Sociology 204 Writing Assignment Option 3: A Deviant Act
We can focus on four elements to understand deviance as a social construction: norms, contexts, interaction, and punishment. And the construction of deviance also always involves power. In this writing assignment you will identify a single, specific action that is defined as deviant and analyze it using this framework. The question that your paper will […]
Sociology 204 Writing Assignment Option 4: Socialization into
People inhabit multiple social worlds, and act differently in those different worlds. Socialization is one of the processes that allows this to happen, focusing on how we learn and internalize the norms, values, beliefs, habits, knowledge, behaviors, and modes of action that allow us to function in those different social worlds. In this essay, please […]
Sociology 204 Writing Assignment Option 6: Disaster!
In Unit One we talked about how disasters and accidents often need to be viewed in a broader perspective to understand the causes of the disaster and its effects. In this essay you are going to identify a specific disaster or accident (either one that has happened or one that may happen; please do not […]
Sociology 204 Writing Assignment Option 7: Nacirema Redux
For graded section three you read “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema.” In this writing assignment you will write an essay modeled on the Nacirema article (maybe an even better model is “Nacirema Celestial-Deer Worship” written by a student, Elizabeth Smith, for a similar writing assignment at her college; it is on Canvas). For your essay […]
Option #2: Risk Analysis Research
Option #2: Risk Analysis Research Find a company that took a big risk on an IT project and succeeded. Next, find a company that took a big risk on an IT project and failed. You can use the same company for both scenarios. Summarize each project and situation in a short paper. Analyze both projects’ […]
Sociology 204 Writing Assignment Option 5: Theme Song
Sociology 204 Writing Assignment Option 5: Theme Song Many of the issues that sociologists focus on exert a powerful influence over people’s lives and experiences. Because of this many sociological issues are reflected in pop culture, from movies and tv to novels to music. For this writing assignment you will identify a song (with lyrics) […]