This task involves writing a sociological Autobiography. This is NOT a personal autobiography, this is related to social concepts, theories, institutions and societal forces that affect individuals- relating the personal to the society, institutions, and social forces that shape our lives.

A Sociological Autobiography.

Instructions: Think and discuss sociologically using sociological terms and concepts and chapter information from your text and papers as well! Documents are as follows: brief guide to the paper, generational differences chart, sociological imagination formal and informal definitions and discussion, rubric Soc 101 how your paper is graded. All students: This is NOT a personal autobiography, this is related to social concepts, theories, institutions and societal forces that affect individuals- relating the personal to the society, institutions, and social forces that shape our lives.

A Sociological Autobiography.

So any and all discussions must be in relationship with groups, social forces, social structure, social institutions, social issues/problems, and / or social movements. This is a Sociological perspective applied to various questions and discussions within the final paper regarding generation/age, race, class, gender. Utilizing the concepts you have learned in this class over the semester please complete a Sociological Autobiography discussing the following: Answer all questions in full and complete paragraph format utilizing sociological terms and concepts you learned this semester.

A Sociological Autobiography.

Your “sociological autobiography” is an exercise in using what C. Wright Mills calls the “sociological imagination”. One of the claims that sociology makes is that our personal biographies are a function of social history. Yet what does this actually mean? How can you see the impact of larger social and historical events on your own life? One way is to compare the characteristics of your generation with those of your parents and grandparents. What sets your generation apart from other generations? [1] This will help answer the question of the impact of social forces on your life. But how have your personal experiences shaped the person you have become?

A Sociological Autobiography.

Would you be a different person had you been born, for example, in China rather than in the United States or in eastern Kentucky rather than in New York City (social location)? How has being born a male or a female (gender), to middle income (or low or high income) parents (class), or as a Caucasian (or African-American, Hispanic or Latino, etc.) shaped who you are? How and What makes you unique based on your personality and individual life experiences (biography)? What difference does this make in how you view yourself and your opportunities in life, and how you relate to people of different ages, races, classes, and gender?

A Sociological Autobiography.

How would it be if you had been born in a different location, different gender, different social class, or different race? Also denote social institutions and how they have affected your life, for example education and its role in your life. How is your reality socially constructed by others? Always utilize sociological terms and perspective in this paper, it is about social forces and society. Begin your paper by explaining just what is meant by the “sociological imagination,” and then proceed to apply this concept to how both social forces and personal experiences, as well as your race, class, and gender have influenced who you are today. https://youtu.be/3no7NPoHchE

A Sociological Autobiography.

Conclude your paper with a reflection on what difference this will make in how you view yourself and others. You must discuss both personal and social forces as well as race, class, gender in this paper. Be creative and utilize sociological terms and concepts. Also utilize the attached generational differences to discuss issues and history of your timeline of your own history in comparison to that of others. Your Sociological Autobiography is to be no less than three (3) pages and should follow the following format: 1” margins on all sides 12 point Calibri or Times New Roman font Doubled-Spaced Number Each Page

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