Category: Social Sciences : Sociology

Prior to working on this journal, review all material gathered for your research topic up to this point. Respond to the following questions on your topic, designed to get feedback from your instructor. By the end of this module, you will have a wealth of feedback from your peers in class in addition to your professor. Provide thoughtful analyses and introspection to help you think through how you need support for the last week of your research. If needed, you can edit your topic so your professor can assist you in enriching the process. Remember that the more connections you make between what is going on in class, the outside world, and the course material, the better your final paper will be.
How do you feel about your research thus far? Are you confident? Concerned? Share and elaborate on the status of your project.
What changes do you think you need to make and why?
Were you drawn to an alternative perspective during the research process? How so? Or why not?
What questions have come up for you to further your research?
Explain how you have been looking for material to support your ideas.
Include any questions you have for your professor.
Journal entries are reflective documents that provide personal, thoughtful analyses. Personal reflection and self-appraisal are part of the concept of journaling and will help you articulate what you learn in class and how and why you take in the messages the way you do. This is deep learning because it comes from self-analysis. This thoughtful introspection helps you understand the material and what you’re getting out of it.
The more connections you make between what is going on in class, the outside world, and the course material, the better your journaling experience. Remember course and weekly learning outcomes and address how you connect with them in your writing. Review the Writing Center’s resource on What is Reflective Writing?Links to an external site. to support you in your journaling exploration.
Your journals should be two to three pages; integrate course concepts and provide examples from your experiences that reflect the focus for this week’s journal assignment. Make sure you are using the course materials and citing appropriately.

Compare Booker T. Washington’s speech with W.E.B. DuBois’s critique of Washington’s speech. Both were made during the era of segregation.
What was DuBois criticizing about Washington’s position. Do you think any of the points made in both would be accepted by Black people and White racists today?

Identify your chosen issue as one that enables you to engage in applied sociology.
Summarize your topic as a social problem that would be improved by social change theory and applied sociology.
Distinguish clearly the group that would be directly impacted by an applied sociological approach to the problem.
Build a plan to resolve the issue that includes collaborating with the impacted group or community.
Describe what you have learned in practicing applied sociology.
The Doing Sociology Research Paper,
must be seven to nine double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice. Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introductory paragraph must do the following:
Contain a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper and a clear overview of your topic.
Address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Conclude by reaffirming your thesis or direction of your paper.

Find a subject. Review the topics covered in class.
Do preliminary research on the subject. This is important because if a topic is too hard to research, you must consider it more.
Ask yourself why this research is essential to you. You may want to sit back after you’ve looked at your Topic and ask, “So what?” Consider why the issue or topic is crucial to narrow it down and decide if you want to pursue it.
Prepare a preliminary bibliography that you will revise and return to often. Note the most interesting reads so that you can use those readings for your Annotated Bibliography.
Take notes from appropriate sources (for some, it helps to use notecards).
Construct a brief draft describing your topic, thesis statement, and relevancy. This will act as a guide to the rest of the research and writing process.
Write a first draft.
Revise the draft.
Make sure there is a clear, strong introduction that maps out the problem/issue you are looking at and tells the reader your intentions for the remainder of the paper.
Have a firm conclusion, discussing options for further research.
Insert your in-text citations at the Revision stage.
Finalize your paper, ensuring you’ve incorporated any feedback from your peer(s) or writing coach
In your paper,
Identify your chosen issue as one that enables you to engage in applied sociology.
Summarize your topic as a social problem that would be improved by social change theory and applied sociology.
Distinguish clearly the group that would be directly impacted by an applied sociological approach to the problem.
Build a plan to resolve the issue that includes collaborating with the impacted group or community.
Describe what you have learned in practicing applied sociology
Your introductory paragraph must do the following:
Contain a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper and a clear overview of your topic.
Address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Conclude by reaffirming your thesis or direction of your paper.

In the light of the ideas I have set out in earlier pages, it should not appear odd to move directly from the intimacies of domestic life to developments that span the globe. Nothing is more characteristic of our era than the connections between the conduct of our day-to-day lives, specific to time and place, and events in far-flung regions. It is difficult for us, living in a world of more or less instantaneous electronic communication via telephone, radio, and television, and extremely rapid travel by road, rail, and air, to understand the slow pace of communication and travel in previous centurieries. Discuss.

In the light of the ideas I have set out in earlier pages, it should not appear odd to move directly from the intimacies of domestic life to developments that span the globe. Nothing is more characteristic of our era than the connections between the conduct of our day-to-day lives, specific to time and place, and events in far-flung regions. It is difficult for us, living in a world of more or less instantaneous electronic communication via telephone, radio, and television, and extremely rapid travel by road, rail, and air, to understand the slow pace of communication and travel in previous centurieries. Discuss.

