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1. SOC 338 All Assignments For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com SOC 338 Week 1 Elements of African-American Identity SOC 338 Week 2 The Effects of Social, Economic, Legal, and Academic Inequities SOC 338 Week 3 African Americans and the Media (team assignment) SOC 338 Week 4 Inequities in Higher Education, the Judicial System and the Health Care Industry SOC 338 Week 5 The Future of African American Culture SOC 338 Week 5 Challenges in the African-American ********************************** SOC 338 Week 1 Elements of African-American Identity For more classes visit

2. www.snaptutorial.com Week 1 Elements of African-American Identity Within the essay, you will discuss each period and highlight an aspect of African American identity for each. You will also focus on a historical person, event, or another facet of these eras that contributed to the formation of African American identity and that you think their readership would find interesting: The pre-slavery era The era of slavery The Civil War and Reconstruction From Reconstruction to the present ********************************** SOC 338 Week 1 Individual Assignment Elements of African American Identity Blog For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Write four separate blog entries that highlight an aspect of African American identity for each of the following time periods. For each entry you can focus on a historical person, event, or another facet of these eras that contributed to the formation of African American identity and that you think your readership would find interesting:

3. The pre-slavery era The era of slavery The Civil War and Reconstruction From Reconstruction to the present Combine your four blog entries as a 700- to 1,000-word essay in one document. Keep your writing formal, as if this is intended to be read by museum website visitors. Include at least two peer-reviewed sources. Include images and links as appropriate. Format your paper consistent with APA standards. ********************************** SOC 338 Week 2 Individual Assignment Response to Essay on Inequality For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper that responds to an essay in the readings regarding inequalities African Americans face. Include whether you feel the author makes a valid claim or if you disagree, and why. Locate and cite a peer-reviewed article that supports your position and address the following: Identify the inequality discussed by the author and how it differs from other types. Does this inequality affect African American political and economic power? Why or why not?

4. Does this inequality affect whether African Americans receive the same treatment by the legal system? Why or why not? Do you feel the inequality is experienced equally by African Americans of different classes, or those of higher or lower economic status? Explain why. Do you feel African Americans who assimilate the dominant culture face the same inequalities as those who resist assimilation? ********************************** SOC 338 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Early African American Identity Presentation For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com SOC 338 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Early African American Identity Presentation ********************************** SOC 338 Week 2 The Effects of Social, Economic, Legal, and Academic Inequities For more classes visit

5. www.snaptutorial.com Week 2 The Effects of Social, Economic, Legal, and Academic Inequities This assignment reviews the inequalities that face African Americans. Write a 1,050 to 1,200-word paper on inequities faced by African Americans. Within the essay you will discuss the four areas of inequities faced by African Americans (Social, Economic, Legal, Academic). For each section, you want to include at least one way to address the inequity successfully. Finally, you will discuss if you feel inequality is experienced equally by African Americans of different classes, or specifically by those of higher or lower economic status. Explain why. ********************************** SOC 338 Week 3 African Americans and the Media (team assignment) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Week 3 African Americans and the Media (team assignment) This assignment reviews the cultural impact artists may have had specifically in the Harlem Renaissance and the Modern Day. This could be from a variety of artists.

6. Write a 1,050- to 1,200-word paper comparing the cultural impact of two artists, one from the time of the Harlem Renaissance and one Modern Day, and their treatment in the media. You can select an actor or actress, author, visual or performing artist, or another kind of artist, but you must select both from each period. For example, if you select an actress from the Harlem Renaissance, you want to select an actress from the Present/Modern Day. Summarize their influences on popular culture by exploring the following facets for each: Their unique contributions to their profession. Their influence or legacy within their profession. Characterize the reaction to and portrayal of each artist from critics, journalists or others from their time period. Was it positive? Negative? Neither? Nonexistent? ********************************** SOC 338 Week 4 Inequities in Higher Education, the Judicial System and the Health Care Industry For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Week 4 Inequities in Higher Education, the Judicial System and the Health Care Industry This assignment reviews inequalities in society that African American's may face. This includes education and health care.

7. Write a 1,050- to 1,200-word paper on the issues below as specific to African Americans. Within the essay, identify and discuss at least two reasons why most Blacks experience inequities in higher education, are incarcerated at a higher rate when compared to other populations, and health issues they experience more frequently when compared to other populations. Discuss two ways inequities in education and higher rates of incarceration can be addressed to ensure the rate decreases. Discuss at least two steps that have been taken to ensure African Americans are receiving quality health care in the United States. At the end of the paper, include at least two recommendations to ensure African-American receive affordable quality health care. ********************************** SOC 338 Week 5 Challenges in the African- American For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Week 5 Challenges in the African-American Community (team assignment) This assignment explores the future of African Americans and challenges that may be unique in the future. Current trends should be reviewed to establish a theory of future conditions.

8. Develop a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that theorizes about future trends for the African American culture in the United States. Focus on changes in social, political, and cultural trends that affect how people view African Americans. Examine changes in the treatment African Americans receive in the workplace, media, health care, politics, and the legal system. Examine several areas where you believe positive social gains will be made, and some areas where positive gains will be difficult. Identify any areas where you believe equality may be reverted. ********************************** SOC 338 Week 5 The Future of African American Culture For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Week 5 The Future of African American Culture This assignment explores the challenges that African Americans will face in the future using current events to evaluate the different challenges that are faced. Write a 850-1000-word paper on challenges specific to African Americans. Within the essay, discuss challenges most African American communities face and why. Select at least one community in which to focus (e.g., Ferguson, Missouri). At the end of the paper, include at least

9. two recommendations on how the community can successfully address those challenges. **********************************