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ASSIGNMENT 2

SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION Due Week 6: 150 points

You’ve learned how important groups, roles, statuses, and social networks are in the structure of society. In this assignment, you’ll demonstrate what you’ve learned by identifying and describing examples from your own life. You will also have a chance to practice some smart strategies for managing your digital presence in your own “online” social networks.

Instructions: Complete both parts of the assignment by following the instructions below.

PART A: YOUR STATUS SET, ROLES, AND ROLE PROBLEMS 1) Status Set:

a) List a status set that includes at least five statuses that you currently have.

• Remember: A status is simply a position you fill in society. It may be a job title, but it could also include a position you fill within a family or a community. For more information, review Section 4.3 in your webtext.

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b) Label each status in your status set as ascribed, achieved, or master.

• Remember: An ascribed status is one you’re born with and have no control over. An achieved status is reached through your own efforts or simply good or bad luck. A master status is so important that it overrides your other statuses. For more information, review Section 4.3 in your webtext.

2) Roles:

a) Choose one status from your status set.

b) Describe the role that is associated with the status.

c) Describe how you learned that role.

• Remember: A role is the behavior expected of someone with a certain status. For more information, review Section 4.4 in your webtext.

3) Role Conflict:

a) Choose two statuses from your status set.

b) Describe a time when you experienced a conflict because of the demands of your two different roles associated with those statuses.

c) List at least two different ways you could have resolved the conflict. For example, could you ask someone for help? Or could you go online to research a possible solution?

d) Describe the approach you took to resolve the conflict. What was the result? Would you do things differently next time?

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PART B: SOCIAL NETWORKS AND POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS 1) Social Networks:

A social network includes all of the relationships that link you to other people and groups. Through social networks, you can connect with people who may be able to offer you valuable advice, introductions, or op- portunities.

a) Identify an area of interest that you would like to pursue, either professionally or personally. It could be a job or industry, a volunteer position, or a social group.

• Examples: accounting, volunteering with the elderly, joining a book club

b) Identify and describe three people in your social network (people you know personally) who have a connection, or might know someone connected to your area of interest. These three people may be work colleagues, family members, or close friends.

• Remember: For privacy reasons, do not list their names in this assignment. Instead, identify them as Person A, B, and C.

c) For each person, write a brief description of why you selected them, and how they are connected to your area of interest.

d) Identify the person who you think is the best contact for you to communicate with about your area of interest. Why did you choose that person?

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2) Positive Impressions: When you interact with other people in your social networks, you usually want to make a positive impression on them. Online, you can do that by using certain strategies when you create profiles.

a) Read this beginner’s guide to using LinkedIn, a professional social network: http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/ blog/2016/11/07/ca-beginners-guide-to-linkedin/

b) Imagine that you are creating an online profile on a professional social networking site, such as LinkedIn. The first person who will see your profile is the person in your social network that you identified above. Write a detailed description of the type of impression you would want to create with your profile.

c) Identify five components of a professional networking profile that others will use to get an impression of who you are.

d) Create a headline for your professional networking profile that targets the job, opportunity, or industry you’re interested in. (See “Headline” section of article above).

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Use Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

• Use section headers (Status Set, Roles, Role Conflict, Social Networks, and Positive Impressions) and write left indented paragraphs under each corresponding section.

• References are not required for this assignment as you will use the assigned article and your webtext.

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• Include a cover page containing the title of the assign- ment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

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RUBRIC Grading for this assignment will be based on the following rubric:

POINTS: 150 ASSIGNMENT 2: SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION

Criteria Unacceptable

Below 60% – F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% – D

Fair

70-79% – C

Proficient

80-89% – B

Exemplary

90-100% – A

1. List a status set and label each status.

Weight: 10%

Lists a status set of less than five statuses. All statuses may not be accurate, or all status labels may be incorrect.

Lists a status set of five statuses. Three or four statuses may not be accurate, or three or four status labels may be incorrect.

Lists a status set of five status- es. One or two statuses may not be accurate, or one or two status labels may be incorrect.

Lists an accurate status set of five statuses. Each status is labeled correctly.

