For this assignment, you will write a 4-page paper. The paper will have double-spaced text and use standard 12-point font and 1-inch margins. Your paper should be in standard 5-paragraph expository essay format. you should first clearly explain Dorothy Smith's concept of "woman's standpoint" and how this concept relates to her concept of "bifurcated consciousness." You should then link Smith's concepts to the ideas/concepts developed by one of the theorists within the module on critical theory. Finally, you should link Smith's concepts to the concepts/ideas of one of the theorists we've read in The Women Founders. When you link Smith's ideas to others, be sure to specify the ways that Smith's work is similar to as well as different from the others' concepts.

For this assignment, you will write a 4-page paper in Word (.doc/.docx) or rich text (.rtf) format (no PDF, Pages or Google Docs files, please). The paper will have double-spaced text and use standard 12-point font and 1-inch margins. There is no need for a separate title page. Your paper should be in standard 5-paragraph expository essay format. (Links to an external site.)Your essay will be based on the required materials from this course; please do not use materials from outside the class. The assignment must be submitted through WebCourses by Sunday 11/7 at 11:59pm. Finally, note that all papers will be scanned for plagiarism using TurnItIn software (see the syllabus for additional information on TurnItIn). This assignment requires that you have read and thought critically about the assigned materials pertaining to Dorothy Smith, the critical theorists, and the women founders. Your entire paper needs to be based on the course reading materials pertaining to these theorists. As always, be sure to cite all resources fully and properly using ASA Style (see "Tips for Success" below for assistance with citations). In your paper, you should first clearly explain Dorothy Smith's concept of "woman's standpoint" and how this concept relates to her concept of "bifurcated consciousness." You should then link Smith's concepts to the ideas/concepts developed by one of the theorists within the module on critical theory (week 10). Finally, you should link Smith's concepts to the concepts/ideas of one of the theorists we've read in The Women Founders. When you link Smith's ideas to others, be sure to specify the ways that Smith's work is similar to as well as different from the others' concepts (thus, you will conduct a compare/contrast with their concepts). Your paper should conform to the following structure: Brief (1/2-3/4 page) introductory paragraph that analytically sets the stage for the compare/contrast to follow; Paragraph(s) (~1.5 pages) on Smith's concepts of "woman's standpoint" and "bifurcated consciousness"; Paragraph (3/4 page) comparing/contrasting Smith's concepts to concept from one theorist within critical theory module; Paragraph (3/4 page) comparing/contrasting Smith's concepts to concept from one women founder; Brief (1/2 page) concluding paragraph. TipsTips for Success Sociological Content: Remember that this is a sociology theory course. You therefore need to frame your paper analytically, which means 1) focusing in a clear and well-developed way on the concepts of the theorists and 2) situating those concepts within the theorists' broader theoretical arguments (i.e., the "big picture" of the theorists' paradigms). Remember, you demonstrate your understanding of these materials by using specific concepts/ideas presented in the readings--concepts help you explain why or how something happens in the world and thus become the tools we use when developing social theories. Be sure to always clearly define the concepts using the theorists' own words (and cite properly!). Finally, to help get you started on deciding whom to select for your essay, please review the module comments that I've posted for the relevant modules. Follow instructions, meet assignment criteria: Before submitting your paper, be sure to re-read the assignment instructions carefully to make sure you've met all requirements. I cannot underscore the importance of meeting the assignment criteria and how often students don't get credit because they simply don't follow the assignment instructions to meet those criteria. Citing properly: You must cite properly using ASA Style (Links to an external site.) guidelines (use the ASA guidelines for citations only, not for paper formatting, which I've explained above.). Not citing properly could result in plagiarism, a serious offense that could result in failing not only the assignment, but the entire course. After following the citation link above, pay special attention to the style information for "in-text citations" and "reference page" formatting. You don't have to have a separate reference page--simply put "References" at the end of your paper and then list the materials that you've cited there as if they were on their own references page (alphabetical order, following ASA Style). Note that all of the readings in our Lemert text and all of the original theorist readings within the L&N text are formatted in accordance with the "Chapter in an Edited Volume" item on the Purdue Owl "reference-page formatting" page. This means that you cite the author of the specific reading and NOT Lemert or L&N, who are the editors of the text. Note, too, that you cite the year of publication for our course texts, not the original publication date by the original author. Thus, an in-text citation for a Lemert reading is (Authorlastname 2016) and an in-text citation for our L&N text is (Authorname 1998). And the format for a reference page entry for each of the texts are: Authorlastname, authorfirstname authmiddleinitial. 2017. “Reading Title.” Pp. xx-xx in Social Theory: The Multicultural, Global, and Classic Readings, 6th Ed., edited by C. Lemert. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Authorlastname, authorfirstname authmiddleinitial. 1998. “Reading Title.” Pp. xx-xx in The Women Founders: Sociology and Social Theory, 1830-1930, edited by Patricia Madoo Lengermann and Gillian Niebrugge. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press.