DF #7 – Strange FruitDF #7 – Strange Fruit
Title: DF #7 – Strange Fruit
Introduction: This assignment will assist in your gaining a better understanding of the culture influence in society and its impact.
This assignment fulfills/supports
Module Outcome: You will be able to recognize how social location influences who and what is defined as deviant
Course Outcome: You will be able to the main types of collective behavior and analyze as it pertains to social movements.
General Education Competency
You will be able to communicate effectively using the conventions of American Standard English in professional and academic environments.
You will be able to demonstrate socialization skills that support cultural awareness and a global perspective.
The Assignment: DF #7 – Strange Fruit
Watch the following video:
Prompt: Music has always played a big part in culture and social movements. Billie Holiday’s recording of “Strange Fruit,” a song about lynching, raised awareness about racism despite being banned from the radio after its 1939 release.
The YouTube video below gives you some background about that song, read this entire assignment prior to viewing it.
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Prompt: Analyze the song, ‘Strange Fruit’ by Billie Holiday by establishing connections between the song’s lyrics and relevant sociological concepts, terms, or theories. Be sure to use at least one Sociological theory (structural functionalist, social conflict, or symbolic interactionist) in your analysis, along with one scholarly academic resources.
