question archive Analysis Instructions Read these instructions/template carefully before you begin, and you will find that your analysis will write itself! You will use these instructions and the required template (page 2) to write a five-paragraph analysis of one of the provided sources (found in the assignment details in Canvas)
Analysis Instructions Read these instructions/template carefully before you begin, and you will find that your analysis will write itself! You will use these instructions and the required template (page 2) to write a five-paragraph analysis of one of the provided sources (found in the assignment details in Canvas)
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Analysis Instructions
Read these instructions/template carefully before you begin, and you will find that your analysis will write itself!
You will use these instructions and the required template (page 2) to write a five-paragraph analysis of one of the provided sources (found in the assignment details in Canvas). You will conduct the analysis of your selected source using two different theories/concepts/ and/or key terms from the assigned text chapters to date.
First, digest your selected source (read/watch/listen). As you do, consider which two theories / concepts/ key terms from the assigned text chapters to date come to mind, and write them down as they occur to you (hint: several of the required text chapters assigned to date may apply, so ultimately, you should select the two theories/concepts/key terms from these assigned chapters to date which are correct and the most relevant).
As you digest the source, keep in mind that you will need to analyze two different examples/excerpt from your source by correctly applying two theories/concepts and/or key terms in your analysis. Each example/excerpt must be analyzed using one of your theories/concepts/key terms (you cannot use the same example/excerpt for the same theory/concept/key term). In other words, plan to “pair up” each example with one of your theories/concepts/key terms.
You must follow all structure, formatting, and content requirements below AND those found in the template (page 2).
· Only doc/docx files will be accepted.
· Analysis must contain proper grammar, spelling, sentence structure and clarity (no rough drafts).
· Your entire analysis must be in your own words. NO DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE OR TEXT ARE ALLOWED.
· Use ONLY your selected theories/concepts/key terms to analyze your sources. No personal beliefs, opinions, or experiences are scientifically or sociologically appropriate when conducting the analysis of your source.
· You MUST submit your analysis to the plagiarism checker.
· Italicize the concepts/ theories/ key terms you use AND your definition of them throughout your analysis. Always include a simple in-text citation with the text authors, year, and the correct page number from the text where your theory/concept/key term can be found (i.e.; Chambliss and Eglitis. 2021:89).
· Underline your specific examples from the source throughout your analysis and always include a simple in-text citation using the author, source, and year (i.e.; Martin on NPR. 2019).
· Bold every sentence where you are explicitly making the scientific/sociological analysis of your source example using your concept/ theory/key term.
NOTE: Each book section of SAGE Vantage will have a content page, indicated by a major heading of your textbook. These readings are aligned with the print book, and you will see page number indicator embedded in the text.
Required Template and Formatting for Written Analyses
Paragraph 1: Introduce Your Selected Source
a. In 1 sentence, introduce the source you will use for your analysis using its full title, author, and year (i.e.; “How Students May be Cheating Their Way Through College” hosted by Rachel Martin on NPR’s Morning Edition, April 2019). (NOTE: this example is NOT a source, just an example)
b. In 1-2 sentences (and in your own words!) explain what the source is generally about (don’t use any specific examples yet).
c. In another 3-4 sentences (and in your own words!), explain generally how this source is topically relevant to your selected assigned text chapter/s to date (this must be the specific chapter/s from which you will be using your two selected concepts/theories/key terms).
Paragraph 2: Introduce Which Two (2) Theories/Concepts/Key Terms You Will Use in Your Analysis
a. In 1-2 sentences and in your own words, explicitly state (and italicize!) which two concepts/ theories/ key terms you will use to sociologically analyze your source.
b. In 2-4 sentences and in your own words, define both concepts/ theories/ key terms you will use in your analysis (italicize them!) and include a simple in-text citation with the text authors, year, and the page number from the text where they can each be found (i.e. Chambliss and Eglitis. 2021:89 and 96).
FORMAT ALERT! Italicize both concepts/theories/key terms you are using from the assigned chapter AND your definitions of them. You will do this throughout your analysis.
Paragraph 3: Begin Your Analysis Using One Source Example and One Concept/Theory/Key Term.
a. In 1-2 sentences and in your own words, introduce (and underline!) the first specific example from your source that you will analyze sociologically using one of your concepts/theories/key terms and use a simple in-text citation using the author, source, and year (i.e.; Martin on NPR. 2019).
FORMAT ALERT! Underline the specific example from the source you are using in your analysis. You will do this throughout your analysis.
b. In 1-2 sentences and in your own words, state which theory/concept/key term you are using to analyze this source example (italicize it!) and use the correct in-text citation with the page number from the text where it can be found (Chambliss and Eglitis. 2021:89).
c. In 3 – 5 (bolded!) sentences, explicitly and thoroughly explain to the reader how and why your source example can be understood or analyzed sociologically using your selected concept/theory/key term.
FORMAT ALERT! Bold each sentence where you are explicitly making that sociological analysis of your source example using your concept / theory/key term. Do this throughout your analysis.
Paragraph 4: Continue Your Analysis with Second Source Example and Second Concept/Theory/Key Term.
a. In 1-2 sentences and in your own words, introduce (and underline!) the second specific example from your source that you will analyze sociologically using your second concept/theory/key term and use the same simple in-text citation you did before (i.e.; Martin on NPR. 2019).
b. In 1-2 sentences and in your own words, state the second theory/concept/key term that you are using to analyze this second source example (italicize it!) and use the correct in-text citation with page number (Chambliss and Eglitis. 2021:96).
c. In 3 – 5 (bolded!) sentences, explicitly and thoroughly explain to the reader how and why your source example can be understood or analyzed sociologically using your selected concept/theory/key term.
Paragraph 5: Cognitive Dissonance Check and Conclusion.
a. In 1-2 sentences, briefly restate how and why your two selected theories/concepts/key terms are analytically relevant (hint: correct) to sociologically analyze your selected source.
b. In 3-5 sentences, choose and explain ONE of the following:
a. what, if any cognitive dissonance you experienced while: reading the chapter, digesting the source, analyzing the source, and how and why sociological scientific research helps us overcome it. OR
b. how and why the sociological imagination and basic scientific literacy can be a valuable resource in explaining, describing, predicting, and even changing social phenomenon and/or inequalities. OR
c. how and why the sociological imagination or sociological scientific research can help you better understand your selected major/career or current circumstances/life chances.
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