Sociocultural Project Description: You will be finding and describing sociocultural influences or social constructs and the expectations they create on the concepts of: sexuality, sexual orientation, gender, race, and ethnicity and how we should behave or look b/c of our gender (masculine/feminine), sexuality, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity.

Sociocultural Project, Part A

Assignment Description

40 points of final grade (see Rubric for breakdown of points)

The definition of sexuality (i.e., sexual orientation, gender, behavior), race, and ethnicity are social constructs and not inherently who or what a person is. That is, these concepts are socio-culturally defined and determined. (Hence, “socio-cultural project”!)

Think “outside the box”, be creative, be unconventional. 

This is not a traditional research/term paper where you review and report literature on the subject.  This is your own “original” work – your observations, interpretations, applications, etc.

Description:

A Powerpoint presentation addressing social constructs of:

sexuality – sexual orientation

gender – masculine/feminine

ethnicity – 

race

behavior – expectations based on race, gender, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation

and the images used in mass media and advertising.