COLUMBIA COLLEGE       SOCIOLOGY 120     FALL 2020

PAPER PROJECT

1)     Topic: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality as seen through the main sociological theories

2)     Instructions:

1.     Think about different ways in which society shapes your perspectives on gender, sex, and sexuality. How are you socialized into a gender role? How do you “do” gender? What forms of inequality can you identify?

2.     Use your critical thinking, and be analytic, looking at the topic from several angles. For example, you can compare two different cultures, or two different periods in history.

3.     Use two or more of the sociological perspectives that we have studied, to frame your analysis, in a comparative way.

4.     Use three quotes from our textbook to support your analysis, using proper citation and listing your source at the end in a bibliography.

5.     Use specific examples to ground your arguments, from your everyday life, from history, from media, etc.

6.     Give your opinion (sustain it) and a conclusion.

7.     Please note: before submitting your paper, you must have completed the Columbia College Library Plagiarism Tutorial, by November 1st. See Moodle for details. Papers of students who have not completed the Tutorial will not be accepted.

3)     The purpose of this assignment is:

a)     to show your understanding of the concepts we have studied in class

b)     to use one or more of the theoretical perspectives we have studied: structural functionalism, critical theory, symbolic interactionism, feminism, or queer theory, to frame your analysis

c)     to use your sociological imagination and critical thinking. How are your own personal experiences part of a bigger historical and social context? How does a personal action or choice becomes a social one?

d)     to present your paper in proper form: your writing should be clear, and you should use 3 quotes, and list your references correctly. Also, please double check the correct use of grammar and spelling.

4)     Format:

·         Your essay will include: an introduction, argument or statement, 3-4 body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

·         Length is 700 words (as a minimum), double spaced, pages numbered.

·         Draw on the concepts we have studied in our textbook: W. Little (2016) Introduction to Sociology. 2nd Canadian Edition,

·         Use references accurately, for example: (Little, 2016:45).

·         Include on a cover page: Name and student number, course number/section, date, and title (give your essay a title)

·         Type your essay using a word processor (no pdf files, no pictures, please), and check grammar and spelling before submitting

·         Files should be uploaded in Moodle.

·         Name your file like this, including your name and student number: Soc120PaperSTUDENTNAMEnumberSTUDENTNUMBER

5)     Value:            

PAPER OUTLINE: 5 POINTS

FINAL PAPER: 10 POINTS

TOTAL: 15% of the final grade (15 Points)

6)     Prerequisite: BEFORE submitting your paper, you must have completed the Columbia College Library Plagiarism Tutorial. Library will keep record of the student numbers of students who complete the four quizzes. This tutorial must have been submitted by Sunday, November 1st at midnight. Papers of students who have not completed the Tutorial will not be accepted.

7)     Due:   SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH AT MIDNIGHT.

  NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. 

This is a PERSONAL project. Columbia College: Cheating and plagiarism (presenting another person’s words or ideas as one’s own) are not acceptable behaviour. Depending on the severity of the offense such acts can result in a grade of zero on the test or assignment, a failing grade (F) in the course or expulsion from the college. In all cases, the circumstances and the penalty are recorded in the student’s file.