Sociology
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Choose one (1) of the following:
1. The ‘nuclear family’ is not a reflection of ‘real families’. Discuss.
2. According to Van Krieken et al. (2017, p. 96) the ‘digital divide’ leaves those without access to communication technologies triply debilitated. Discuss.
3. What are the similarities & differences between ‘race’ and ‘ethnic group’?
4. Compare and contrast Marx’s theories of religion with those of either Weber or Durkheim.
5. Gender is socially constructed. Discuss
6. Since the 1990s the term queer has had four main roles. Discuss.
References:
Minimum of 6 Academic References
Maximum of 4 Primary Sources
Maximum number of references 15
TEXTBOOK: Krieken, R. V., Habibis, D., Smith, P., Hutchins, B., Martin, G., & Maton, K. (2016). Sociology.
Sociology
Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviors and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or boy, as well as relationships with each other. As a social construct, gender varies from society to society and can change over time. Gender is hierarchical and produces inequalities that intersect with other social and economic inequalities. Gender-based discrimination intersects with other factors of discrimination, such as ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability, age, geographic location, gender identity and sexual orientation, among others. Specifically, the social construction of gender stipulates that gender roles are an achieved “status” in a social environment, which implicitly and explicitly categorize people and therefore motivate social behaviors.