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Sociology Project

Learning Goal: I’m working on a writing project and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.

Project 4 & 5: Sociology in Everyday Life

Thepurpose of this assignment is to help you to develop the sociologicalperspective and use its o examine your “ordinary” everyday life. To dothis assignment:

  1. Pick two everyday situations from your life to observe. You do nothave to necessarily be an active participant. You can be an observer orparticipant. You should not have to visit any place special for this.Use your everyday interactions, so it could be at home with family orfriends, at the store, at school, at work, etc.
  2. Use the questions to analyze the situations sociologically. Be sure to address all questions.

Question at position 1

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28 points

Question at position 1

Complete all of the following questions for situation 1:

Initial Observations

  1. Describe the observation site/situation:
  2. Where are you?
  3. Who is there and how many?
  4. What general activity is taking place?

Sociological Observations

Describe the sociological context:

  1. Are you involved in the situation actively or as a mere observer?
  2. To what scale groups do the people belong (consider race, gender, age, etc).
  3. Who is doing what with whom or to whom?
  4. Why are the people here (by choice, by need, by force, etc.)?
  5. What do you see going on here sociologically?
  6. How are people interacting with one another?
  7. How are people reacting to one another?

Sociological Analysis

Analyze/interpret the observations from above.

  1. Which course material (theory, concept, etc) can be used to make sense of these observations?
  2. Which course readings support or refute these observations?
  3. Which course concepts, theories, videos, discussions, and so on ,apply to these observations and guide your interpretation? How so?
  4. How can you relate this specific experience to larger (macro/societal level) patterns of interaction?
  5. What questions need to be asked to deepen the interpretation

    Question at position 2

    Complete all of the following questions for Situation 2:

    Initial Observations

    1. Describe the observation site/situation:
    2. Where are you?
    3. Who is there and how many?
    4. What general activity is taking place?

    Sociological Observations

    Describe the sociological context:

    1. Are you involved in the situation actively or as a mere observer?
    2. To what scale groups do the people belong (consider race, gender, age, etc).
    3. Who is doing what with whom or to whom?
    4. Why are the people here (by choice, by need, by force, etc.)?
    5. What do you see going on here sociologically?
    6. How are people interacting with one another?
    7. How are people reacting to one another?

    Sociological Analysis

    Analyze/interpret the observations from above.

    1. Which course material (theory, concept, etc) can be used to make sense of these observations?
    2. Which course readings support or refute these observations?
    3. Which course concepts, theories, videos, discussions, and so on ,apply to these observations and guide your interpretation? How so?
    4. How can you relate this specific experience to larger (macro/societal level) patterns of interaction?
    5. What questions need to be asked to deepen the interpretation?