Final Project Option: Paper
Analysis of Race, Class, or Gender
Due: July 21st at the beginning of class.
For this assignment, you will read a short sociological selection and analyze it in a 3 – 4 page essay. 12 point font, double spaced. I will provide you with several selections to choose from. Each relates to a topic in either race, class, or gender. In your essay, you should: (1) Summarize the selection, (2) Relate the selection to specific concepts/material from your textbook and class material, and (3) engage in a thoughtful sociological discussion of the topic. You are not required to use any sources other than the selection and your textbook. However, you may bring in relevant outside sources if you choose so. The summary section of your essay should be no more than 1/3 of the length. Here are some questions to think about that may help stir your creative juices as you write your essay:
· What is the significance of the selection’s topic? How does it impact society? What factors are related to its existence?
· What topics from class does your selection relate to? Do you see how any of the sociological theories might relate to it?
· How does your selection relate to current issues going on in our society?
As before, I am providing you with a proper citation for each of the articles because you do not have access to all the information. If you include outside sources, you must also list them in the reference page. Also, if you use direct quotes in any form, they must be cited properly with a page number and quotation marks, including quotes from your textbook. Not doing so will result in plagiarism and a score of 0. Please choose the appropriate following referencing citation to include in your paper:
Brodkin, K. (2004). How Jews Became White Folks. In P.S. Rothenberg (Ed.) Race, Class,
and Gender in the United States (38-53). New York: Worth Publishers.
Mantsios, G. (2004). Media Magic: Making Class Invisible. In P.S. Rothenberg (Ed.) Race,
Class, and Gender in the United States (560-568). New York: Worth Publishers.
Lorber, J. (2004). ‘Night to His Day’: The Social Construction of Gender. In P.S. Rothenberg
(Ed.) Race, Class, and Gender in the United States (38-53). New York: Worth Publishers.
(I have chosen “night to his day” by judith lorber
