by | Jan 26, 2022 | Social Sciences : Sociology
Part 1 (300 words)
Reflecting on what you’ve learned, discuss at least one issue that people who are undocumented are facing. How does this affect a person on an individual level? Do you think that the issue you described is systematic or structural in nature? Why or why not?
Refer to at least one of the course materials (video or reading) in your response.
Part 2( 150 words)
Reply to one classmate.
America, the land of fresh beginnings and opportunity; the nation where many immigrants come in quest of all the things this country is lauded for, but what isn’t emphasized are the rigors immigrants undergo in order to build a life and seize said opportunities without documentation. Whether it’s limitations on life changing propositions, employment opportunities, or all in all, enduring prejudice. All these factors have a direct impact on undocumentated individuals that reside in the United States.
To begin, It is without a doubt or to be precise undeniable that all these factors have a great bearing on undocumented individuals that reside in America. Taking a look at “I’m a Dreamer and a Rhodes Scholar. Where Do I Belong?” By Jin Park, one can see the toils that Jin( an undocumented invdivual) undergoes, for he is evidently deprived of a life changing opportuntity that he solemnly earned due to his documentation status. Through a recollection Jin depicts, “ yet I resist citing my “intelligence” or “abilities’ ‘ to defend my presence here, because a human being need not be a Rhodes scholar to be treated with basic fairness and decency. A human being shouldn’t have to be a “genius” or “economically productive” to have access to equal opportunity.” This is a frequent consequence undocumented immigrants face, a consequence that isn’t emphazied as much as the “American dream”. To this day many immigrants like Jin Park are still deprived of opportunities in which they’ve earned, deprived and frowned upon all because of papers.
Systemic can be defined as relating to a system, especially as opposed to a particular part. I would be remiss if I said this unfortunate phenomenon wasn’t systemic because it is indeed something that is embedded within the American system. Thousands of immigrants are stripped of basic liberties because of their documentation status. The laws in which America is founded, much like the I-9 process instituted in the year of 1986, are responsible for the tribulations of unauthorized immigrants. Jin was only seven when he came to America, knowing nothing of where he originated, it is safe to say he is practically American, but wasn’t considered so by the government. In this day and age, scholarships are funded by the government which means without a green card, social security or citizenship you are not considered eligible. With that being said, many immigrants(undocumented) who strive and work for college opportunties and scholarships are prohbitted from seizing them because of the system that funds it.
I remember when I was graduating high school. I didn’t apply, but was awarded a full scholarship to a college of my choice. Unfortunately, I couldn’t accept it because it was government funded and I was undocumented. I was heartbroken . Not because I was stripped away from a scholarship but because I worked hard, graduated valedictorian and my perseverance was acknowledged but one minor thing prevented me from going to school debt free. I now work two jobs to help my mother pay my tuition out of pocket.
Watch:
Undocumented Americans: What is it like to grow up as an undocumented youth in America?
https://www.apa.org/topics/immigration-refugees/undocumented-video
Passel, J. S. (2019). Measuring illegal immigration: How Pew Research Center counts unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. Pew Research Center.
Measuring illegal immigration: How Pew Research Center counts unauthorized immigrants in the U.S.
Watch the video, skim the article.
