Sociology Assignment | Buy Assignments Online
FINAL PAPER
At the beginning of the semester in your Start of the Semester Assignment, you wrote about issues that you cared about in contemporary American society. This paper is intended to help you synthesize what you have learned in the class and learn more about a topic that you are interested in. Please enjoy the assignment and be creative!
DIRECTIONS
- SIGN UP FOR YOUR TOPIC: Go to the Final Paper Topic Sign Up Wiki on the course menu (it appears below Tests and Quizzes), browse the list of acceptable paper topics, and sign up for your topic.
- You must sign up for your topic on the wiki before you start your paper.
- You must choose an issue that no one else has chosen. Everyone has to do something different.
- If you’d like to choose your own topic, please consult Dr. Gulbis by calling 419-345-5141
- READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW:Follow the writing instructions below once you have signed up for your topic and are ready to start researching and writing.
To earn all 100 points, your paper MUST include:
- Introduction Around ½ page: 5 pts
- 2. Research-based Discussion of the issue 3 pages: 30 pts
(this is the body of the paper and your main research, not opinion)
- An objective summary* of a concept in your textbook as½ to 1 page: 10 pts
relatedto your topic (provide the chapter and page numbers
you refer to)
- An objective summary* of a peer-reviewed research article**½ to 1 page: 10 pts
that is related to your topic
- An objective summary* of at least two website links 1 page: 10 pts
about your topic
- Why the issue is important and why At least 1 page: 10 pts
should we care—what are the implications for individuals?
- Why the issue is important and why At least 1 page: 10 pts
should we care—what are the implications for society?
- A works citedpage in MLA, APA, or ASA format. 5 pts
- Use subtitles to indicate each section of the paper (#’s 1-8 above). 5 pts
- Use Times New Roman 12-point black font, double-spaced sentences. 5 pts
* An objective summary is a report of what I’m asking you to summarize, in your own words. I am NOT asking your opinion about the textbook passage, article, or websites. I am asking you to summarize the content as it relates to your topic.
**If you do not know what a peer-reviewed research article is, please visit the library on the 3rd floor of the Truax campus. They can help you find a peer-reviewed research article for this assignment.
LIST OF TOPICS
Please choose only ONE
If you’d like to choose your own, please consult Dr. Gulbis
A “Final Paper Topic Sign Up Wiki” has been created on Blackboard so you can sign up for your topic
Crime
Prisons
Gerrymandering
Feminism and Women’s Rights
LGBTQIA+ strengths/stresses/issues
Native American strengths/stresses/issues
African American strengths/stresses/issues
Latinx strengths/stresses/issues
Asian American strengths/stresses/issues
People with disabilities strengths/stresses/issues
Caregiving
Education
Human Trafficking
Poverty
Economic Inequality/CEO Salaries
Non-marital childbearing
Environment
Climate change politics
Importance of science and facts/science denial
Politics today
Gender Identity Politics
Racial Profiling
Gun Control
Terrorism
Big Pharma
Gender Stereotypes
Information issues/”fake news”
Immigration
Privatization of public goods
Student loans
Divorce
Religious issues
