Your essays should be answered with a minimum of 2-3 pages per question (utilizing formal writing criteria). Important to provide evidence to support your claims, and contextualize your answer with examples. Must be typed using APA standards.
Discusses the difference between the concepts of essentialism and constructivism. Briefly define those terms and identify the chief differences between them, using an example. Would you describe the author as an essentialist or a constructivist? Provide evidence from the text.
Discuss the role media plays in terms of stereotyping. It has been stated that media has generally "gotten better" when it comes to stereotyping and representation of various groups. What do you think is the author's view of that claim? Use evidence from the text for support. What is your view on the progress of media and stereotyping? Provide examples to support this view.
The author writes that the knowledge of who we are "is not private property" Describe what is meant by this statement and how it relates to socialization. Provide an example of an aspect of socialization in your culture that you hold to be valuable and important...and one that you do not.