SOC102.FA17

soc 102

DescriptionThe ‘paper’ is actually two assignments, but I want you to bundle it into one document. This helps me keep from having to open and close a million documents during the term. It is simple, it’s not a research paper but an ‘idea’ paper. I would like you to do two things in this document.
Give me five ideas for discussion for Social Problems. I am looking to overhaul the discussion part of this course since we have a new textbook. I would like you to come up with five discussion questions/or topics that I could use in the discussion board. Make these items something that you think you would enjoy discussing yourself or things you think your classmates would relate to. For example, don’t just list Abortion as a topic. You might say:
Doctors who work in abortion clinics have been the target of hate crimes in recent years. How could these crimes be eliminated? Why does there seem to be support for these kinds of actions?
I want you to find five current websites that explore anything we discuss. These can be related to your ‘new’ topics or to anything on the current discussion board. These also could be current ‘event’ sort of websites. As you list the actual link of each website, give me a line or two that tells me about why you think the website is ‘sociological’. What kinds of discussion would these websites prompt?

Your paper format would look like this:
Please NAME your paper: Your Name SOC102.FA17 class number, you can submit it as an .rtf, .doc, .docx, or .pdf. If at all possible, attach your paper as one of these documents in the dropbox. This will allow me to see your submission quickly and get it graded.
Name
Course
Section

Topics for Discussion
1 Describe your topic.
2 Describe your topic.
3 Describe your topic.
4 Describe your topic.
5 Describe your topic.

Websites
1 link, description
2 link, description
3 link, description
4 link, description
5 link, description

For the websites, provide the link, description and submit a bibliography entry for each at the end of the paper in APA format. For most of you this will entail a second or third page.

OR
Personal Experience Paper
Choose five topics in Sociology. Typically, you choose topics similar to your chapter titles, but you could choose something more specific like bullying. List some personal examples from YOUR life to illustrate these topics.
Your paper would be set up like this:
Topic 1
Two or three paragraphs discussing how this topic is demonstrated by your own life.
Topic 2
Topic 3
Topic 4
Topic 5

For each topic, explain how your life is related to the topic.