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Expired Sarnie
I'm a super lazy person, I don't have time to go out and look for people to interview although I can BS the whole thing. I'm not going to do that this semester. But I thought of another way. It's like I'm sort of doing the work but I'm really not lol
By the way, can we have a Homework thread lol
Here's my assignment. Pretend that I'm there with you and asking you the questions below.
DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS OF U.S. SOCIETY
The United States has obviously been through some major changes and sometimes disturbing experiences since the turn of the century. World Wars I and II, Vietnam, the fight for civil rights, the women's movement, the AIDS crisis and our conflict with the Middle East are all examples of prominent events in the last seventy-five years of U.S. history. But how do different cultural groups experience and understand such critical events? How do African-Americans who experienced the turbulent 60s as young adults perceive and make sense of the war in Vietnam? How do women in their 70s and 80s understand the struggle for equal rights waged by feminists two decades ago? How has the AIDS crisis affected lesbians in the United States? How do Muslim Americans cope with the negative stereotypes toward Muslims since September 11, 2001?
The answers to these questions are often based on how a given community perceives, experiences, and learns about pivotal national events. This exercise asks you to find out how different groups describe U.S. society, the changes that they have seen take place during their lifetimes, and what they believe is in store for their communities in the years ahead. This exercise is based on the belief that until we understand how people who are different from us perceive the world, we cannot hope to develop meaningful relationships with them.
Invite two or more acquaintances or friends who are from different cultural or co-cultural backgrounds to talk with you. These individuals might be chosen based on differences of ethnicity, race, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, or physical ability. Talk with these people about how they see the world, their values, aspirations, and opinions of where the United States has been and where it is going. Ask them about the major events mentioned above, what they know and how they feel about each one. (Additional questions are provided below.) With the permission of your informants, consider taping these conversations so that you have an accurate account of what they shared. After these interviews, consider the questions provided on the next page and be ready to share your information and perceptions with your classmates.
Interview Questions
1. What is your opinion of U.S. society today?
2. Do you think interactions among culturally different people have increased? Become more positive? More troubling?
3. Have changes taken place in the U.S. that you are satisfied with? Changes that frustrate or anger you?
4. What changes would you like to see take place in the next decade?
5. What is your perception of the status and treatment of women, the disabled, members of the gay community, people of color, and the dominant white male culture in the United States?
6. Do you believe that your feelings are shared by most members of your culture/community?
By the way, can we have a Homework thread lol
Here's my assignment. Pretend that I'm there with you and asking you the questions below.
DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS OF U.S. SOCIETY
The United States has obviously been through some major changes and sometimes disturbing experiences since the turn of the century. World Wars I and II, Vietnam, the fight for civil rights, the women's movement, the AIDS crisis and our conflict with the Middle East are all examples of prominent events in the last seventy-five years of U.S. history. But how do different cultural groups experience and understand such critical events? How do African-Americans who experienced the turbulent 60s as young adults perceive and make sense of the war in Vietnam? How do women in their 70s and 80s understand the struggle for equal rights waged by feminists two decades ago? How has the AIDS crisis affected lesbians in the United States? How do Muslim Americans cope with the negative stereotypes toward Muslims since September 11, 2001?
The answers to these questions are often based on how a given community perceives, experiences, and learns about pivotal national events. This exercise asks you to find out how different groups describe U.S. society, the changes that they have seen take place during their lifetimes, and what they believe is in store for their communities in the years ahead. This exercise is based on the belief that until we understand how people who are different from us perceive the world, we cannot hope to develop meaningful relationships with them.
Invite two or more acquaintances or friends who are from different cultural or co-cultural backgrounds to talk with you. These individuals might be chosen based on differences of ethnicity, race, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, or physical ability. Talk with these people about how they see the world, their values, aspirations, and opinions of where the United States has been and where it is going. Ask them about the major events mentioned above, what they know and how they feel about each one. (Additional questions are provided below.) With the permission of your informants, consider taping these conversations so that you have an accurate account of what they shared. After these interviews, consider the questions provided on the next page and be ready to share your information and perceptions with your classmates.
Interview Questions
1. What is your opinion of U.S. society today?
2. Do you think interactions among culturally different people have increased? Become more positive? More troubling?
3. Have changes taken place in the U.S. that you are satisfied with? Changes that frustrate or anger you?
4. What changes would you like to see take place in the next decade?
5. What is your perception of the status and treatment of women, the disabled, members of the gay community, people of color, and the dominant white male culture in the United States?
6. Do you believe that your feelings are shared by most members of your culture/community?
