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Week 1 Activity- Strayer Story

In this week’s Strayer Story, you’ll discover how studying sociology will give you an exciting new lens through which to view the world around you.

What is Sociology?

If you’ve ever had questions about the world we live in, like why things are the way they are in our society, then you’re already thinking like a sociologist! In this week’s Strayer Story, you’ll learn how studying The Story of Us will help you in your education, life, and career. You’ll also get a sneak peek at the real people and stories that will bring these ideas to life throughout this course.

Directions: Please watch this week’s video (below). Then, answer a few questions to check your knowledge.

Note: Closed Captions (CCs) are available in the video. To turn them ON/OFF, use the CC button at the bottom right.

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Week 1 Discussion

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Before answering the content question below, use a few sentences to introduce yourself to your peers by sharing something unique about your background.

Question Prompt:

In what ways has your social background had an impact on your personality and the decisions you’ve made?

(For example, how has your gender affected your hobbies? How has the way you were raised impacted the way you look at the world around you? How has it impacted your beliefs?)

Please keep your classmates in mind as you write – should you write about a topic that may be upsetting to others, please take a moment to start your post with a content warning.

Examples may include:
“Content Warning: Contains descriptive information about eating disorder.” 
“Content Warning: Discusses the loss of a parent.”

Please respond in a paragraph of at least 5–7 sentences to fully address this question. Then, respond to at least one classmate’s post in a substantive way (add to our conversations). Be sure to use your own words!

WEEK 2 ACTIVITY- STRAYER STORY AND QUICK TIPS

In this week’s Strayer Story, you’ll learn the one simple question you can ask to launch your journey into sociology. And in this week’s Quick Tips, you’ll discover how to put your problem solving skill into action to tackle challenges in your personal and professional life. Be sure to check out both!

The Power of Why

All sociological studies begin with one simple question: Why? In this week’s Strayer Story, you will see how Dr. Tamara Mose made incredible and important discoveries by following her curiosity about a pattern she was noticing in her Brooklyn neighborhood. With a little investigation and reliance on her problem-solving skill, she exposed important issues facing an often-overlooked group of employees—nannies—and set the stage for positive change.

Top 10 Ways to Think Like a Problem-Solver

In this week’s Quick Tips Download Quick Tips[PDF], you’ll discover how to put your problem solving skill into action at work, home, or anywhere else!

Directions: Please watch this week’s video (below). Then, answer a few questions to check your knowledge.

Note: Closed Captions (CCs) are available in the video. To turn them ON/OFF, use the CC button at the bottom right.

Week 2 Webtext Assignment – Using the Scientific Method to Study Society.

Make sure to read the detailed instructions for your Week 2 Assignment: Using the Scientific Method to Study Sociology, which is due this week.

To complete your assignment:

  1. Review and complete your work in the webtext on pages 2.8 and 2.9.
  2. Your assignment will automatically be submitted.
  3. You will have two attempts to complete the assignment.

Skills Being Assessed: Problem Solving

What is the value of doing this assignment?

This assignment gives you an opportunity to practice the skill of problem solving. It will show that you can identify and apply steps of the scientific method to problems in sociology. Problem solving is a universal skill and one you will continue to refine as you progress throughout your career. This assignment asks you to use what you’ve learned in the first two weeks of the course about sociology and the scientific method. Worried about where to start? The good news is that you’ve already laid the foundation throughout the course in your webtext readings, videos, and Learn sections in Canvas.

