Sociology Assessment

This is an example of how to set-up and write your SOCI Assessment Essay.

SOCI Assessment

Three Conclusions

In this section, you should describe the three conclusions you found from reading the article. When describing the three conclusion an example would be the following, the first conclusion from the article and then provide evidence from the article to support your first conclusion. There needs to be an in-text citation from the article, as you used information from the article to support your first conclusion, this is an example of in-text citation (Research Today N.d). The second conclusion from the article and then provide evidence from the article to support your second conclusion. There needs be an in-text citation from the article, as you used information from the article to support your second conclusion (Research Today N.d.). The final conclusion from the article and then once again provide evidence from the article to support your final conclusion. There needs to be an in-text citation from the article, as you need to use information from the article to support not only your first two conclusions but also your third conclusion (Research Today N.d.).

Graph Interpretation

In this section, you will need to describe the graph. For example, indicate the population that was surveyed in order to create the graph, the different age groups used, what population was used to conduct the survey, and the topics that were used to develop the categories that describe the quantitative data. Please note, this is not considered two elements. Next, you will need to interpret at least two elements from the graph, which are categories listed on the graph and the percentages that represent the categories. Per the instructions you are required to use percentage. When using the percentages, make sure you are clear as to which age group the percentages represent. Also, when using percentages, you will need to use in-text citations, as you are reporting the percentages used in the article. Thus, you may want to write something like, the graph indicates that community college students between or over the age of…use social media X% of time (Research Today N.d.). After you have interpreted two elements from the graph, you will then want to summarize the findings from the graph. The overall graph indicates….

Personal Trouble or Social Issue

In this section, you will need to first choose either a personal trouble or social issue you identified that could contribute to online socializing becoming a new agent of socialization. Second, may sure to define personal trouble or social issue in your own words. Third, describe what is the personal trouble or social issue, you see in the article. Please make sure to use information from the article in order to support your claim. Since you are using information from the article to support your claim you will need to use in-text citations (Research Today N.d.). In addition, using the information from the article, think about how to write about cultural perspectives and to include ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.

Human Suffering and/or Social Disorganization

In this section, you will need to first choose either human suffering or social disorganization and identify how online socializing could contribute or not contribute to human suffering or social disorganization. This information will require you to critically think about the impacts of online socializing as new agent of socialization. The article does allude to these areas. Next, define human suffering and social disorganization. Then you will want to start discussing. If online socializing does contribute to human suffering or social organization then discuss how it does. Please make sure to clearly write this. Thus, you may want to write something similar to this, Online socializing contributes to human suffering or social disorganization (choose one you do not need to do both) because as the article illustrates the following X groups or people have experienced human suffering (Research Today N.d.). If you think it does not contribute human suffering or social disorganization, then make sure to state this and provide information from the article that supports your response.

Future Recommendations

In this section, you will need to provide 3 recommendations about this social phenomenon. You can use the following recommendations or create your own 3 recommendations. One recommendation is the need for future research about online socializing being a new agent of socialization. You will need to explain why there is a need for future research. The second recommendation is the development of new laws or public policies to address online socializing and then you would need to explain why this is a recommendation. The final recommendation is the need for relevant programs to assist individuals and groups regarding this issue. As with the previous recommendations, you will need to explain why this is a recommendation. Remember you do not have to use the 3 recommendations listed on the instructions you can choose your own recommendations but make sure to choose 3 recommendations and explain those recommendations.

Work Cited

Research Today. N.d. Online Socializing; A New Agent of Socialization.