Social Construction of Education Paper

 

 

Prompt: 

you will complete an 3 page research paper examining how something that we do not usually think about in our daily lives has been socially constructed. This can be anything and creativity is encouraged. You will consider Education from three  perspectives,

*Every paper must have the following sections:

Historical Section: you will pick a specific era in your “stuff’s” United States history (go back as far as possible). Research and write about your era, and then put the together in chronological order in this section of the paper.

Cross-cultural Section: You will pick a different country. Research and write about how your “stuff” is used in your country in present day, and then put each country together in this section of the paper.

Macro Perspectives Section: You will pick another macro perspective that you can relate to your “stuff” (i.e. gender, politics, media…). You will research and write about how that macro perspective has shaped our understanding/experiences of your “stuff” in present day, United States culture. Each section should have a subheading heading and be included in your final paper.

• In the paper you will take a sociological and objective approach. For example, if you are researching marijuana I DO NOT want a paper about why smoking marijuana is bad for people and should not be legalized (or, on the other hand, why you think it should be legal).
• Topic : Education

Historical Section: Great Depression

• Cross-Cultural : Germany 

Macro perspective: Economy