Below are the questions and tasks you will be asked to complete in Test 2: Part 2. I suggest working on them in a word file, then copying and pasting answers as appropriate, though some answers are multiple choice. This link takes you to a word file you can download and use.

Once you answer a question, you cannot return to it, and once begin the quiz, you cannot leave it, so be sure your answers are ready and completed. Please also note the questions may not be presented to you on the test in this same order.

1. Access to the internet (5 pts)

In at least a paragraph and drawing upon what we discussed in class and what you believe to be true about the usefulness of access to the internet, explain why or why not access to the internet is a rightful utility at home, like gas, water, and sewer, and should be subsidized for people who could otherwise not afford it. Be sure to include some specific examples when explaining your position.

(3 points content/argument, including examples; 1 point referencing what we talked about in class; 1 point writing)

2. Cockfighting (5 points)

Referring specifically to the Geertz text (actual text pages 1-6, not counting title page), how is cockfighting part of the non-material culture for the Balinese? The text is attached here.

(3 points content, including the correct use and application of specific sociological terms; 1 point using at least 2 specific references from the text; 1 point writing)

3. Commercial (4 pts)

Watch this commercial and apply at least three elements of the sociological imagination/sociological elements (think about what we talked about, especially, in the first unit in class) to the following commercial. Be sure to cite specific examples from the commercial, including the timestamp.

(3 points for the thoroughness of each of the elements, including using the timestamps; 1 point for the quality of the writing)

4. KS foster care (2 pts)

In 2020 fiscal year, 3,477 Kansas children were removed from their homes and placed into foster care. This was reported on the FY 2020 Removals, Exits and Out of Home Summary provided by the Kansas Department for Children and Families. Your task is to find the 2021 summary and report the total number of removals for the state of Kansas in the 2021 fiscal year.

5. KS foster care link (1 pt)

In 2020 fiscal year, 3,477 Kansas children were removed from their homes and placed into foster care. This was reported on the FY 2020 Removals, Exits and Out of Home Summary provided by the Kansas Department for Children and Families. Your task is to find the 2021 summary and paste the web link here (.pdf)

6. Poverty, Inc (1 pt)

Using the JCCC library system, find the JCCC specific http:// link to an online streaming video of the documentary Poverty, Inc. Copy and paste the entire http:// link into the box.

7. Reality (fill in the blank) (1 pt)

Using the JCCC library system, find the JCCC specific doi/permalink for the following article.

Article title: Reality Television and the Doing of Hyperauthentic Masculinities

Copy and paste the link directly into the answer box. Please note you may have to click on the actual article: the correct doi will be an http:// and include ezproxy.jccc.edu

For example, the answer will look like this: https://doi-org.ezproxy.jccc.edu/1935.2456/15509

8. The Great Escape (short answer) (1 pt)

Imagine you are a student who is interested in poverty and inequality, as especially as they relate to health and wealth. Your professor mentions this really cool book The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality, but you aren’t really sure if you want to read it yet. You decide to look for a review of the book in the Journal of Economic Literature.

Find the review and paste the APA 7 citation below.

9. Tuskegee (3 pts)

In about a paragraph, explain why the Tuskegee experiment was unethical.

(2 point for content; 1 point for writing)

Geertz, C. (1972). Deep play Notes on the Balinese Cockfights.pdf

Use https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ (Links to an external site.) to answer the following questions. (4 pts total; 1 pt each)

10. The NW Arkansas News is what kind of source?
11. These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words, working that tries to influence the audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes, and they may publish misleading reports and omit reporting of information that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy.
12. What is the Factual Reporting rating on KSWB – Fox5 – San Diego?
13. Which of the following is true about The Zero Hour?

14. Survey (3 pts)

Locate a survey from a .gov website and paste the link here. Also, in 2-3 sentences, explain what the survey is designed to measure.

(1 point for appropriate survey; 2 points for explanation and quality of writing).

15. Your social problem/issue (5 pts)

Think about the social problem you wrote about in class. Using the university database, find a peer-reviewed article from within the last 5 years that addresses some aspect of your social problem and paste the university permalink here. Then, in a few sentences, explain what your social problem is and why you believe this article would be useful in a discussion about your social problem.

(1 point for appropriate article; 1 point university permalink/doi; 2 points completeness of info about your social problem; 1 point writing)