Cal State La Sociological Theory
Question Description
Answer each question with at least half page single spaced.
1. Explain Gilman’s discussion of the corset in your own words. Do you think there are contemporary examples that culd be used fir the same argument?Discuss three others.
2. How does Simmel describe the stranger? Who are these strangers?Are there any examples of strangers in the U.S.? How?
3. Explain Du Bois’s concept of the veil. Show how it relates to his other concepts double consciousness and the color line.
4. According to Mead what is the ” threefold relationship” that generates meaning?
1. Explain Gilman’s discussion of the corset in your own words. Do you think there are contemporary examples that culd be used fir the same argument?Discuss three others.
2. How does Simmel describe the stranger? Who are these strangers?Are there any examples of strangers in the U.S.? How?
3. Explain Du Bois’s concept of the veil. Show how it relates to his other concepts double consciousness and the color line.
4. According to Mead what is the ” threefold relationship” that generates meaning?
