Sociology Question

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Task:

In this discussion, provide a summary and opinion about the Podcast that you listened to. You must select from the two podcasts located in the module. Nice White Parents (education, race, social inequality, schools) or Floodlines (race, social class, environment, political sociology, Hurricane Katrina)

Summary: 

Introduce yourself and tell us the podcast that you selected. Summarize the podcast in 10 sentences or less. Discuss the sociological relevance of this podcast. Although the creator and narrator is not a professional sociologist, this is still a very sociological piece and an example of public sociology. What did you learn from this podcast that you didn’t know before listening? 

Opinion: Provide a brief opinion of the podcast. Did you enjoy it? Why or why not? Do you think public media like podcasts are a good way to promote sociological work? Is it reaching an audience that has power and privilege to change something? In what ways? 

Durkheim collective Conscience

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Is there a collective conscience in the United States? If so, what is this conscience comprised of? If not, did there used to be such a sentiment? When did it cease to exist? Why?

Cultural Identity Development Question

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1.) You have been asked by the board of directors of the “Generic Family Counseling Center” to help identify factors that would make their services more relevant to the needs of people of color. Apparently, their mental health services division has been under considerable pressure from groups of color in the community to make changes, amid charges of racism. The director of the division and several staff members report that they have tried to encourage people of color to come for counseling, but their efforts have not been successful. A recent study of the agency revealed that although the community’s ethnic composition is 27% African American, 25% Latino/a American, 10% Asian American, and 1% Native American, very few people of color come to the counseling center.

Your evaluation of services reveals the following:

  • Services are heavily insight-oriented and abstract, in nature and were primarily characterized by one-to-one sessions.
  • Less than 2% of the counseling staff speak a language other than English.
  • Service fees average $50 per session and very few types of insurance are accepted.
  • The center is only open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
  • The center staff is almost entirely White.
  • Most of the clients of color who come to the center with physical ailments are immediately referred to outside agencies for medical care, without first being assessed for other concerns and needs (e.g., socioeconomic, emotional)
  • Most clients of color who come to the center terminate counseling after one session.

In light of these issues, what recommendations would you give to the Board of Directors on how to change their services to be more culturally responsive to people of color? What other information would you need to provide an informed set of recommendations to the Board of Directors? Provide your rationale for each.

2.) In this multipart activity, first you must search popular press and/or media (including social media) for examples of different communication styles among groups of people of color. Second, engage in a “cultural analysis” of the selected media. Did they notice a clashing of cultural values or communication styles between people? Was there a pathologizing of certain communication styles? What stereotypes/biases were being conveyed? Please also include a minimum of five specific recommendations to reduce intergroup miscommunications and misinterpretations. 

3.) Please choose one of the racial identity models that fits your identity. Identify and discuss your current stage/status of cultural identity development. It is important that you are honest. Please identify key events from each stage that occurred, highlighting events that helped launch you into the next stage of identity development. Note the age you were during each stage, as well as any media, institutions, family etc. that may have contributed to you staying in that stage, or moving to the next. What can you do to continue growing into the next stage of development? You can also use this article as a guide: https://ready.web.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/16627/2019/01/SUMMARY-OF-RACIAL-AND-ETHNIC-IDENTITY-MODELS.pdf

create a character in which you will role play for all fishbowl participation activities (as the client).

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The purpose of this assignment is for you to create a character in which you will role play for all fishbowl participation activities (as the client). The character you outline in this assignment must be realistic, complex, and robust. Please take this assignment seriously, as characters developed that are too Hollywood (i.e, superheroes, soap opera, or ridiculous/obnoxious) will be returned to you with no grade and you will be required to redo the assignment. Real life is often the best inspiration. If you choose to develop a character based off of issues you have personally faced, please make sure that those issues have been properly dealt with and be protective of yourself and your mental wellbeing.

General Background Information (i.e., name, age, location, occupation, job status, education)

Cultural Background (i.e., race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, SES) – please be sensitive in this area and respectful of all cultural identities. It is best practice to develop your character using your own identities for this area to avoid microaggressions and appropriations of other cultures.

Presenting Realistic Issues. This should be the largest section. While creativity is encouraged for this assignment, please keep in mind that this is a human services undergraduate class. Heavy and outlandish scenarios (i.e., murder, alien abduction, super human abilities, soap-opera narratives, paranormal issues) will not be tolerated. Here are some examples of scenarios that could be appropriate for your character:

Family/Parenting issues

  • Relationship issues

Recovery (not active addiction) issues

  • Life stressors (i.e., school, occupation, moving)

Mood issues (i.e., anxiety, depression, anger)

  • Grief and loss

Existential issues (i.e., loss of faith, lack of purpose, identity confusion)

Societal and systemic oppression

  • Strengths, Supports, Weaknesses, and Risks to the character (i.e., Do they have strong family support? Do they have a stable job? Do they have good and healthy coping mechanisms?).
  • Expectations of a Helping Relationship (i.e., Are they resistant? Do they believe in the helping process? Past experiences with counseling/helping).
  • To receive full credit, all categories need to be fulfilled and your paper must be free from spelling and grammatical errors. Please note that, when submitting your assignments, be sure to name your Word files in the following way: “First name and Last initial_Name of the assignment.” Example: JohnS_Character Development Assignment. Assignments that are not labeled appropriately will be sent back to the student and must be re-submitted via the WebCampus.  Students who must resubmit their assignments may be assessed a late penalty.