Contemporary Race Relations
The relevance of sociological ideas, theory, and research extends to the everyday happenings in our personal/social lives and the world around us. In the news recently, there have been several articles, videos and reports on the race movements happening not only in America, but around the world.
For this assignment, find an element of the movement relating specifically to race/ethnicity. Discuss the basic issues/ideas, and discuss how sociology helps you to understand the content.
Your discussion should include:
The website address of your chosen news item (you can try Youtube for video clips).
Describe the basic ideas and content of the news item. For example, what is the basic topic? What basic ideas/facts about the topic are covered?
What overall point/message does the source convey about the topic? You should cover any information necessary to understanding the news story. (2 Points)
A short discussion of how your chosen element relates to the course. You should address how sociology helps clarify the meaning of the news story.
To this end, choose at least three concepts from the course material that relate to your chosen topic. (6 Points)
Define each concept and any supporting details/information necessary to understanding it.
Then, thoughtfully and thoroughly discuss how each concept relates to the topic of the news story.
Consider, for example, how each of your chosen sociological concepts 1) clarifies the meaning or consequences of the topic, 2) challenges or contradicts the content of the news source.
Your opinions on your chosen element. (2 Points)
Note 1: This assignment should be at least 1000 words.
Note 2: include the link to your chosen video or article (e.g. https://www.google.com). If you have selected a video that is longer than 2-3 minutes, please include the time stamp of the segment that you wish to show (e.g. starting at 2:33 – 5:01).
Note 3: be sure to clearly state the 3 concepts from the course material that you have chosen to relate your article to. For instance you can number/highlight/bold the concepts.
Note 4: cite accordingly. Be sure to cite your sources.