Your goal for this assignment is to: Practice your problem solving skills. You will do this by reading the scenarios and answering the questions in the webtext.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Explain how scientific methods or models are used to study society.
  • SCENARIO 1
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  • Jessica is an experienced sociologist who studies culture in the workplace at Company Y, which has recently hired her to design a research study to get a better understanding of differences in productivity between mixed-gender teams and teams whose members are all the same gender. She will approach this subject by following each step of the scientific method and then will present her data to the company’s executives, who can use it to make informed decisions about the best ways to assemble project teams in the future.
  • SCENARIO 2
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  • You work for a research organization that explores various community problems. For your next project, your supervisor asks you to focus on the following issue that is present in the community. Read about the issue below and answer the questions that follow, which walk through the steps of the scientific method.
  • There is growing concern over the issue of bullying in your local school district. You are asked to design a research study to assess whether the district’s strict policies are contributing to the increase as compared with neighboring school districts.
  • Week 3 Activity – Strayer Story, Skills for Success Podcast and Infographic
  • This week’s Strayer Storyis cooking up a family-style BBQ with a side of culture! Plus, in both this week’s Skills for Success Podcast and Infographic, you’ll learn how to build great workplace relationships that will improve your professional life. Be sure to check out all three!
  • Serving Culture Family Style
  • Ever heard the saying,“You are what you eat?” We can learn a lot by examining what we eat, how we eat it, and who we eat it with. This week’s Strayer Story explores the important role that food plays in culture, identity, and relationships by following the story of one family’s BBQ recipe across five generations.
  • Skills for Success Podcast and The Key Components of Relationship Building
  • Then tune into this week’s Skills for Success Podcastand check out this week’s Infographic Download Infographic[PDF] to learn about the five core elements of relationship building and how to apply them to your career.
  • Directions:Please watch this week’s video (below). Then, answer a few questions to check your knowledge.
  • Note:Closed Captions (CCs) are available in the video. To turn them ON/OFF, use the CC button at the bottom right.

Week 3 Discussion

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For Leslie Roark, barbecue is central to relationship building both within her family and with others in her community who get to enjoy her cooking. Think about some of the main elements of relationship building listed below. Choose one of these elements and explain how it was used by Leslie and her family in this week’s video.

  • Trust and Honesty
  • Communication
  • Diverse Perspectives
  • Empathy
  • Respect

Watch the videoLinks to an external site. below to help you get started with this discussion:

Please respond in a paragraph of at least 5–7 sentences to fully address this question. Then, respond to at least one classmate’s post. Be sure to use your own words!

WEEK 4 ACTIVITY- STRAYER TALKS

In this week’s Strayer Talks, a diverse panel of experts examines the impacts that categorizations like race and gender have on our lives.

What Defines Us? The Impact of Race and Gender

Have you ever thought about the way society defines you versus the way you define yourself? This kind of analysis forms the basis of a sociological concept called the looking-glass self. In this week’s Strayer Talks, a diverse panel of experts discusses ways that societal categorizations such as race and gender impact our lives and shape our own biases.

Directions: Please watch this week’s video (below). Then, answer a few questions to check your knowledge.

Note: Closed Captions (CCs) are available in the video. To turn them ON/OFF, use the CC button at the bottom right.

WEEK 4 REFLECT

In the first four weeks of the course, you have learned why the study of sociology matters in your life and career. You have explored the skill of problem solving by using the scientific method and discovered how you can use your self and social awareness skill to help solve problems. You have also explored the concept of culture and discovered why relationship building is an essential skill for success.

The following question will give you a chance to self-evaluate, think about what you’ve been learning in this course, and draw your own conclusions about how you can apply sociology in your life. Your answers may be used to determine how to improve the program for future students. Your answers will not be used for marketing purposes. Please respond in a paragraph of at least 5–7 sentences in a Word document to fully address each question. Be sure to use your own words!

  • How can you apply these skills to both sociological questions and problems you are facing in your personal and professional life?
  • How can you apply the skill of relationship building as you attempt to work with a group of diverse members?

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Week 5 Activity – Strayer Story

In this week’s Strayer Story, members of two different religious groups see past their difference to build a mutually supportive relationship.

Mosque on Church Road

What does it mean to love thy neighbor? For Pastor Steve Stone and Bashar Shala, it means pushing past their personal biases to practice what they preach – tolerance and compassion. In this week’s Strayer Story, Muslim and Christian neighbors discover the positive benefits of exercising their relationship building skill when they forge an unlikely friendship.

Directions: Please watch this week’s video (below). Then, answer a few questions to check your knowledge.

Note: Closed Captions (CCs) are available in the video. To turn them ON/OFF, use the CC button at the bottom right.

Week 5 Discussion

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Sociologists work to understand the role religion serves in our society. One way religion serves society is to connect people so that they work together to establish a support network.

Based on the elements of relationship building and religion you learned this week, identify ways in which religion can help or hinder individuals as they build relationships. Give some specific examples to support your position.

Watch the videoLinks to an external site. below to help you get started with this discussion:

Week 6 Activity- Strayer Talks

This week’s Strayer Talks examines how we group ourselves into social structures like families, professional networks, religions, and nations.

What is Social Structure?

