Forum 2 and 3 | Sociology homework help
Forum:2
A New Yorker in Japan
OBJECTIVE
Discuss the role of cultures in social interactions
DISCUSSION OVERVIEW
This discussion forum explores the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.
Your participation in the discussion forum, including:
A response to the initial question(s) below
Responses to at least two other students’ posts
Step 1 Access and listen to the audio file:
Step 2 Write a post answering following questions:
Can you identify any ethnocentrism in this story? Where? What about cultural relativism? Explain your responses fully.
Step 3 Read and respond to other students’ posts.
Read other students’ posts and respond to at least two of them who picked different examples than yours.
Why do you think they have a different perspective than you?
Use your personal experience, if it’s relevant, to support or debate other students’ posts. If differences of opinion occur, debate the issues professionally and provide examples to support opinions.
Step 4 Participate in another level of discussion with follow-up questions.
Discover more about your peers’ opinions by asking follow-up questions. Consider asking questions like the following:
What do you think makes someone traveling in a different culture more prone to be ethnocentric versus adopt cultural relativism?
Can you give an example to each from your experiences?
Forum3:
Agents of Socialization
OBJECTIVES
Discuss the different agents of socialization
Describe sociological interactions in everyday life and the factors that affect them
DISCUSSION OVERVIEW
This discussion forum explores different agents that affect social behavior.
DELIVERABLES
Your participation in the discussion forum, including:
A response to the initial question(s) below
Responses to at least two other students’ posts
Step 1 Write a post answering following questions.
You have learned about different agents of socialization. Pick two agents that might potentially contradict each other, and explain how they work.
In explaining mechanisms of socialization, focus on your personal experiences. For example, can you think of situations where family and school, religion and family, or workplace and neighborhood might be affecting an individual in different and contradictory ways?
Step 2 Read and respond to other students’ posts.
Read other students’ posts and respond to at least two of them picked different agents of socialization.
Why do you think they have a different perspective then you?
Use your personal experience, if it’s relevant, to support or debate other students’ posts. If differences of opinion occur, debate the issues professionally and provide examples to support opinions.
Step 3 Participate in another level of discussion with follow-up questions.
Discover more about your peers’ opinions by asking follow-up questions. Consider questions like the following:
How do conflicting agents within your life, or anyone’s life, define one’s identity?Do you find yourself defined by conflicting agents? If so, how do you cope?
