Women Without Class: Chicas, Cholas, Trash and the Presence/Absence of Class Identity

Women Without Class: Chicas, Cholas, Trash and the Presence/Absence of Class Identity

Study guide/discussion questions:

What role did social class, ethnicity and gender play in the lives of the women Bettie interviewed?

Were there cliques or groups in your school? What is your assessment of Bettie’s analysis?

Concerted Cultivation and the Accomplishment of Natural Growth

Study guide and discussion questions:

How does parenting differ by social class?

Describe concerted cultivation and natural growth. What are they? How do they affect children?

How did your parents raise you? Do you agree or disagree with Lareau’s analysis?

Possible take-home question for midterm 3

There may be a take-home portion to our third exam. Read the introduction and chapters 1 and 2 in Code of the Street. Answer the following questions. Your answers are due the day of the exam. Do NOT work together on this assignment. These essays should be written completely independently.

Soc 1A
Midterm 3
Take-home Essay Questions

Part 1.

Read the Introduction in Code of the Street. According to Elijah Anderson, what is the “code of the street”? This part is worth two points. The suggested length of your answer is one paragraph (about five sentences).

Part 2.

Read Chapter 1 in Code of the Street. According to Elijah Anderson, who are the “decent” and who are the “street?” How does he describe both groups? This part is worth four points. The suggested length of your answer is one-half page double-spaced.

Part 3.

Read Chapter 2 in Code of the Street. According to Elijah Anderson, how do young people in inner-city Philadelphia campaign for respect? This part is worth four points. The suggested length of your answer is one-half page double-spaced.

Part 4.

Read Chapter 2 in Code of the Street. According to Elijah Anderson, what is “the dilemma of the decent kid?” This part is worth four points. The suggested length of your answer is one-half page double-spaced.

Civility and Order: Adult Social Control of Children in Public Places (from Alone Together)

Civility and Order: Adult Social Control of Children in Public Places (from Alone Together) CHRISTINE HORNE, MARY KRIS MCILWAINE, and KRISTIE A. TAYLOR

Study guide/discussion questions:

How do adults control children in public places?

How do people discipline children differently depending on where they are?

According to the authors of the essay “Adult Social Control of Children in Public Places,” when are adults more likely to explain to the child what’s wrong with his or her disruptive behavior?

How do you discipline your children in public? What factors determine your response?

Marriage, Culture, and Law (from Same-Sex Marriage: The Cultural Politics of Love and Law) KATHLEEN E. HULL

Study guide/discussion questions:

How is gay marriage a form of political action?

How does Hull explain the greater interest among lesbians compared to gay men in marriage?

How is marriage a cultural tool used by gays and lesbians to solve problems in life?

How do the individuals studied by Hull in the essay “Same-Sex Marriage” see their act of marriage?

How would you like marriage to be defined, culturally and legally?

from Nike Culture: Sign of the Swoosh

Discussion question for from Nike Culture: Sign of the Swoosh

What is the relationship between Nike and community?

Does sport fulfill your desire for community?


Study guide questions:

What is the “core dilemma” that Goldman and Papson outline in Nike Culture?

What
takes over the role usually played by religion, community, and work in
fostering the cultural designs for solving problems faced by human
beings: physical survival, establishing relationships, coordinating
activity, and finding a meaningful life?

What is the most
profound effect of Nike advertising, according to Goldman and Papson
(“Nike Culture”)? It’s ability to make people feel what?