two assignments

Part 1 discussionUsing your own life as an example, describe your presentation of self in the context of a particular status. What resources do you need to effectively perform the role for the related status? How do you manage role strain and/or role conflict? How do you manage others’ impression of you? What resources do you need to effectively perform the role and manage impressions for that status? Remember that resources can be economic, physical, and emotional. Finally, how do you think our post-industrial society affects your status and role performance? Two paragraph

Part 2 disccussion

Briefly describe a personal experience of deviance. If you are uncomfortable sharing a personal experience, provide a link to a media representation (like a song, advertisement, or poem) and describe how it provides an example of deviance. Be sure to include the social context in which the deviance occurred. Then explain the behavior using one theory of deviance from our text. Be sure to let your reader know which theory you are using:

• Functional theories, including:
• Durkheim and functions of deviance
• Social disorganization theory (social ecology)
• Strain theory
• Deviant subculture/cultural deviance theory
• Conflict/Feminist theory
• Symbolic Interactionism, including
• Differential Association Theory
• Labeling Theory
• Two paragraphs

Part 3 discussion

Several years after the Civil war, statues of leaders of the Confederacy began to appear in public spaces throughout the U.S. south, with most being erected between 1890-1950 (). In 2015, activist Bree Newsome climbed the flagpole on North Carolinas statehouse grounds and removed the Confederate flag. Two years later, she said, Removing the flag in South Carolina was one thing, but racism exists in South Carolina as policy and social practice (). Today, there is controversy over removing the Confederate flag and tearing down monuments to the Confederacy generals.

• How do the symbols of the Confederacy support or challenge our norms, beliefs, and values? Do you think we should remove the statues and the battle flag? Why or why not? What should we do with them? Finally, will removing the symbols of racism help the struggle against racist policies and practices? If so, how? If not, why not?