Category: Sociology

1. Depending on which topic you chose; give us data (national, NYC state, & local NEW ROCHELLE NY) about the phenomenon you are studying and the lessons you drew from them.
2. What is the theoretical or academic discussion/debate around the topic that you selected?            ( Literature Review) 
3. What are the reasons behind the rise of these new family forms, trends, or social problems in the   family and in what ways are they impacting the family institution? (cause-effect analysis) 
4. Provide a conclusive remark.
Use the PowerPoint provided to align the information given to write about in the paper and elaborate deeper into the topic itself and on social support network etc. Provide studies and reasoning. More            sources are welcome

No CHATGPT or AI, I will hire you for future work if you provide quality work. My next work is an essay I’m planning on paying $150 for, for 5 pages 🙂
Paper 2 Guidelines
Your paper is due by 11:59pm on Friday, May 3. No late papers will be accepted without documentation of extenuating circumstances. You can upload your finished paper to Canvas.
PAPER TOPIC
Access the following article: Pamela J. Smock and Christine R. Schwartz. 2020. “The Demography of Families: A Review of Patterns and Change”. Journal of Marriage & Family 82: 9-34.
Smock and Schwartz – The Demography of Families.pdfDownload Smock and Schwartz – The Demography of Families.pdf
After accessing the article, read the Introduction section and answer the following question (in 2 to 3 sentences):
1. What is the framework/subtheme employed by the paper?
Then read ONE of the following sections: Marriage & Remarriage; Divorce; Cohabitation; or Fertility. 2. After reading this section, explain the main findings summarized in that section of the article and connect these findings back to the framework/subtheme of the article (in 1 to 2 pages).
Then read ONE of the following sections: Same-Gender Unions; Immigrant Families; or Children’s Living Arrangements.
3. After reading this section, explain the main findings summarized in that section of the article and connect these findings back to the framework/subtheme of the article (1 to 2 pages).
FORMATTING
Your paper does not need to be essay format, but it still should be double spaced, with 12-point font and blue or black ink. Please use a professional font (Garamond, Times New Roman, Cambria, Verdana are good fonts to use).
Include a header with your name, the date, and the title of the course.
Please include page numbers anywhere on your paper.
You DO NOT need to include references or a works cited.

Write about the difference between suicide rates in Wyoming and Washington DC. This paper must be in APA format with at least 3 in-text citations. At a minimum, you will include why there are differences including ethnicity, economic status, weather, education, incarceration rates, and occupations. Include at least 3 scientific studies in your findings.

In a ten-page essay, examine the contrasting approaches to death and burial in modern American culture and Indigenous South Asian societies. Explore how these burial practices reflect deeper cultural attitudes towards death and the afterlife, and how they serve as mechanisms for coping with loss and honoring the deceased.
Your essay should delve into the rituals, customs, and symbolism associated with death and burial in each culture. Consider factors such as religious beliefs, societal norms, historical influences, and geographic landscapes that shape these practices.
Highlight the significance of death in both cultures, discussing how it is perceived, understood, and commemorated. Analyze the role of community support, family dynamics, and spiritual beliefs in the grieving process, and how these elements are manifested in funeral rites and memorial traditions.
Furthermore, critically assess the impact of globalization, modernization, and cultural exchange on traditional burial practices in both American and South Asian contexts. Examine whether there are shifts towards more secular or alternative forms of burial, and the implications of these changes on cultural identity and collective memory.
Ultimately, your essay should provide a nuanced understanding of how death and burial rituals serve as profound expressions of cultural values, offering insights into the human experience of mortality and the enduring quest for meaning in life and death.
it should reflect excellency in writing, familiarity with sociological and anthropological
concepts, cultural sensitivity, and critical thinking. 
Use these books for quotes and references and others too
“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory” by Caitlin Doughty
“From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death” by Caitlin Doughty
“The American Way of Death, Revisited” by Jessica Mitford
“Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers” by Mary Roach

Write a crapy 5 page comparative book review on “Tattoos on the Heart” by Gregory Boyle and “Always Running” by Luis Rodriguez.
For the book review (Not in order): 
– provide a concise summary of the books
– compare and contrast the author’s motivations, message and the narratives they are presenting about gang life. where do they align and where do they differ, and why? 
– what do these books tell you about gang life in the US
2 of the sources are the books from which you should incorporate quotes to support claims

