Deviance

Following up on our discussion from today in class, I'd like to see you discuss your thoughts about deviance. For example, how is it determined what is deviant and why?

Questions from class today

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"A Girl Like Me" or "Tough Guise"

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Borderlands

During the week, we discussed the idea of living in the borderlands -- that we are often part of multiple cultures at the same time that might cause inner conflict. For example, the "college thug" often struggles with identity, as he isn't sure if he wants to "give up the street life" and become a "college boy." So, he might feel stuck in the middle.

When have you dealt with being in the borderlands, and how did you handle it? What did you learn in the process?

Back to the Blog!

Welcome back! Based on our discussion of ethnocentrism, I wanted to bring up this situation. In some countries, teenage girls are required to undergo female genital mutilation as a rite of passage to adulthood. (If you have never heard of it, look it up.) If someone from another country wanted to practice their culture here in Raleigh and have their daughters go through this practice, should they be legally allowed to do it?

Week Three

Discuss any comments, questions, thoughts, ideas, examples, critiques, etc. about the concept of social construction of reality. I want to make sure that students understand the concept and its application to society and our lives... and can think critically about it.

Week Two

It's time to start a new discussion! (If you need instructions about how to blog or the expectations, please scroll down to Blogging Instructions - PLEASE READ and click on the link.)

Topic for the blog this week: What is society? Is it just all the people combined, or is there something beyond that? Provide an example to support your claims.

Be sure to type a 1-2 paragraph on this topic by Sunday night and respond to a few others' posts as well by Tuesday's class. Click on the words Week Two above to get started!