Provide concise but substantial essayanswers (400-500 words each) for four (4) of the following (each worth 25percent). Include a word count (inbrackets) at the end of each answer
1. Discuss the ways that rural and urban cultures may figure in the lives and identities of gay men now living in rural areas. [Include: Annes and Redlin 2021]
2. Discuss sociological insights into the character and persistence of systemic racism against Indigenous people in rural Canada. [Include: Denis 2015]
3. Discuss the working lives and struggles of farmworkers (and migrant farmworkers attempting to be farmers). (Include: Minkoff-Zern 2018; Li 2017).
4. Discuss (feminist) sociological insights into the experiences of women in the fisheries and in rural manufacturing. [Include: Gustavsson 2020; Schoen 2019].
5. Discuss the social experiences of rural men and women in the context of oil and gas employment/developments. [Include: Filteau 2016; Power and Norman 2019.]
6. Discuss and explain (progressive) visions for rebuilding rural social relations in Europe and the Americas. [Include: Barkin and Lemus 2014; Bock 2016]
Provide concise but substantial essay answers (400-500 words each) for four (4) of the
following (each worth 25 percent). Include a word count (in brackets) at the end of each
answer.
Carefully read the instructions and questions. Identify each item with its assigned number
(2, 3, 4, 6…) and the text of the question in bold type. Present the questions in the order that
they appear on the exam. Your answers should be single-spaced.
Draw principally on assigned readings [see bracketed citations of sources not to omit], and
posted materials. Emphasize sociological arguments/concepts.
For sources from the syllabus (references I provided), you need only an ASA-style, in-text
citation, e.g. (Bell, Daggett, and Labuski 2020). For other sources, provide an in-text citation
and a bibliographic reference in ASA style. Provide a consolidated reference list at the end of
the exam.
Provide examples. Avoid repetition. Edit and proofread. Remember, expectations for openbook exams are higher!
1. Discuss the ways that rural and urban cultures may figure in the lives and identities of gay
men now living in rural areas. [Include: Annes and Redlin 2021]
2. Discuss sociological insights into the character and persistence of systemic racism
against Indigenous people in rural Canada. [Include: Denis 2015]
3. Discuss the working lives and struggles of farmworkers (and migrant farmworkers
attempting to be farmers). (Include: Minkoff-Zern 2018; Li 2017).
4. Discuss (feminist) sociological insights into the experiences of women in the fisheries
and in rural manufacturing. [Include: Gustavsson 2020; Schoen 2019].
5. Discuss the social experiences of rural men and women in the context of oil and gas
employment/developments. [Include: Filteau 2016; Power and Norman 2019.]
6. Discuss and explain (progressive) visions for rebuilding rural social relations in
Europe and the Americas. [Include: Barkin and Lemus 2014; Bock 2016]