question archive A discussion of four selected concepts (from the list below) that are significant for understanding your sociological biography
A discussion of four selected concepts (from the list below) that are significant for understanding your sociological biography
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A discussion of four selected concepts (from the list below) that are significant for understanding your sociological biography. Explain each concept generally, in one paragraph. Potential concepts for discussion: social class, status (ascribed/achieved) cultural capital, sub-culture, norms, inequality, socialization, discrimination, racism, privilege, stereotype, race, gender, ethnicity, family, culture, religion, cultural reproduction, education, Eurocentric curriculum, intergenerational mobility, intra-generational mobility, employment/underemployment/unemployment, meritocracy.
Reflect on the concepts you selected: in what ways are these concepts important in dealing with the issues you described? To what extent would you attribute your social location and position today to your ascribed status/achieved status? Is it about your ethnic belonging? Is it your level of education? Examine linkages or ways in which you can draw connections, similarities and/or differences between your own sociological biography and the general concepts you have discussed. In your conclusion, summarize your "findings", what have you learned from this sociological biography about your specific social location? You may also reflect on the writing process of this assignment. Did it help you in any way better understand your position and social location and the roles you occupy in society? Do you find that some concepts may be problematic when applied to your own story? Why?
