07 Jul Johnson Questions: Ch. 2
What’s the point of this assignment? TheseQuestions provide you an opportunity to engage with the Johnson book TheForest and the Trees. They ask you to summarize one section from eachchapter and explore two key concepts from each chapter.
DUE: 7/4/2021
You should respond to each set of questionsin 200 to 400 words for a total of 400 to 800 words
Your grade will reflect the following:
Fully and clearly addressing eachquestion and sub-question.
Clearly demonstrating an understanding of the Johnson reading.
Writing clarity and style, including grammar.
Depth of reflection and application to your own experiences and views.
Quiz Details
Question1
Summarize(using your own words) one section from Ch. 2 of The Forest and theTrees (sections listed below).
Eachsummary should be 5 to 7 sentences, and address the following:
a. What was the mainpoint or take-away the author was making in this section?
b. What is oneexample the author uses to illustrate this point?
c. Provide oneexample from your own life that also illustrates this point.
Ch.2 sections (Choose one to summarize): “Constructingreality”; “Beliefs: I’ll see it when I believe it”;”Values, norms, and conflict”; “Norms, morality, anddeviance”; “Attitudes: Culture as feeling”; “Our box, thebest box, the only box”;
Discussone of the following key terms used by Johnson in Chapter 2 (key terms listedbelow). Each discussion should be from 5 to 7 sentences, and should:
a. define the term(in your own words);
b. give an overviewof how Johnson uses the term (tip: make sure to give a full overview of how hedevelops the concept);
c. illustrateJohnson’s use of the concept with one example from your own life.
Ch. 2 key terms (choose 1): Culture,”constructing reality,” symbols, values, socialization, norm,morality, deviance, attitude, material culture, Ethnocentrism, internalethnocentrism
