Sociology 1
Social Analysis Paper
Possible Points:
Due: June 6
30
Select a recent newspaper, magazine article, or a personal experience on a subject of your
choice. The article or personal experience should relate to sociological concept discussed in
class.
Write a 3-4 page essay discussing the subject of this article or personal experience.
Include the following:
Define any sociological concept discussed in lectures and explain its significance to you or
society. How does it influence your life or society?
A summary of the issue described in the article or of your personal experience.
Relate the sociological concept to the article, current event, or your life experience. Be
sure to draw from course material.
Provide your opinion, belief, or insight concerning the sociological concept.
* * * Attach a copy of the article to your essay.
Possible Sociological Concepts:
Social Stratification
Subculture
Functionalist, Conflict, or Symbolic Interaction Perspectives
Values
Individual or Institutional Discrimination
Gatekeeping
Prejudice
Mate Selection
Social inequality
Gender roles
Sexual Harassment
Politics: leadership
Scapegoat
False Consciousness
Culture Shock
Patriarchy
Deviance
Group Think
Gender Inequality
White collar crime
Role Conflict
Gender & Violence
Role Strain
Glass ceiling
Social Mobility
Norms
Social Class
Socialization
Ethnocentrism
Saphir-Whorf Hypothesis
Format:
Typed, double spaced. 1 inch margins. 12 font.
If information is used from a source (including the textbook), the source must be cited in
the essay, and listed in a “Works Cited” page.
DO NOT use a report cover. Staple the pages together in the upper left hand corner.