Assignment
o What did sociologist Pierre Bourdieu say about the "true freedom of sociology"? Provide the entire quote.
o How did colonial marriages differ from our modern-day notion of marriage?
o After he was beaten by a cruel master, what was the advice that Jacob's father gave him?
o List and describe at least 3 ways in which enslaved Black women's bodies were controlled.
o Why was it impossible for enslaved persons to love their spouses and children "unreservedly"?
o How did white society control the African American family after slavery?
o What did the anti-miscegenation laws make illegal?
o What was the one-drop rule?
o Which 2 twentieth-century events helped to erode parental influence over children and masculine influence over women? Explain how each did this.
o Which institution made it possible for many gay men to "come out"? How did this happen?
o What happened to Richard and Mildred Loving? (you should know their story)
o Which race/ethnic group has the highest rate of first marriage of never married women?
o List two reasons that, as a rule, African American women do not marry non-African American men?
o Regarding online dating, according to Figure 10.4, who are Asian women more likely to respond to? White men? Hispanic men? Black men?
o What reasons do Asian women give for not dating Asian men?
o What reasons do Asian men give for not dating Asian women?
o Which state has the highest number of individuals who identify as multiracial?
o What did journalist Richard Cohen write about the mayor of NYC, Bill de Blasio? (please provide the entire quote)
o List the incidents experienced by sociologist Heather Dalmadge because of her marriage to an African American man.
o What is cultural labor? To which areas of life does it apply?
o What percent of youth are separated from their parents because of the immigration process itself?
o Are teen birth rates going up or down? African American birthrates?
o When meeting someone for the first time, how do African Americans and whites differ in terms of the questions they ask?
o Why has the prohibition against eating pork remained a dietary restriction among observant Jews? (hint: NOT Leviticus)
o What is the thesis of Amy Wilkin's book Wannabes, Goths, and Christians?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.