Read:
Mills, “The Sociological Imagination” https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/17/key-findings-about-u-s-immigrants/
Budiman, A. (2020). Key findings about U.S. immigrants. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/17/key-findings-about-u-s-immigrants/
Krogstad, J. M., Passel, J. S., & Cohn, D. (2019). 5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/12/5-facts-about-illegal-immigration-in-the-u-s/
Key facts about the changing U.S. unauthorized immigrant population https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/04/13/key-facts-about-the-changing-u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-population/
Park, J. (2019, January 11). I’m a Dreamer and a Rhodes Scholar. Where Do I Belong? The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/opinion/dreamer-rhodes-scholar-human.html
Zhou, M., & Gonzales, R. G. (2019). Divergent Destinies: Children of Immigrants Growing up in the United States. Annual Review of Sociology, 45(1). https://www-annualreviews-org.ccny-proxy1.libr.ccny.cuny.edu/doi/10.1146/annurev-soc-073018-022424#
Migration Policy Institute. Profile of the Unauthorized Population: United States. https://www.migrationpolicy.org/data/unauthorized-immigrant-population/state/US
Lots of statistics here, review for reference
Taparta, E. (2016). The US has come a long way since its first, highly restrictive naturalization law. https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-07-04/us-has-come-long-way-its-first-highly-restrictive-naturalization-law
by | Dec 30, 2021 | Social Sciences : Sociology
Your final paper should be a 4-5 page paper on social inequality and the Covid-19 pandemic. Your paper must use the following article for reference: https://www.vox.com/2020/4/10/21207520/coronavirus-deaths-economy-layoffs-inequality-covid-pandemic
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Read the linked article.
2) Pick ONE element of social inequality discussed in the article and formulate a clear sociological argument. DO NOT attempt to discuss ALL the inequalities relative to the outbreak. You will not have the space to go into any depth. The point here is to identify ONE aspect of social inequality and analyze it deeply using course materials.
Please follow all instructions for the assignment as well all reading are attach .
3) Use a minimum of 4 class readings to organize and support your argument. You must use readings from at least TWO different sections. (So, for example, if your argument is about racial inequality, your four course readings cannot ALL be from the race section. You will need to find a reading from at least one other section).
4) Make sure to submit a works cited page in APA format. You must also provide appropriate in text citations for your work.
5) Submit your paper as a Word or PDF document. The submission link is in this “Final Exam” folder.
by | Dec 16, 2021 | Social Sciences : Sociology
In this paper, you will rely on course materials and outside sources to apply a sociological perspective to illness through analyzing a pharmaceutical advertisement. Pharmaceutical advertisements are prevalent in the US media. Just flip open a magazine, turn on the television, or go online, and you will be exposed to pharmaceutical ads to treat conditions ranging from depression to premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) to social anxiety disorder attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to countless other disorders.
Find a recent advertisement (2015 or later) in a magazine for a condition that has been medicalized in recent years. In other words, do not look for advertisements aimed at treated diseases such as cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease (CVD). Be sure to choose an ad that you can scan or send the link to. Feel free to use current commercials or pharmaceutical advertisements online (e.g., youtube videos). Please provide the source if you use an online version.
After finding which drug advertisement you want to use, apply a sociological framework to illustrate how this ad contributes to medicalization and the construction of illness for the targeted disorder. In an essay format, answer the following questions: (Please do NOT paste the questions into your essay. The questions are meant to 1) help structure your paper, and 2) provide guidance on paper content.)
To start, what is the name of the drug being advertised and what disorder is it supposed to treat? What is the history of this disorder? Using course materials or outside sources, illustrate the medicalization of this disorder. When was this disorder medicalized? What factors were salient to the medicalization of this disorder? Using data from reliable sources (such as CDC), illustrate in detail trends in the disorder being targeted. Be sure to include trends over time as well as trends according to race/ethnicity, sex, age, and social class (education, income, occupation). Please do not paste in graphs from websites to take up space. Briefly describe the trends in text form.
Where did you find this advertisement? Who is the target audience for this media? Be sure to include demographic information on the readership for this publication. Using evidence based reasoning and available data on this disorder (from non‐industry groups, like CDC), explain why you think the advertised drug to treat a specific disorder is being targeted at a specific group.
What is the history of this drug? Has it been used to treat other disorders?
Describe the ad. What visual images are used? What words pop out on the page? Explain in detail how these words or images contribute to the construction of illness for the disorder and the message being conveyed to readers. What does the visual imagery of the ad tell you about illness experiences related to the disorder?
What does the advertisement tell you about who is being targeted for this advertisement? Be sure to incorporate how race/ethnicity, age, class, and gender are relevant to the illness construction being presented in the ad.
