Sociology

Option 1: Globalization

Explore this link:  http://www.infed.org/biblio/globalization.htm

In this assignment, you will examine the impact of multinational corporations on a specific country or region, using theories of modernization and postmodernization to illustrate major points.

Choose a specific country or region and examine the benefits and drawbacks of globalization in that area. Consider the many impacts of globalization, such as on the environment, on cultural cohesion and conflict, and on the economic conditions of different segments of the population.

You can find abundant resources on globalization on the Web and in journals such as Foreign Affairs and The Economist. Your role is to give a thoughtful analysis of the impact of globalization on the country or region that you have chosen.

Once you have reviewed and made notes on all the resources relevant to your topic, draft an outline of your paper and then write it in your own words, consulting your notes only when you need to find the correct data or statistic. Quotations should make up no more than 10 percent of your paper.

Turn in your paper in your assignment folder and include a minimum of five Web resources that you have consulted in a reference list at the end of your paper. Refer to as many of these resources as you can with in-text citations that support statements in your text drawn from the relevant resource.

Use the general organization: Introduction, Body,  Summary. Closely edit for mechanical and grammatical errors, run through spell check. 

Include your first name in the WORD document  filename submitted.

Option 2: Case Examples Based on Theory

In this assignment, you will apply sociological theory to a current or historical event or issue.

1. Choose a current or historical event (you may find this in a newspaper or news magazine story) or issue (homelessness, immigration, national security, poverty, education, women's rights, racism, voter suppression, COVID-19 pandemic etc.) that can be meaningfully explored through the application of sociological theory and research. Once you have selected an event or issue, think about the theories that might apply to it. For example, you might consider some of the following:

· social constructionism

· symbolic interactionism

· structural functionalism

· conflict theory

· globalization

You may choose one theory or several.

2. Once you have selected your event or issue and your theory or theories, write an introduction presenting the thesis of your paper. That is, briefly introduce your event or issue and tell how the theories help explain it.

3. Define your theories: Briefly discuss their origins and originator, if possible.

4. Give one or two examples of how theory can be applied to the event or issue. Does a theory help to explain why the event occurred or why the issue has gained prominence? Does a theory help to explain how to resolve a conflict that is occurring? Does a theory provide historical perspective on the event or issue? Explain your answers and support your opinions by citing passages in the course readings (or outside readings) that explain how the theories work and can be applied.

5. Write a conclusion predicting what will happen next based on the theories, or explaining how the theories account for what did happen next (for a historical event). If neither of these fits with your topic, write a conclusion that ties together the application of theory to the real world by discussing how the theories you chose might be used to understand other events or issues.

Submit your paper in your assignment folder and include a minimum of five Web resources that you have consulted in a reference list at the end of your paper. Refer to as many of these resources as you can with in-text citations that support statements in your text drawn from the relevant resource.