Homework: Symbolic Interactionism
For this homework, you will use what you've learned about symbolic interactionism to develop your own analysis.
Your homework is to select a television program that you know contains social inequality or social class themes. In 3 pages make sure to provide the following:
o Provide a brief introduction that includes the program's title, describes the type of program, and explains which social theme you are addressing
o Describe and explain scenes that apply to the social theme.
o Identify all observed body language, facial expressions, gestures, posture stances, modes of dress, nonverbal cues, symbols, and any other observed nonverbal forms of communication in the scenes.
o Explain your interpretation of the meanings of the identified nonverbal communications and symbolism.
o Summarize how these interpretations are important to the sociological understanding of your chosen social inequality or social class theme.
o Suggest how your interpretation of the respective meanings might be generalized to society as a whole.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.