The average American spends about four hours per day consuming some form of media, be it television or movies. Because media is such a staple in our lives, this film asks you to critically analyze at least 100 minutes of media from a sociological perspective. The media can either be multiple episodes of one television show, or one film.
Please note, you need to do more than simply summarize the film, and instead, draw from your readings and other course materials to apply at least 2 sociological concepts. For example, you can apply any of the following sociological concepts (this list is not exhaustive):
Socialization
Dramaturgy
George Herbert Meads stages of development
The Looking Glass Self
Conflict Theory
Symbolic interactionism
Functionalism
Feminism
Types of groups
Group size and power dynamics in groups
Group conformity
Groupthink
Rationalization
McDonaldization
Cultural relativism
Ethnocentrism
Cultural consumption
Cultural capital
By applying these concepts, you need to do more than just define the concepts, but discuss how they relate to the film or television episodes of your choice. Once youve chosen your film or television series, you should take notes, either by handwriting or typing. Take note of any specific themes or scenes that stand out to you, that you can use as examples of the sociological concept you are analyzing. Type up your notes, and submit them at the end of your paper.
Your paper should be at 3-5 pages long, and follow standard MLA formatting guidelines (for more information, click here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
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). You will be graded for content, structure, grammar and formplease see the rubric that I will use to grade your work below.
Objective
Points Possible
Summary:
Student offers a thorough summary of the film or television show, including plot, characters, and story line
5
Analysis and discussion of sociological concepts:
Student discusses at least two sociological concepts
Concepts are researched and defined, using text or outside sources
Student thoroughly discusses how each of these concepts relate to the film or television show
Student uses examples from the film to illustrate the concepts, as needed
15
Notes:
Student includes typewritten notes about the media consumed
5
Writing style:
There are minimal grammatical and spelling errors
Writing style is clear and concise
Words are used in a way to mean what they should
Ideas are organized into appropriate paragraphs, and transitions are used to facilitate the smooth flow of ideas
3
Technicalities
The page length requirement (3 pages minimum) is met
The paper uses proper citations, engaging in MLA or APA formatting guidelines
2
Total points
30
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