1. Based on what we looked at last class (Axe body spray ad, the Ritualization of subordination in fashion photography, and songs like "Blurred Lines") should we be surprised this happens? 2. Or that some in the news media react this way? 3. Unfortunately gender based violence is all too common in the US (and the world)... 4. Unfortunately, for women it's their intimate partner who is the most likely to harm them. 5. Yet the first question victims of domestic violence are often asked is "So why doesn't she just leave?" 6. And still popular culture glorifies this type of "crazy love" as normal, or even desirable. 7. Is domestic violence really a women's problems or a men's problem? Is "traditional masculinity" to blame?
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1. Turn in final essays 2. Sex and Sexuality - Crash Course 3. Gillette’s New Ad On Masculinity 4. Codes of Gender 5. Back to advertising...What is the hidden message of this ad for Axe body spray? 6. And this music video? 7. So should we be surprised this happens? 8. Or that some in the news media react this way? 1. What would you do if your child refused to follow traditional gender roles?
2. The Gender Binary 3. How does advertising and marketing help lead to our belief in the gender binary? 4. Is the traditional gender binary true? Or is it a but more complicated? What is the gender spectrum? 5. And Biological Sex may not be as clear as most people think.
6. Sex and Sexuality - Crash Course HW: Final Essay
*End of year nuts and bolts
1. The Myth of the Criminal Immigrant 2. Huggies Advertisement - What does the advertisement say differences between boys and girls? 3. What makes men and women different?
4. Does society "enforce" our expected gender roles?
5. What would you do if your child refused to follow traditional gender roles? Nuts and Bolts:
1. Serving life without parole for drugs, Oklahoma man now hopes for release 2. Some important changes - The First Step Act 3. The Affects of the War on Drugs on American Society: "The House I Live In" Clips (click link for access to the video)
HW: A. Assignment #15 - finish any of the questions from item #3 A-E above. B. Continue working on Final Essay
1. Review the Final Exam Essay
2. The Affects of the War on Drugs on American Society: "The House I Live In" Clips (click link for access to the video)
HW - A. finish any remaining questions from today's class B. Begin work on final essay (due 1/16) 1. How did Portugal try to solve their drug crisis?
2. How effective has Portugal's approach been? But the US has mainly used a criminal just approach to address our drug problem. This has led to "mass incarceration". The US has 5% of the world's population, but 25% of the world's prisoners. Below is more information about incarceration in the US. Assignment #14 - answer questions under #3 and #4 below: 3. Mass Incarceration in the United States - Infographic A. How many people in jail/prison in the US? B. What is the percent increase in this population over the past 40 years? C. Compare America's incarceration rate to Russia, Australia, China, Canada, and Germany. D. Compare the number of people incarcerated for drugs in 1980 versus 2014. What is the primary cause of the difference? E. How has the number of people serving life sentences changed between 1980 and 2012? F. Compare the percentage of the population made up of people of color, versus the percentage of the prison population that are people of color. G. Which group of Americans are the most likely to be incarcerated? Which is least likely? H. When looking at the data, what is the most shocking, or surprising to you? 4. Detailed Graph of the American Prison Population A. How many in state prisons? B. How many in federal prisons? C. Total incarcerated population? D. How many for drugs in state prisons? E. How many for drugs in federal prisons? F. How many for drugs in local jails? G. How many for drugs in juvenile detention? H. Identify something that surprises you. I. Identify something that you are not surprised by. J. Identify a question you have after looking at the graph. HW - Assignment #14 - Finish gathering the incarceration data from items #3 and #4 above. |
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