Whether we realize it or not, each of us belongs to multiple social structures—a family, a social network, a professional network, a community, a nation. What is the purpose of social structures, and how do the various ones that shape our society impact our lives? In this week’s Strayer Talks, our expert contributors will examine the various social groupings that serve as the building blocks for our society.

Directions: Please watch this week’s video (below). Then, answer a few questions to check your knowledge.

Note: Closed Captions (CCs) are available in the video. To turn them ON/OFF, use the CC button at the bottom right.

WEEK 6 ASSIGNMENT- RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AT WORK

Make sure to read the detailed instructions and scoring guide (rubric) for your Week 6 Assignment: Relationship Building at Work, which is due this week. You can also find the full instructions and scoring guide in the course guide.

To complete your assignment:

  1. Review and complete your work in the webtext on page 6.19.
  2. Download your assignment.
  3. Upload and submit your assignment below.

Skills Being Assessed: Relationship Building

This assignment gives you an opportunity to practice the skill of relationship building. It will show that you can identify and apply relationship building and collaborative strategies based on a scenario. Relationship building is a universal skill and one you will continue to refine as you progress throughout your career. This assignment asks you to use what you’ve learned in Weeks 3–6 of the course about roles, statuses, and collaboration. Worried about where to start? The good news is that you’ve already laid the foundation throughout the course in your webtext readings, videos, and Learn sections in Canvas.

Your goal for this assignment is to: Practice your relationship building skill. You will do this by reviewing the workplace scenario provided in the webtext and answering related questions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Summarize the ways key concepts and principles of sociology impact reaching common goals through collaboration.

WEEK 7 ACTIVITY- Strayer Story

In this week’s Strayer Story meet the man who tackled inequality in his South Central neighborhood with a garden hose and a hoe.

Oasis in the Desert

In South-Central Los Angeles, it is easier to get a bottle of beer than a head of lettuce. In this week’s Strayer Story, find out how the (self-proclaimed) “Gangsta Gardener,” Ron Finley, is using his problem-solving skill to fight inequality by turning the food deserts of his community into an oasis of homegrown healthy food.

Directions: Please watch this week’s video (below). Then, answer a few questions to check your knowledge.

Note: Closed Captions (CCs) are available in the video. To turn them ON/OFF, use the CC button at the bottom right.

Week 7 Discussion

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Social mobility refers to the ability to move up or down within a class structure. From the below list, which factor do you think is important for someone’s potential to move upward? Why?

  • Race or ethnicity
  • Gender
  • Social class at birth
  • Hard work and education

Watch the videoLinks to an external site. below to help you get started with this discussion:

Please respond in a paragraph of at least 5–7 sentences to fully address this question. Then, respond to at least one classmate’s post. Be sure to use your own words!

Week 8 Activity – Strayer Talks

In this week’s Strayer Talks, find out what it means to have power in our society and why that matters for you.

Who Has the Power

We’ve all heard the term “Fight the Power,” but what does that mean? Who holds the keys? In this week’s Strayer Talks, our expert panel pulls back the curtain on who holds the power in politics, government, and other societal institutions.

Directions: Please watch this week’s video (below). Then, answer a few questions to check your knowledge.

Note: Closed Captions (CCs) are available in the video. To turn them ON/OFF, use the CC button at the bottom right.

WEEK 8- REFLECT

In the last few weeks, you’ve learned about three key collaborative strategies: 1) establishing goals, roles, and responsibilities, 2) maintaining a respectful group dynamic, and 3) practicing open communication and trust. You have also learned to recognize how our statuses and roles affect how we interact with others, how others interact with us, and how these interactions can influence the ways we solve problems and make decisions.

You were asked to examine the importance of embracing diverse perspectives to discover how society is organized into vertical social structures and the role that power plays in society. You also considered how power (and perceptions of power) influences problem solving and decision-making and gained a thorough understanding of the dynamics of power in relationships.

The following questions will give you a chance to self-evaluate, think about what you’ve been learning in this course, and draw your own conclusions about how you can apply what you’ve learned in your life. Your answers may be used to determine how to improve the program for future students. Your answers will not be used for marketing purposes. Please respond in a paragraph of at least 5–7 sentences to fully address each question. Be sure to use your own words!

  • What is one thing you are interested in exploring further about making decisions that involve diverse perspectives?
  • How will what you are learning about power and authority affect your understanding of the information you read and hear about on the news?

