Category: Sociology

The purpose of this essay is to apply C. W. Mills’s Sociological Imagination concept to explain a personal situation. The essay will demonstrate the student’s ability to use sociological concepts & theories learned in the course, to describe a personal situation. The topic is left to the student’s discretion.
The Essay paper should have the following 5 content areas:
1. Introduction: In this first content area, write a paragraph introducing C. W. Mills’s concept of sociological imagination, and give a general overview of how you will be applying it to the personal situation that you will discuss in your paper.
2. Personal Explanation: In this second content area, describe your personal situation/topic. Based on whether the situation is a current one or a past one, describe how you dealt or are dealing with it. You can also pick a situation from a person’s life who is closely related to you or whose experience affected you. You should know the person well enough to write the essay.
Describe what caused the problem, who were involved, what were others’ and your roles in the situation, and if a resolution was reached. This section is all about your account of your situation and should be no longer than four paragraphs (3/4 – 1 page).
3. Sociological Imagination: In this third content area, analyze your personal situation by applying sociological imagination, i.e., examine how society and social forces affected your situation. This section should be the most substantial portion of your essay. You should use terms and concepts from at least 3 different chapters from the textbook, and one sociological theory.
4. Data/Stats: Utilize at least 2 statistics or research studies from the textbook or outside sources such as the Galen College online library. The references should be scholarly and should be relevant to your situation (E.g., Inclusion of divorce rates in the US if the topic is on Divorce; inclusion of poverty rates, crime and victimization rates, or suicide rates if the topic is either on Poverty or Crime). Citing at least one outside source is required.
5. Conclusion: Write a wrap-up conclusion summarizing the major finding/themes in your paper. This should be no more than a paragraph.
Your essay should be 4-6 pages in length (excluding the title page and the references page) and should be double-spaced. You will lose points if your essay is shorter than 4 full pages of content. The font should be 12-point Calibri or Times New Roman. Use APA format for your entire essay, including for references and in-text citations and edit your work carefully for spelling and grammar.
Your essay should be 4-6 pages in length (excluding the title page and the references page). It should be double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5” x 11”) with a 1” margin on all sides. The font should be 12-point Times New Roman or Calibri. Use APA formatting throughout your essay and cite any sources you use.
For help with APA formatting and style, refer to the Purdue Owl website and the APA Style Central tool featured in Canvas.

The writer should be able to research fitting studies from sociology, political science, psychology and should be fit in scenario planning. The uploaded brief contains more information. The quality requirements are very high.

The Slate Magazine is an online magazine dealing with various topical issues. I have extracted a portion of some correspondence between Ben Wattenburg and Kenneth Hill from the magazine in which they debate the world population situation. The exchanges reproduced here are just two of an eight part set. At the time of this correspondence, Ben Wattenberg was a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Kenneth Hill was a professor and director of the Hopkins Population Center at Johns Hopkins University.
Read the correspondence and write a brief very well-organized essay (NO MORE THAN TWO PAGES)
·      Indicating what the debate is about
·      What evidence each person uses for support
·      Whose side you find more convincing and why? 
·      Please note that the assignments will be graded for both content and completeness of the answer (what you say), as well as clarity, linguistic correctness and organization (how you say it).
·      Assignment  should be typed in double space and very well  organized, with paragraphs, and should have an introduction and conclusion.
·      If you cite and reference external material, you must use ASA style.
·      See the assignment for the ASA style guidelines.

SI Introduction & Planning Assignment Clarification
Instructions:
Provide 1-2 paragraphs with the information listed below and be sure to include a cover page.
1.) List one PERSONAL situation. It can be your problem or about someone whom you are close to. (1-2 sentences) Examples of this can include debt, body image, divorce, etc.
Introduction:
1.) This should include the definition of Sociological imagination (cite) and then your interpretation of what it means. (Take a look back at your week 1 discussion forum). Also, in this section you should include the general overview of your problem/issue that you will discuss in your paper.
For example, In this paper I will discuss debt and how it has impacted my life.
2.) You must include a minimum of 3 sociological concepts. Please provide the names (i.e. socialization, gender roles, family) of the three concepts, the chapters in which you will retrieve the concepts from, and define the concepts.
3.) You must include 1 sociological theory (see below). Provide one sociological theory (i.e. Symbolic Interactionism, Conflict Theory, and etc.) You should define this theory as well. This is a precursor to your final essay due in Week 10. Please let me know if you have any questions by posting in the course questions discussion forum or by e-mailing me directly.
book link https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-3e

Question #1: What is the author’s
point of analysis in the reading (e.g., stereotyping, social exclusion, role,
socialization, power, the effects of technology)? What research methods (if
any) did the author use?
Question #2: What theoretical
framework or concepts (if any) does the author use? What are some of the
author’s key findings? What are some of the author’s arguments or conclusions?
Question #3: What were some
shortcomings of the author’s research methodology, theoretical analysis,
conclusions, or writing style? What could have been done to improve the
article?
i attached a pdf of the reading needed to answer these questions.

