The document outlines an assignment for a socioautobiography/sociobiography, requiring students to reflect on their own life experiences alongside an interview with another person, applying sociological concepts. It includes specific instructions, grading criteria, and resources to guide the writing process, emphasizing the need to analyze social influences through a sociological lens. The final paper should integrate quotes and citations from scholarly sources while adhering to APA formatting guidelines.

1. SOCS185N-11504 Assignments Week 3 Assignment:
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Total Points: 175.0
Week 3 Assignment: Socioautobi-
ography/Sociobiography – Per-
sonal Case Study
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Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Lesson: Week 1, 2, 3
Minimum of 3 outside scholarly sources
One personal interview of another person
Introduction
There is a strong tradition of writing both sociologically-
informed biographies and sociologically-informed
autobiographies in the discipline of sociology. For this
assignment, you will be doing a bit of both of those. You will
both reflect on your own life story, making connections
between your everyday life or your life story and broad
sociocultural structures within which you live, and you will also
compare and contrast those with someone you interview.
The socioautobiography is a "disciplined, systematic
exploration of one's life from a sociological point of view"
(Hill,
2009, p. 3). Also, the sociobiography is the systematic
exploration of another person's life from a sociological point of
view.
Instructions
To begin this assignment, consider your own life as you review
all the textbook readings and online weekly lessons and
decide which sociological concepts you wish to explain in
connection to a part or parts of your own life story. Click on the
following link for questions to consider as you reflect on your
life:

3. Link: Questions to Consider
Reflect
As you consider your own life and as you create
questions to ask the person you interview, consider the
following questions:
How might a sociologist introduce you or the
person you interview?
How have social influences shaped you or the
person you interview?
What were the social forces that constructed your
life or lifestyle?
How have you negotiated the crisscrossing
pressures of autonomy and conformity?
Who are you in social context and what does it
mean to understand your life using the
"sociological imagination," or utilizing a sociological
perspective?
What sociological concepts would be most helpful
in understanding and interpreting your life
experiences, whether class, or reference group,
conformity, agents of socialization, gender
socialization, racial socialization, norms, roles,
significant others, total institutions (particularly if
you were in the military), achieved status, ascribed
status, deviance, subculture, culture, culture
shock, ethnocentrism, folkways, mores, peer
groups, and any others described in the textbook
chapters, to interpret your life experiences?
What events, moments or relationships in your life
have impacted you significantly?
Interview

4. Locate someone willing to be interviewed regarding
sociological perspectives on a part or parts of that person's life
story. The person can be anyone you choose, whether in your
family or outside your family. Be sure to inform that person that
you will be writing up your observations from the interview in
an assignment for your Society and Culture course.
Write
In a paper, compare and contrast your sociological
observations about yourself with your sociological
observations of the person you interview. Address the
following 3 important sections:
1. Explore the interconnections between your life story
and the larger social structure or culture.
2. Explore the interconnections between the life story of a
person you interview and the larger social structure or
culture.
3. Compare and contrast the sociological themes and
concepts related to your own personal story with the
sociological themes and concepts related to the story of
the person you interviewed. Apply the sociological
imagination in the analysis.
Include the following in your analysis:
Quotes or paraphrases and citations from both outside
scholarly sources and assigned readings (online
Lessons or textbook readings), to support your
observations in all 3 required sections.
6 different concepts, key words, or vocabulary words
from Chapters 1-6 in your analysis and observations,
formatted in boldface and underlined in the main text
of your paper

5. You may repeat these 6 terms throughout the
assignment.
Click on the following link for a
socioautobiography/sociobiography writing tip:
Link: Writing Tip
Writing Tip: Focus
As Kanagy and Kraybill (1999) wrote in
their book, The Riddles of Human Society,
the socioautobiography is "not a diary" or
a "point-by-point account" of life since
birth (p. 287). The sociobiography is not a
"point-by-point account" since birth of the
person you interview, either. Feel free to
focus on only a part or parts of your life
story and of that of the person you
interview.
Include headings for each of the three main sections of the
paper:
Socioautobiography
Sociobiography
Comparison/Contrast
Each of the three main sections of your paper must contain
scholarly support in the form of quotes or paraphrases with
respective citations from assigned reading (the textbook
and/or the lessons from Weeks 1-3) and the outside scholarly
sources that you identify on your own.
Writing Requirements (APA format)

6. Length: 3-4 pages (not including references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Running header in the upper left of all pages
Page number in the upper right of all pages
Minimum of 3 headings (centered, bold, & title case)
Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in
APA style
References page (minimum of 3 outside scholarly
sources plus the textbook/lesson and interview)
Title page not required
Grading
This activity will be graded based on the Essay (W3) Grading
Rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 3, 5
Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
Reference
Hill, M. R. (1989/2009). What it means to be a
humanist sociologist: A
socioautobiographical perspective.
Sociology Department, Faculty
Publications. 453. Retrieved from
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?
article=1463&context=sociologyfacpub
Kanagy, C. L., & Kraybill, D. B. (1999). The
riddles of human society. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press. (pp. 287-

