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SOC-1160 Introduction to Sociology - Lethbridge College

ACADEMIC ARTICLE ASSIGNMENT

There are two parts to this assignment:

1. Journal Article Assignment

2. Presentation

Students must select one of the following research questions to guide their analysis:

1. Sexuality (Chapter 6): What are the potential sociological implications of decriminalizing or legalizing sex work (i.e. prostitution) in Canada?

2. Gender (Chapter 10): How does discrimination based on sex, gender or gender identification remain a significant social problem in Canada?

3. Deviance (Chapter 7): Does getting tougher on criminal behavior deter crime and result in safer communities? Explain why or why not and identify the sociological implications.

4. Class (Chapter 8): Considering that Canada is a relatively wealthy country, are people poor because they make bad choices, or are there other social factors that contribute to poverty?

5. Race & Ethnicity (Chapter 11): What challenges do immigrants face when arriving in Canada? What are the sociological implications of increasing levels of immigration?

6. The Family (Chapter 13): What effect does the growing diversity of Canadian family forms (e.g. same-sex marriage, single-parent families, common-law families, polygamy, etc.) have on the functioning of the family as an institution?

The expected length of your paper is 4-5 pages (excluding the References). In those pages you must do the following:

1. Summarize the sociological journal article:
• What was the purpose of the article?
• What are the main points of the author's argument?

2. Critically analyze the sociological journal article:
• Clearly describe the research orientation being used to make the author's argument (positivist, interpretive, critical).
• What is the level of analysis (e.g. macro/micro) that the author uses?
• What sociological approach has the author taken (e.g. social-conflict, structural-functionalist, symbolic-interactionist)?
• What are the limitations of the author's approach? Be sure to clearly describe both the strengths and weaknesses of your article.
• Give your perspective on the research. Be sure to clearly describe your point of view and your reasons for that position.

3. Connect the article with your piece of media:
• Demonstrate your understanding of the social issue represented in your research question, article, and piece of media.
• How does your piece of media relate to your research question? Use your sociological imagination.
• What assumptions are being made? Is there an implied understanding of how the social world should operate in your piece of media?

4. Use APA citation style (in-text citations and references page) throughout your assignment.

Attachment:- Academic journal.rar