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Sociology 101, Spring 2019

Writing Assignment #3

Due: Discussion 13 (April 10th-12th)

Points: 35

Length: 4 full pages

Assigned Readings:

#26 William J. Chambliss, “The Saints and the Roughnecks”

#29 Emily E. LaBeff, Robert E. Clark, Valerie J. Haines, and George M. Dickhoff, “Situational Ethics and College Student Cheating”

On Blackboard: Styles, B., Wai Wong, N., and LaBeff, E. (2017). College Cheating Thirty Years Later: The Role of Academic Entitlement. Deviant Behavior, 1-12.

The articles in this unit demonstrate (1) how people who commit deviant acts escape being labeled as deviant by others, AND (2) how people manage to avoid thinking of themselves as deviants. Use appropriate examples from the assigned readings to describe how each process (BOTH 1 and 2) might work!

Paper should:

· Be 4 pages, typed, and double-spaced, 12-point-standard font

· Include proper in-text citations and references section

· Demonstrate that you read and understood assigned readings; demonstrate critical thinking skills and ability to synthesize information

· Demonstrate college-level writing (i.e., proper spelling, grammar, proper use of paragraph breaks, proper sentence structure, proper in-text citations)

· No cover page needed!

Grading Rubric:

· How do people in the articles who commit deviant acts escape being labeled as deviant by others? (Use of examples from assigned readings are used to describe how each process works) (12 pts)

· How do people in the articles manage to avoid thinking of themselves as deviants? (12 pts)

· College level writing (5 pts)

· Proper use of in-text citations (3 pts)

· Minimum 4 pages (3 pts)