Describe sociological imagination and citizenship (deaths of despair, gender inequality, consumer culture).

For this paper, we will be tying together several themes from the course. In particular, we will be focusing on the sociological imagination and citizenship, with a review of topics you found important. For this paper you will: • Identify three topics we have studied over the course of the semester that you think are … Read more

What contemporary norms are associated with the socially constructed traits of “masculinity” and “femininity”?

Essay Question: Gender Relations How do ideologies and institutions reproduce and maintain gender inequality? What contemporary norms are associated with the socially constructed traits of “masculinity” and “femininity”? Give examples of the traits and the various institutions that maintain these norms. How are dominant notions of masculinity and femininity in the U.S. racialized? How does … Read more