This is your essay assignment:
Stellar is from another planet where sex differences and a dichotomous gender system do not exist, nor are there race or class differences. Stellar’s mission on Earth, after landing in the U.S., is to describe the ways that gender affects (1) employment/work and (2) family/parenting. Stellar is preparing a final report for its colleagues. Your essay is that report.
The essay question should be answered as fully and completely as possible, drawing from all of the information covered in the course since the midterm/week 7 (do NOT use material from the first half of class, and only use course materials—see list below). Use specific examples from the course materials (readings, class lectures/power-points, films – see list below) — whatever information you can marshal to give the best possible answer. (Remember: the basic question for the essay is: how does gender affect employment/work and family/parenting?)
Instructions and requirements for essay: READ THESE CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW!!!
Your essay must include discussions of (1) employment/work AND (2) family/parenting.
You must address at least THREE DISTINCT points/examples in each of the two above areas that are to be discussed in your essay (employment/work and family/parenting).
You MUST ALSO address the ways in which gender is experienced in these two areas depending on one’s race and/or social class with at least ONE example in your essay to receive full credit (Do not forget this or you will lose points!). For EXTRA CREDIT of 5 points you can include a second example from class materials from weeks 7-13 about the impact of race.
Your essay must include discussions of the findings from Hochschild’s The Second Shift. Make sure to include at least TWO specific examples from the book – i.e., examples from the six specific couples we read about (Holts, Delacortes, Tanagwas, Judsons, Shermans, Winfields)—that is, the details of a specific couple’s marriage (do not summarize the three different gender ideologies; you can discuss the gender ideologies as they pertain to your discussion of specific couples). Make sure the two examples from The Second Shift are distinct (e.g., make sure to mention different findings, not just different couples), and make sure to explain how gender matters (don’t just describe/summarize a couple).
In addition to The Second Shift, you must cite/draw examples for at least THREE other readings/articles from weeks 7-13 (see list of readings below; also look at syllabus).
Remember, DO NOT USE DIRECT QUOTES; Paraphrase (write in your own words) your summary/understanding of course materials. Your examples should be in your own words drawing from what you’ve learned from the class material. You do not get credit for material presented that are quotes from the readings.
Make sure your essay has an introduction, a conclusion, a reference page for works cited (using ASA format and has a logical flow (further instructions about reference page format can be found in blackboard under the course information link). You will lose points on your essay if you do not follow these instructions of what needs to be included in your final.
IMPORTANT!: You can write the essay in a standard format, or if you feel creative you can write it in the ‘first person’ as if you are Stellar. This is your choice. Choose the format you are most comfortable with.
The essay should be double-spaced with a 12 pt font. There are no page requirements; it should be as long as you need it to be to fulfill all the requirements (see above).
You must upload the essay to SafeAssign for me to grade it. Please submit it by 12/15. You can hand it in earlier (and if you hand it in earlier there may be a chance for you to have time to revise if you get below a 90; if you hand it on (or after) 12/15 there will not be time for revisions before grades are due).
The following is a list of readings and films since the midterm that you can draw on for your essay:
Readings:
Articles
*Bose & Whaley, “Sex Segregation in the US Labor Force”;
(I couldn’t find a link to this article online, so please log into the website (cuny blackboard) with the following login info {username: and Password: }Next, look under My Courses and press on the course (2020 Fall Term Sociological Perspectives on Gender and Society SOC 228/WST 218 Lehman College), Next, look to the left of the gray tab under Academics and press on Course Readings and scroll down to find the reading mentioned above with the star)
*Kennelly, “‘That Single Mother Element’: How White Employers Typify Black Women”; (I couldn’t find a link to this article online, so please log into the website (cuny blackboard) with the following login info {username: and Password: }Next, look under My Courses and press on the course (2020 Fall Term Sociological Perspectives on Gender and Society SOC 228/WST 218 Lehman College), Next, look to the left of the gray tab under Academics and press on Course Readings and scroll down to find the reading mentioned above with the star)
*Williams, “The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the “Female Professions”;
Link: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Glass-Escalator%3A-Hidden-Advantages-for-Men-in-Williams/96d68679eb4a485b983fe5eb758fb4973724ab68
*Quinn, “Sexual Harassment and Masculinity: The Power and Meaning of Girl Watching”; Link: https://www.academia.edu/17186605/Sexual_Harassment_and_Masculinity_The_Power_and_Meaning_of_Girl_Watching
*Hochschild, “The Time Bind”;
(I couldn’t find a link to this article online, so please log into the website (cuny blackboard) with the following login info {username: and Password: }Next, look under My Courses and press on the course (2020 Fall Term Sociological Perspectives on Gender and Society SOC 228/WST 218 Lehman College), Next, look to the left of the gray tab under Academics and press on Course Readings and scroll down to find the reading mentioned above with the star)
* Kang, “The Managed Hand: The Commercialization of Bodies and Emotions in Korean Immigrant-Owned Nail Salons,”
(I couldn’t find a link to this article online, so please log into the website (cuny blackboard) with the following login info {username: and Password: }Next, look under My Courses and press on the course (2020 Fall Term Sociological Perspectives on Gender and Society SOC 228/WST 218 Lehman College), Next, look to the left of the gray tab under Academics and press on Course Readings and scroll down to find the reading mentioned above with the star)
*“Gerson, Moral Dilemmas, Moral Strategies, and the Transformation of Gender: Lessons from Two Generations of Work and Family Change
Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237439240_Moral_Dilemmas_Moral_Strategies_and_the_Transformation_of_Gender_Lessons_from_Two_Generations_of_Work_and_Family_Change
Book
*Hochschild, The Second Shift; The three different ideology of marital roles are 1) traditional, 2) transitional, and 3) egalitarian
Link: https://sjcsociology.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/hochschild_second-shift_12.pdf
Film
* “The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter”;
Link: https://youtu.be/Y1p0uFd_8Iw
Lectures
To access and discuss the class lecture videos and to get a better understanding of the course readings, please log into the website (cuny blackboard) with the following login info {Username: and password: }Next, look under My Courses and press on the course (2020 Fall Term Sociological Perspectives on Gender and Society SOC 228/WST 218 Lehman College), Next, look to the left of the gray tab under Academics and press on Course Information and Materials and scroll down to recorded videos (watch lectures from week 7 through 13) (highly suggested for writing to be easier!!!)
SAMPLE OUTLINE FOR FINAL ESSAY
OUTLINE WORKSHEET
Thesis *introduce general theme argument ______________________________________________________________________
What paper will do *state what you will do in paper/briefly _________________________________________________________________
Topic 1: ______________________________
Evidence/example, with source (gender) _________________________________
Evidence/example, with source (gender) _________________________________
Evidence/example, with source (gender) _________________________________
Topic 2: ______________________________________
Evidence/example, with source (gender) _________________________________
Evidence/example, with source (gender) _________________________________
Evidence/example, with source (gender) ____________________________________
3rd topic: Race/class
Evidence/example, with source ___________________________________________
Extra credit 2nd evidence/example, with source (highly suggested for extra points) ____________________________
CONCLUSION (summarize and wrap up findings/argument)
In this paper I showed/In summary__________________
REFERENCE PAGE OF CITED COURSE MATERIAL
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