Watch the film, The Namesake (2006). You should be able to find this film on Disney+ (if you have this streaming platform) or for rent on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, or Vudu for approx. $3.99.
Synopsis:
“After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Gangling family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents As hoke (Irrfan Khan) and Hashim (Tabb) are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their offspring opportunities, their son Gogol (Kal Penn) strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.” PG-13
Once you have watched the film, write a one-page sociological assessment addressing the following in regards to the film:
1) Bloomer’s ideas in Race Prejudice as a Sense of Group Position
2) Shared systems of classification
3) Last week’s readings from Charon and Hadley about Islands of Meaning (last week’s look at Ch. 15, 16, and 17).
4) Any additional connections you see to Mead or Cooley, etc.
Your assessment could include the use of examples from the film to reinforce one of these concepts, connections between concepts that you saw portrayed in the film, characters that embodied elements of these concepts, or critiques/questions that arise from watching the film in regards to course concepts.
NOTE: this should not be a summary of the film. You may, however, summarize parts of the film or scenarios to help explain your points.
