Chicago State University Sociological Concepts in the United States Essay

Prompt:

Choose three sociological concepts (one concept from three different chapters we have read from the textbook) The textbook for this course is Introduction to Sociology 2e (Links to an external site.) by Heather Griffiths, et al. (ISBN 13: 978-1-938168-41-3). This textbook is provided for free through Openstax (Links to an external site.), and identify their roles in the PBS Frontline documentary Trump’s American Carnage (Links to an external site.) (2021), directed by Michael Kirk. In each body paragraph, define your key term (or key terms), briefly describe the part of the film you will apply the term to, and then provide your analysis of how that key term applies to the film.

Basic Nuts and Bolts:

You are required to complete a five-paragraph essay that examines the relationships between sociological concepts in the course readings and what takes place in the film screened in class.

Make sure to write 4 pages. Make sure to use double spacing, 12-point font, and one-inch margins. The challenge is to make your argument clearly and concisely within the constraints of the space allowed. Please number each page, include a formal heading, and create a title that is centered and underlined.

For your citations and bibliography, you may use MLA, APA, or Chicago style. Any of these three styles is acceptable because they are widely used across many disciplines and you may have previous experience with them.

This should be the structure of the paper:

The structure of the essay should be something like this:

• Introduction Paragraph
  • Very brief lead-in/summary
  • Thesis: Your primary argument for the whole paper (one or two sentences)
• Body Paragraph #1
  • Topic Sentence: Summarize argument for the paragraph; should relate to thesis
  • Evidence (Exhibit A): Support for your topic sentence (e.g., define key term)
  • Evidence (Exhibit B): Support for your topic sentence (e.g., evidence from film)
  • Analysis: Why the evidence (Exhibit A and Exhibit B) supports your argument
  • Transition to next paragraph
• Body Paragraph #2
  • Topic Sentence: Summarize argument for the paragraph; should relate to thesis
  • Evidence (Exhibit A): Support for your topic sentence (e.g., define key term)
  • Evidence (Exhibit B): Support for your topic sentence (e.g., evidence from film)
  • Analysis: Why the evidence (Exhibit A and Exhibit B) supports your argument
• Body Paragraph #3
  • Topic Sentence: Summarize argument for the paragraph; should relate to thesis
  • Evidence (Exhibit A): Support for your topic sentence (e.g., define key term)
  • Evidence (Exhibit B): Support for your topic sentence (e.g., evidence from film)
  • Analysis: Why the evidence (Exhibit A and Exhibit B) supports your argument
  • Transition to next paragraph
• Conclusion Paragraph
  • So what? Why do we care about your essay? How does it apply to the world beyond this class?