Introduction:
This essay will be submitted in the Assignments Area and are due May 15. Essays will be and run through SafeAssign to check for plagiarism. Note: This reflection essay replaces the final examinations. It is worth 150 points.
Essay prompt:
In the second half of the course we have discussed the relationships between gender, sexuality, inequality and power. Topics covered included the impacts of gender and sexuality on family, work, religion, race, and politics (and vice versa). We examined the importance of utilizing an intersectional framework that includes multiple facets of identity to help understand unequal power dynamics. Lastly we discussed how health, science, and reproductive technologies are connected to these issues of inequality. In the final reflection essay, explore these themes by addressing the questions below:
1. What is the relationship between power and sexuality? Between power and gender relations?
2. What is intersectionality and how is it connected to inequality? Be sure to highlight gender and sexuality in your discussion of intersectionality.
3. How do gender and sex hierarchies lead to inequalities in work, family and politics? Be sure to include a discussion of non-binary and non-normative expressions of gender and sexuality?
4. How are gender and sexuality connected to citizenship, ethnicity, and nationalism?
5. What is the role of science in the production and maintenance of gendered and sexual inequalities?
Note:
You do not need to include every single article discussed in class in your essay, but you will want to do your best to ensure that each week of class is represented. I suggest beginning with week 8. This will demonstrate that you have been engaging with the material throughout the semester. The use of specific examples from the reading is also important in this regard. Make sure that when you are using ideas from the reading (whether quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing) you use proper citations.
Suggestions:
You do not need to address the questions listed above in the order that they are listed, but they do all need to be included.
Think about how you can create a thesis in your introduction that will allow you to answer all of the questions above. This will result in an essay with stronger transitions and a clear focus. In order to do this, you may want to answer each question briefly, look through your answers for common themes, and then re-organize your work so that each of those themes is grouped together.
Format/Submission:
1) Use an easy to read type phase such as Times New Roman. You must use 10-12 point font and double space your work. Analysis must be 3-4 pages long.
2) You must include a header at the top of the page that includes your name, the assignment title (i.e. Midterm Reflection Essay), and the course (SOC 338).
3) Use the APA Style for parenthetical citations in the body of the essay and your list of references at the end of the essay. (only if needed).
4) The title of your document must include your name, the course, and the assignment name (Jade_Doe_SOC338_Final Reflection Essay.docx)
5) Essay is Due Sunday May 15 by 11:59 pm