Sociology Biography

Autobiography Final Assignment

This assignment is where you will put together everything you’ve learned in this course, the various factors that affect who someone is and how they become that person.
Write an autobiography, but not just any autobiography--your sociological autobiography. The main idea of your autobiography is to explain how you decided to go into the field of health care and what has made you the person you are today. 
Tell your life story, where you came from, how you got where you are, etc. using the sociological concepts covered in this course to explain your life.
Concepts should include the following variables:
· Social class
· Status
· Gender
· Race/ethnicity
· Religion
· Role
· Primary and secondary groups
· Anything relevant to who you are 
Be sure to answer these questions in your sociological autobiography:
  
· How do these sociological variables contribute to who you are today?  
· Do you feel you would be a different person if any or all of these variables were changed?
· Which variables and specific events in your life have resulted in your decision to work in the field of health care?
· Which of the sociological perspectives (select one of the contemporary sociological theories covered in this course/textbook) covered in this course do you hold with respect to health and medicine? Explain your choice. How does this perspective explain why you have chosen to go into this field?

Your paper should be approximately 1000 words in length, be double-spaced, and have a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. List your references at the end of the paper in standard format and use in-text citations where applicable.


You may use your textbook and other reliable sources as references.






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Points Possible: 45

5 points for a clear introduction, body, and conclusion
10 points for writing an autobiography that describes your life over time
10 points for including sociological concepts in a way that demonstrates your understanding of them
10 points for responses to questions
5 points for writing mechanics
5 points for references and in-text citations





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