Marriage and Family

M5.1 Marriage and Family (Week 11)
This activity gives you a chance to explore marriage and family life more deeply. The assignment must be completed in two steps as presented below. You must post an initial response to the first part of the assignment before commenting on a post from someone else.

STEP 1: Answer the following questions in at least 150 words.

Pew Research Center projects that when todays young adults reach their mid-40s and -50s, twenty-five percent are likely to have never been married. How does the increasing numbers of adults choosing to remain single impact the future role of family in society?
Consider the following questions in your post.

Does the increase in individuals choosing to remain single change the role of the family as the most basic social unit upon which society is built? What roles do individual adults hold in society that are different than married couples?
How do single adults change the definition of family as a socially recognized group that forms an emotional connection and serves as an economic unit of society? As more people choose to remain single and build their connections with friends, romantic partners, mentors, etc., what changes happen to how families are formed, issues that are faced, and impacts on society.
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M5.2 Work and the Economy (Week 13)
This activity also uses a game to support your understanding of how the economy works. The assignment must be completed in two steps as presented below. You must post an initial response to the first part of the assignment before commenting on a post from someone else.

STEP 1: Visit this website to play the game Spent: http://playspent.org/. Walk through each of the scenarios to see how long you can make it without running out of money. After completing the Spent activity, consider how the economy impacts wages, and the effect that has on society. Write a blog post responding to the prompt: I think the minimum wage in our state should be _________, because Provide evidences and examples, and include links to at least ONE relevant news article that helps support your claim. Your post should be a minimum of 250 words.

M5.3 Religion and Education (Week 14)
This activity allows you to provide a critique of popular ideas around religion and education. The assignment must be completed in three steps as presented below. You must post an initial response to the first part of the assignment before commenting on a post from someone else.

STEP 1: This module introduced two contrasting perspectives on religiosity in the United States: 1) society is becoming more secularized, or, 2) society is becoming more fundamentalist. Which position do you agree with and why? Provide relevant examples where possible.

STEP 2: Like religion, education serves to socialize individuals into learning the norms, beliefs and attitudes necessary to perform adequately in society. Do you think that religion and education mutually reinforce each other in U.S. society? Explain your answer and cite references to support your points where applicable.

M5 Writing Assignment: Government and Politics (Week 12)
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The purpose of this assignment is to help you assimilate information covered in the readings and to reflect on your own beliefs, feelings, life experience and professional readiness in relation to sociology. Further, these assignments are intended to help you develop your critical thinking, analytical and communication skills. With these assignments, you will be able to practice critiquing social issues and develop your ability to respond to some of the complex misconceptions, interpretations and attitudes towards the various dimensions of sociology covered throughout the term.

Like the purpose outlined above, the organization of this assignment is twofold. First, it allows you to engage with the module’s subject matter in general, and then more closely with specific topics. Second, the assignment allows you to articulate their reflection and analysis of the subject matter as a structured narrative.

The assignment is to be completed in four steps as follows:

STEP 1: Find a current news event article about politics, voting, or political leadership. Look specifically for an article that covers information related to concepts you learned about in this module, including power, authority, political systems, voting, or theoretical perspectives on government. You wont want to search for these specific terms using Google, but should instead peruse headline news or political sections and read through several articles.

The article you choose should be a minimum of 500 words, recent (within three weeks), and from a reputable news source (feel free to use the ESC college library’s Newspaper databases).

STEP 2: Write a thorough summary of the article.

STEP 3: Using your sociological imagination, write an analysis of the article that connects the main idea/s of the article to specific key terms and theories from this module on government and politics.

STEP 4: Include the link to your article, check for any writing errors, and submit your article with your response paper.

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