Term Paper: “What is Sociology?”

For this assignment you will write an analysis paper on what sociology is and how you can apply it to your life.  You will need to incorporate specific concepts and ideas that would support your explanation and understanding of the discipline. 

SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT:

First, you will need to first give a description of what sociology is to you after taking this class.  Then you will choose THREE main concepts that you feel best describes the goals of sociology.  Some examples could be social forces, culture, power, social structure, inequality/stratification or the sociological imagination. You may choose other main theories and/or ideas.  You will need to describe your three chosen concepts and provide analysis as to why they are essential to the discipline.  Make sure you reference your text and/or lecture to support your discussion.

Second, with the chosen concepts you’ve used to explain sociology you will need to explain how each of them can be applied to your life and/or your understanding of society.

Other requirements:

If you are using terms or concepts from the lecture or text make sure you provide proper citations

Have a works cited or bibliography

• All essays must be typed, double spaced, and 12 pt font.

• You will need to integrate additional terms, concepts, data, and theories to explain your chosen concepts.
  • All use of concepts, terms and definitions should be underlined or in bold.
  • NOTE: you may write in the first person for this assignment (“I”).

Grading: will be based on your adherence to the requirements (points will be deducted for not following the specific instructions stated above), your ability to discuss and explain each issue, your analysis and overall understanding of sociology and chosen concepts.   There is no minimum or maximum but make sure you cover all the requirements!

REQUIREMENTS  FOR TURNING IN YOUR PAPER

1) You must upload your paper into the TURNITIN assignment link under the “Assignments” button.

1. a) Go to our Blackboard course website, click on Assignments, click on view/complete under the paper assignment you are submitting, fill in the required information, then click the browse button to locate the file you want to submit, and finally click submit to upload the selected file.
2. b) Your paper should be in word or rich text format (.doc, .docx, or .rtf).

 

Word Count: 1400-1500

No. of Pages: 7