Format: Include a title page with the title of the assignment, your name, the class, instructor’s name, and date.  Double space, number your answers, as well as your pages.  Cite the sources you consult in a reference list at the end of the paper using a standard citation format (e.g., ASA, APA, or MLA). 

Submission: Scroll to the bottom of the instructions to access the submission link.  Use .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf for your document (or use the cut/paste option).   

Question 1: Problems (30 points)  Suggested length: Two paragraphs.

Select one of the chapter resources listed (article or website).  Summarize it in your own words.  Then, choose at least two terms and/or theories from that particular chapter’s study questions and apply them to your selection.  The level of difficulty of your terms/theories and the breadth/accuracy of your knowledge will be considered in scoring.  Quote minimally from sources and use proper citation.  

• • Chapter 9: ” (Links to an external site.)Another Group of Homeless Moms and Families are Taking Over a House — This Time in L.A.” (Links to an external site.)
  • Chapter 10: “Leopold II: Belgium ‘Wakes Up’ to its Bloody Colonial Past” (Warning: This article contains graphic images and descriptions of colonial violence.) (Links to an external site.)
  • Chapter 11: “Skin Whitening: What is it, What are the Risks and Who Profits?” (Links to an external site.) OR ” (Links to an external site.)‘Can You Make Him White?’ And More Absurd Lessons in Pitching Latino Stories to Hollywood” (Links to an external site.)
  • Chapter 12:”Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence” (Links to an external site.) OR “The Cult of Virginity Just Won’t Let Go (Warning: This article contains a few graphic descriptions.) (Links to an external site.)

Question 2: Solution (10 points)  Suggested length: One paragraph.

Propose an original plan of action to improve upon the conditions described in the example you chose in Question 1.  Demonstrate your understanding of the sociological approach to understanding problems in society in your response.  Individuals are only a reflection of social and historical conditions in society (it might help to review the sociological imagination).  Also, your plan of action should be creative, realistic, beneficial to many (rather than just a few individuals or one group), and confront institutional problems in society.  Finally, identify one strength and one weakness of your plan.