Provide a comprehensive analysis of how the social sources of illness are related to this disorder and the pharmaceutical therapy being advertised to treat this disorder.
Pharmaceutical treatments are rarely considered a panacea for a number of disorders and carry with them a number of side effects that can adversely affect a person’s health. With that in mind, what is not being communicated in the ad about other ways to treat this disorder? Are there social approaches to treating this disorder that are overlooked in the ad? Be sure to elaborate on other potential approaches for this disorder in detail.
Finally, provide a comprehensive conclusion to this essay that demonstrates the sociological perspective you have applied to the advertisement. Be sure to incorporate concepts including medicalization, stigma, social power, and social sources of illness throughout your essay. You must also cite sources you use for this essay.
FORMATTING INFORMATION:
Your paper should be 5-7 pages long, double-spaced, Calibri 11 pt font (or Times Roman 12 pt font), 1 inch margins. Please do not manipulate the font size and margins to make your paper appear longer. If you do, I will return your paper and ask you to revise and resubmit.
If your paper has a similarity score 25% or higher, I will return your paper and ask you to revise and resubmit. (In that case you will need to state quoted materials in your own words.) Do not use quotes from outside sources when you can put these ideas into your own words. Quotes should be used sparingly at most.
by | Dec 16, 2021 | Social Sciences : Sociology
Answers to each question should be approximately 3-4 pages. (Your completed exam should be 12-16 pages). Please put all essays in a single document.
Be sure to include the readings the questions ask you to include.
Use ONLY READINGS PROVIDED.
1) Discuss the history and evolution of public policy towards the mentally ill. Include a discussion of the following in your answer:
• the almshouse,
• moral treatment,
• the conditions in state hospitals circa 1950, and
• the responses towards deinstitutionalization.
Be sure to include Grob and Goffman in your answer. (A complete answer will include the points outlined above, but will not necessarily be limited to them)
2) How does Tony’s story (Ronson reading) support and/or refute labeling theory? (It can support some points of labeling theory while refuting others.) In answering this question, please highlight 1) the strengths and weaknesses of labeling theory and 2) psychiatric diagnoses as a form social control. Bring 4 readings from this course into your answer.
3) Consider a condition of your choice (it can be one described in Conrad or another). What are the benefits and drawbacks of the medicalization of this condition? What are some of the unintended consequences? Please integrate Conrad and one other reading in your answer.
4) Define and explain three different approaches (biomedical, sociological, epidemiological, or another of your choosing) to disease of your choice. Compare and contrast each approach, the questions each approach might ask, and solutions (or “cures”) the approach might recommend. Please use at least two course readings in your answer.
by | Dec 16, 2021 | Social Sciences : Sociology
The readings and podcast explained that despite of evidence to the contrary, people believe that mental illness is a cause of gun violence, especially mass shootings (except in cases where religion is a factor). Pretend that you are invited to give guidance to policymakers on this topic. How would you explain the relationship between violence (and gun violence) to these policymakers? What might you share about the continued belief in the myth of gun violence and mental illness? What policies might you recommend to them?
podcast:
Jessi Gold On Mental Illness, Illusory Truth Effect & Gun Violence
Please use the following when formatting your paper: Calibri 11 font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins. The paper should be approximately 1 page in length.
by | Dec 16, 2021 | Social Sciences : Sociology
In this module (and in the previous ones), you’ve read strong critiques of the field of psychiatry, of medicalization, and of various editions of the DSM. At the same time, mental health providers and diagnostic labels can help individuals understand their experiences, get care for their conditions, and get insurance coverage for seeking help. These challenges and benefits can be hard to reconcile. In this reflection paper, share how you are thinking about the challenges and benefits. How are you resolving the competing positions? What evidence are you using to support your thinking and perspective?
Please use the following when formatting your paper: Calibri 11 font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins. The paper should be approximately 1 page in length.
