To please his Uncle Bernie, Jordan tries out for the basketball team, but the coach decides he is better suited for rhythmic gymnastics. Meanwhile, Bernie’s wife Wanda coaches Bryana’s soccer team, and finds Bryana has a fighting spirit.
Research Papers must reference course materials and at least one external peer reviewed journal article per question set using APA style. Your Research Papers should be 9-12 pages (not including the required reference page or optional title page); this is typically what would be required to ensure your paper is comprehensive and has a depth of analysis outline in the grading criteria. Your paper should have a maximum of 1-inch margins, Times New Roman Font size 12, and in Microsoft word format. Review the ASSIGNMENTS INFORMATION- RESEARCH PAPER section of the course. Research Papers are to be submitted by 11pm of the posted due date.
Please note that there are a total of three sets of questions you must answer (see below); each set is on a specific topic we covered in the class and contains three questions. Answer the first two questions in each set of topic area questions listed below drawing from the course readings. Then answer the third question in each set using a peer reviewed article you find on your own; this means you will have to use a total of three different external peer reviewed articles. Review the ASSIGNMENTS INFORMATION- RESEARCH PAPER INFORMATION and RESEARCH PAPER EXAMPLES folder for more details.
Watch Episode Via Links Here
- Bernie Mac Show Video Clip 1 (Links to an external site.)
- Bernie Mac Show Video Clip 2 (Links to an external site.)
Required Questions
- Gender & Power
Identify how both Jordan and Briana engage in self presentation as described in the textbook; comprehensively explain why they would do this. How are both Jordan and Briana doing gender in this video; using the textbook research explain in detail the benefits and consequences they may experience for doing this? Using the external peer reviewed research article you selected, explain comprehensively why Bernie should/ should not be concerned as a parent about Jordan or Briana’s rejections of gender appropriate behaviors shown in this clip. - Women’s Bodies
Identify how both Jordan and Briana engage in or reject stereotype threat as described in the textbook; comprehensively explain why this occurs. Explain how any two issues related to images of women in sport in the textbook are applicable to both Briana and Jordan’s experiences; explain the implications of these behaviors. Drawing from an external peer reviewed article, explain the importance of masculinity in sports as it related to gender identityand discuss in detail how these research findings are applicable to reactions in this episode. - 3. Gendered Identities
Using gender social learning theory, as discussed in the textbook, comprehensively explain how this paradigm would explain Jordan or Briana’s behavior. Discuss comprehensively how gendered play environments, as discussed in the textbook, may be influencing Jordan orBriana’s experiences with gender role socialization. Using the external peer reviewed research article you selected looking at how media specifically gendered behaviorsexplain how the media may be informing the children or the parental figures’ attitudes toward the children’s engagement in sports.
Bernie Mac Show Video Clip 1 (Links to an external site.)
Bernie Mac Show Video Clip 2 (Links to an external site.)
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