Lists an accurate status set of at least five status- es. Each status is labeled correctly. Additional status sets are includ- ed or student identified nontra- ditional statuses that may not be obvious.

2. Describe a role and explain how you learned it.

Weight: 15%

Does not de- scribe how a role is associated with a status and/or how the role was learned and does not provide support- ing details.

Inaccurately describes how a role is associated with a status or how the role was learned and sup- porting details are sparse.

Partially de- scribes how a role is associated with a status and how the role was learned, but some of the support- ing details are missing.

Accurately describes how a role is associated with a status and how the role was learned, includ- ing supporting details.

Accurately describes how a role is associated with a status and how the role was learned, includ- ing supporting details. Demon- strates strong understanding by using sociology terms and provid- ing logical, accu- rate, and concise information.

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POINTS: 150 ASSIGNMENT 2: SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION

Criteria Unacceptable

Below 60% – F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% – D

Fair

70-79% – C

Proficient

80-89% – B

Exemplary

90-100% – A

3. Describe a role conflict and provide two possible solu- tions.

Weight: 20%

Does not describe a role conflict, or does not provide two possible solu- tions and the approach taken.

Supporting de- tails are sparse to describe a role conflict, or to support two possible solu- tions and the approach taken.

Supporting de- tails are used but some key details are missing to describe a role conflict, or to support two possible solu- tions and the approach taken.

Includes sup- porting details to describe a role conflict and to support two possible solu- tions and the approach taken.

Supporting de- tails are provided to fully describe a role conflict and to support two possible solutions and the approach taken. Demon- strates strong understanding by using sociol- ogy terms and providing logical, accurate, and concise informa- tion.

4. Identify three people in your social network and describe their connection to one of your interests.

Weight: 20%

Does not de- scribe three peo- ple in a social network, or their connection to an area of interest, or how the best contact was identified.

Supporting de- tails are sparse to describe three people in a social network, or their connec- tion to an area of interest, or to support how the best contact was identified.

Supporting details are used but some key details are miss- ing to describe three people in a social network, or their connec- tion to an area of interest, or to support how the best contact was identified.

Includes sup- porting details to describe three people in a social network, their connection to an area of interest, and how the best contact was identified.

Supporting de- tails are provided to fully describe three people in a social network, their connection to an area of interest, and how the best contact was identified. Demonstrates strong under- standing by using sociolo- gy terms and providing logical, accurate, and concise informa- tion.

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POINTS: 150 ASSIGNMENT 2: SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION

Criteria Unacceptable

Below 60% – F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% – D

Fair

70-79% – C

Proficient

80-89% – B

Exemplary

90-100% – A

5. Identify five components of an online profile, and describe the impression you want to make online.

Weight: 25%

Does not de- scribe five com- ponents of an online profile, or a profile headline is not written.

Supporting de- tails are sparse to describe five components of an online profile, or the type of online impres- sion desired, or a profile headline is written that is not specific or not aligned with an area of interest.

Supporting de- tails are used but some key details are missing to describe five components of an online profile, or the type of online impres- sion desired, or a profile headline is written that is not specific or not aligned with an area of interest.

Includes sup- porting details to describe five components of an online profile and the type of online impres- sion desired, and a profile headline is written that aligns with an area of interest.

Supporting de- tails are provided to fully describe five components of an online pro- file and the type of online impres- sion desired, and a profile headline is written that aligns with an area of interest. Demonstrates strong under- standing by using sociolo- gy terms and providing logical, accurate, and concise informa- tion.

6. Write in a skillful manner using stated formatting and correct gram- mar and spell- ing.

Weight: 10%

Writing does not meet minimal standards. Tone is not appro- priate. Wholly lacking in logic, clarity, and/or stated format- ting. Contains many spelling and/or grammat- ical errors.

Writing meets minimal stan- dards. Tone is not appropri- ate. Lacking one or more of logic, clarity, and/or stated formatting. May contain many spelling and/ or grammatical errors.

Writing is satis- factory. Appro- priate and/or consistent tone is developing. Shows moder- ate logic, clarity, and/or stated formatting. May contain more than a few spelling and/ or grammatical errors.

