Instruction
Unit I ScholarlyActivity
(MyEducational Journey)
For the Unit I Assignment, you will be writing responses to questions on concepts you learned in this unit reading
(sociological imagination, sociological perspectives, and research design) based on your decision to attend Columbia
Southern University.
For this assignment, complete both Part A and Part B as follows:
Part A:
Apply the concept of sociological imagination while answering the following question. What are at least two specific groups
that you belong to (family, race, age, gender, ethnicity, class, level of education, work, etc.) that influenced your choice to
pursue a degree at Columbia Southern University.
Describe how relevant the functionalist view, conflict view, and interactionist view were in making your choice to attend
college? Please make sure to address all three of these sociological views in your assignment. Hint: pp. 15-16 and 21 of
the textbook explain the three different sociological views and p. 16 in the SOC THINK box provides specific questions
students can use to apply the three sociological views to their choice to attend college.
Part B:
Imagine you are a sociological researcher studying academic dishonesty at Columbia Southern University. Identify at least
one research question you would address. What type of sociological research design method that recognizes patterns of
behavior would you use to study academic dishonesty at Columbia Southern University? Identify and explain at least one
advantage and one disadvantage of the research method type you chose.
Hint: A table of research design methods are provided on p. 36 of your textbook.
For this assignment, ensure you follow the requirements below:
1. Answer ALL questions listed in both Part A and Part B of your essay.
2. Please answer the response questions in essay style format. You will not rewrite each question and answer it. You
will create an essay that addresses the response questions.
3. Use sociological terms and concepts from the textbook reading in your essay to demonstrate you understand and can
apply the concepts.
4. Cite the textbook at least one time in the assignment. The essay should contain one or more APA style in-text
citations showing how the course textbook was used. Other sources may be used in addition to the textbook. An APA
style reference list containing the textbook and any other sources cited in the essay is also required. The following
tutorial from CSU’s Writing Center on in-text citations is a great helpful resource. Click on the link to view this tutorial:
http://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/intextcitations/
The assignment should be a minimum of two pages and should use the following APA style components: APA style title
page, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, and 12-point font.
Note: The rubric for this assignment contains a task section. Your task score is based on the following: (a) the page
requirement is met; (b) whether unit terms and concepts are directly identified and specifically labeled; (c) all parts of each
question are directly answered and clearly demonstrated; and (d) whether the textbook was cited.
The rubric grading criteria involves relevant, informative, and on-topic content. The criteria are based on whether you use indepth
critical analysis and remain on the topic of the questions being asked in the assignment instructions.
Please contact your instructor if you have any questions about the assignment or the unit’s course material. SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology 2
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below. Click here for the PDF
document on locating the assignment rubric.
Unit II Essay
Exploring ADifferent Culture
For the Unit II Assignment you will be answering a series of response questions applying concepts you learned in this unit
reading (culture and socialization) to a culture different from your own.
For this assignment, choose a culture different from your own and complete Part A, Part B, and Part C as follows:
PART A: Introduce the Culture and IdentifyFolkways, Values, and Taboos (Mores)
What culture did you research? Provide a brief introductory and background about the culture you researched. Why did you choose to research that particular culture?
What is at least one interesting folkway in the culture?
What is at least one important value in the culture?
What is at least one taboo or more in the culture?
*Please make sure to use concepts and terminology found in your textbook about culture and remember to distinguish
which things are the folkways, values, and taboos in your assignment.
Part B: IdentifyTwo Agents of Socialization
What are at least two agents of socialization that are central in teaching some of the particular cultural folkways, values, and
taboos you presented?
*Please, make sure to use terminology and concepts found in the textbook regarding agents of socialization as part of your
discussion.
Part C:Reflection
What impact did studying this culture have on you? For example, did it reduce stereotypes you held about the culture or give
you a greater appreciation for the culture? Did it help you understand more about the differences and similarities between
your culture and the one you researched and help to differentiate between the different types of norms?
For this Unit II essay assignment, ensure you follow the requirements below:
1. Answer all of the questions listed in Part A, Part B, and Part C in your assignment.
2. Please answer the response questions in essay-style format. You will not be rewriting each question and answering
it. You will be creating an essay that addresses the response questions.
3. Use sociological terms and concepts from the textbook reading in your essay to demonstrate you understand and can
apply the concepts.
4. Cite the textbook at least once and cite a web source at least once in the essay, so the assignment requires two
sources. APA style in-text citations are required to show how the textbook and the source were used in your essay.
An APA style reference list containing the textbook, the web source, and any other sources you cited in the
assignment is also required. The following tutorial from CSU’s Writing Center on in-text citations is a great helpful
resource. Click on the link to view this tutorial: http://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/intextcitations/
The essay should be approximately two to three pages and should use the following APA style components: APA style title
page, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, and 12-point font.
Note: The rubric for this assignment contains a task section. Your task score is based on the following: (a) the page
requirement is met; (b) whether unit terms and concepts are directly identified and specifically labeled; (c) all parts of each
question are directly answered and clearly demonstrated; and (d) whether the textbook was cited.
The rubric grading criteria involves relevant, informative, and on-topic content. The criteria are based on whether you use indepth
critical analysis and remain on the topic of the questions being asked in the assignment instructions.
Please contact your instructor if you have any questions about the assignment or the unit’s course material.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.