{"id":33643,"date":"2023-09-13T15:03:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T15:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/writing-assignment-3-ethnographic-interview-cultural-diversity-in-the-us-soc-3220\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:03:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T15:03:05","slug":"writing-assignment-3-ethnographic-interview-cultural-diversity-in-the-us-soc-3220","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/writing-assignment-3-ethnographic-interview-cultural-diversity-in-the-us-soc-3220\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing assignment 3- Ethnographic Interview: Cultural Diversity in the US (SOC-3220"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Textbook Readings<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Chapter 2 in Parrillo, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Strangers to These Shores<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Required Textbook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Parrillo, V. (2019). <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Strangers to these shores<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> (12<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.6em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">th<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.<\/span><\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">PowerPoint Presentations<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Chapter 2 PowerPoint<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Culture PowerPoint<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Video&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Zhou, A. (2017, June 2). <\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your culture is not better than mine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> [TEDx Talks].<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Interview one person whose racial and\/or ethnic background is different than your own. This person can be a relative or close friend. The design of the specific questions for the interview is up to you, but you may want to ask about this person&#8217;s language, family heritage, cultural practices, religion, and worldview. You may also want to explore the ways in which this person celebrates their cultural heritage and maintains their cultural identity.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Some possible questions you may want to ask include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe for me a little bit of your cultural background.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How do you define yourself in terms of other people living in the United States? Do you see yourself as fitting into the mainstream culture? Why or why not?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Can you provide any examples of individuals demonstrating ignorance of your culture or displaying ethnocentrism that was hurtful to you?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What are some of the things that you do in order to maintain or celebrate your cultural heritage?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What is your vision for younger people carrying on your cultural heritage? For example, do you see your culture becoming more diluted over time? What needs to be done to maintain or improve the status of your culture in the future?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Then, write a 500- to 700-word paper (2 to 2\u00bd pages) in APA format. Your paper should include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">An introduction using the textbook and course materials discussing how culture is formed and how we recognize it in society.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A solid description of the cultural background of the individual you have interviewed.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">An essay body (3 to 4 paragraphs) using quoted excerpts from the interview<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> that <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">integrates at least <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">three<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> concepts from this module. For example, \u201cas my respondent states, this is clearly an example of how they experienced <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">cultural assimilation<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A conclusion in which you reflect upon the meaning of this assignment. For example, did this assignment help you to better understand a different cultural group? Why or why not?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your paper should be double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font and use <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">two <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">scholarly sources, which should be accurately referenced in the paper.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Note:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">An excellent paper will incorporate definitions from the course, such as cultural diffusion, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, assimilation, or any of the other terms as they are appropriate to the paper. The use of these definitions will demonstrate that you have read and engaged with the reading materials and applied them to an interview case study.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">[MO 2.1,&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">MO 2.2]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Textbook Readings Chapter 2 in Parrillo, Strangers to These Shores Required Textbook Parrillo, V. (2019). Strangers to these shores (12th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson. PowerPoint Presentations Chapter 2 PowerPoint Culture PowerPoint Video&nbsp; Zhou, A. (2017, June 2). Your culture is not better than mine [TEDx Talks]. 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