1. The result of labels/categories? What does the labe "Muslim" mean in our Society? Does it have to mean those things?
2. Read - Defined by Your Category
3. Assignment #4 - The Impact of Social Labels
A.
Choose ANY social label. Describe that label. When people use that
label to describe someone, what are the unstated assumptions about the
person are implied by the use of that label. Does the label carry a
positive or negative connotation? Is the label one that a person would
give themselves, or that someone would give someone else, or both?
B.
Provide an image of what a "typical" person given that label might look
like. It can be drawn, found on the web, or photo created by you. You
are not allowed to use an photo of another TA student (you must be the
subject of a photo).
C. Ask 5 people (only one may be a close friend, and no
one from a sociology class) to describe what they think of when asked to
imagine a person who is given the label you are investigating. Record
their answers.
D. Analyze the possible social advantages or
disadvantages of being given this label. Is it more likely to positively
or negatively impact a person's life, self-esteem, or social status?
E.
Identify and analyze one label that others have placed on you? What
impact has that label played in how you live your life? Have you ever
done anything that you personally did not want to do in order to fulfill
the expectations of your label? Explain.
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