SOC100 Module Four Writing Assignment: The Sociological Imagination
The purpose of this assignment is to apply your sociological imagination to your own life using concepts from Module 4 chapters and lectures (Relationships and Families; Education; Religion; Law and Crime; Health; and Mass Media). To do this, you will select and apply two concepts of your choice to an autobiographical aspect of your life. You will then find two peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles from the UTM library that relate to your concepts, and you will explain how the research in your articles advances your understanding of how your concepts apply to your life.
The assignment will have two sections:
Section One: Concept Connection
1. Review the concepts, theories, and ideas from the chapters in Module 4 (Relationships and Families; Education; Religion; Law and Crime; Health; and Mass Media). Think of a single example or issue in your life that relates to two Module 4 concepts. Select TWO concepts in total from TWO chapters (for example, one concept from Education and one from Religion; or one from Mass Media and one from Health). Your concepts cannot both be from the same chapter.
A concept could be any term, definition, theory, or idea from the chapter (for example, from Law and Crime, it could be the social construction of crime, social control/social bonds, recidivism, and so on; from Religion, it could be social solidarity, feminism/lived religion, atheism, religiosity, and so on; from Mass Media, it could be global village, hegemony, echo chambers, representation, and so on).
You are not selecting two experiences or aspects, each with their own separate concept. Instead, you are integrating two concepts and applying both to the same single autobiographical experience, example, or issue in your life.
2. State and define your two concepts in your own words.
3. Describe your experience or example from your life and show how/why these concepts are relevant. Your discussion in this section will demonstrate two things: your understanding of the concepts through their application to your experience, and your ability to integrate concepts from different chapters to some aspect from your own life.
Formatting
· Heading should be Concept Connection (include your word count for this section in brackets; example: Concept Connection (478))
· Up to 500 words, double spaced
· Any standard 12 pt font
· Indent paragraphs
· Include citations as needed, in ASA format (Example citation: (Baker and Innocente 2021); see also the video)
Section Two: Applied Research
1. Search for one peer-reviewed scholarly article for each concept (two articles in total). Each article must relate to either or both concepts; see assignment video.
Find your articles in the Sociological Abstracts database from the UTM library. They must be peer-reviewed scholarly articles from 2000-present year. See the assignment video outlining how to search for articles via the UTM library website.
2. Read the articles and apply the findings, arguments, data, and/or conclusions to your concepts.
You must explain how the information from the article helps you to further understand your concepts and how they relate to your personal experiences. Using the findings, arguments, data, and/or conclusions, tell us how your research applies to your story and helps you to apply the concepts. Note that your goal is not to summarize the article; instead, highlight the article's relevant findings/arguments in 2-3 sentences, being sure to focus most of your paragraph on how that information enhances your knowledge as it relates to your autobiographical concept connection.
Formatting
· Heading should be Applied Research (include your word count for this section in brackets; example: Applied Research (537))
· Article #1 should be one paragraph of up to 300 words; include the title of the article at the beginning of the paragraph
· Article #2 should be one paragraph of up to 300 words; include the title of the article at the beginning of the paragraph
· Any standard 12 pt font, double space
· Indent paragraphs
· Include citations as needed, in ASA format
Section Three: References
1. Heading should be References, in the centre of the page, in italics
2. Include your scholarly articles and the textbook in this reference section using ASA (American Sociological Association) format. This should be double spaced.
3. Include a screen shot of the first page of each article you locate. The first page contains at least the journal name and information, title, authors, and abstract.
A note about sources: For this assignment, you are using only your textbook and the two articles described above. Any other sources or tools are considered unauthorized aids.
The file you submit should be .doc, .docx, or .pdf.
Please review the detailed rubric for information on how your assignment will be assessed: Mod 4 Writing Assignment rubric.docx