Socioautobiography TIP Sheet Checklist: The body of my paper is at least three pages, double-spaced. I included a title page and a references page. I chose SIX concepts from our course material (textbook or lessons). I underlined and bolded each of those sic concepts and then where I discussed each one, I included a parenthetical citation of the TCO and the proper source (This can be at the end of the paragraph if you choose). I did not bold and underline entire sentences of my work, just the concepts I chose I understand the primary purpose of this is for me to connect sociological concepts to my experiences, not to simply write an awesome autobiography. ;) I reviewed the document in Doc Sharing titled "APA Tip Sheet" if I am not familiar with APA formatting. I reviewed the announcements on title pages and references pages if I am not familiar with APA formatting. I reviewed the rubric, below: Component Points Submission refers to at least six sociological concepts covered in the lectures or textbook reading and uses them correctly. 60 Submission underlines each concept and puts them in boldface and relates them to the appropriate TCO. 60 Submission meets minimum length requirement of three-to-four pages of text not including title page or reference page. 10 Submission is well-written and well-organized and free from mechanical errors (errors in spelling, punctuation, word choice, and grammar). 10 Submission properly referenced course lecture and/or text for the sociological concepts and the Syllabus and/or course objectives for the TCOs in the body of the paper and on a reference page. 10 Total 150 FAQ Q: For this assignment, do we pick an event that occurred in our lives, and apply sociological perspective? I'm a little confused on what we are supposed to talk about since we aren't telling our stories from birth like a normal autobiography would. If I understand correctly, this is supposed to read like a normal paper, with each paragraph connecting to one another, and not us picking random life events that match a sociological principle/idea, right? Sorry, I'm just confused on what's being asked of us for this assignment. A: Those are good questions as there is opportunity for some flexibility here. As you inferred, you do not tell the story of your life chronologically necessarily, but really you want to include events, experiences, interactions and more that influenced you, and in a way that fits with our concepts and TCOs. So, I'm okay if you want to include one paragraph per concept and focus on that for that paragraph, what it means, how it applied to your life and to this course. Or, you can make it flow more, like the small sample. So, I think either of your ways could be fine. I think I see your example of choosing the event, experience, etc,. and focusing on that for a bit, as a great approach. It steers you away from the trap of, like you said, treating this like a regular autobiography.  Q: I am trying to complete .

1. Socioautobiography TIP Sheet
Checklist:
The body of my paper is at least three pages, double-spaced.
I included a title page and a references page.
I chose SIX concepts from our course material (textbook or
lessons).
I underlined and bolded each of those sic concepts and then
where I discussed each one, I included a parenthetical citation
of the TCO and the proper source (This can be at the end of the
paragraph if you choose).
I did not bold and underline entire sentences of my work, just
the concepts I chose
I understand the primary purpose of this is for me to connect
sociological concepts to my experiences, not to simply write an
awesome autobiography. ;)
I reviewed the document in Doc Sharing titled "APA Tip Sheet"
if I am not familiar with APA formatting.
I reviewed the announcements on title pages and references
pages if I am not familiar with APA formatting.
I reviewed the rubric, below:
Component
Points
Submission refers to at least six sociological concepts covered
in the lectures or textbook reading and uses them correctly.
60
Submission underlines each concept and puts them in boldface
and relates them to the appropriate TCO.
60
Submission meets minimum length requirement of three-to-four
pages of text not including title page or reference page.

2. 10
Submission is well-written and well-organized and free from
mechanical errors (errors in spelling, punctuation, word choice,
and grammar).
10
Submission properly referenced course lecture and/or text for
the sociological concepts and the Syllabus and/or course
objectives for the TCOs in the body of the paper and on a
reference page.
10
Total
150
FAQ
Q: For this assignment, do we pick an event that occurred in our
lives, and apply sociological perspective? I'm a little confused
on what we are supposed to talk about since we aren't telling
our stories from birth like a normal autobiography would. If I
understand correctly, this is supposed to read like a normal
paper, with each paragraph connecting to one another, and not
us picking random life events that match a sociological
principle/idea, right? Sorry, I'm just confused on what's being
asked of us for this assignment.
A: Those are good questions as there is opportunity for some
flexibility here. As you inferred, you do not tell the story of
your life chronologically necessarily, but really you want to
include events, experiences, interactions and more that
influenced you, and in a way that fits with our concepts and
TCOs. So, I'm okay if you want to include one paragraph per
concept and focus on that for that paragraph, what it means,
how it applied to your life and to this course. Or, you can make
it flow more, like the small sample.

