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SOC 400 Week 2 Assignment 1: Topic, Rationale, and Annotated Bibliography
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Assignment 1: Topic, Rationale, and Annotated Bibliography
Due Week 2 and worth 80 points
Assume you are an investigative reporter for a major publication (magazine or
newspaper) who has been assigned to research an important issues (ethnic, racial, or
gender) that are evidencing problems and affecting people in a local area, workplace, or a
specific part of the world. (Note: a list of possible topics is provided, but you may select
another one not on the list. However, it must be approved by your professor.) Your goal
will be to provide an in-depth analysis and put a human face on the issue, the problems
being evidenced, and proposing changes to bring about improvement for those affected.
You will report your analysis in a series of articles that the editor plans to publish in two
(2) major parts:
· Part I (Assignment 2) will focus on the history, current issues, and proposed
changes.
· Part 2 (Assignment 3) will include revisions to Part 1 (Assignment 2) and focus on
the benefits and challenges of the proposed changes as well as responses to the
challenges.
· Assignment 4 will require you to provide a summary in a PowerPoint presentation
for a meeting of the National Association of Journalists.
Your professor will act as your editor and provide guidance as you refine your topic area
and articles.
Assignment 1: Topic, Rationale, and Annotated Bibliography requires you to conduct
preliminary research and select one topic area for the series. This part is for your editor /
professor and is for background.
Possible Topics
1. Native American equality issues in the U.S.
2. African-American equality issues in the U.S.
3. Hispanic American equality issues in the U.S.
4. Gender equality issues in the U.S. (or specific workplace)
5. White ethnic American equality issues in the U.S.
6. Gender equality issues in a specific region (another country outside of U.S.)
7. Jewish American equality issues in the U.S.

8. Arab American equality issues in the U.S.
9. Asian-American equality issues in the U.S.
10. Assimilation and pluralism in the U.S.
11. Immigration issues in the U.S.
12. Ethnicity and racial identity issues in the U.S.
13. Ethnicity and racial issues in Brazil or South Africa
14. Ethnicity, racial, or language issues in Canada
15. Global issues from Chapter 16
16. Other topics by faculty approval
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1. Identify one (1) topic area you would like to research for the series of articles. (The
topic area selectedshould involve problems for those affected.)
2. Provide a rationale with three (3) reasons for selecting the topic area.
3. Include an annotated bibliography of five (5) credible, reliable sources for the
selectedtopic area.
Note: Select credible, reliable references or sources as defined by your textbook. An
annotated bibliography includes a reference to the source and a four to six (4-6) sentence
description about the source. More sources will be required for the other parts of series of
articles or Parts 1 and 2.
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SOC 400 Week 3 Reflective Journal 1: My Eye-Opening Moment
Write a half to one (1/2 to 1) page journal entry (150 to 275 words) in which you:
1. Discuss an experience, event, or person that caused you to open your eyes or
examine your views about someone from another group or about the entire group by
describing the incident and explaining your views as to how they were changed.
2. Complete the page requirement.
The specific course learning outcome(s) associated with this assignment are:
· Analyze the sociological and psychological rationale for theories of racism and
prejudice.
· Write clearly and concisely about sociology of class, gender, ethnicity, and race
using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, and language and writing
skills, using the following rubric.
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SOC 400 Week 4 Reflective Journal 2: Stereotypes
Reflective Journal 2: Stereotypes
Write a half to one (1/2 to 1) page journal entry in which you:
1. Describe one or two (1-2) stereotypes you have witnessed or experienced.
2. Explain how you dealt with the stereotyping behavior when it was about someone
else and how you dealt with it.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
prejudice.
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SOC 400 Week 5 Assignment 2: Part 1 – History and Current Issues with Proposed
Changes
Assignment 2: Part 1 – Historyand Current Issues withProposed Changes

