Assignment: Social Inequality Question

Social Inequality, This is a paper, write in paper format.

Read A Sociology Experiment by Shamus Khan, chapter 6, and attached files. 

Paper Assignment:

In this paper, you will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of the course concepts, by using your sociological imagination to examine your individual life in the context of the larger social forces we have been describing in this class.  You will employ both a micro and macro lens to understand some aspect of your own social situation or social location and how the macro structures of inequality based on race/ethnicity and/or gender and/or sexuality have shaped your life chances and opportunities.  We focused mostly on class and class mobility in the first paper, so while the intersection of class may be important in this paper too, and you may talk about it, you must focus more other major axes of inequality for this paper.

You are to write 4-5 pages that reflect either on a specific experience (a single event or interaction that you remember) or a more general experience, such as your education, the expectations and aspirations you have for yourself, your athletic career, where you grew up, your gender identity and presentation, your sexual orientation, etc.  The list of possible topics is endless.  You are seeking to broaden your understanding of your individual experience by using the concepts of this course and locating your experience in a broader social context, in other words you are using your sociological imagination to understand some aspect of your individual life.

You can analyze an experience (general or specific) in which you were in a position of privilege and dominance, or in a position of disadvantage and subordination.  You can also choose an example of how your individual life departs from the norms and expectations of your race, gender (or other) identity.    This assignment does not require that you reflect on the experience of being in a subordinate position.

You MUST use specific concepts from the class lectures and readings to describe and analyze your experience in a larger social context.  A paper receiving an A grade must examine your individual biography through the lens of intersectional analysis.  You MAY cite materials from class; you may NOT cite materials from any other source.  No exceptions.

In sum, use your sociological imagination to examine your personal experience or life through the analytic lens of race/ethnicity, gender, and/or other systems of inequality.

• Describe the experience you are analyzing. Describe how your gender, sexuality, and/or racial identities and social locations are important to understanding your position in this story, or how those locations shaped your experience and opportunities/disadvantages.
• Use at least five specific concepts that we have been talking about in this class to analyze your experience. I suggest that you use the review sheets before writing the paper and that you plan in advance which concepts you will use to conduct your analysis.
• Demonstrate your understanding of the materials and concepts you chose to analyze your individual experience. You may choose to explain what sociologists mean by a particular concept and then apply it to your own experience.
• Demonstrate your understanding of the relationship between your individual life and the larger social world in which you are embedded and thus show your understanding of the sociological imagination.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

Welcome to class

Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
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