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Topic Paper: Social Justice Pedagogy

CJ Trowbridge 2018-11-06 SOC 110: Social Justice Topic Paper: Social Justice Pedagogy The concept of liberation is interesting and counter-intuitive to me, based on the name. I expected to hear about the liberation of self, but interestingly, as the author puts it, if black people could liberate themselves from racism then they would have. It… Continue reading Topic Paper: Social Justice Pedagogy

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

A Call To Empathy!

I am doing a podcast series and looking for volunteers who are open to exploring empathy in one on one interviews for publication. The interviews are based on the study “The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness” by psychologist Arthur Aaron. This study is often talked about as “36 questions to fall in love.” The format… Continue reading A Call To Empathy!

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