6 pages due in 2 days

For your first draft of your SOC 2600 course paper, please include:

Your thesis statement

(Can be part of the Introduction [see below])

Usually a single sentence at/near the beginning of your paper (most often, at the end of the first paragraph) that presents your argument to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation.

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Introduction

What your topic is, why it is important, and how you plan to proceed with your discussion. Your introduction should contain a thesis statement (see above) that will assert your main argument. It should also, ideally, give the reader a sense of the kinds of information you will use to make that argument and the general organization of the paragraphs and pages that will follow.

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Preliminary literature review

O A summary of the sources; usually with an organizational pattern that combines both summary and synthesis. A summary is a recap of the important information of the source, but a synthesis is a reorganization, or a reshuffling, of that information. What theory or theories you are using to back up your literature review

Statements of how and why particular facts about the social world are related

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Preliminary discussion/conclusion

The conclusion allows you to have the final say on the issues you have raised in your paper, to synthesize your thoughts, to demonstrate the importance of your ideas, and to propel your reader to a new view ofthe subject. It is also your opportunity to make a good final impression and to end on a positive note.

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References page/bibliography

oYour sources regarding literature, theories, etc