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Week 9 Assignment – Diversity and Ethics Cover Letter

Make sure to read the detailed instructions and scoring guide (rubric) for your Week 9 Assignment: Diversity and Ethics Cover Letter, which is due this week. You can also find the full instructions and scoring guide in the course guide.

To complete your assignment:

  1. Review and complete your work in the webtext on page 9.10.
  2. Download your assignment.
  3. Upload and submit your assignment below.

Skills Being Assessed: Problem Solving

What is the value of doing this assignment?

This assignment gives you an opportunity to practice the skill of problem solving. It will show that you can use diverse and ethical perspectives when solving a problem and making a decision. Problem solving is a universal skill and one you will continue to refine as you progress throughout your career. This assignment asks you to use what you’ve learned in weeks 7–9 of the course about actively problem solving and considering diverse perspectives. Worried about where to start? The good news is that you’ve already laid the foundation throughout the course in your webtext readings, videos, and Learn sections in Canvas.

Your goal for this assignment is to: Practice your problem solving skill. You will do this by writing a cover letter that demonstrates your knowledge of diverse and ethical perspectives and how they could be applied to the job you are applying for.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Develop a sociological perspective to understand how diversity and ethics influences choices and decisions we make.

Week 10 Activity – Strayer Talks

  • This week’s first Strayer Talkstakes us out of the classroom and into the workplace to see how each of us contributes to the larger economy. In this week’s second Strayer Talks, we’re breaking down breaking the rules. When is it the right choice to step out of line?
  • Be sure to check out both!
  • What Happens at Workand Who Breaks the Rules? Understanding Deviance
  • Last week, you learned about another important social institution—the economy. In this week’s first Strayer Talk, you will learn more about how we, as individuals, fit into that system. Each of us, no matter how big or small a role we play, is an essential contributor to the functioning of our economic system. Check out this week’s video to see our panel of experts break down this seemingly complex topic so you can make the most of it for yourself.
  • With billions of people on the planet, we need rules to keep society functioning and running smoothly. But some people say that rules are made to be broken. Are all rules created equal, or are there some that it is better to break? What happens when we break the rules?Tune into this week’s second Strayer Talks to learn about the various forms of social control our society places on us and the dangers and benefits of fighting against them.
  • Directions:Please watch this week’s video (below). Then, answer a few questions to check your knowledge.
  • Note:Closed Captions (CCs) are available in the video. To turn them ON/OFF, use the CC button at the bottom right.

Week 10 Discussion

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  • In this week’s webtext, you read about social norms and how those who do not conform are considered deviant. Based on what you learned about deviance this week, name one thing you see in your daily life that is considered deviant now but likely won’t be in 50 years. How and why do you think it will change?
  • Watch the videoLinks to an external site.below to help you get started with this discussion:
  • Please respond in a paragraph of at least 5–7 sentences to fully address this question. Then, respond to at least one classmate’s post. Be sure to use your own words!

Week 11 Activity – Strayer Story

  • This week’s Strayer Story asks you to reflect on what you’ve learned throughout this course and how to use it to enact positive change.
  • What Can You Do? Understanding Society, Making Change
  • Take a moment to look back on what you’ve learned about society throughout this course and reflect on how moving forward you can use this information to understand and positively impact the world around you.
  • Directions:Please watch this week’s video (below). Then, answer a few questions to check your knowledge.
  • Note:Closed Captions (CCs) are available in the video. To turn them ON/OFF, use the CC button at the bottom right.

Week 11 – Reflect

You have examined three key skills: problem solvingrelationship building, and self and social awareness. These skills will help you to effectively examine information and consider different perspectives when making decisions or collaborating with others. They will also help you keep your own perspectives in check and acknowledge any bias that may cloud your decision-making.

The following question will give you a chance to self-evaluate, think about what you’ve been learning in this course, and draw your own conclusions about how you can apply what you’ve learned in your life. Your answers may be used to determine how to improve the program for future students. Your answers will not be used for marketing purposes. Please respond in a paragraph of at least 5–7 sentences to fully address each question. Be sure to use your own words!

  • How can you incorporate your understanding of diverse perspectives into decisions you will make in the next year?
  • What are some diversity and ethics issues you have learned about in the last three weeks that surprised you? Why?
  • How do you hope to incorporate the skills of problem solvingrelationship building, and self and social awarenessin your future personal and professional life?

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