n Part 1 of the Interview Project, you developed a list of at least 12 interview questions related to the topic of aging and/or ageism. In Part 2, you identified a potential interviewee and conducted a 60-minute interview.  For part 3, you will analyze your data, report what you have learned from the interviewee, and write a reflection about your experience with this project.
Part 1: Develop Interview Questions 
Part 2: Schedule and Conduct an Interview
Part 3: Notes, Report Findings, and Reflection
Instructions
Read through your interview transcript, and highlight words or concepts, or sentences that are related to your topic on aging/ageism.
Organize the phrases that you highlighted into themes or find a way to make sense of the interview data.
Write
In the introduction, introduce your interviewee and provide the background information you gathered in Part 2 of the Interview Project. Also, introduce your topic related to aging and ageism and explain why you are interested in this topic. Lastly, the last sentence of the introduction should be the thesis statement that highlights two themes you learned from the interview.
Write one paragraph for each of the two themes/concepts from your interview that you want to highlight, each theme needs to be supported by data from the interview.
Write one to two paragraphs reflecting on what you have learned from this interview project, and any feelings or experiences that you may want to share in completing this project. Here are some questions to get started on the reflection, but you can choose whether to use these guiding questions or write your own reflection.
What is your experience with the interview?
What is something you did well on?
What is something you feel that you want to improve on?
What are some limitations of this project?
Are you interested in expanding this research? If so, how?
Upload a copy of the actual written/typed notes from your interview.
Check the following before submitting this assignment
Each paragraph should have a minimum of 5-8 sentences. 
The paper must be double-spaced, typed with 12-size font, and 1-inch margins.
Make sure to proofread for grammatical and spelling errors.
To turn in this assignment, you must upload your Word or PDF document by the due date.
Give yourself enough time to upload the paper
I provided the questions 

Film Response Paper’s Instructions: 
1. Have a clear thesis (Please underline it) that is on par with the course content (choose one film screened in class or online and critically discuss how Race, Class, Gender, and or Emotions are shown in the film. Please note: You do not have to discuss all of them, but you must use Race.) (10 points) 
2. Use at least three examples from the film to support your thesis. (20 points each = 60 points) 
3. Remember to Cite (APA or MLA). (You must cite the film. If references are used, they must be cited, and a Work Cited or Bibliography  page should be included.) (3 points. Some papers may automatically fail without including or not correctly citing a work cited page.) APA or MLA
4. Include your personal reflection on the film. (10 points) 
5. Between 4-6 pages. Please note: The Title page and the Work Cited or Bibliography Page are not included in your page count of 4-6 pages. (8 points, but negative various points if less than the required length.) 
6. Assignments should be typed in 12-point font, double-spaced, and 1-1.25 inch margins. (3 points, but various points are subtracted if the font is more prominent than required or if there is a structure issue).
7. Title Page: Your name, the date due, the title, and the course title should be centered on a separate page. (3 points) 
8. Page numbers should be included. (3 points) 
9. All assignments must be submitted by the due date (check Canvas for deadlines). 
10. You may write about any film you have seen or read about in this class or email me for special approval of a film not discussed in the course. (Various points are subtracted for not following this step by Monday, November 27).  
*Please note: Various points are subtracted if the paper has clarity or structure issues. 

Analytic Essay. You need to write an analytic essay on autocratic, democratic, or technocratic
personality, institution, or culture.
Topic: Focus on one issue in your essay. There are obviously nine possible issues to choose for
your essay: Autocratic personality, democratic personality, technocratic personality; autocratic
institution, democratic institution, technocratic institution; autocratic culture, democratic culture,
technocratic culture.
Source: Read From Autocracy to Democracy to Technocracy: An Evolution of Human Polity
(https://www.cambridgescholars.com/from-autocracy-to-democracy-to-technocracy). If you write
on autocratic personality, you should read Part II completely so you can develop your ideas on it
for a good essay. If you write on democratic institutions, you need to read Part III carefully. If you
write on technocratic culture, you must read Part IV thoroughly.
Required Elements: Your essay must tackle these essential elements. For example, if you write on
technocratic personality, you need to address (1) what automatic personality is, its main
characteristics and behavioral symptoms; (2) what social factors and forces lie under autocratic
personality; (3) how autocratic personality molds political leaders, influences common citizens,
and shapes social atmospheres; and (4) how autocratic personality might penetrate in democracy
and even technocracy while dominating autocracy.
Length: You may write your analytic essay for as long as you like. The minimum is 10 pages.
Format: Font: Times New Roman; Point: 12; Spacing: Double; Margin: one inch on each side.
Submission: You need to submit your analytic essay through Turnitin at our class site on Canvas.
Essays showing a similarity rate of 15% or higher will be penalized with a deduction of 1.5 or
higher points. For example, an essay identified by Turnitin as having a similarity rate of 21% will
automatically lose 2.1 points. Essays showing a similarity rate of 50% or higher will be subject to
the double penalties provided by the class policy on plagiarism: (a) you lose all 14 points
partitioned to the essay assignment; and (b) you are penalized with a deduction of another 14 points
from your earned total score.

2nd – Review and provide a response the following:
1- What are your thoughts – presented are different and similar ideas about violence and mass shootings.
2- You are the social worker – what information in these news stories is most compelling to you, and why?
3- How does the different news stories influence your practice as a social worker?
4- What should consider when assessing students or adults for committing violence?
5- What do you consider to be the best approach to preventing school shootings?
PBS News hour – Mind of Rampage Killer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWVh_tK5boI
CNN Health – Two doctors say stop blaming mental health for mass shootings: https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2022/11/02/young-men-mass-shootings-doctors-wellness-orig.cnn 
ABC News – Experts weigh in on role ‘mental illness’ plays in mass shootings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1fC01b-viU
CBS News – Mental illness or hate | What motivates mass shooters?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfcNHbDbMpE
Chanel 7 News – Mental health intervention is key to preventing school shootings, experts say: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=553etjOxKI8

*Hochschild, The Second Shift, chapters 12-13, 15-17, and afterward
1) As a research study, do you think The Second Shift was a good study (particularly regarding research design — i.e., how she conducted the study)?  What do you think was good about it?  What if anything would you change? 
2.What do you think has and/or has not changed with who does what (and how much of) the second shift since Hochschild published her book over 30 years ago?  What do you think explains any change or lack of change? What impact, if any, do you think Covid had?