sociology Interview

Marriage and Family (SOC447) Interview Dr. Colleen Hall-Patton Points: 40 points total (presentation day signup: 2 pts Paper: 28 pts Presentation and ppt: 10 pts) Estimated length: 5-6+ double spaced pages (one inch margins), no maximum. The paper and powerpoint are due by midnight Wednesday of the week you signed up for in order to be on time. One of the clearest ways to understand about marriage and family is to see how they have changed over time and/or how many things we take for granted as “the way things are” may not be so in other cultures. This assignment is your chance to do real social research about an area of your interest by conducting and analyzing an in depth interview with someone of a different generation, culture, race, class, etc. For many students, this has been a wonderful opportunity to talk to parents, grandparents, family friends, or coworkers and learn about a different life than theirs. The assignment includes 1) conducting an interview, 2) writing it up along with your analysis, and 3) creating a powerpoint presentation about your interview and responding to discussion questions regarding it. Due dates will be stretched from weeks 6 – 15. A note about writing, plagiarism, and AI/ChatGPT generated text: We are in the midst of major changes in the way people write, generate ideas, and craft prose because of AI/ChatGPT. Think of it as a tool, not a shortcut, especially because being able to clearly write your ideas and analysis is an important facet of critical thinking. AI/ChatGPT gives you information (which it may have „hallucinated‟), but relies on existing sources, which it doesn‟t cite. Your submissions will go through Turnitin, which also edits for AI/ChatGPT generated writing as well as possible copy and pasted prose. The general rule for academia has been that no more than 15% of an essay should be quotes, and those should be properly cited. This also applies to AI/ChatGPT: if you use it, you have to cite it, and it counts as part of the total 15%. For example, if 40% of your document is AI generated and/or copy and pasted, even if cited, you only did 60% of the work and should be graded appropriately. An example of proper formatting for citations using ASA formatting is 1) in-text: (ChatGPT 2023a/b/c) 2) reference page: ChatGPT. Response to prompt: “Explain the sociological method called Dramaturgy” (July 13, 2023, https://chat.openai.com/) Process 1. Sign up for a presentation week in Google Docs through Collaborations by week 5. By picking your week, you can balance your workload for the semester. Assignments submitted past midnight Wednesday before your chosen day will lose 10% but will still be accepted. 2. Interview someone from a different culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, etc. OR choose a person to interview who is at least 20 years older or younger than you if you intend to focus on generational differences (if younger, at least age 14). All interviews must be related to class topics, though you are expected to go beyond them. 3. Choose 7-10 questions from the list below to ask. If you get very short answers, you may need to ask more questions. You may ask questions not on the list if you can tie them into a class topic or if you want to concentrate on a specific time or topic (i.e. gender or marriage in a different culture). Be prepared to ask follow-up questions as well. Keep in mind how you will tie answers back to class topics and readings. 4. You may want to tape record and transcribe your interview. Alternately, you can conduct this interview via email, letters, or phone. If taking notes, take detailed responses to each question. Immediately after the interview, go back and review your notes to fill in memories you didn‟t get down the first time. 5. Write up the interview including name, age, culture, city/state/country of residence of your interview and how you know/are related to them (i.e. father, great aunt, roommate, etc.). Include the interview as a transcription or as a detailed report so we really get a sense of their experience. 6. Answer the following additional questions. a. What were the most interesting 2-3 things you learned in this process? How is this person the same and different from you (age, culture, sexual orientation, race, etc.) b. What did you learn about yourself and your culture/time period? Compare and contrast your experience to theirs. c. What did you learn about the impact of marriage status, family composition, historical periods, cultures, religion, race, ethnicity, class, gender, and/or sexuality? Since these experiences exist for everyone, whether conscious or not, really try to think about each area‟s impact. Analyze 4 of the nine categories above in relation to your interview. (Continued) d. How does this relate to class and outside readings? Use at least 3 class readings and at least 2 additional outside, peer reviewed readings. Document with in-text citations that include page number (i.e. (Mintz 2015:58)) using ASA formatting for in-text citations and on the reference page. Be specific in how they relate; do more than just name them. A quick version of ASA formatting is available in Webcampus/Assignments, while a more extended version is available through Purdue‟s Online Writing Lab (Purdue OWL) https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/asa_style/references_page_formatting.html. In an edited volume such as Risman, each article is treated as a separate entry by the article author‟s name, such as Mintz, in both in-text citations and the bibliography. For this paper, each chapter in Stacey counts as one reading, though only one bibliographic entry is necessary. ASA sample for class text: Mintz, Steven. 2015. “American Childhood as a Social and Cultural Construct.” Pp 56-57 in Families As nd They Really Are, 2 ed., edited by Barbara J. Risman and Virginia E. Rutter. New York: W.W. Norton. 