Important Information for BOTH projects: 

1.Each project is worth 100 points of your total grade. Please see the Grading Rubrics for the objective grading criteria for the assignments 

2.Make a back-up copy of your project prior to turning it in. Keep this copy for your records. 

3.You may submit as an attachment in your assignment folder. Submissions created within Microsoft Word are preferred.  

4.Failure to submit your project by the scheduled due date, without a legitimate excuse, will result in a total deduction of points. 

5.Projects must be submitted as an attachment via the assignment folder for them to be graded. Work not submitted as an attachment will receive a zero.  

6.Underline all the sociology terms, theories and/or research you are discussing 

Format for BOTH projects:

• Times Roman 12-point font
• Paragraphs indented
• Do not use justified margins
• The full citations should appear in a separate References section at the end. (Which is not included in the word or page count)
• Use the American Psychological Association format. 

Project #1 ("Content Analysis" 100 pts.)

Due: September 10, 2017

Minimum Requirements: Analyze the content of TEN advertisements. 

Select ten different advertisements. Your assignment should include the following:

 1)     The name of the product, where it was advertised (e.g., print media, radio or TV), and the amount of space or time devoted to this product; and

 2)    A sociological analysis of the ads that you selected (e.g., What sociological terms, theories and/or research do you think best apply here? Explain). Also,underline the sociology terms, theories and/or research you are discussing. 

 3)    Make sure to follow formatting requirements. 

 4)    Recommended length: 5 - 6

 5)  DO NOT INCLUDE PICTURES

The following website provides some good ideas and thought-provoking exercises relevant to this assignment: http://www.mediaed.org/assets/products/305/studyguidehandout_305.pd

 

 

 

Project #2 ("Film Analysis" 100 pts)

Due: October 1, 2017

Project #2  to the following SOCY 100 learning outcomes (course objectives):

• apply the sociological imagination, theoretical perspectives, and scientific research to uncover patterns of social behavior.
• identify the different ways society is stratified and develop awareness of how inequality is perpetuated in society.

For Project #2, you will analyze a film of your choice from a sociological perspective. The project should be approximately 600-800 wc. Your project should have five sections, as follows:

1. Introduction (1 para): an introductory paragraph that brings the reader's attention to the film that you will address and why it is sociologically meaningful.
2. A brief synopsis of the film (1 para): a very brief overview of the film, with the assumption that the reader has not seen it.
3. Application of sociological concepts (4-6 para): Discuss at least 6 concepts and/or theories from our course that can be applied to shed light on aspects of the film you watched. Please underline these concepts, explain them well, and then apply them to specific aspects of the film.
4. Conclusion (1 para): Draw together the ideas from your paper in an interesting way that gives the reader insight into what you have learned from watching this film from a sociological perspective.
5. References. You must cite your sources and include a reference list of the sources you used in APA. You can review the guidelines for citing sources in APA here:https://www.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_tutorial.cfm