Contemporary Issue Assignment | Online Assignment

Contemporary Issue: one time in the semester a student will bring in a relevant issue related to the family. Students will submit a short essay explaining their topic and why this is important to the study of the family. As well, students share their article in a short, informal presentation and we will have a discussion. This essay must be in the student’s own words—provide both a summary of the article and the discussion of how it relates to the sociological study of the family—this should not be an individual account, but should relate more broadly to “public issues”, this tie to society must be made. Essays must be typed, one page—single-spaced and is due the next class period following presentation. Failure to be prepared on the date of the presentation will result in a zero for the assignment. Link to article must be included. As an example, this (http://time.com/money/4561314/women-work-home-gender-gap/) (Links to an external site.)is taken from Time magazine and relates to both gender, as well as work/family balance—it references the concept of “second shift”, also “invisible labor”.