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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE REFERS ONLY TO 30-POINT ESSAYS, NOT 70-POINT ESSAYS.  SEVENTY POINT ESSAYS HAVE THEIR OWN PAGE (70-POINT ESSAYS). 
 
STUDENTS WHO ATTEND A TUTORIAL AND WRITE AN ACCEPTABLE 30-POINT ESSAY WILL RECEIVE 10 POINTS FOR THE TUTORIAL AND ONE SHORTER ESSAY; OR 20 POINTS FOR TWO OR MORE SHORTER ESSAYS, ATTENDING THE TUTORIAL AND/FOR MEETING WITH ME. 

PLEASE NOTE:  SOME OF THESE ARTICLES ARE TOO SHORT FOR A THREE-PAGE, THIRTY-POINT ESSAY, SO THEY WERE COMBINED INTO LARGER ESSAYS. 
 
I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SENT TO STUDENTS, VIA EMAIL, A LIST OF SHORTER ARTICLES THAT CAN BE COMBINED INTO LARGER ARTICLES THAT ARE ELIBIBLE FOR 30-POINT ESSAYS.
 
VERY IMPORTANTLY: THE LIST BELOW IS A LIST OF ALL ARTICLES IN BLACKBOARD FOR SELECTED CHAPTERS.  IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT ALL THESE ARTICLES, SINGLY OR IN COMBINATION, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SMALLER ESSAYS, UNLESS THEY ARE ON THE APPROVED LIST. 
 
ARTICLES THAT ARE ELIBIBLE BY THEMSELVES OR MUST BE COMBINED FROM SEVERAL SMALL ARTICLES ARE SENT TO ALL STUDENTS VIA EMAIL.  
 

Blackboard Course Documents: Fall 2003 Documents for Selected Chapters

 

Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory and Method

 

The following Documents are in this folder:  

  • Sociology
  •  The Sociological Perspective
  •  The Scientific Method 
  • The Social Sciences 
  • The Industrial Revolution  
  • The History of Science.  

Chapter 2: Culture

 

The following Documents are in this folder:  

  • Human Evolution
  • Culture
  • Modern Human Origins from 160,000 years ago.
  • Origins of Agriculture  
  • America's Enduring Myths  

Chapter 7: Sexuality

 

The following Documents are in this folder:  

  • Cross Cultural Sexual Practices & Beliefs  
  • Many Women Avoid Discussing HIV/AIDS, STDs With Partners, Health Providers 
  • History of Birth Control 
  • Human Sexual Behavior
  • Human Sexual Development 
  • Biblical Perspectives on Homosexuality  

Chapter 8: Social Stratification

 

The following Documents are in a folder titled "Documents from Dr. Maldonado:"

 

  • Some Reasons for the Growing Inequality in Incomes since the 1980's 
  • The American Dream in Texas  
  • Income Gap Grows Despite Strong Texas Economy 
  • Texas Poverty: An Overview 
  • Why the Rich Get Richer and the Poor Don't?
  • Wealth & Income Distribution in the US (tables are not formatted properly in this version). Word file of this document sent to all students).  
  • Americans Working Longer & Longer Hours  

 

Chapter 10: Sex and Gender

 

The following Documents are in a folder titled "Documents from Dr. Maldonado:": 

  • Appearance Messages 
  • Secret Society of the Starving
  • Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity, and the Thin Ideal 
  • The Media (and Women)
  • Deadly Diets
  • Body Images 
  • Delayed Fertility
  • Feminism
  • Gender Gap in Higher Education
  • Gender Stereotypes as the Reason for Women Hitting "Glass Ceilings." 
  • Sex Differences, Biology, and Gender  

 

Chapter 11: Race and Ethnicity

 

The following Documents are in a folder titled "Documents from Dr. Maldonado:"

 

