Homework
Length: 10 to 15 pages.
Overview
You will pick a social institution (e.g. family, education, religion, mass media, etc...) and provide a Functionalist and a Conflict Theory analysis of your institution in American society. This project will help you practice the skills you need for writing your final paper - selecting a topic, creating an outline and creating citations.
What Do You Have to Do?
You will need to conduct research on your specific social institution with a combination of 7-10 resources (e.g., books, news articles, academic journals, legitimate internet sites, , etc.) You may NOT use Wikipedia as one of your sources. After you have conducted your research, you will analyze your information by answering the following questions:
o Discuss the history of your institution. How did it emerge? How did it come into existence?
o Who are the major participants in the institution? What are their roles and statuses?
o How do members of society perceive your institution?
o How do members of the institution perceive itself (its own institution)?
o How has the institution changed over time?
o What has caused various institutions to change?
o Discuss any stable features of the institution, that is, features that have not changed.
o As a way to better accommodate members of society, how would you improve your institution?
o Does your institution work better for some members of society (as opposed to others)?
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.