7. Present your interview. a. Prepare and submit a 6-7 minute powerpoint presentation about your interview. Focus your presentation on the interview itself, though you can also include some reflection on it. Remember, your powerpoint is speaking for both you and your interviewee and needs to have all the necessary info. b. Be prepared to respond to questions, which may cover some of the analysis questions as well. c. You may reschedule to a later week if there are any openings. Possible question sets (organized by topic, but you may pick and choose from multiple sets) Demographics What were your experiences with people of different cultures, races, religions, sexual orientation, class, (dis)ability? Would you share a little bit about your family history? (If older: Will you share some details about your coupling and parenting history?) What values did you learn from your family and other people and institutions in the community? What memories of your childhood continue to make a difference in your life? What significant historical events do you remember most clearly, and how have they affected you throughout your lifetime? How is the world the same/different from 20+ years ago? What have been the greatest challenges you have faced as a woman/man/transgendered (or other identity)? Culture/ethnicity/race How was your childhood in “X” culture different from living in the U.S.? Customs? How were men/boys treated vs. women/girls? What were you taught when you were young about people of other racial/ethnic backgrounds? How racially integrated (or segregated) were the neighborhoods, schools, and friendship circles when you were growing up? What did you see in the society regarding appropriate behavior for whites and non-whites? How were attitudes different toward African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and European Americans? What were the common norms of partnership/marriage in your particular racial/ethnic group (was it typical to get married, for spouses to share in the decision making)? What was the common thinking when you were young about interracial marriage and children? Did you see many interracial couples or children around you? How did your actions and experiences relate to what you had been taught and what you had seen? What changes in these areas have you noticed across your lifetime? Class What did your parent(s) do for a living? Where did you live (kind of neighborhood, apartment, own/rent house, etc.)? What was the cost of marriage and/or having children? What about legal status? Has that influenced your family choices? How do you think your income and education levels have affected your partnership and parenting experiences? What kinds of financial and/or job challenges have you had and how have they affected your family life? What types of things have been stressful for you and your family? Have your children (or siblings) attended college or, if they are not yet old enough, do you expect them to attend college? Why or why not? Have income and relationship stability affected the extent to which you see your children/siblings/parents regularly? Explain. Gender Kinds of toys played with as child? Sports? Clubs? Things you were encouraged/ discouraged to do because of gender? Clothing and dress codes at school? Dating rules? Were boys and girls in the family treated differently (curfew, chores, skills taught)? Effect on education, jobs? Changes in how viewed over time or in different cultures? When you were young, what kinds of expectations did you notice about appropriate behavior for boys and girls, young men and young women? Did you feel pressured to behave in certain ways? Do you see any of those same pressures in the environment today, and how might they or do they affect your own children (or your peers)? How do you balance these things in your own family, with your own children or other relatives, and with your partner (if any)? How flexible were the arrangements you grew up with (regarding “women‟s work” and “men‟s work”), and how flexible are the arrangements you have adopted (or plan to adopt)? What is your attitude toward the idea of gender equality? Dating, Marriage, and children When did you start dating? What was a typical date like? How did you choose partners? How did you meet your current partner? How did you know she/he was “the one”? What attitudes and behavior did you notice about sexual activity outside of marriage? Did attitudes in these areas differ for men and women? What contraceptive choices were available and used, and was there typical behavior that was different for men and for women in this area? How was unwed pregnancy seen, and how were unwed mothers told to solve their situations? What changes in these areas have you noticed across your lifetime? How was cohabitation viewed? What were expectations or reactions to marrying or dating inside/outside race/ethnicity/religion? What was the wedding and honeymoon like? How have you combined work and family? Childcare? Involvement of other family members? Impact of parenting? Divorce? What 3 words would you say represented your approach to parenting and why? What do you think about fathers who stay home to take care of children? Sexuality How was homosexuality viewed? What were you taught about sexuality? Puberty? By whom? What were expectations of extent of sexual activity? Experimentation? Pre marital sex? What have you seen in society regarding appropriate behavior related to sexual orientation? How were societal attitudes reinforced by your parents, friends, teachers? What are your thoughts about legal marriage for same-sex partners? Do you believe that allowing same-sex marriage in the United States will have an effect on heterosexual marriages? How so? In what ways do you see same- sex couples and heterosexual couples as similar and different? Have you experienced prejudice or discrimination based upon your sexual orientation? If so, would you explain how that played out? Have you seen others being disparaged or discriminated against based on their sexual orientation? How important is monogamy to you? What ways do or would you prefer to balance work and family roles between relationship partners? Do you feel supported by your family regarding your relationship decisions? Your child-bearing and childrearing decisions or intentions? How do you (or do you intend to) balance paid work and household tasks with your spouse/partner? Explain.

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