SOC 210: Introduction to Sociology Textbook and course resources: Ferris, K. and Stein, J. (2018). The real world: An introduction to sociology (6th ed.). New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Directions and Submission Area for Paper Instructions: Choose a topic from the list below and answer the following questions in the format provided below. Your final paper should be a minimum of 3 pages in length, using a 12-point font, and double-spaced. You are required to use material from the textbook and at least two additional academic sources MUST come from NCLIVE.ORG. Wikipedia is not an academic source. When citing your sources, use APA format. Internal citations and a references section are required. Do not use “I”, “we”, “me”, or I think/feel/believe when writing this paper. Collegiate research papers should not be opinion based. Topics (these topics are very broad, you will need to narrow your topic to something specific in these areas. Your textbook is a great resource for narrowing your topic). Socialization Diversity and inequality Cooperation and conflict Social change Social institutions (If you choose to write about religion, you must do so in a scholarly manner. Personal opinions and beliefs should not be discussed in this paper. Organizations Items to be discussed in your paper: INTRODUCTORY SECTION: Identify your chosen topic Utilizing your text and at least two additional resource, provide an understanding of the topic (definition, data, examples, etc.). THEORETICAL SECTION: Choose two theoretical perspectives (structural functionalism, conflict theory, feminist theory, symbolic interactionism, or postmodernism) to analyze your topic. Include an overview of each theory, its key focus, and how it can be applied to your topic. What are some basic questions a theorist from each perspective would ask about your chosen topic. CRITICAL THINKING ANALYSIS: Articulate a position on the topic, given what you learned about the topic. Discuss the complexity of the topic. Discuss the limitations of the position.
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