Writing is profi- cient. Tone is ap- propriate. Shows logic, clarity, and stated formatting. May contain few or no spelling and/ or grammatical errors.

Writing is ex- cellent. Tone is appropriate and demonstrates excellent word choice. Shows exceptional logic, clarity, and stated format- ting. Contains no spelling or gram- matical errors.

The expansion of human populations is often linked to environmental disasters and the emergence of human disease. An understanding of the issues associated with man’s interaction with the environment is crucial to managing environmentally linked diseases. Schaeffer agrees with Means in that “the plastic culture—modern man, the mechanistic worldview in university textbooks and in practice, the total threat of the machine, the establishment technology, the bourgeois upper middle-class—is poor in its sensitivity to nature.1”

Relate these concepts to the issue of deforestation.
Compare and contrast issues surrounding deforestation with the issues surrounding the management of negative health behaviors with well-established harmful effects among the US population

English 101
Essay Assignment 4: Compare/Contrast Essay

Topic and Structure:

Compare/Contrast Essay – Choose one topic provided in these instructions to compare and/or contrast.

The table below provides an extensive list of topic options from which you must select, and we recommend that you choose one from below that you are interested in beyond this course. For instance, if you are a Finance or Business major, you might be interested in the Dividends v. Capital Gains topic. If you are a Science major, you might choose Hybrid Seeds v. GMO Seeds. Or perhaps you’re taking StraighterLine’s Survey of World History course, in which case you might opt to research the similarities and differences between the United States and the Roman Empire. You will use at least two credible sources to support your claims, and remember, you must include your sources throughout the body paragraphs of your essay in a mix of cited quotes, paraphrases, and summaries. Both the support and research portions of the rubric will be negatively affected if you do not integrate your researched data.

· Rosa Parks vs. Harriett Tubman

· Treaties vs. Executive Agreements

· Roman Empire vs. United States

· Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” vs. Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”

· Verbal vs. Nonverbal Communication

· Old Testament vs. New Testament

· Leonardo di Vinci vs. Michelangelo

· Apple Ipad vs. Microsoft Surface

· Dividends vs. Capital Gains

· Marxism vs. Socialism

· Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox

· Jazz vs. Blues

· String Instruments vs. Wind Instruments

· Amphibians vs. Reptiles

· Charles Darwin vs. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

· Solar Power vs. Wind Power

· Hybrid Seeds vs. GMO Seeds

· Public School vs. Home School

Write an essay comparing or contrasting the two topics in your selection using EITHER the point-by-point OR the subject-by-subject method to organize the details and specific examples. Consider focusing on three to five subtopics and generate ideas through prewriting. Develop a strong thesis statement for your essay that includes your two topics from the list above; your three to five subtopics; and a claim about how they are similar, different, or both.

Sample Thesis Statements:

If you will argue that your two topics are mostly similar:

Topic A and Topic B share many similar characteristics, including (Supporting point 1), (Supporting point 2), and (Supporting point 3); while they differ in (Additional supporting point), the similarities greatly outweigh the differences.

OR

If you will argue that your two topics are mostly different:

While Topic A and Topic B have (Additional supporting point) in common, they are mostly quite different; in fact, they differ in characteristics such as (Supporting point 1), (Supporting point 2), and (Supporting point 3).

OR

If you will argue that your two topics have many important/interesting similarities and differences:

Analyzing Topic A and Topic B reveals many fascinating similarities as well as differences; for instance, they share (Supporting point 1) and (Supporting point 1), but are vastly different when it comes to (Supporting point 3) and (Supporting point 4).

Tips

To brainstorm, you might consider using a Venn diagram or a simple list to show what your topics have in common and how they differ. Then you can select the most prominent or interesting characteristics that you want to highlight in your paper.

Be sure to avoid beginning your comparisons or contrasts in the introduction. Your thesis is the only place in the introduction where you will include this information. Use the introduction to get your reader’s attention, and consider using a good strategy that leads into the topic. For instance, you might relate a short anecdote to illustrate your topic, an interesting quotation that relates to your topic, or perhaps a surprising statistic that reveals something about your topic.

