Sociology of Popular Culture Term Paper

The term paper is an opportunity for students to do in-depth research on a particular area of or specific item from popular culture while practicing your research and academic writing skills. This assignment is worth 20% of your total course mark.

 

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A good research paper will be focused on a specific theory or theoretical concept, a sociological dimension and an item or area related to popular culture. You can use the following pattern to help you generate a topic for your research paper:

 

+                                                                                                                +   =   well-focused research paper!

 

 

 

Here’s another way to think of it. Choose one item from each column:

 

 

theory or concept

 

 

sociological dimension or issue

 

item or area of pop culture

Marxism

feminism

symbolic interactionism

structural functionalism

formal analysis (ex. micro, meso, macro or global)

communities of practice

social identity theory

postcolonialism

culture industries

reflection theory etc.

another theory or concept not listed here

 

race

gender

class

stereotypes

religion

social inequality

ethnicity

cultural values transmission

social control

identity

sociopolitical economy etc.

a sociological dimension

not listed here

Game of Thrones

zombies

children’s toys

magazines

Twitter

Star Wars

rap music or hiphop culture

martial arts

soccer fans

the fashion industry

advertisements etc.

an area or item of pop culture not listed here

 

 

 

  1. Write your three key words here: (theory or concept) _______________________________________

 

and/of (sociological dimension or issue) ____________________________________

 

in  (item or area of pop culture) ____________________________

 

Ex. A feminist analysis of female identity in Star Wars.

 

  1. Ask a question about your topic. Ex. Is Star Wars: The Last Jedi a feminist movie?

 

___________________________________________________________________________________

 

  1. Find library sources about your topic using your key words and their synonyms.
    Briefly, what do your sources say about your topic?

(Ex.  Source 1 : (Lee, 2016) article about gender identity in popular movies)

 

Source 1: (                                                   )________________________________________________

Source 2: (                                                   )________________________________________________

Source 3: (                                                   )________________________________________________

 

4a). Write a brief answer to your question using information from the sources you found.

This is the main argument of your essay. Ex. Because of its central female character, focus on familial rather than romantic relationships, and representations of female diversity, this essay argues that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a feminist movie.

 

Thesis Statement: Divide your three parts of your topic you can write about:

  1. i) central female character ii) focus on familial rather than romantic relationships and iii) representations of female diversity

i.______________________________________________________________________________

 

ii._____________________________________________________________________________

 

iii._____________________________________________________________________________

 

You can use these parts to make a strong thesis statement. Write about them in more detail in your essay.

 

/15 Outline (use this as a guide to write your final paper)

/75  Final Paper (logical and interesting arguments, original sociological topic, good use of research sources)

/10  APA References

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