3. So, I think either of your ways could be fine. I think I see your
example of choosing the event, experience, etc,. and focusing
on that for a bit, as a great approach. It steers you away from
the trap of, like you said, treating this like a regular
autobiography.
Q: I am trying to complete this assignment, but I am having a
hard time matching the concepts to the TCO's listed in the
discussions. In the example paragraph on the assignment sheet,
how does TCO 3 fit with either of the two concepts? I think I
understand how TCO 6 fits, but I don't understand why 3.
A: You touched on a very good question. Some of our TCOs are
broad, but with components that are very specific. Then the
discussions or content are tied into those in ways that may not
be 100% intuitive.
I will have the TCOs handy as I am grading, but if you want to
clarify, that would be totally fine such as in this example: (TCO
6 on non-dominant populations).
This course and assignments were designed by a sociology
course designer, and sometimes I, too, have to look at the TCOs
carefully to look for the connections. So, if you think I might
not get how you made a connection, you can definitely add a bit
more in the parenthetical citation.
Here is how the syllabus shows the connections, but if these
connections don't make sense to you, write the assignment in a
way that does make sense and just add a bit of clarification:
Course Schedule
Week, TCOs, and Topics
Readings and Class Preparation

4. Week 1
TCOs 1, 2, and 3
Introduction to Sociology
Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
Week 2
TCOs 3 and 4
Socialization, Culture Social Interaction
Chapter 2: Culture
Chapter 3: Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age
Chapter 4: Social Interaction in Everyday Life
Week 3
TCOs 4 and 6
Social Groups, Organizations, and Sexuality
Chapter 5: Groups and Organizations
Chapter 6: Sexuality and Society
Week 4
TCOs 3, 5 and 6
Deviance, Stratification, and Global Inequality
Chapter 7: Deviance
Chapter 8: Social Stratification
Chapter 9: Global Stratification
Week 5
TCOs 5, 7, and 8
Gender Stratification, Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 10: Gender Stratification
Chapter 11: Race and Ethnicity
Week 6
TCOs 3, 5, and 7
Economics and Politics, Family and Religion, Education and
Medicine

5. Chapter 12: Economics and Politics
Chapter 13: Family and Religion
Chapter 14: Education, Health, and Medicine
Week 7
TCOs 1 and 3
Population, the Environment, and Social Change
Chapter 15: Population, Urbanization, and Environment
Chapter 16: Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies
Q: Hello professor I was wondering if we had to include outside
sources in the assignment, I did read that if we were to use it to
cite and reference. I inferred from that statement that it is not
necessary to include outside references in the assignment but
simply an option if we wish to do so; would I be correct in this
assumption?
A: Yes, you are correct. Outside sources are optional.
Q: If we can't decipher the TCO enough to connect it straight to
the example we give, can we put the chapter in parenthesis?
A: If you unsure, then please do both, the TCO you think, and
the chapter.
Q: Can you give an example of how to cite in text for the
book/lesson along with the TCO's.
The example from the guidelines shows:
As I think about my experience growing up, I realized that I was
at an advantage compared with some of the other students. I

6. came from a middle-class family. In my family gender didn’t
matter, boys and girls were raised with the same expectation
that they would be going off to college right after high school.
As such, writing and speaking properly was considered a high
priority. (TCO 3 and TCO 6).
So, if we got the information from the book would the in text
citation look like this?:
As I think about my experience growing up, I realized that I was
at an advantage compared with some of the other students. I
came from a middle-class family. In my family gender didn’t
matter, boys and girls were raised with the same expectation
that they would be going off to college right after high school.
As such, writing and speaking properly was considered a high
priority (Macionis, 2015). (TCO 3 and TCO 6).
A: Yours is a great example! That citation and TCO example
would receive the highest mark in my book.
Q: Is there some sort of general outline that you could suggest
for our socioautobiographies? I feel that mine is poorly
organized and I kind of jump from one aspect of my life to the
next without really having a plot. Any sort of guideline would
be helpful so I can maybe organize mine better.
A: If yours is organized by course concept, that is fine. It may
feel like you are jumping around, but if each section or
paragraph makes a connection between lived experience and
course content, then that is perfect. You could divide each
paragraph with a section heading that is the course concept.
That may provide a visual and a structure that you like better. If

