A Power and Oppression Analysis of Families

Question

Description

Students will be asked to synthesize the knowledge they’ve gathered throughout the term regarding power, oppression, and families to develop a 2 to 4 page paper. This paper will ask students to take a family topic (such as; adoption, dating, domestic violence, divorce, etc.), create a short scenario/story related to the topic they selected, explore how this topic is written about by canon family theories, and then discuss the topic using a power and oppression analysis. This paper should include:

Defining a family topic through creating an example scenario (25%)

Selecting and discussing how a canon theory would understand this family topic.  (25%) Canon family theories:

Structural Functionalism: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/society-and-culture/social-structures/v/functionalism

Family Systems Theory

Parenting Styles

Attachment theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjOowWxOXCg

Discussing this family topic through a power and oppression analysis, bringing in at least one peer reviewed article or scholarly book we used in class, and one from outside of class to support your analysis. (40%). Choose from at least one, but no more than two, of the following power and oppression analyses we’ve discussed in class:

Race/Racialization

Colonization

Class

Gender

Sexuality

Disability

Religion

The remaining 10% of this assignment is based on writing skills such as; grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, citation format (APA or MLA are acceptable). The paper should follow either APA or MLA format, double spaced, 12pt font, Times New Roman.

When submitting their paper, students will be required to submit a copy of the rubric, in which they self grade themselves. This is an opportunity for students to reflect on their paper, to see where they had done well, and where they could have improved.