SSCS2040W Power, Inequality and Social Change
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  • Syllabus
  • Writing Resources
    • RTW Materials
    • APA Citation Format
    • Writing Assistance
  • Week 1
  • Week 2
  • Week 3
  • Week 4
  • Week 5
  • Week 6
  • Week 7
  • Week 8
  • Week 9
  • Week 10
  • Week 11
  • Week 12
  • Week 13
  • Week 14
  • Week 15
  SSCS2040W Power, Inequality and Social Change

Week 1

Course objectives addressed
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Students will demonstrate understanding of social justice issues related to uses of power domestically and globally as they:
  • summarize and analyze power issues concerning race, gender, economic class, etc;
  • compare and contrast historic and current examples of discrimination in the United States; and,
  • identify tools and strategies for engaging in everyday activism concerning social justice issues, including the centrality of reasoned and evidenced scholarly work as a tool for working toward social justice.

​Introduction to Week 1

Critically read and watch
  • Lukes’ RTW Mini-Manual for the Social Sciences; for an introduction to or review of RTW generally, please see An Introduction to RTW  and An Application of RTW. 
  • Proofreading x 3 
  • Avoiding the Zero 
  • Just Mercy, pp 3-18.  Annotate all of your readings of Just Mercy—note excellent examples of or insights on inequality in the criminal justice system.
 
Critically think about

  • the importance of critical reading, thinking and lucid writing in the consideration of difficult issues concerning power and inequality, and
  • the reasons Bryan Stevenson wrote Just Mercy.
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 Write
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  • a brief note indicating that you have completed the work of Week 1.  Write briefly about how RTW connects to the social sciences.  Include a note that you have completed the Avoiding the Zero PowerPoint.   Please note that this Week 1 work is not a full assignment; it is a brief introductory assignment that will serve as proof of your attendance in the course.   The Week 2 assignment is the first full assignment--you should begin working on Week 2, and you should check the due dates carefully. 
  • a note introducing yourself to the class
 
Post
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  • your note on RTW for the social sciences and on academic integrity to Week 1 on D2L Dropbox.
  • your introductory note on the Week 1 Discussion Board on D2L.
 

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