Chicago Humanities Festival

Watch the Chicago Humanities Festival video on YouTube entitled “Book Discussion on Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” with author Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum; see link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGZniOuoREU 1. What does Dr. Tatum say about having conversations about race (at about the 17-minute point)?  How can it be detrimental to avoid honest conversations about race, especially at a young age?  How does misinformation translate into prejudice (at about the 19-minute point)?  Is it possible to be unprejudiced?  To what does Dr. Tatum compares this misinformation in a simile (it is like__________)?    2.  What does Dr. Tatum say about evaluation bias (at about the 50-minute point)?  How does cognitive dissidence influence evaluation bias?  Please provide an example of this occurrence.  How does this relate to Affirmative Action? 3.  How have you seen subdominant behavior in your own experience (please provide a specific example).  What was your role?  How did it feel to be part of either the dominant or subdominant group in the situation?  If you could ask Dr. Tatum a thoughtful question about race and subdominant behavior, what would it be? ——————————————————————————————————————— Introduction to Sociology 203-506 Fall 2020 2nd Assignment, Chapters 7-12, DUE November 11, 2020 Expectations: Each answer should contain at least three complete sentences (no listings or bulleted points). Exceptional answers will be thorough and will contain few or no grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors.  1. Describe one specific functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist theory about deviance (three theories total)? Which one of these theories most closely reflects your views and why? 2. What is the difference between income inequality and wealth inequality? What are three significant consequences of social stratification and inequality in the U.S.? 3. What is the relationship between global poverty and key human development issues such as life expectancy, health, education, and literacy? Describe the theory on global stratification that most closely reflects your views (there are several theories discussed in the chapter). 4. Describe Critical Race Theory and apply it to what is happening in the U.S. today. Describe the differences between assimilation and ethnic pluralism. How does segregation occur in an ethnically pluralistic society? 5. How do sex and gender differ? Describe and give an example of gender role, gender identity, body consciousness, and sexism? 6. How has age been a factor in determining individuals’’ roles and statuses in different types of societies? How do functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist perspectives on aging differ? ——————————————————————————————————————— 3rd Assignment, Chapters 13-18, DUE December 9, 2020 Expectations: Each answer should contain at least three complete sentences (no listings or bulleted points). Exceptional answers will be thorough and will contain few or no grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors.  1. What are the key characteristics of capitalism, socialism, and mixed economies? What are different kinds of unemployment, and what are the current trends in U.S. unemployment? 2. How is the pluralist model of power in the U.S., and what part do special groups and political action committees play in this approach? 3. Discuss one type of violence within families that is mentioned in the book. What are the cultural (U.S. culture) factors that influence this violence? How can this type of violence be reduced or eliminated? 4. Why is education regarded as a social institution/agent of socialization? What are its latent and manifest functions? What problems exist in higher education related to racial and ethnic diversity? 5. How can religion contribute to social control? Describe the ways that religion can be, and/or has been, an oppressive force in society. What is the future of religion as a social institution? 6. What is a major sociological characteristic associated with increased health problems regardless of race and gender? What are some specific reasons for this? Give one example of a chronic illness and one example of an acute illness.