SOC 2201 Discussion Hierarchy of Love
Discuss the claims that there are different ways to express love (masculine and feminine) and the hierarchy of the forms. Is this hierarchy appropriate? Is one form actually better than another, or should they be accepted as equals? Justify your response.
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SOC 280 Discussion Parent-Child Relationships and Children’s Psychological Adjustment
Discussion Prompt 1: Read, listen, or watch the media listed
below.
Listen to the audio file, “Defending and Attacking Polygamy
in Saudi Arabia.”
Read the article, “Adoptive Gay Father Families:
Parent-Child Relationships and Children’s Psychological Adjustment.”
Watch the clip from the movie She’s the Man.
What different interpretations of family and gender roles
are voiced in the materials you reviewed?
To what extent do these differing viewpoints correspond or
clash with Western notions of family?
Discussion Prompt 2:
Think back on your life when you experienced a change, such as a
graduation or a change of job. Discuss your experience with anticipatory
socialization and resocialization. Describe how these concepts could apply to
your next transition in the healthcare field.
Findings are presented on a U.K. study of 41 gay father families, 40 lesbian mother families, and 49 heterosexual parent families with an adopted child aged 3–9 years. Standardized interview and observational and questionnaire measures of parental well-being, quality of parent–child relationships, child adjustment, and child sex-typed behavior were administered to parents, children, and teachers. The findings indicated more positive parental well-being and parenting in gay father families compared to heterosexual parent families. Child externalizing problems were greater among children in heterosexual families. Family process variables, particularly parenting stress, rather than family type were found to be predictive of child externalizing problems. The findings contribute to theoretical understanding of the role of parental gender and parental sexual orientation in child development.
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SOC 280 The Three Main Sociological Perspectives
This week, you read about the major theoretical perspectives in sociology (functionalist, conflict, feminist, queer, and symbolic interactionist).
Write an essay defining and interpreting each perspective. Paraphrase each perspective, using your textbook as a resource. Do not copy the definitions from the text, but rather paraphrase in your own words and provide citations in APA format where necessary. Additionally, briefly explain the importance of the perspectives to the field of sociology.
Your essay should be 1–2 pages in length. Compose your essay in APA format with a title page, introduction, conclusion, and references section. Cite at least one scholarly reference in APA format. An abstract is not necessary.
Theories in sociology provide us with different perspectives with which to view our social world.
A perspective is simply a way of looking at the world. A theory is a set of interrelated
propositions or principles designed to answer a question or explain a particular phenomenon; it
provides us with a perspective. Sociological theories help us to explain and predict the social
world in which we live.
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SOC 280 Discussion Differing Viewpoints Correspond or Clash with Western Notions of Family
Discussion Prompt 1: Read, listen, or watch the media listed below.
Listen to the audio file, “Defending and Attacking Polygamy in Saudi Arabia.â€
Read the article, “Adoptive Gay Father Families: Parent-Child Relationships and Children’s Psychological Adjustment.â€
Watch the clip from the movie She’s the Man.
What different interpretations of family and gender roles are voiced in the materials you reviewed?
To what extent do these differing viewpoints correspond or clash with Western notions of family?
Discussion Prompt 2: Think back on your life when you experienced a change, such as a graduation or a change of job. Discuss your experience with anticipatory socialization and resocialization. Describe how these concepts could apply to your next transition in the healthcare field.
