Assignment #2
Culture is an important part of every society. Without it, we would not know how to survive. How has culture influenced you? What are the most important cultural elements of your own social group or subculture? Use the conflict theory to explain how culture can create inequality in society (define theory then apply).

Submission requirement
Your assignment must be typed in a Microsoft Word document using 12-point Times New Roman double-spaced. (2 full-pages ONLY for essay section).
• Ensure that you have provided complete and accurate references to quoted material in your document. Uses APA style for all citations. 3 references minimum

• You can use your online textbook, Palm Beach State virtual library, or any other reliable resources (AVOID websites like, Wikipedia, cliffnotes, boundless, dictionary.com, sparknotes, asnet.org, sociology about.com, sociology.com, and other websites not written by experts in the Sociology field etc.)

• Run spell-check on your assignment

• Read your assignment out loud or have someone else review it to check for errors in grammar or sentence structure.
• The assignment is due Thursday 02/16/17. Please bring a stapled-copy to class.

• If you are going to be absent that day, it is your responsibility to email me a copy at [email protected] before the end of class on that day.

• NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED

TIPS FOR WRITING ANALYTICAL SOCIOLOGY PAPERS
Introductions and conclusions are important: they are the first and last impression given to your readers.
A good introduction summarizes what the author does in the paper, and sets up (“motivates”) the analytical problem or question.
A good conclusion almost always restates the argument and the evidence brought to bear. This is not a place to introduce new evidence or make new claims. However, you might address unresolved issues, why we should care about the topic of the paper, directions for future research, etc.
Once you have completed the paper, you should revisit the introduction and conclusion to make sure that they “match” each other, and that they reflect the argument you make in the body of the paper.
Now, the first thing to remember in writing a sociological argument is to be as clear as possible in stating your thesis. Once you have developed a working argument, you will next need to find evidence to support your claim. RESEARCH RESEARCH!!!!!
Just because your second cousin was able to climb the ladder from poverty to the executive boardroom does not prove that the American class system is open. You will need more systematic evidence to make your claim convincing. Above all else, remember that your opinion alone is not sufficient support for a sociological argument. Even if you are making a theoretical argument, you must be able to point to documented instances of social phenomena that fit your argument. Logic is necessary for making the argument, but is not sufficient support by itself.
The assignment will ask you to apply a concept or theoretical perspective to a specific example. In other words, it tests your practical understanding of theories and ideas by asking you to explain how well they apply to actual social phenomena. In order to successfully apply a theory to a new case, you must include the following steps:
1. First you need to have a very clear understanding of the theory itself: not only what the theorist argues, but also why he or she argues that point, and how he or she justifies it. That is, you have to understand how the world works according to this theory and how one thing leads to another.
2. Next you should choose an appropriate case study. This is a crucial step, one that can make or break your paper. RESEARCH RESEARCH!!!
3. This leads to the last point, which is the analysis. A strong analysis will go beyond the surface and explore the processes at work, both in the theory and in the case you have chosen. Just like making an analogy, you are arguing that these two things (the theory and the example) are similar. Be specific and detailed in telling the reader how they are similar.