Social science
TEST ONLINE 3_Study Guide
SOSC 1000 6.0
Reviewed: August 3, 2021
Due: August 11, 2021
Value: 20%
PART I Essay-type questions (10%)
From the items drawn from Section III and IV course material and listed below, respond to all. (approx. 250-320 words per item, 5% per each)
1. Following Heilbroner’s reasoning, explain the relationship between the market economy and government in the 21st century capitalist social order. Refer to: (LEC 15 and 16) Readings: [1] [attached TXTBK Reading #1:] Heilbroner: page. 3-45, [2]https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/economics/ , [3]https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-economy/concept , [attached TXTBK Reading #1:] Heilbroner: p. 49-118, [2]https://www.academia.edu/14543189/An_Essay_on_the_Philosophy_and_Methodology_of_Economics ,
2. ‘Politology begins with the question ‘what ought to be a person’s relationship to society?’. Discuss. Refer to: (LEC 17) Readings: [1]https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10457097.2019.1576435?instName=York+University ,[2] https://www.iep.utm.edu/polphil/ .
3. Describe international migration as a multifaceted process with distinct stages and decision points and explain why it is a salient social concern. Refer to: (LEC 20) Readings: [1]https://www.knomad.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/Migration%20%26%20Development_Brief%2033.pdf , [2]https://refugeesmigrants.un.org/sites/default/files/180205_gcm_zero_draft_final.pdf , [3]https://oxfordre.com/politics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-631#acrefore-9780190228637-e-631-div1-5 .
4. How do social media shape the public’s understanding of social phenomena such as
'loneliness' or coronavirus's 'infodemic' (World Health Organization 2020)? Refer to: (LEC 21) readings: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362331918301836 , [2] https://www.socialcapitalresearch.com/
5. Fraser () argues that ‘(social) justice today requires both redistribution and recognition. Neither alone is sufficient’. Discuss. Refer to: (LEC 22_2) readings: [1]https://jyx.jyu.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/55114/leppanenetalbookintrofinal2.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y , [2]http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.978.5535&rep=rep1&type=pdf , [3]https://areomagazine.com/2018/12/18/postmodern-religion-and-the-faith-of-social-justice/ ,[4] https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstream/handle/document/12624/ssoar-1998-fraser-social_justice_in_the_age.pdf?sequence=1
PART II Essay question(10%)
Respond to this item in an essay-type format. (approx. 500 words)
1. Why becoming aware of different ways of being, thinking, knowing, and acting in 'social realities' is critical to studying and doing research in 'social science'? Illustrate with examples drawn from the course material and/or from everyday life experiences. Refer to: readings: [1]https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235952885_Introduction_New_Directions_in_Social_Sciencethe-faith-social-justice/ , [2]https://basicresearch.defense.gov/Portals/61/Future%20Directions%20%20in%20Social%20Science_Final%20Report_12%20Aug%202019.pdf?ver=%202019-09-24-%20114011-603 .
INSTRUCTIONS
· It will be expected that in PART I students’ answers will draw on Section III and IV course material and in PART II on full content of the course, including Zoom-delivered lectures, required readings, and lecture slides posted on the course Moodle website.
· In your answers provide concrete details and specific examples drawn from the course material and, when appropriate, from personal experience. Write clearly, simply, and coherently.
· If you paraphrase or quote directly, you must provide in-text citations, and for all direct quotations, page numbers must be given (all in APA format). Thus, whenever there is an idea attributable to a source, please use in-text citations.
· Please note, all paraphrases and direct quotations must be cited in APA format. This test requires in-text citations to be given.
1. ***Please see the following links: on how to in-text cite lectures on PowerPoint (linked ; scroll down to 'Lecture on PowerPoint'), and how to in-text cite articles (linked) , both in APA format.***
2. You only need to provide in-text citations. This is mandatory, the absence of which will cause a reduction in marks (and perhaps, charges of plagiarism). If you have any questions about this, please do not hesitate to email me.
3. Essentially, the format for in-text citations is just: (author last name, YEAR). So, if you borrow or paraphrase from a reading/course material, just cite as the following: "...China demonstrates a unique path towards modernity that diverges from, but yet, does not discount the presence of a Western modernity and others...(Peilin, 2015)...". If you use a direct quote, you must provide the page number(s): '...Some scholars forward the issue that "Eastern society and modernization have hardly been thought of together" (Peilin, 2015, p. 2)...'. Nonetheless, please be sure to cite.