Objectives:

After completing the material in this module, you will be able to:

Live into some of the core values of humanist sociology-- human dignity, people centered, relational, commitment to racial justice...
Hold ourselves accountable to "Reimagining our classrooms..."
Take care of ourselves, so we can take care of our loved ones and each other.

Outcomes:

Mastering these objectives will fulfill the following course outcomes:

Apply sociological ideas and concepts to everyday life;

This is important because:

Life is incredibly challenging and uncertain right now. We need to create space to take care of ourselves and each other. This week we're taking a pause on learning new material to engage in self-care. This week's module is focused solely on Self Care. Self care will look different for each of you. This may mean spending time with your family or friends, having time for solitude or even connecting with fellow classmates to spend non school related time together.

This week's module was created from "Resources for Black Healing." This week is my attempt (and hopefully yours too) to live into some of the lessons uplifted in Module #2.

Review: The reading by Dale and Kalob, "Embracing Social Activism..." laid out the various approaches sociologists use to engage in their sociological practice (scholarship, teaching, research, advocacy or activism, etc.). One approach was humanist sociology, whereby sociologists are committed to upholding the core values of human dignity, centering people and lived experiences, a commitment to advancing racial and economic justice, etc. Taking a break from our routine so that we can focus on taking care of ourselves is one way to live into the values of centering people and live experience and being committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Self care is about rest, mindfulness, reflection and more. It's an intentional practice of taking a break from our daily routines to take care of our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.

This week's module honors the whole self -- mind, body, and spirit. This module is an example of us doing what McCall (remember her article in Module #2?) suggested-- reimagine our classrooms to center the humanity of our students and others, listen to each other -- to the fears, anxiety, anger, frustration, etc. This is an example of us making life the curriculum and us being diligent in our commitment to advancing racial justice. Pausing for self care acknowledges that while "we're all in this together," we're not all in the same boat. As noted by Max Weber when he expanded on Marx's conflict theory -- we occupy different statuses (race, ethnicity, social class, sex, immigration status, education, etc.) and our statuses impact our access to opportunities and resources in society. Kimberlé Crenshaw adds to Weber by explaining that our statuses are overlapping and they combine to produce more harm or opportunity. If you'd like to learn more about intersectionality, I recommend this Ted Talk (LINK).

I hope that by the end this module, you are feeling cared for and more rested.

Activities & Assignments for this module that will help you accomplish the module objectives (checklist of what to do):

There is no RAD post or Tweet due this week.
Take the time you would have spent completing this week's module to engage in self care as an act of love and resistance.
- I created a "Self Care" module from the "Resources for Black Healing" document I shared last week. Feel free to engage in any of the activities in this module (completely optional)
- You decide what you need and what self care looks like for you.

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