1) The document provides instructions for an assignment where the student must outline concepts from their sociology course that apply to their own life and identify relevant scholarly sources to support the analysis. 2) The outline should include sections on culture and socialization, social structure and groups, education, their professional field of nursing, and technology and media. 3) For each section, the student must briefly explain the relevance of sociological concepts and identify at least one scholarly source to support the analysis from a sociological perspective.

1. 5 – My Nursing Assignment
Develop a 3-5 page outline of concepts you would like to apply to your own life and identify
relevant scholarly sources that will help you with your application of concepts.As you may
have noticed as you have worked through earlier assessments, Sociology is applicable to our
everyday lives. We can oftentimes take a sociological concept and use it to explain
something that occurs in our own lives. For example, you have learned about norms and
how we tend to follow the norms of a society. You can use that to explain how people
behave when they are in an elevator. Most people face forward, look up at the numbers, and
don’t talk.Many of your experiences can be analyzed using sociological concepts. For your
final assessment, Assessment 6, you will complete a Sociology of Me and apply many of the
concepts you have learned about in this course to your own life. For Assessment 5, begin to
think about which concepts you would like to apply to your own experience, develop an
outline, and identify appropriate resources. In order to complete this assessment, you will
need to show your understanding of some additional concepts related to social structure,
education, and technology/media.We have learned how a society’s culture can influence
people. There are other elements in society, however, that also affect our decisions and
behavior. Sociological research has found that in addition to culture, social structure and
groups also significantly impact many of our individual choices. Our position in the social
structure affects our behaviors, attitudes, and ideas. For example, an important element of
social structure are groups. We belong to a variety of different groups. Decades of research
have documented the impact of group conformity on the individual. Although people tend to
often believe that they act as individuals and aren’t impacted by others, research has found
this is usually not the case. The Milgram experiment in your Resources is a great example.
Milgram (1963) examined conformity and obedience and found that people are highly
influenced by authority and the demands of conformity, even to the point that we will inflict
pain on another person to obey authority.Sociologists also study education and how it is
impacted by a society’s culture and structure. The purpose of education is to provide
knowledge (facts, skills, cultural norms) to members of a society. In the United States,
education teaches us not just skills, but also how to be effective citizens. Education
transmits the dominant culture, ensuring that children understand cultural norms and
values. Educational attainment impacts life outcomes—it affects our occupation, earnings,
work conditions, and health. Thus, education is related to social inequality. We have a
tendency to assume that education is an equalizer in the United States, but this is something
that is debated by sociologists. Is education equally available to everyone? Studies suggest it

2. is not. Social class can impact the quality of school children attend, what they study, and
how many years they attend school. Many students graduate from college with significant
student loan debt. How might someone’s experience after college graduation be different if
they graduated from college debt-free because their parents could afford to pay for it?We
regularly see new products and services as a result of increasing technology. We often take
the influence of technology and media for granted, but it has a substantial impact on how
we understand our culture and society as a whole. Many new products and services are a
response to society’s changing needs. But technology can also serve to shape the values held
by a society. Think about how our interaction has changed in the past ten years as a result of
technology. Has that impacted our values? A small number of corporations deliver Internet
platforms and a small number of corporations produce most of our media. What impact
does that have on our access to technology and information?ReferenceMilgram, S.
(1963). Behavioral study of obedience. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology,
67(4), 371–378.Demonstration of ProficiencyBy successfully completing this assessment,
you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and
assessment criteria:Competency 1: Examine how theory and sociological concepts apply to
everyday life. Identify sociological concepts that affects my field of study
(NURSING) Competency 2: Explain the basic tools of sociological
inquiry. Identify resources to support analysis from a sociological perspective.
Competency 4: Analyze the influence of culture on both the individual and
society. Explain the relevance of concepts to sociological topics.
Competency 6: Compose text that articulates meaning relevant to its purpose and
audience. Develop text using organization, structure, and transitions that
demonstrate understanding of cohesion between main and subtopics. In this
assessment, you will create an outline for Assessment 6, The Sociology of Me. The outline
should identify concepts you will be using to analyze your own experiences and provide a
brief summary of why each concept may be relevant. Your sociological analysis of yourself
should be supported by credible, scholarly sources, such as those from academic journals.
As such, you will also identify scholarly sources that you intend to use.DeliverableWrite an
essay in which you complete all of the following:Part 1: Section OutlineIdentify the
sociological concepts you plan to discuss in each section. Briefly explain the relevance of
each concept. Sections need to include:Culture and Socialization. Examine the
impact culture and socialization has had on your life. Examples of concepts to include:
Socialization, agents of socialization, culture, values, language, norms, subculture,
counterculture, ethnocentrism, and cultural relativism. Social Structure and
Groups. Analyze the impact of social structure and groups on your life.
Examples of concepts to include: Social structure, hierarchy, power, bureaucracy, role,
status, primary groups, secondary groups, and group think.
Education. Explain your educational experience from a sociological perspective.
Examples of concepts to include: Hidden curriculum, tracking, social stratification, and
stereotypes. Professional field. NURSING Explain sociological issues
that affect your field of study. All concepts from other sections are relevant.
Technology and Media Analyze the role of technology and media in your everyday

3. life. Examples of concepts: Media, digital divide, framing, and social change. Part
2: Identify Preliminary Supporting ResourcesIdentify resources to support an analysis from
a sociological perspective. At least one scholarly source should be identified for
each section above. Provide a brief summary of each identified source.
Additional RequirementsWritten communication: Develop text using organization,
structure, and transitions that demonstrate understanding of cohesion between main and
subtopics. Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Sources: Cite at least five scholarly sources. Length: 3–5 pages, not including title and
reference pages. Format: Include a title page and reference page. Use in text citations to
cite your sources. [Example: Writing becomes better as the child matures (Britton, Thomas,
& Miller, 1996).] Font and size: Times New Roman, 12-point.