7. you are combining three or four concepts in one paragraph, then
have three or four paragraphs with just autobiography, for
example, I would change that.
The other alternative is chronological.
Lastly, the guidelines offer some fun ideas to switch it up a bit.
I know it may seem strange, but no need for a plot :)
What's most important: Accurate connections are made (this is
what demonstrates your learning), concepts in bold, TCOs and
in-text citations, and references used, and used properly.
Please show work and how you got the answer. It is due
September 1 2016
1.) A sound wave with a frequency of 250 Hz moves with a
velocity of 340 m/s. What is the distance from one condensation
to the next? Answer must be in m
____m
2.) The air temperature was 73.30 during a thunderstom and
thunder was timed 6.09 after lightning was seen. How many feet
away was the lightning strike? Answer must be in ft
__ft
3.) Sound from the siren of an emergency vehicle has a
requency of 851.0 Hz and moves with a velocity of 344.9 m/s.
what is the distance from one condensation to the next? Answer
must be in m
___m
4.) Water waves are observes to pass under a brifge at a rate of
one complete wave every 5.8s. what is the period of these

8. waves? Answer must be given in __s.
B) what is the frequency ? Answer must be given in Hz
5.) A soundwave in a steel rail of a railroad truck has a
frequency of 649 Hz and a wavelength of 7.7m what is the
speed of sound in this rail? Anwer must be given in m/s
_____m/s
6.) A ship at sea sounds a whistle blast and an echo returns from
the coastal land 16.8 s later. How many km is it to the coastal
land if the air temperature is 25.2C ? answer must be given in
km
D=_____km
7.) A vibrating object produces periodic waves with a length of
45 cm and a frequency of 41 Hz. How fast do these waves move
away from the object? Answer must be given in m/s
_____m/s
8.) Medical applications of ultra sound use frequencies up to
2.00 x 10^7 Hz. What is a wavelength of this frequency in 20C
air?
9.) Is it possible for two people to simultaneously operate 850
W hair dryers on the same 120 V circuit without tripping a 15 A
circuit breaker? Yes or no? Explain each dryer draws 8.50, 7.1,
3.5, or 4.7 A of current, so two such devices will, will not
cause a 15- A breaker to trip .
10.) Round final answer to nearest cent. What is the monthly
(30 days) energy cost of leaving a 40-W bulb on continuously if
electricity cost 10 cents per kWh?

9. 11.) An automobile starter rated at 2.30 hp draws how many
amps from a 12.0 v battery? Answer must be in A
___A
12.) An inflated rubber balloon is rubbed with a wool cloth
until an excess of 1.00 x 10^5 electrons s on the balloon. What
is the magnitude of the charge on the balloon?
______ x 10 ^______ C
13.) A ll.0 Ω lightbulb is connected to a 12.0 V battery. (a)
What current flows through the bulb? Answer must be in
a_______A
(b) What is the power of the bulb? Answer must be in w
_____W
14.) An electric motor draws a current of 15.9 A in a 120 V
circuit. What is the power of this motor in W? _______W
Socioautobiography Assignment Guidelines
The purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to
apply the sociological imagination to your everyday life: To
make connections between your everyday life and the broad
sociocultural structures within which you live. In this
assignment, you will reference appropriate Terminal Course
Objectives (TCOs) that relate to your socioautobiography. You
can find the TCOs in this course listed in the Syllabus and in
the weekly objectives. This assignment can be related to any
and all of the TCOs.
The socioautobiography is a reflective paper that allows you the
opportunity to explore the interconnections between biography
(a slice of your life), the social structure, and culture. In
preparation for this paper, please read this document,

