Social Sciences
Name two disciplines that are part of the social sciences.
What are sociology and anthropology? (Also acceptable: psychology, political science, economics, international and global studies, latin american and latino studies)
This type of capital refers to skills, knowledge, and cultural understanding that help people navigate institutions.
What is cultural capital?
Seneca Village was located in this modern-day area of New York City.
What is Central Park (West 82nd–89th Streets)?
The Five Demands protest took place at this college.
What is the City College of New York (CCNY)?
This field studies the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context
What is Psychology
When people form close ties with others who share similar backgrounds or experiences, they build this kind of social capital.
What is bonding social capital?
This legal process allowed the city to take over Seneca Village land to create Central Park.
What is eminent domain?
These student activists organized the Five Demands to transform admissions, curriculum, and governance.
Who were the Black and Puerto Rican Student Community (BPRSC)?
These are two types of social issues that social scientists often research to understand inequality and improve quality of life.
What is climate change (Also acceptable: gender-based violence, student activism, police-community relations, immigration, housing, healthcare, etc)
This type of capital focuses on networks and connections among people.
What is social capital?
Seneca Village was historically significant because it was one of New York’s first communities of this type.
What is a middle-class Black landowning community?
The Five Demands movement led to the creation of this important CCNY program that supports low-income and first-generation students.
What is the SEEK Program?
Dr. Deidre Anglin’s work connects this concept to mental health among Black Americans.
What are social determinants of health?
When people connect across different social groups or communities, they create this kind of capital.
What is bridging social capital?
Name one type of document or source used to learn about Seneca Village in the workshop.
What are maps, census records, or newspaper articles?
Name one of the Five Demands made by CCNY students in 1969.
Acceptable answers include: open admissions for Black and Puerto Rican students, a School of Black and Puerto Rican Studies, increased faculty diversity, required Black and Puerto Rican history courses, or better support for SEEK students.
This term describes a person’s ability to move between social or economic classes.
What is social mobility?
Give one example (from class discussion) of how cultural or social capital can help students succeed in college.
Answers will vary (e.g., “Knowing how to talk to professors,” “Having peers who share resources,” “Understanding academic expectations”).
Explain the difference between a primary and a secondary source.
What is: primary = firsthand evidence from the time; secondary = interpretation or analysis based on primary sources?
This term describes when people absorb media or information without questioning its message or impact — a challenge to being critically engaged citizens.
What is passive consumption?