Sources:
Part One
“The illusionists” (video, episodes 1 & 2, 97 minutes; FIU Library “Search for anything” box)
Part Two
“The bomb under the world” (each video, 55 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkeU4Xojc_sLinks to an external site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ_BB7VEDyQLinks to an external site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0r0Wj-ZI9kLinks to an external site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ObVN4BASxILinks to an external site.
Part Three
“How Kim Kardashian killed the term ‘empowerment’”
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a55017/kim-kardashian-naked-selfie-empowerment/Links to an external site.
“Feminism’s greatest obstacle in the digital age is the commodification of women’s bodies”
https://qz.com/658036/feminisms-greatest-obstacle-in-the-digital-age/Links to an external site.
“The commodification and capitalization of the anti-racism industry”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2021/08/09/the-commodification-and-capitalization-of-the-anti-racism-industry/?sh=28ebdbc14b1eLinks to an external site. 
“Pride for sale”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/opinions/pride-for-sale/Links to an external site.
Part Four
“4 marketing tactics e-cigarette companies use to target youths”
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-industry-marketing/4-marketing-tactics-e-cigarette-companies-use-targetLinks to an external site.
“Advertising targets the young in poor countries—with deadly consequences”
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/dec/01/big-tobacco-industry-targets-young-people-poor-countries-smokingLinks to an external site.
“How big business got Brazil hooked on junk food”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/16/health/brazil-obesity-nestle.htmlLinks to an external site.
Part Five
GPCC, chapter 1, “Constructing the consumer”
Discussion post – answer the questions with in-text citation sources
According to GPCC, what have been the four components of the creation of the consumer economy and society since the mid-1800s? Give three examples of each component. According to “The Bomb under the World,” how has consumerism been created in India?
According to “The Illusionists,” how have gender and beauty been commodified globally in recent decades?
According to “How Kim Kardashian …” and “Feminism’s greatest obstacle …,” what is the difference between “feeling empowered,” on the one hand, and having actual power in society, on the other?
What are arguably the social repercussions of the “commodification and capitalization of the anti-racism industry”?
What are arguably the social repercussions of “Pride for sale”?
Discuss three examples of how businesses have businesses marketed unhealthy commodities in poor countries.
How have you yourself been created as a consumer in terms of your social class, sexuality/gender, race/ethnicity, age, education, national citizenship, and geographic location in the world? Discuss this process in terms of the four components of the creation of a consumer economy and society.

Respond to two (2) of the following prompts:
Explain what stigmatization of illness means. Choose a common illness and explain how it might be stigmatized for people of different cultures or social classes? (USLO 10.1) 
Why do you think the United States has high obesity-related illnesses in comparison to lower-income nations? Within our society, what contributes to health inequities between people of varying socioeconomic statuses? (USLO 10.2) 
What are the differences between Medicare and Medicaid? What do you think are some of the downfalls of government funded healthcare in our society? (USLO 10.3) 
Describe the theoretical perspective that you think best explains the healthcare in our society? (USLO 10.4) 
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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.

Respond to two (2) of the following prompts:
Karl Marx studied the social impact of religion and believed religion reflects the material base, which is comprised of the means and modes of production and the relations of production. Marx argued that religion maintains inequality and perpetuates the status quo. Is Marx’s argument that religion maintains inequality and perpetuates the status quo true? Present an example that supports your assessment of Marx’s argument. (USLO 9.4)
Emile Durkheim argued that religion promotes social cohesion, and social control, as well as offering meaning and purpose to human life. Is Durkheim’s argument true? Present an example that supports your assessment of Durkheim’s argument. (USLO 9.4)
What is required of a society for its political structure to be considered democratic? While this question might seem straightforward, it is not and is a topic of contentious debate in current political philosophy circles. The Democracy Index lists 60 different indicators that must be considered when discerning whether a nation is a democracy. While you in no way will be expected to discuss all indicators, please talk about a few of the conditions that must exist for a government to qualify as a democracy. Include textual evidence to support your view. (USLO 9.1, 9.2)
In recent years in the United States, citizens have increasingly made claims that our judicial system is institutionally racist. Evidence provided for these claims has pointed toward unfair drug sentencing laws, stop and frisk policies, the use of police force, and the overwhelming number of black men in prisons and jails in comparison to the rest of the population. Select one claim and discuss whether these claims have merit, presenting specific examples to support your position. Include textual evidence to support your view. (USLO 9.3)
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