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The Week 8 Forum meets the following course objectives:
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Apply a sociological perspective to the social world.
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Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.
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Explain collective behavior, social movements, and social change.
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Demonstrate the ability to identify, locate, and retrieve information related to the topics in the course.
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Develop written communication skills and critical thinking skills.
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Apply American Psychological Association formatting and citation style when completing course assignments.
Initial forum postings should be a minimum of 200 words. Each student must also respond to a minimum of 2 fellow students' postings; each response must be at least 100 words in length.
The initial post should 1) draw on key concepts from the book, 2) respond to each component of the question (most questions have multiple prompts), 3) demonstrate critical thinking and evaluation of the topic, and 4) incorporate an outside resource that relates to the question/response.
See Appendix B in the syllabus for the grading scale.
Your initial discussion is due Wednesday by 11:55p ET and your responses to other students are due Sunday by 11:55p ET. Post the question and your response by selecting "Start a New Conversation."
Please choose ONE of the following questions:
(Remember to incorporate a related concept(s) from the text and a supplemental resource in your response)
1. Chambliss discusses the efforts to revitalize the economically distressed urban core in several major cities. What are the potential effects of urban renewal and gentrification on the economy and current residents of the neighborhood? How can urban renewal be balanced with the needs of the residents who may be displaced? For those who have lived in a city, do you have examples that support or contradict the description of urban renewal from the reading?
2. In what ways, if any, are riots rational acts of collective behavior? In what ways, if any, are riots productive? Counterproductive? With all of the social inequality and social injustice that exist in the United States, why do you think there aren't more riots? If there were more riots, do you think these would lead to serious efforts to improve social conditions for minorities in the United States? Or would these, instead, create a backlash against the rioters that would only make things worse for minorities in the United States? Be sure to refer to the text in your answer.
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