Final Paper

Fall 2017 SOC-375

FINAL PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

As mentioned in your syllabus, you will have to write a Final Paper (about 6-8 double-spaced

pages on a 12-point regular font) that will make up 10% of your final grade. This paper must focus on one

American minority group and describe its history in American society, as well as its comparative status in

society today.

To construct your paper, you must choose one American Minority Group from the list below, on

which your paper will focus. Your paper must include sections on:

 The history of the group (immigration time, conditions encountered, advancement, integration, etc.)

 The current socio-economic position (income, education, health indicators, etc.) and integration into American society.

 A critical, theoretically driven, discussion relating to the history and current position of the group you are examining in American society, drawing from one (or more) of the main

sociological theories described in your textbook (functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic

interactionism).

Papers must be typed and double-spaced. Hand-written copies will not be accepted. Proper

referencing is expected. You can choose any referencing style you want, as long as it is applied

consistently. All in-text references must have an entry in the bibliography (at the end of the paper). Direct

quotes must include a page number in the reference.

AMERICAN MINORITY GROUPS TO CONSIDER FOR YOUR PAPER

 Native Americans

 African Americans

 Hispanic/Latino Americans

 Asian Americans

 Jewish Americans

 Arab Americans

Note that you can focus on a whole panethnic category (i.e. Asian Americans), or if you like, you can

focus on one particular group from the panethnic categories in the list (i.e. Filipino Americans, Lakota

Americans).

For this project, you should utilize, apart from your textbook, a minimum of one academic book and

two academic articles (from peer reviewed journals). Additional sources may be utilized, as long as you

find them to be reliable in the sense of having good quality control.

Proper referencing is required for this project, including a bibliography of sources used. You may use any

referencing style you desire, as long as it is used consistently.

DEADLINE: 12/15/2017 (11:30 pm via Dropbox)

Fall 2017 SOC-375