Week 1 Project
Assignment Overview
For your first application assignment, you will utilize the
readings and a scholarly journal from the South University Online Library to
write a two- to five-page paper that adheres to APA standards and answers all
the questions below. Because you will incorporate information on sociological
investigation and research methods in this assignment, please be sure to read
Chapters 1 and 2 from your textbook and the Week 1 online lectures before you
start.
Begin by selecting one of the four articles below from the
South University Online Library:
Gil de Zúñiga, H., Correa, T., & Valenzuela, S. (2012).
Selective exposure to cable news and immigration in the U.S.: The relationship
between FOX News, CNN, and attitudes toward Mexican immigrants. Journal of
Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 56(4), 597–615.
Isom, D. (2012). Fluid and shifting: Racialized, gendered,
and sexual identity in African American children. International Journal Of
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 6(11), 127–137.
Li, K., Simons-Morton, B. G., & Hingson, R. (2013).
Impaired-driving prevalence among US high school students: Associations with
substance use and risky driving behaviors. American Journal Of Public Health,
103(11), e71–e77. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301296
Pager, D., & Western, B. (2012). Identifying
discrimination at work: the use of field experiments.” Journal Of Social
Issues, 68(2), 221–237.
Once you select an article you will write a short, two- to
five-page essay using APA format. Please review the grading rubric before
embarking on your paper. Your paper should fulfill all requirements of the
grading rubric and answer the following questions:
What is the social problem the researchers are
investigating?
What is the research method (survey, participant
observation, experiment, secondary sources, or interviews) used by the
researchers?
What were the results or findings of the research?
What do you think would be a good solution to the social
problem?
As always, remember to use APA format for the essay style,
in-text citations, and in the listing of your sources on the reference page.
Please refer to the Academic Resources page in the Course Home for resources on
writing in APA style.
Submit your essay (written in 12-point font) describing your
application project and your findings to the Submissions area.
Week 2 Project
Assignment Overview
For this assignment you will learn what makes each culture
and subculture unique. Sociologists use the “components of culture” in order to
identify cultures and subcultures. The components of culture are language,
material objects, behaviors, and symbols. For this assignment, you will use
existing resources to compare and contrast two different cultures or
subcultures. Information about the components of culture and different
cultures/subcultures can be found using the textbook, online materials, and the
South University Online Library.
Below you will find a step-by-step guide for completing this
paper:
Make certain you have read the chapter “Culture,” in
Sociology in our Times.
Choose two separate cultures or subcultures to compare and
contrast. Examples could be India and the United States or Gothics and Emos.
Once you decide which cultures/subcultures you will research, use relevant
keywords in your library search.
Compare and contrast these two cultures/subcultures,
specifically analyzing the components of culture (language, material objects,
behaviors, and symbols.)
Be sure to include an introduction with a thesis, conclusion
that reviews all main points you present, and integration of your personal
views on the topic.
Remember to use APA format for the essay style as well as
in-text citations and when listing the references. Submit your 2–5-page essay
(maximum 12 pt. font) describing your application project and your findings to
the Submissions area
Week 3 Project
Assignment Overview
Using the textbook and the South University Online Library,
write a 1000-word (minimum) paper. Refer to the APA resources found in the
course home page, and thoroughly address each of the following questions:
Families have changed greatly over the past 60 years, and
they continue to become more diverse.
Why is the family considered the most important agent of
socialization?
What caused the dramatic changes to the American family?
What are those changes?
Describe the differences in marriage and family life that
are linked to class, race, gender, and personal choice.
Do you feel the trend toward diverse families is positive or
negative?
If the trend changed toward traditional (pre-World War II)
families, how would that affect women’s rights?
Please post your completed paper to the Submissions area.
Week 4 Project
Assignment Overview
For this assignment you will have the opportunity to conduct
an experiment, or quasi-experiment, in order to explore deviance in our
society. As we learned this week, deviance is ”any behavior, belief, or
condition that violates significant social norms in the society or group in
which it occurs” (Kendall, 2013, p. 180). Cultural norms are behaviors and expectations
for a group and fall into three categories: folkways, mores, and laws. For this
assignment you will explore society’s reaction to a folkway violation. You will
then utilize the textbook, online materials, and the South Online Library in
order to write a two-page essay on the deviant (not criminal) experience.
Below you will find a step-by-step guide for completing this
paper:
First, review the sections on Research Ethics and the
subsection on Testing a Hypothesis under the section Research Methods in
chapter one of your text in order to familiarize yourself with sociological
experiments. Then, begin this assignment by choosing a folkway to violate.
Examples include (and there are many folkways to choose from): wearing the
other gender’s clothing, speaking a foreign language to an English speaker,
sitting with a stranger at a restaurant, and eating dinner with your hands. Be
sure to ask your facilitator if you are unsure if the norm you choose to
violate is appropriate for this assignment. Here is an example of a norm
violation for you to watch.
Violate your chosen folkway (not a law) in at least one
situation and document it with pictures, video, and/or notes. Be sure to note
how you feel when you violate the norm, as well as other people’s reactions to
the violation. If you do not receive adequate data (reactions) in one
situation, try it again in another.
Write an organized essay that explores the norm you
violated, how you felt while being deviant, and the reactions you received
while you were violating the norm. You should then analyze the experience,
including the theories of deviance presented in the text. Your paper should
also include an introduction with a thesis and a conclusion that reviews all
main points you present.
Assignment alternative: you may choose to do a reflection
paper on an instance when you have been deviant in the past. A reflection paper
must contain analysis and integrate concepts from the text. Review the grading
criteria to ensure that your reflection paper contains all of the necessary
components.
Remember to use APA format for the essay style as well as
in-text citations and when listing the references. Submit your 2–5-page essay
(maximum 12 pt. font) describing your application project and your findings to
the Submissions area.
Week 5 Project
Assignment Overview
Using the textbook and the South University Online Library,
write a 1500-word paper using APA standards that focuses on the following:
Interview two different individuals regarding their positions in society.
Analyze their responses regarding:
Identify each person’s class, race, and gender, supporting
your work with the text and/or outside resources.
What role has class, race, and gender played in their lives?
How do you see these stratifiers as playing a role, even if the interviewee is
unaware of it?
Apply one of the sociological perspectives to the
individuals’ lives. Why did you choose this particular perspective? How does it
explain each person’s life and life choices?
What are some of the benefits and limitations to using
interview as a research methodology?
Analyze each person’s specific components of culture and
relate them to his/her stratified position in society.
Please post your completed paper in the Submissions area.
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