10. Socioautobiography Assignment Guideline. At the end of the
paragraph where a concept is used, indicate which TCOs your
sociological concept refers. This should be done using
parenthetical citation. An example of how to do this is provided
below.
The final paper will be due at the end of Week 5. It should be
three-to-four pages in length and may be in any format you
choose. Feel free to get creative. You may choose to do a
standard APA style paper or you can do your
socioautobiography as a news story, movie review of your life,
letter home to family, obituary, poem, lyrics, dialogue, old time
radio program, or Shakespearean play, whatever format you
choose. Be sure to identify your format, double-space your
paper, and correctly use a minimum of six sociological concepts
covered in the weekly readings or lecture. Your six concepts
should be in boldface and underlined. Consider the following
example.
As I think about my experience growing up, I realized that I was
at an advantage compared with some of the other students. I
came from a middle-class family. In my family gender didn’t
matter, boys and girls were raised with the same expectation
that they would be going off to college right after high school.
As such, writing and speaking properly was considered a high
priority. (TCO 3 and TCO 6).
Note how, in this mini-socioautobiography, there are references
to social class and gender.Below are guidelines to follow as you
work on your socioautobiography assignment.
Papers should contain 3-to 4-pages of text, double-spaced (this
does not include the title page).
Refer to and properly use at least six sociological concepts
covered in the lectures or textbook reading.
Underline and boldface these concepts.
Connect your concepts to the TCOs. Indicate the TCOs covered
in parentheses, as demonstrated in the assignment instructions.
Cite the textbook and/or lecture for the concepts and the
Syllabus or course objectives for the TCOs in addition to any

11. outside source material used both in body and on your reference
page.
Grading:
Component
Points
Submission refers to at least six sociological concepts covered
in the lectures or textbook reading and uses them correctly.
60
Submission underlines each concept and puts them in boldface
and relates them to the appropriate TCO.
60
Submission meets minimum length requirement of three-to-four
pages of text not including title page or reference page.
10
Submission is well-written and well-organized and free from
mechanical errors (errors in spelling, punctuation, word choice,
and grammar).
10
Submission properly referenced course lecture and/or text for
the sociological concepts and the Syllabus and/or course
objectives for the TCOs in the body of the paper and on a
reference page.
10
Total
150
You might find the following excerpt on a socioautobiography
helpful as you are thinking about what a socioautobiography is.
It is taken directly from: Kanagy, C. L., & Kraybill, D. B.,
(1999). The Riddles of Human Society. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Pine Forge Press. (pp. 287–289).Socioautobiography
“The purpose of the socioautobiography is to use the insights
from sociology to better understand your own story; it is a way
of using the concepts of sociology to explore our personal
riddle. But the socioautobiography is not a diary or a point-by-
point account of your life since infancy. It is rather a reflective

12. exercise in which you step outside of yourself and employ
sociological concepts to interpret your experiences . . . it uses
the concepts of the discipline to interpret our life in its social
context.” (p. 287)
“The socioautobiography follows the tradition of C. Wright
Mills, a sociologist who emphasized the influence of society on
the individual. He argued that personal troubles are typically
rooted in larger social forces—that is public issues.” (p. 287)
The socioautobiography invites you to consider, in the tradition
of C. Wright Mills, how social influences have shaped you. As
you contemplate your socioautobiography, you might ask, what
were the social forces that constructed the riddle of my life?
How did I negotiate the crisscrossing pressures of autonomy and
conformity? The connection between the micro and macro
realms is an important area to address in your
socioautobiography.
The socioautobiography also gives you the opportunity to place
your life under the sociological microscope and apply the skills
of sociological analysis. Try to understand who you are in your
social context using a sociological perspective. As you write
your story, use sociological concepts—such as social class,
reference group, conformity, norm, role, deviance, subculture,
and any others that are helpful—to interpret your life
experiences.
You may want to focus on several events, special moments, or
important relationships in your life that have impacted you in
significant ways. Recall key themes, events, or circumstances
that have contributed to the construction of your identity. You
may want to discuss the importance of some of the following
influences: significant others, family structure, residence
(urban, suburban, rural), ethnicity, religion, social status, group
memberships, economic status, leisure, work, death, and crisis.

13. Regardless of which themes you discuss, be sure to interpret
them with some of the sociological concepts that have been
introduced throughout the book.
Questions like the following may be appropriate: How have
social forces—groups, larger social trends, and cultural
values—molded my behavior and world view? In what sense am
I both a produce and producers of culture? How has my family
background expanded or restricted my opportunities and life
chances? How might I be different had I been born into another
culture? What have been the most influential social forces in my
life?
In crafting a socioautobiography, we have the opportunity to
reflect on the construction of our self-identity. Only as we
begin to understand how we have been socially created can we
become fully empowered to act. Many of us go through life
repeating patterns given to us by the faces in our mirror without
realizing that we have the power to change those patterns in our
own lives. As we begin to understand how we have been
created, we have greater freedom to control how we shape and
produce the culture around us. (pp. 288-289)3
Socioautobiography Assignment Guidelines