Vance & Macionis: Emotional And/or Identity Conflict

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Read: Complete reading chapter 15 in Macionis (Population and Global Society). Based on your posts, complete writing a draft comprehensive essay on the Vance work, including posts on the latter chapters of the work. Think about how you might resolve social problems associated with challenges that the working class face in terms of a policy initiative. Draft essay on the Vance work due Nov 17th
Complete reading chapters in the Vance work, chapters 14 thru the conclusion of the work.
Respond:
•  Provide a brief descriptive account of chapters 14 thru the conclusion. In your draft essay, make sure the following questions are addressed: What is the central argument of the work or the questions that guide the study? What research methods does Vance use in his work towards data assessment of his work; address whether the author’s work is an example of bio-ethnography. What does Vance do in at the chapters that illuminate major points or concepts that you noticed. Why is such important for understanding the lives of working class groups?
• What are these chapters about? The key question to consider is the role of the researcher in interpreting the world or community that we may not know anything about.
• Why is Vance beginning to tell the story of the rural scene? What do we learn about the interactions of people in societal life in the community that Vance writes about.
• How might the ideas in Macionis generally be applied to what Vance is writing about, especially in chapters 4 and 5 of his work?
Post: Provide an account of your answer(s) to the questions noted above in your discussion group.
Notes: Think about changes in urban populations based on your reading of chapter 15 in the Macionis work. Think about urban policy, society views, and assessments of the poor, about race, poverty, and opportunity within the U.S. social stratification system based on course readings.
Be prepared to review film clips on Vance, Murray, and a documentary film by Duneier next week. If necessary, work on posts in previous week.