Write this part as an investigative reporter for a major publication (magazine or
newspaper) who has been assigned to research important issues (ethnic, racial, or gender)
that are causing problems and affecting people in a local area, workplace, or a specific
part of the world. Your goal will be to provide both an in-depth analysis and put a human
face on this issue by writing a series of articles that the editor plans to publish in two (2)
major parts. Assignment 2, or Part I of your investigative report, will focus on the history,
current issues, problems caused by the issues, and proposed changes.
(Note: Remember that Part 2 should include revisions to Part 1 (based on feedback from
your editor / professor) and focus on the benefits and challenges of the proposed
change(s) as well as responses to the challenges. Assignment 4 will require you to
provide a summary in a PowerPoint presentation for a meeting of the National
Association of Journalists.)
Your professor will act as your editor and provide guidance as you refine your topic area
and articles.
Write a 5-6 page (or 1,300 to 1,400 words approximately 275 words per page) paper in
which you:
1. Introduce the topic area with a quote, question, and / or statistic (from your credible
sources) with an overview and a thesis statement in the first one to two (1-2) paragraphs.
(Grab the reader’s interest.)
2. Explain three to five (3-5) major historical factors (social events / attitudes, wars,
laws, economy, political environment, etc.) in the past 50 to 100 years that have
contributed to the current issue(s) and problems for this topic area.
3. Analyze three to five (3-5) major current issues / problems (economic, social,
political, legal, etc.).
4. Describe one to two (1-2) people affected by the issue / problem, including two to
three (2-3) quotes and / or paraphrased comments from the person(s) (from your reliable
sources).
5. Propose two to three (2-3) changes (economic, social, political, legal, etc.) that
could possibly improve the situation. (Changes can be proposed and extracted from
examples from other countries, localities, or workplaces that you found in your reliable
sources.)
6. Include three to five (3-5) credible and reliable references in addition to the
textbook.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA. The assignment must be
submitted as a Microsoft Word document. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in the required page length.

· Title this section Part 1 – History, Current Issues, and Proposed Changes.
· Analyze various domestic and global issues surrounding changes to ethnic
diversity, gender equality, global expansion, nationalism, or political conflict.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology of class,
gender, ethnicity, and race.
Note: Depending on the student’s selectionof topic, the outcome measured might include
one of the following:
· Explain the basic concepts and terms involved in the sociological study of race and
ethnic relations.
· Describe the history and current status of ethnic stratification in the U.S.
prejudice.
· Analyze variables involved in assimilation, pluralism, and the typology of
multiethnic societies.
· Examine various social, political, and economic factors pertaining to immigration
that influenced the development of an American ethnic hierarchy.
· Analyze key issues related to gender.
· Analyze issues surrounding the history, dynamics, and status of specific U.S.
ethnic groups, such as Native, Hispanic / Latino, Asian, White Ethnic, Arab, and / or
Jewish Americans.)
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SOC 400 Week 7 Reflective Journal 3: Religion and Discrimination
Write a half to one (1/2 to 1) page journal entry (150 to 275 words) in which you:
1. Discuss how people’s views of their own religion seem to affect their view(s) of
other people’s religion). Provide one or two (1-2) examples.
2. Discuss ways in which people’s religion can (or has) fought prejudice and
discrimination against others for their race, ethnicity, gender, and / or religion. Provide
one or two (1-2) examples.

The specific course learning outcome(s) associated with this assignment are:
prejudice.
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SOC 400 Week 8 Assignment 3: Part 2 – The Challenges and Benefits to the Proposal
Assignment 3: Part 2 – The Challenges and Benefits to the Proposal
Write this part as an investigative reporter for a major publication (magazine or
newspaper) who has been assigned to research important issues (ethnic, racial, or gender)
that are causing problems and affecting people in a local area, workplace, or a specific
part of the world. Your goal will be to provide both an in-depth analysis and put a human
face on this issue and the associated problems by writing a series of articles that the editor
plans to publish in two (2) major parts. Assignment 3, or Part 2 of your investigative
report, will focus on the benefits and challenges of the proposed change(s) as well as
responses to the challenges.
(Note: Remember that Part 2 will include revisions to Part 1. Assignment 4 will require
you to provide a summary in a PowerPoint presentation for a meeting of the National
Association of Journalists.)
Write a three to four (3-4) page (or 750 to 1,100 words approximately 275 words per
page) paper in which you:
1. Revise Part I based on your professor’s feedback. (Submit Part 1 with Part 2. Part I
is not counted in page length for this assignment.)
2. Analyze two to three (2-3) likely challenges (economic, social, political, legal, etc.)
to achieving the proposed change(s).
3. Provide a logical response to each of the challenges.
4. Analyze two to three (2-3) possible benefits (economic, social, political, legal, etc.)
that could be realized following the proposed change(s).

