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Gattaca Movie Assignment Due Monday 10/10

Be sure to answer all Parts of the question. Most questions can be answered from your text, but some concepts you will need to use the Internet to find more information about them, or read additional materials I have provided for you. The more detailed the answer the more points you will receive. Each question is worth 20 points and will be subjectively graded based on how well I think you answered the question, how creative your answer is, and how few typographical errors you present.

You may use any sources to help you answer the questions, including but not limited to your textbook and the Internet. But remember DO NOT PLAGARIZE. If you plagiarize another person's essay answer or copy Internet sources without properly citing the material you will receive a "0" for this assignment and I will report it to the college for disciplinary action. Remember that punctuation and grammar matter.

Please either use this form and place your responses after each question, or use a different Word document but clearly identify where each question response begins and ends. You will be penalized if I cannot tell which question you are answering.

Read all of the questions before you answer them. Some questions are similar to each other, but there are items in the film that work better for each one. Each answer should be about one page, not including copying the question over. For any concepts that are mentioned, be sure to offer a definition of the concept before you provide examples. Most of the answers are subjective

1) What is the social construction of reality? The Thomas Theorem? (chapter 4) How might it be illustrated in the film? Provide specific examples.

2) Define social class? How is social class determined? How is social class used in the film? How many social classes can you identify in the film? (Ask yourself if I would really ask the question if the answer is really two!) How are the classes distinguished from each other? Be specific in your answers.

3)Define labeling theory (from chapter 7). Provide examples of how labels are used in the film and their effects on people. Be specific with your examples.

4) Define the concepts prejudice and discrimination (from chapter 11) and describe how these concepts are used in this movie. How does the use in the film compare to the conventional or traditional way they are used? What differences are there? What similarities? Be specific in your answers using examples from the film.

5) Define tha Horatio Algers myth. How is that myth represented or destroyed in the film? Make sure you really understand what is required of the myth. This is one answer that has a right and a wrong answer. Be specific in your answers.