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Social Problems: Critical Media Analysis

CJ Trowbridge Social Problems 2018-10-30 Social Problems: Critical Media Analysis Midterm Paper The group I studied was Stand Up Placer which is a nonprofit working on the issue of the human trafficking of children, and the victim-centered approach to this issue. Stand Up Placer worked hard to get Placer County and its municipalities to take… Continue reading Social Problems: Critical Media Analysis

LGBT1 – Midterm Exam

CJ Trowbridge LGBT1 2018-10-23 LGBT1 Midterm Exam 1. What is the problem of the gender binary? The sexual orientation binary? Explain how these binaries are both repressive and constructive. (What does it mean for power to be repressive and constructive too? Apply this to both gender identity and sexual orientation.)   The gender binary is… Continue reading LGBT1 – Midterm Exam

LGBT1: Sister Outsider Quiz

CJ Trowbridge LGBT1 2018-10-13 Sister Outsider Quiz 1. Audre Lorde critically approaches each of her three main intersections. She sees each of these movements as umbrellas which focus unfairly on privileged members to the exclusion of marginalized intersections, perpetuating those other forms of oppression. She approaches Lesbians as a Black Woman. She approaches the Women’s… Continue reading LGBT1: Sister Outsider Quiz

The War On Minorities

CJ Trowbridge SOC 3: Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality 2018-10-19 The War on Drugs MINORITIES In the mid nineteenth century, an enormous number of Chinese immigrants came to California to help build the railroads. White people didn’t want to do this work, and yet blamed Chinese workers for the lack of jobs. Bigotry, populism, and economic… Continue reading The War On Minorities

Topic Paper: Sexism, Trans Oppression, Heterosexism

CJ Trowbridge Social Justice 2018-10-09 Topic Paper: Sexism, Trans Oppression, Heterosexism Examples; Interpersonal Institutional Internalized Sexism Gender roles in relationships. Wage gap. Stereotype threat. Transphobia Deliberate or accidental misgendering. Student ID with dead name instead of chosen name. Acceptance of the binary or pathologization and related complications. Homophobia Prevents heterosexuals from forming close relationships with… Continue reading Topic Paper: Sexism, Trans Oppression, Heterosexism

Topic Paper: Intersectionality

CJ Trowbridge SOC 110: Intro To Social Justice 2018-09-11 Topic Paper: Intersectionality The authors of reading #4 state “from our perspective, no one form of oppression is the base for all others, yet all are connected within a system that makes them possible.” (pg. 23) Referencing your readings and our class discussion/lecture, discuss the impact… Continue reading Topic Paper: Intersectionality

Topic Paper: Power Dynamics

CJ Trowbridge 2018-09-04 Soc 110: Intro to Social Justice Topic Paper: Power Dynamics Selection #3: Johnson’s “The Social Construction of Difference” Johnson quotes James Baldwin’s statement that “No one is white before he/she came to America. It took generations, and a vast amount of coercion, before this became a white country.” He uses this statement… Continue reading Topic Paper: Power Dynamics

Social Identities Pie

CJ Trowbridge 2018-08-22 SOC 110: Intro To Social Justice Social Identities Pie I have decided to analyze each component of my identity in descending order by the amount of conscious deliberate attention I put into them. My strongest and most conscious identity is probably related to my sexuality and my identity as a gay person.… Continue reading Social Identities Pie