7. 289).
Length 10.0 pts
Meets length requirement
0.0 pts
Does not meet length requirement
Content 10.0 pts
Addresses
all aspects of
the
assignment.
8.5 pts
Addresses
most aspects
of the
assignment.
7.5 pts
Addresses
some aspects
of the
assignment.
6.0 pts
Addresses
few aspects
of the
assignment.
0.0 pts
No
effort

8. Explanation
of
Concepts
30.0 pts
Thoroughly
explains six
sociological
concepts in
connection
to the
student’s
own life
story and to
that of the
person
interviewed.
25.5 pts
Explains the
six
sociological
concepts in
connection
to the
student’s
own life
story and to
that of the
person
interviewed,
but more
details could
be added.
22.5 pts

9. Adequately
explains the six
sociological
concepts.
Additional
explanation
and details are
needed to
clarify the topic
and make
connection to
the student’s
own life story
and to that of
the person
interviewed.
18.0 pts
Explanation of
the six
sociological
concepts is
inadequate or
unclear.
Connections
to the
student’s own
life story and
to that of the
person
interviewed
are
inadequate or
unclear.
0.0 pts

10. No
effort
Analysis 45.0 pts
The central idea
is developed
and expanded
with depth of
critical thought.
Thorough
analysis is
included
showing how
sociological
concepts help to
examine and
interpret the life
experiences of
both the student
and the person
interviewed. The
life experiences
of both the
student and the
person
interviewed are
thoroughly
compared and
contrasted from
a sociological
perspective.
38.25 pts
The central
idea is
discernible

11. and
developed.
Some
comparison
and contrast
of the
student’s
experiences
and of the
experiences
of the
person
interviewed
is included,
though
additional
details could
provide a
stronger
examination
of the
concepts.
33.75 pts
The central
idea needs
more
development
with points
tying back to
the thesis.
Some
comparison
and/or
contrast of
the student’s

12. experiences
and of the
experiences
of the person
interviewed is
included.
Additional
support and
details are
needed to
clarify points.
27.0 pts
The central
idea is not
developed,
and the
analysis
lacks
critical
thought.
Little of the
comparison
or contrast
of the
student’s
experiences
and of the
experiences
of the
person
interviewed
is included
is included.
0.0 pts

13. No
effort
Source
Integration
20.0 pts
Paraphrases or
quotations from
all required
resources are
included to
support the
analysis: 3
outside scholarly
sources and
textbook/lesson.
17.0 pts
Paraphrases
or
quotations
from most
required
resources
are included
to support
the analysis.
15.0 pts
Paraphrases
or
quotations
from some
required
resources

14. are included
to support
the analysis.
12.0 pts
Paraphrases
or
quotations
from few
required
resources
are included
to support
the analysis.
0.0 pts
No
effort
Concept
Integration
10.0 pts
Six
sociological
concepts are
included in
bold font and
underlined.
8.5 pts
Five
sociological
concepts are
included in
bold font and

15. underlined.
7.5 pts
Four
sociological
concepts are
included in
bold font and
underlined.
6.0 pts
Three
sociological
concepts are
included in
bold font and
underlined.
0.0 pts
No
effort
Writing:
Mechanics
& Usage
20.0 pts
The writing
is free of
major errors
in grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation
that would
detract from
a clear

16. reading of
the paper.
17.0 pts
The writing
contains a few
major errors in
grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation,
but the errors
do not detract
from a clear
reading of the
paper.
15.0 pts
The writing
contains
some major
errors in
grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation
that need to
be addressed
for a clearer
reading of the
paper.
12.0 pts
The writing
contains
several
major errors
in grammar,

17. spelling, and
punctuation
that impede
a clear
reading of
the paper.
0.0 pts
No
effort
APA Paper
Format
10.0 pts
Paper is
formatted to
include all 6
of the
following:
references
page, Times
New Roman,
12-point font,
double
spacing,
running
header, and
page
numbers.
8.5 pts
Paper is
formatted to
include 5 of
the following:

18. references
page, Times
New Roman,
12-point font,
double
spacing,
running
header, and
page
numbers.
7.5 pts
Paper is
formatted to
include 4 of
the following:
references
page, Times
New Roman,
12-point font,
double
spacing,
running
header, and
page
numbers.
6.0 pts
Paper is
formatted to
include 3 of
the following:
references
page, Times
New Roman,
12-point font,

19. double
spacing,
running
header, and
page
numbers.
0.0 pts
No
effort
APA
Resource
Citation
20.0 pts
All sources
are properly
cited in the
text and
references
page
demonstrating
a mastery of
APA format.
17.0 pts
Most sources
are cited in
the text and
references
page. Some
minor errors
may exist in
citation, but it
does not

20. interfere with
understanding
the source of
the
information.
15.0 pts
Most
sources are
cited in the
text and
references
page. Some
errors may
exist in
citation that
need to be
addressed
to clarify
the source
of
information.
12.0 pts
Sources are
not
properly/cited
in the
text/references
page.
Formatting
contains
several errors
that suggest a
lack of
understanding

21. of APA format.
0.0 pts
No
effort
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