Social Stratification As Seen in
News
Sociological
analysis is most useful (and interesting) when it engages the real problems of
real people in society.  Newspapers and
periodicals afford us an opportunity to see what’s going on in the social
world, and to form social scientific ideas about these happenings.  By now, you should have a firm understanding
of the concept of social stratification and the different ways it relates to our
lives.  For this assignment you will write
a 4-5 page analysis of a stratification-related social issue that
is found in a newspaper or magazine. 
Your analysis must meet all of the criteria stated in this document.  This assignment is worth 20% of your
final grade, and DUE THE LAST DAY OF REGULAR CLASSES: May 3rd.
Your
first step is to find a recent newspaper or magazine article about some social
issue that interests you, and that relates to social stratification (divisions
of money, status and power).  The article
must be from 2018-2024.  The article must
be from a major source, such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Time
Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, among others.  The article can be found online or in print.  You may want to run the article by me first
before proceeding with this assignment. 
The objective of this assignment is to provide students with an
opportunity to apply sociological perspectives on stratification to the actual social
world.
I.    Background (1 page):
a.       Briefly describe the social stratification event or
situation presented in the article by answering the following questions:
i.     
What is the
event?
ii.     
Who was
involved?
iii.     
Where did
the event occur?
iv.     
When did the
event happen?
v.     
What data or
statistics, if any, are presented to help describe the situation?
b.     
When you
describe the event, do not plagiarize – describe in your own words!
c.      
Make
sure you include a well-developed thesis statement which informs the
reader in one sentence what is the argument of your paper. In other words, what
are you claiming in this paper?  The
thesis should be placed at the end of the Background section.  Go to this link for assistance:
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/writing-the-paper/thesis-statements.
II.  Assessment
(3-4 pages):  This is the “meat” of
your paper.  Make sure this section is
well-developed and organized since your grade depends mainly on your
sociological analysis of the article.
Discuss why the social stratification event or situation
occurred by relating it to theories
we have covered in class, or that you have read about in your text.  You need to include correct and
appropriate illustrations or examples to demonstrate your ability to apply
the theories to the real-life situation.
Include a discussion of any other concepts besides stratification
(e.g., gender, family, race) that are prominent in the article, and why
they are important   
Include an engaging and stimulating conclusion paragraph that
summarizes your paper.  Demonstrate
evidence that you can make connections between all of the main ideas.
Again, the paper
should be logically organized in well-constructed paragraphs/sentences, have
relevant content, and be easily understood. 
There should be few or no errors in
format, sentence structure, grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. 
there is ZERO tolerance for
plagiarism, so always cite the original source if you are “borrowing”
information.  If you are citing sources, there must always be in-text citations and a
References page in APA style.  Sources must be in ABC order on the
References page.  

For the following essay, please edit and add the remaining parts that my instructor provided. 
Comments
You are missing nominal and operational definitions of all of your concepts (your outcome and your causal factors).
Comments
Specifically, what type of sample will you draw and why…and what are the pros and cons of the sampling method you choose.
Comments
ASA format on in-text citations. type in info on consent form.
Tie in concepts from the reading I provided.
Please make sure to add 2 pages of work to have sufficient information for the comments being made. 

I have most of the paper typed out I just need it to sounds a little better and extended 2 pages.
Your final product is a 12-page ASA-formatted paper that pulls together all of the sections you’ve worked on throughout the
semester and adds your Community Improvement proposal. This is an academic paper, so it should be well-organized,
coherent, and free of grammatical and spelling errors. The information it should cover will include, but is not limited to:
1. A brief literature review of key themes relevant to communities and crime and specific to your community. You should
collect and review at least 5 sources, with at least 3 from outside of this class
2. A description of the community. Include current demographics (size, racial and ethnic composition, age of population,
rental versus owned housing, location, etc.) and crime statistics.
3. The type and amount of business and industry if relevant. You may want to interview a business owner.
4. Residents’ perceptions of the community and crime. You will interview at least two citizens.
5. Police officers’ perceptions of the community and crime. You will interview at least one police officer or politician.
6. Local politicians’ perceptions of the community and crime.
7. A description of community organizations, including local non-profits, churches and neighborhood associations, if
relevant. How does each contribute to the community? You will interview at least one community organizer.
8. A proposal for Community Organizing and Improvement based on what you learned about your community’s residents,
resources, perceptions and problems with local crime prevention and control.
9. A summary of the project, and how it connects to broader themes related to communities and crime.

To what extent can economic inequality within a capitalist system be considered functional, even if it generates hardship for some individuals? Can there be a level of inequality that becomes detrimental to the overall functioning of the system? How might sociologists from different theoretical perspectives answer this question?
Use all sociological theories: functionalism, conflict, symbolism, and feminism.
Essay assignments should conform to APA format
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/index.htmlLinks to an external site.
Use a 12-point font
Single-spaced
It should be a Word (.doc or .docx)

In a ten-page essay, examine the contrasting approaches to death and burial in modern American culture and Indigenous South Asian societies. Explore how these burial practices reflect deeper cultural attitudes towards death and the afterlife, and how they serve as mechanisms for coping with loss and honoring the deceased.
Your essay should delve into the rituals, customs, and symbolism associated with death and burial in each culture. Consider factors such as religious beliefs, societal norms, historical influences, and geographic landscapes that shape these practices.
Highlight the significance of death in both cultures, discussing how it is perceived, understood, and commemorated. Analyze the role of community support, family dynamics, and spiritual beliefs in the grieving process, and how these elements are manifested in funeral rites and memorial traditions.
Furthermore, critically assess the impact of globalization, modernization, and cultural exchange on traditional burial practices in both American and South Asian contexts. Examine whether there are shifts towards more secular or alternative forms of burial, and the implications of these changes on cultural identity and collective memory.
Ultimately, your essay should provide a nuanced understanding of how death and burial rituals serve as profound expressions of cultural values, offering insights into the human experience of mortality and the enduring quest for meaning in life and death.
make sure to use some these books listed below for information to use in the essay. make sure when you  use direct quotes from a book that you cite it.