The Dominant Cultural Values In U.S. Society

Define 3 of the following terms using information from class and the readings (no dictionaries, Wikipedia, or web resources). Each definition is worth 5 points.

• Ethnography
• Culture
• Neoliberalism
• Race
• Gender
• Sex

Answer one of the following essay questions in 3-4 pages (double-spaced, 1 inch margins, and 10-12 pt font). Make sure you are clear about what articles you are drawing on and provide citations (i.e. make it clear when you are quoting and give a page number, refer to the articles that you are discussing clearly including the author’s name).  I don’t particularly care about format, but please be consistent. There is no need for a bibliography.

• What are the dominant cultural values in U.S. society? Choose at least 3 values discussed by by Holmes and Holmes and Cohen, and discuss how we see their influence/role in the ethnographic pieces we have read so far (i.e. Goode and Maskovsky, Collins, Baker, Goffman, and/or Ginsburg).

OR

• Intersectionality is the idea that axes of social inequality do not operate separately, but interact with each other and come together in complex ways to structure the experiences of individuals and social groups in our society. How do we see intersectionality at work in the articles we have read and/or in Goffman’s ethnography? Choose 3 pieces to discuss.