5. Provide a summary of the articles you have written that includes a quote, question,
and / or statistic, along with a call for readers to respond by taking some specific action.
6. Include five to seven (5-7) credible and reliable references in addition to the
textbook. (Three sources can be the same as the ones used in Part 1. The others must be
new sources.)
· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA. The assignment must be
submitted as a Microsoft Word document. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The Part 1, the cover page, and the
reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
· Title this section Part 2 – The Challenges and Benefits to the Proposal.
· Explain the basic concepts and terms involved in the sociological study of race and
ethnic relations.
Note: Depending on the student’s selectionof topic, the outcome measured might include
one of the following:
· Describe the history and current status of ethnic stratification in the U.S.
prejudice.
· Analyze variables involved in assimilation, pluralism, and the typology of
multiethnic societies.
· Examine various social, political, and economic factors pertaining to immigration
that influenced the development of an American ethnic hierarchy.
· Analyze key issues related to gender.
· Analyze issues surrounding the history, dynamics, and status of specific U.S.
ethnic groups, such as Native, Hispanic / Latino, Asian, White Ethnic, Arab, and / or
Jewish Americans.
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SOC 400 Week 10 Assignment 4: Summary of Issues and Proposed Changes

Assignment 4: Summary of Issues and Proposed Changes
As described in the assignments, the articles were to be written as if you were an
investigative reporter who has been assigned to research important issues (ethnic, racial,
or gender) that are affecting people in a local area, workplace, or a specific part of the
world. The articles are for a major publication (magazine or newspaper). Your goal was
to provide both an in-depth analysis and put a human face on this issue with the series of
articles. After publication, your editor has asked that you provide a summary in a
PowerPoint presentation for a meeting of the National Association of Journalists so the
members can determine if the series should win one of its top-three prizes for
investigative reporting.
On-ground students will present their summary in week 10 and week 11 if needed.
Online students will share their summary presentation in week 10 through a threaded
discussion.
Develop a ten to twelve (10-12) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:
1. Introduce the topic area with a quote, question, and / or statistic with an overview
and a thesis statement. (Grab the audience’s interest.)
2. Highlight three to five (3-5) major historical factors (social events / attitudes, wars,
laws, economy, political environment, etc.) in the past 50 to 100 years that have
contributed to the current issue(s) / problems for this topic area.
3. Highlight three to five (3-5) major current issues / problems (economic, social,
political, legal, etc.).
4. Describe one to two (1-2) people affected by the issue / problem, including one to
two (1-2) quotes and / or paraphrased comments from the person(s).
5. Propose two to three (2-3) changes (economic, social, political, legal, etc.) that
could possibly improve the situation.
6. Highlight two to three (2-3) likely challenges (economic, social, political, legal,
etc.) to achieving the proposed change(s).
7. Provide a brief logical response to each of the challenges.
8. Highlight two to three (2-3) possible benefits (economic, social, political, legal,
etc.) that could be realized following the proposed change(s).
9. Include two to three (2-3) thought-provoking questions to which classmates should
be asked to respond.

10. Provide a summary of the articles you have written that includes a quote, question,
and / or statistic, along with a call for readers to respond by taking some specific action.
11. Include commentary notes for the presentation in the notes section of the
PowerPoint.
12. Include meaningful headings, short bulleted lists, and two to four (2-4) visuals
(photographs, charts, and / or graphs.
· Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four
(3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation
is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away; references must follow APA.
Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
· Include an introductory slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover slide and the
reference page are not included in the required slide length.
· Follow these directions for submitting the PowerPoint:
· Submit your PowerPoint to the Week 10 Course Project dropbox (or other area
designated by your professor.)
· Post your PowerPoint to the PowerPoint Activity Assignment link and provide a
short introduction.
· Review at least one (1) other classmate’s PowerPoint Presentation and post a
response indicating what you learned by identifying two (2) specific points that were
made in the presentation.
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