Read The Valley of the Nine Families
Read The Valley of the Nine Families
Download The Valley of the Nine Families(Schwalbe, 2005) posted in Canvas and answer the following questions:
Consider the social rules (or norms) that seem to guide the people’s behavior in the valley. At the beginning, are there some norms or expectations of behavior, that appear to be hegemonic – as in accepted by everyone? That is, does it appear people accept how decisions are made, who can tell whom what to do, and how work tasks and wealth are divided? What, then are the consequences of these rules/norms?
How does the story, told by the people in the valley, about the young man’s confrontation with the warrior king change over time? With regard to the norms and expectations in the Valley, what are the consequences of these changing narratives in terms of open and closed systems of stratification like Meritocracy? How do these changes impact the life chances for all the families in the Valley?
Next, think about our own life:
Explain how your position in the social class hierarchy, or your location in society\’s social structure (remember, social structure is the way society is organized to provide us a framework of interaction: culture, class, status, roles, groups, institutions), impacts your individual choices? Think of at least three examples. (Hint: are you in school? If so, what are the influences? If you’re employed, what factors are involved?)
Remember, for Reflection Assignments, I will expect you to apply specific course concepts, themes, theories, or ideas into your responses. These concepts must be either italicized or bolded and I expect you to include a citation list ( APA style ) for each submission. When using information learned in our course readings, in-text citations will not be needed. However, I will expect you to refer to the author or the text in which you are using information. When using outside sources, I will expect you to cite the source. In general, outside sources are not necessary, especially if you’re writing about an opinion – be sure this is clear. Please differentiate between your opinion and an idea or concept supported by research or data.
Conerly, T. R., Holmes, K., & Tamang, A. L. (2021). Introduction to Sociology 3e. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-3e (Links to an external site.)
Schwalbe, M. (2005). Rigging the game: how inequ
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