4 - 5 pages Critical Essay - Research Paper:
A Socio-autiobiography
Instructions: Please note paper should be completed with Microsoft Word prior to uploading to CANVAS.
1: All written assignments must have an APA formatted cover page, reference page an in-text citation. Failure to present such will result in the return of your paper ungraded.
a: The information on the cover page should be as follows:
i: Name of the course
ii: Title of paper
iii: Name of author (your name)
iv: Date paper was completed
2: References should be from scholarly sources NOTE: www.google.com
Links to an external site. OR www.wikipedia.com are NOT scholarly sources and, unacceptable for your reference page. Please use your text, peer reviewed journal articles, book, academic sites etc.,
Please note, although this is a personal socio-autobiography, it is also an academic piece and, should be written as such. Word contractions should be avoided such as “I’m, “ etc., pay attention to grammar and sentence construction. Proof read prior to submitting as well as reviewing your class Syllabus for additional guidance.
3: The paper should be double spaced and paragraphs should be between 3- 5 sentences in length.
4: Remember you are the author of this work. You choose what goes in and what does not.
Therefore, please do not share information that you are not comfortable sharing with others. This is primarily to assess your ability to define and use the concepts appropriately.
Please pay ATTENTION:
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Essay
Write a Socio-autobiography sharing your journey to who you are today. Include in this work 10 UNREPEATED sociological concepts as part of the narrative. At first, use of the concept, you should bold and underline it (eg., norms). You may use a concept(s) more than once, but it will be counted only once.
Remember the focus is the appropriate use of the concepts and not the number of sentences.
List of possible concepts. However, you may use other sociological concepts that are more appropriate for your discourse.
1 | Norms | 2 | Values | 3 | Culture |
4 | Sociological imagination | 5 | Socialization | 6 | Social Interaction |
7 | Class conflict | 8 | Afrocentrism | 9 | Counterculture |
10 | Cultural relativism | 11 | Eurocentrism | 12 | Folkways |
13 | Popular culture | 14 | Mores | 15 | Material culture |
16 | Bureaucracy | 17 | Out-group | 18 | Reference group |
19 | In-group | 20 | Groupthink | 21 | Ascribed Status |
22 | Achieved Status | 23 | Role Strain/conflict | 24 | Deviant |
25 | Homophobia | 26 | Neurosis | 27 | Psychosis |
28 | Social Control | 29 | Power Elite | 30 | Relative Poverty |
31 | Intergenerational mobility | 32 | Intragenerational mobility | 33 | Stratification |
34 | Glass ceiling | 35 | Scapegoating | 36 | Stereotype |
37 | Institutionalized discrimination | 38 | Interest group | 39 | Social Construct |
40 | Sick role | 41 | Front Stage | 42 | Control group |
(see course syllabus for in-depth details)
Critical Thinking Essay - 20%
A 4-5 page narrative, NOT including cover page and references.
The essay papers will be graded as follows:
- Cover Page (should include your name, date submitted, course info, Professor name, and University name) 5 points
- Introduction and thesis statement 10 points
- Definition of concepts (2 points each with proper citation and reference) 20 points
- Discussion on socio-biography and use of concepts 30 points
- Grammar and organization 15 points
- In-text citation - 2 points each correct citation (10 points max) 10 points
- References (at least 5) Correct APA Format (2 points each) 10 points
Points to Remember When Writing Sociological Essays
Social science essays are discussions
Arguments are usually developed based on documented or observed evidence as well as the writer’s perspective.
- References are usually required.
- A well thought out sociology essay cannot be answered from a single text.