Sociology writing Project paper
Analyze a newspaper article using concepts, theories, or ideas drawn from class. The purpose of this assignment is to think critically about sociological topics, to draw connections between everyday life and sociological analysis, and to aid in the application of the material we learn in class. To assist you in this process, you will locate a newspaper article related to work/occupations to read and analyze. Your article must come from one of the following news outlets:
- The New York Times
- The Washington Post
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Guardian (UK)
- China Daily (China)
- The Oregonian
- The Register Guard
- Introduction: Introduce your paper in roughly 1-2 paragraphs. Here, you should briefly (1-2 sentences) summarize what the article is about and then introduce the concept(s) with which you will be performing your analysis. Therefore, you are required to state your thesis in this section.
- Brief Summary: One or two paragraphs (max) that concisely summarize the article’s main topic or issues. Here you might also introduce course concepts that the reading connects (or fails to connect) to, that are relevant for the remainder of your analysis.
- Engagement: Two-three paragraphs explicitly addressing your argument/thesis. If you are arguing that the concept of emotional labor may help us to better understand the working lives of social workers, provide evidence from the article as to why you think so. Or, perhaps you find that emotional labor is adequate but lacking, and you aim to provide a description of why this is so (maybe we need to look at the rules and regulations that social workers must adhere to in performing their work duties to helping us understand issues of stress). You can expand your analysis beyond what is discussed in the article. You might also provide a critique of the article, or point toward ways that it could have perhaps been strengthened.
- Conclusion: One or so paragraphs summarizing your discussion. In some cases, this might be pretty short or repetitive.
- References: If you have cited essays or books from outside of class, you need to properly cite them in the references. If you use quotes from the textbook, you should properly cite that. I’m not requiring that you use outsides sources. Please see the handout on Canvas that addresses citation.
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