SOC 160 Defining Environmental Racism Assignment
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SOC 160 Defining Environmental Racism Assignment
SOC 160: Critical Thinking Paper
Instructions:
- After closely reading all of the required readings for your assigned class session, answer ONE of the two questions below. Your response should be 1-2 pages long (double-spaced, 1” margins, Times New Roman or Calibri font in size 11 or 12). Be sure to refer to the textbook and other assigned readings and include citations with page numbers as appropriate. Include a bibliography if you refer to any outside sources.
- On a separate page (which does not count toward the page requirement), provide the title of and a link to a news article from a reliable source (published in the last month) that relates to the theme of the course session. Write a short paragraph explaining how the article relates to the concepts/ideas discussed in the readings.
- Come to class prepared to lead discussion on the daily topic, share your paper reflection, and explain your article and its relevance to the course material.
Week 13b: The Environment
- Using one or more of the sociological perspectives, define environmental racism and explain why it is a problem. Provide at least two specific examples of data or events that indicate the presence of environmental racism. What can be done to help address these problems?
- Using one or more of the sociological perspectives, explain how climate change is a social problem (rather than a scientific one). What contributions have various social actors including scientists, governmental officials, and activists made in shaping the public understanding of and reactions to climate change? How and why have attitudes toward and actions to address climate change varied over time?