Then, in the body paragraphs remember to support your claim(s) outlined in the thesis. For instance, if one of your points says the city and the country are different in terms of transportation, be sure the topic sentence of one body paragraph presents a similar statement. In addition, spend equal time on each subtopic in each body paragraph, and one way to develop organized body paragraphs is to focus on one topic before moving to the next one so that the paragraph support is split 50/50. In other words, using the example above, you would explain the transportation options in the city in full, and then, you would detail the types of contrasting transportation in the country. End each body paragraph with a strong concluding sentence that synthesizes that paragraph’s discussions.

The conclusion should sum up the specific supporting points as well as your overall assessment of why these points are important. Consider what kinds of interesting or new conclusions you can draw from your comparison. In other words, your essay must reveal why your comparison is important. A well-developed paragraph often contains a minimum of five sentences. Note that any of the main sections below labeled with Roman Numerals (I, II, III, IV) could be more than just a single paragraph.

Point-by-Point

I. Introduction
A. Thesis
B. Additional information to introduce your topic and gain the reader’s attention

II. Supporting point 1
A. Topic 1
B. Topic 2

III. Supporting point 2
A. Topic 1
B. Topic 2

IV. Supporting point 3
A. Topic 1
B. Topic 2

V. Supporting point 4 or Additional point
A. Topic 1
B. Topic 2

VI. Conclusion
A. Reiterate your thesis (but do not simply restate it from the introduction)
B. Give your overall assessment—the “so what” factor—about your topic. For instance, is one topic better than the other for some reason? Is one topic misunderstood?

Subject-by-Subject

I. Introduction
A. Thesis
B. Additional information to introduce your topic and gain the reader’s attention

II. Topic 1
A. Supporting point 1
B. Supporting point 2
C. Supporting point 3
D. Supporting point 4 or Additional point

III. Topic 2
A. Supporting point 1
B. Supporting point 2
C. Supporting point 3
D. Supporting point 4 or Additional point

V. Conclusion
A. Reiterate your thesis (but do not simply restate it from the introduction)
B. Give your overall assessment—the “so what” factor—about your topic. For instance, is one topic better than the other for some reason? Is one topic misunderstood?

Here’s an example of how you might organize using these methods for an essay about cats versus dogs as pets (remember, this topic is not one of the options for this essay).

Point-by-Point

I. Introduction
A. Thesis: While cats and dogs are both clear winners when it comes to pet choices, these animals are vastly different when it comes to noise level, exercise needs, and cleanliness.

II. Subtopic 1: Noise level
A. Topic 1: Cats are quiet
B. Topic 2: Dogs can be noisy

III. Subtopic 2: Exercise
A. Topic 1: Cats do not have to be walked
B. Topic 2: Dogs require exercise

IV. Subtopic 3: Cleanliness
A. Topic 1: Cats groom themselves
B. Topic 2: Dogs need to be bathed

V. Conclusion

Subject-by-Subject

I. Introduction
A. Thesis: While cats and dogs are both clear winners when it comes to pet choices, these animals are vastly different when it comes to noise level, exercise needs, and cleanliness.

II. Topic 1: Cats
A. Subtopic 1: Noise level
B. Subtopic 2: Exercise
C. Subtopic 3: Cleanliness

III. Topic 2: Dogs
A. Subtopic 1: Noise level
B. Subtopic 2: Exercise
C. Subtopic 3: Cleanliness

IV. Conclusion

Format Requirements:

Remember to apply the concepts you’re learning in the course, including elements of grammar, punctuation, thesis development, and other skills.

Length: This assignment should be at least 500 words.

Sources: You need a bare minimum of two credible sources for this assignment.

Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your writing assignment with the following information:

Your first and last name
Course Title (Composition I)
Assignment name (Comparison and Contrast)
Current Date

Page Layout:

MLA style documentation (please see the tutorial in the course topic)
Last name and page number in upper-right corner of each page
Double-spacing throughout
Title, centered after heading
Standard font (Times New Roman or Calibri)
1″ margins on all sides
Save the file as .docx or .doc format

Underline your thesis statement.

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