scan the textbook the news or your everyday lives pick an issue that intrigues you describe this issue and what makes it sociological how would a sociologist understand the issue that you identified

Reference at least one course reading as you explain the sociological significance of the issue that you identified.

Your write up should be 2 pages in length (double spaced, one inch margins, 12 point font, ASA format)

Here are some wide areas for you to think about that you might draw a more narrow example/idea from:

Police Brutality

The Media and Sexuality

Plastic Surgery Trends

Technology & Society — selfies, cell phones, facebook….

The High Costs of Education

Obesity

Same Sex Marriage

The Death Penalty

Terrorism

Racial Climate in the US

Immigration

Health Inequality

The Role of Animals in Society

Food Inequality

You will be graded based on the following criteria:

Identification of an Issue 15 Points

Sociological Explanation of the Issue 15 points

Reference to at Least 1 Course Reading 10 Points (Remember, you can always cite Mills’s The Sociological Imagination)

Formatting (ASA format, page length, inclusion of a works cited page) 10 Points

See the sample paper for inspiration