Project Summary: Sociological Analysis For this assignment you are asked to conduct a sociological analysis of any recent current event in politics, popular culture or the arts. Use the tools and topics we have learned over the course of the quarter including: agency vs. structure; functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionalism; institutional analysis; stratification (dimensions of social class), race/racial inequality, gender and media; beliefs/attitudes/behavior, macro vs. microsociology; social status (ascribed vs. achieved);Goffmans Dramaturgy Theory (status vs. roles), role performance, conflict and strain; Durkheim (Epistemological realism, social cohesion); social groups (primary vs. secondary groups, peer pressure, in-groups vs. out-groups, group size); bureaucracy; deviance and control (control theory, labeling theory, Stanford Experiment); education vs. schooling (Bourdieu, social reproduction, four functions, etc.); social transformation Here are the guidelines: Choose a recent topic from popular culture, politics or the arts. Briefly outline the issue (no more than two paragraphs) Use a sociological lens to discuss the issue and its deeper implications (including at least three of the ideas from above) How does it reflect concepts from class? Does it reinforce or challenge social norms, beliefs and values? In what ways? Conclude with the broader implications of the issue. The final paper should be 2-3 pages in length (single-spaced). Your paper will be graded on the depth and breadth of your analysis.