support your argument with direct evidence from the article.
Could you suggest another theory as to why they became criminals? Explain.

Analyze the reasons for deviant behaviors from a sociological perspective.

Conformity and Influence: Personal Experiences

Analyze the reasons for deviant behaviors from a sociological perspective.
This assignment asks you to analyze the role of norms, values, and group affiliations in regards to what constitutes deviant behavior.

A one-page paper

Step 1 Watch the following video clip.
Conformity and Influence in Groups

Step 2 Write an essay fully answering the following questions in 250 words.
Based on your personal experience or people you know, give an example of a behavior considered criminal in everyday life but encouraged in a particular group’s setting, similar to the cases you have seen in the video.

Using symbolic interactionism, explain the behavior and the discrepancy of norms in different settings.

What does Dr. Kimmel mean when he says “gender is about the changing meanings of the fact of being male or female; that those are culturally constructed; that they change from culture to culture and over time”?

Gender differences and socialization

This reaction and response assignment allows you to understand gender differences in socialization and how does gender bias occur through that process.

Step 2 Write an essay fully answering the following questions in 250 words.

What does Dr. Kimmel mean when he says “gender is about the changing meanings of the fact of being male or female; that those are culturally constructed; that they change from culture to culture and over time”?

Can you give specific examples of different meanings of being male or female over the course of life—that is, different meanings when you’re a child, teenager, adult, or elderly?

How about differences in gender meanings across different cultures? Pick a different culture than the United States, and give an example where the definition of “men-ness” or “women-ness” vary drastically, based on time of life or other factors.

What does this story on eye contact in Japan tell you about differences between American and Japanese cultures in general and their respective agents of socialization in particular?

Cultural Agents of Socialization: Japan and the U.S.

Write an essay fully answering the following questions in 250 words.

Agents of socialization teach us how to behave in different situations in our everyday life. However, these processes of socialization and their content can vary drastically from one culture to another.

What does this story on eye contact in Japan tell you about differences between American and Japanese cultures in general and their respective agents of socialization in particular?

How and when do you think a Japanese child learn the norms of eye contact in society? Is this different from an American child?

What happens if you travel to a different culture as an adult? Do you learn the norms and values through different agents of socialization than you would have as a child? Explain.

Describe? Additionally, what information concerning the processes used to generate and maintain racial inequity might be lost without a principle focus on racial differences?

Article Analysis: The Intersectionality of Race, Gender, Class and Equity

Even though the focus on intersectionality is intentional not to privilege one model of inequity over another, there are many examples of research that underscore race at the forefront that could potentially be subject to a fuller intersectional analysis.

Select three (3) article readings American articles that are primarily focused on class, gender, race, and/or equity and focus them to an intersectional analysis in the 20 and 21st Centuries. Any new insights emerge in them, if so describe? Additionally, what information concerning the processes used to generate and maintain racial inequity might be lost without a principle focus on racial differences?

How does du Mez try to convince you that the issues that had been brewing in evangelicalism since the 1940s coalesced into a powerful, misogynist movement by the late 2000s?

Read chapters 11 and 12 in Jesus and John Wayne and respond to the following prompt question:
How does du Mez try to convince you that the issues that had been brewing in evangelicalism since the 1940s coalesced into a powerful, misogynist movement by the late 2000s? As we move into the previous decade  what forces did she see arise that were new? Which ones were old? How did these cultural forces come together to produce what du Mez sees as a social problem? Do you think her argument is accurate? Why or why not?

Briefly describe the issue/topic, followed by sociologically analyzing the issue and comparing/contrasting your two paradigms’ perspectives on the issues.

For your midterm assignment, you will discuss, compare, and contrast two sociological paradigms of your choice by selecting a social issue and providing an analysis from each perspective.

The social issue can be from a current event, a social theme or trend you observe, or even an issue from a movie, television show, or book. Since the focus of this paper is on showing your understanding of the theories, you should not waste space summarizing the social issue/movie/scene/etc.

Instead, you should briefly describe the issue/topic, followed by sociologically analyzing the issue and comparing/contrasting your two paradigms’ perspectives on the issues. This will involve providing examples of/from the issue followed by the analysis/comparison/contrast of the example. Your final result in this paper will show your comprehension of two major sociological paradigms.