Sociology

SYG 2000 – Introduction to Sociology

Dr. Murphy

Examination 1

Instructions:

You will provide five written responses. Complete all items on one document. You will upload your completed examination as a .doc or .docx document (this is just a plain old word document) into Blackboard through TurnItIn prior to the examination due date. You can only upload ONE document ONE time. Put all your answers on the same document.

Include your full name, course and course section, and date submitted at the top of the document you submit. Triple check your work and make sure you upload the correct document. Examinations will not be accepted via email.

The use of quotations is NOT ALLOWED . You must use your own words . Use proper grammar and use spell check.

For every response: Be thorough. Be explicit. Be detailed. Be specific. Show me you understand. No BS. Do not plagiarize. No use of quotations accepted!

Your word document must use 12-point Arial font and must be double-spaced.

Failure to follow any of these instructions may result in a lower grade.

Please re-read these instructions and make sure you follow them.

1. (20 points) First, explain how sociologists do sociology. Second. Pick two of the three major theoretical paradigms in sociology and explain how they lead sociologists to “see” the social world in your own words. Third, pick two of the major research methods in sociology and explain how they work in your own words. Your answer must be between 200-400 words in total.

2. (20 points) Culture involves many things. Describe and explain an empirically true story from real life (that is, something that actually, truly happened!) that provides an example of ethnocentrism in south Floridian culture. Describe and explain a second empirically true story from real life that provides an example of cultural relativism in south Floridian culture. Finally, provide a third empirically true story from real life that provides an example of cultural diffusion in south Floridian culture. Your answer must be between 100 and 300 words in total.

3. (20 points) Explain and describe how at least four agents of socialization (see p. 86-92) have shaped who you are today. Your answer must be between 100 and 300 words in total and each of the four agents must address ONE AND ONLY ONE of the following four aspects of your life:

a. gender

b. sexualities

c. race

d. ethnicity

4. (20 points) Watch the following clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjaHrp6JtyY

Provide a Dramaturgical analysis (p. 119-123) of what is going on in this situation concerning delayed food. Your answer must be 100 and 300 words in total.

5. (20 points) As discussed in class, small group process involves a flow through Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing. Moreover, as also discussed in class, once a small group is in the Performing phase, things occur that feed the group back to the Storming phase. Provide an empirically true story (something that really happened in your real life) that describes and explains how one small group you were a part of went through each of the four phases, and include one example of how that group went back to the Storming phase after initially reaching the Performing stage.

Your answer must be between 100 and 300 words.

Extra Credit (optional) 5 points possible

Do some homework on the current events involving Russia and Ukraine. Your answer must be between 400 and 600 words in total. Provide an empirical sociological analysis ( facts, not opinions ) of:

1. What is going on

2. What the conflict is an instance of

3. What patterns are occurring

4. What those patterns can tell us about the social world

Grading Rubric per question :

Category	Excellent	Very Good	Acceptable	Unacceptable
Content	-The writing is crystal clear -Selection of course material helps to make the content very interesting -The details focus on the most important information -The analysis is very accurate (4-5 points)	The writing is clear -Selection of course material helps to make the content interesting -The details focus on the most important information -The analysis is accurate (2-3 points)	The writing is somewhat clear -Selection of course material helps to make the content somewhat interesting -The details focus on the most important information -The analysis is mostly accurate (1 point)	The writing is not clear -Selection of course material is not related to the content -The details focus on the most important information -Much of the analysis is not accurate (0 points)
Comprehensibility and Organization	Everything is understandable, logical, and effective (4-5 points)	Most is understandable, logical, and effective (2-3 points)	Some is understandable, logical, and effective (1 point)	Little is understandable, logical, and effective (0 points)
Effort	Exceeds the requirements and have put care and effort into the process (5 points)	Fulfills all of the requirements (2-4 points)	Fulfills some of the requirements (1 point)	Fulfills few of the requirements (0 points)
Grammar	No grammar or spelling errors (5 points)	Maximum of one grammar or spelling error (3-4points)	Maximum of two grammar or spelling errors (1-2 points)	More than two grammar or spelling errors (0points)

20 points possible per question