Sociological Perspectives on Different Photos

There need five photos in essay, I will sent to you. And also you guys need to read the book to write this photo essay. I can't pass all the books to you because it's over 30MB, So I can give you my account password, the book is on your blackboard, the first one in the reading is Text book. Sociology 101, Fall 2019 PHOTO ESSAY PROJECT DESCRIPTION Due Dates ● Peer Editing: o You are required to peer edit a first draft of your photo essay on DECEMBER 2nd. If you do not come to class with a first draft, points will be deducted from your project grade and participation grade. NO EXCEPTIONS. o First drafts need to include: 1) all five photographs 2) an outline or first draft write-up of each photograph ● Final Projects Due IN CLASS (paper copy): DECEMBER 11th Instructions For the photo essay project, you are required to: 1) Choose FIVE photographs from YOUR LIFE that represent examples of sociology - Photos need to come from your life (social media, personal photos, photos you take for the project) - DO NOT USE Google images/generic photos from the Internet. The point is to connect sociology to your life as you experience it everyday. Be creative! 2) Title each of your five photographs 3) Write about 2-3 paragraph analysis of each photo that details: ● How the photo represents sociology ● Sociological concepts that can be applied ● How this example of sociology impacts your life 4) Use at least TWO REFERENCES for each of the five photos. References can be from readings, podcasts, or lectures during the semester to support your sociological interpretation of the five photos. You must include in-text citations a reference page. *USE THE REFERENCE AND CITATION GUIDE ON BLACKBOARD!! Formatting The photo essay must include: o Five photographs large enough to see detail (black and white photos are fine) o Twelve point font o Times New Roman font o Single spaced o 1” margins on all sides In the top left corner please write the following information: First Name Last Name Date Sociology 101 Meredith Gamble Grading Sociology 101, Fall 2019 You will be graded according to the rubric below. Use this as a checklist as you work on your project. The Photo Essay Project is worth 20% of your final grade, and is worth 20 points. You can receive half-points. THERE ARE UP TO FOUR BONUS POINTS POSSIBLE ON THIS ASSIGNMENT. Your grade is calculated using the following criteria: CRITERIA DESCRIPTION MAXIMUM POSSIBLE POINTS POINTS EARNED References and Formatting Formatting guidelines are followed (such as font size, length etc.). References are properly cited in-text and included on a separate reference page. You include at least TWO references for each photo from class readings or lectures. You include FIVE titled photographs, and FIVE descriptions for each photograph 1 point for formatting (incl. titles), 3 points for citations and reference page 4 Application of sociological ideas to photographs You analyze each photograph using sociological ideas discussed in readings and in class. 1 point for each photo/1 point for participation in peer edit 10 Description of personal impact Using your “sociological imagination” you explain how the photograph and sociological concepts impact your life. 1 points for each photo/1 points for participation in peer edit 10 TOTAL 24 Comments: Sociology 101, Fall 2019 SAMPLE PHOTO ESSAY PROJECT Culture and Disability This is a photo of my grandparent's farm in a small town in Maine. From a sociological perspective, this photograph represents how culture influences the role of elderly people in society. Culture, and specifically nonmaterial culture, consists of the “ideas, attitudes, and beliefs of a society” (Introduction to Sociology 2013: 57). Therefore, culture influences how elderly people like grandparents are viewed in the family and in society. Although this is my grandparent’s farm, my grandmother does not live here anymore. She currently lives at a home for people with dementia. Elderly people who experience dementia are not viewed as full members of society, and are seen as “disabled.” Susan Wendell (2013) notes that “pace of life” and “expectations of performance” in society contribute to our ideas about who is or is not a disabled person (37). Elderly people, and particularly those who experience dementia, are not considered the social norm because they might move (physically and cognitively) at a slower pace. This can lead to most elderly people being classified as “disabled” by society. This issue impacts my life because my grandmother is currently unable to live her last days in her own home. This is very saddening to me, and frustrating, too. Because our fast paced society allows for very little deviation from the norm, anyone who cannot perform or live at this fast pace is considered “disabled”. I think our culture and ideas of disability have made it so that elderly people are automatically considered disabled. I think we should try to change some of the cultural norms about aging and elderly people so that we can see and treat them (and our future selves!) as full members of society. Sociology 101, Fall 2019 SAMPLE PHOTO ESSAY PROJECT Gender This is a photo of my and my sister’s hands after we got manicures together. This photo contains several symbols of gender – particularly cultural ideas of femininity. In this picture, my sister and I are “doing gender” – this means that we are acting or performing in a way that aligns with the gender that is assigned to us by society (Introduction to Sociology 2013). To be specific, we are “doing” femininity. Gender performance can be understood as a spectrum of socially defined ideas of masculinity and femininity (Lecture, Week 9). Certain acts are considered more feminine, or “girly”, whereas other acts are considered more masculine, or “manly” (Lecture, Week 9). What is feminine and masculine depends on time and context (Lecture, Week 9). We are “doing gender” in a few different ways: first, we have painted our nails. In the US, this is a feminine act. We have also painted our nails in socially defined “feminine” colors – pink and red. These colors are currently associated with femininity, softness, and romance. It’s important to remember that this is a social construct: pink was actually considered a masculine color in the early 20th century (Lecture, Week 9)! Gender and socially constructed ideas of femininity affect me because I am not always aware when I “doing gender.” I might paint my nails because I like to pamper myself, or I think my nails look good. But it is only socially acceptable for me to paint my nails because I identify as a woman, and people perceive me as a woman. It is not as socially acceptable for men or boys to paint their nails, especially colors like pink and red. Kane’s (2006) study on how parents manage their children’s gender – and especially boy’s masculinity –is a good example of this. Like in that study, boys and men are face more stigmatization for doing things perceived as “girly”. This picture impacts me because it symbolizes how the ways we “do” gender might seem very “natural”, when these actions are, in fact, products of our socialization.