  • Biology of Race  
  • Race Not Reflected in Genes, Study Finds  
  • Jim Crow: Apartheid and Racism  
  • Tulsa: The Race Riot of 1921  
  • American Association of Physical Association Statement on Race  
  • American Anthropological Association Statement on Race  
  • Code Noir (Black Codes) 
  • Echoes of Juneteenth Still Haunt Us Today  
  • Slavery Around the World and in History  
  • Affirmative Action: The Sequel  
  • Reverse Discrimination: Or How the Kettle Got to Call the Pot Black  
  • The Diversity Myth  
  • June 23, 2003: Affirmative Action in Colleges Upheld by US Supreme Court   

 

Chapter 13: Family and Religion

 

RELIGION SECTION CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:

 

  • Judaism  
  • Christianity  
  • Islam  
  • Hinduism 
  • With God on our Side: Reflections on the Religious Right  
  • Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents  
  • What is the Qu'ran?  
  • Oh Gods!  
  • The Next Christianity  
  • The Roots of Muslim Rage

FAMILY SECTION CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:

 

  • Human Needs, Courtship, Marriage, Remarriage, and Other Family Processes.  
  • Till Death Do Us Part: The Transformation of Pair Bonding in the 20th Century  
  • Effects of Alzheimer's Disease May Be Influenced by Education  
  • Are Married People Happier Than Unmarried People?  
  • Adolescent Premarital Sexual Activity, Cohabitation, and Attitudes Toward Marriage  

Chapter 15: Population, Urbanization and the Environment

 

The following Documents are in a folder titled From "Dr. Maldonado:"

 

  • The United States in International Demographic Context 
  • Hispanic Population Rising Swiftly  
  • World Demographic Dynamics and Processes, 2003
  • World Population Statistics for 2001 
  • If the World Were a Village of 1,000 People. 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2003:

ARTICLES ELIGIBLE FOR 30 POINT ESSAYS FOR EXAM TWO AND UNTIL THE END OF THE SEMESTER:

All eligible and ineligible articles and short items for all chapters are also in the Announcement page of Black Board.  In the case of short articles, I have combined several very short articles and combined these into a larger entity eligible for a 30-point essay.  These are in italics.

Chapter 8: Social Stratification:  The American Dream in Texas, Income Grows despite Strong Texas Economy, and Texas Poverty as One Article is eligible.

Chapter 10: Sex and Gender:  Appearance Messages, Secret Society of the Starving, and Deadly Diets as One Article is eligible; Delayed Fertility; Some Differences between Men & Women; Feminism; Sex Difference, Biology & Gender; and Gender Gap in Higher Education

Chapter 11: Race and Ethnicity: Biology of Race, APA Statement on Race, APAA Statement on Race, and Race Not Reflected in Genes, Study Finds as One Article is eligible; Jim Crow: American Apartheid & Racism; Slavery Around the World and in History; Reverse Racism or How the Pot Got to Call the Kettle Black, Affirmative Action: the Sequel, and June 23, 2003, Affirmative Action Upheld by US Supreme Court as One Article is eligible;

The Reader:  Any one or two articles that you have not already done.

30-POINT ESSAYS FOR THE FINAL EXAM, FALL 2003

You may write as many 30 point essays as you wish from the following documents in Course Documents of Blackboard.  All the usual rules, deadlines, and other procedures for writing and submitting essay drafts and final copy apply.

30-Point Essays can be written from the following Blackboard Documents:

Chapter 13, Religions...Christianity

Chapter 13, ReligionsIslam

Chapter 13, ReligionsThe Roots of Muslim Rage

Chapter 13, ReligionsWhat is the Quran?

Chapter 15, Population, DemographyThe United States In International Demographic Context

Chapter 13, FamilyTill Death Do Us Part: The Transformation of Pair Bonding in the 20th Century

Chapter 13, FamilyMarital research in the 20th century and a research agenda for the 21st century

Chapter 15, Population, DemographyWorld Demographic Changes & Processes, 2003