12/5/2020 Sociological Autobiography Paper
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SOCI-101
Guidelines for the Sociological Autobiography Assignment
Below are the guidelines for the application paper (Sociological Autobiography) that you are required to complete for this course
PAPER FORMAT
Length: 1200-1800 words
Spacing: Double
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism of any kind will not be tolerated. This means that you must submit your own work in your own words. Quotes taken from other authors must be quoted and cited correctly. The penalties for plagiarism are outlined in the Student in the HCC Student Handbook (http://www.howardcc.edu/students/student_handbook/handbook.html) , and will be enforced to the fullest extent.
HOW TO WRITE YOUR PAPER
Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both…. No social study that does not come back to the problems of biography, of history and of their intersections within a society has completed its intellectual journey…. The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two in society…. For that imagination is the capacity to shift from one perspective to another from the political to the psychological; from examination of a single family to comparative assessments of the national budgets of the world; from the theological school to the military establishment; from considerations of an oil industry to studies of contemporary poetry. It is the capacity to range from the most impersonal and
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remote transformations to the most intimate features of the human self and to see the relations between the two. — C. Wright Mills.
This assignment asks you to write an autobiographical essay describing the intersection between your biography and the historical times in which you live using your sociological imagination as discussed in C. Wright Mills essay The Promise (click link here ). What sociological factors have shaped your life so far? Your goal is to demonstrate your sociological understanding through an application of the sociological imagination to an analysis of your life. The key to showing a sociological understanding is to connect your personal experiences, behaviors, and attitudes to the larger social structure. For example, think about your cultural background, socialization, race, ethnicity, class, gender or sexual orientation. How have any of these factors, or the intersection of any of them, given you advantages or disadvantages throughout life?
Write your autobiography detailing the following:
1. Identify and consider two or more social forces explored over the course of the semester that have had a significant impact on your life, for example:
Birth, location Family structure Racial/Ethnic/Cultural Background Social class/education/work history
2. Identify and highlight two historical events that have had a significant impact on your life; 3. explain why you are identifying these social and historical forces, and not some others, as the most
significant to shaping your life; 4. analyze and evaluation how the social and historical forces you have identified have
shaped your sociological autobiography, and apply them to an analysis of your life. 5. Make sure to use sociological concepts and theories throughout your paper,
and highlight sociological terms that connect to your life story.
Criterion Exceeds Objective
Meets Objective Does Not Fully Meet Objective
Does Not Meet Objective
Sociological Imagination: identifies and organizes sociological information
Organizes sociological information and ideas with a high degree of accuracy and appropriateness.
Organizes sociological information and ideas with a reasonable degree of accuracy and appropriateness.
Organizes sociological information and ideas with insufficient or incomplete degrees of accuracy and appropriateness.
Unable to organize sociological information and ideas with a high degree of accuracy and appropriateness.
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(15 pts) (12 pts) (9 pts) (7 pts)
Critical thinking: identify social and historical forces that have had a significant impact on ones life.
Demonstrates ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a wide range and number of social and historical forces impacting ones life.
Demonstrates ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a reasonably wide range and number of social and historical forces impacting ones life.
Demonstrates minimal ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a range and number of historical and social forces impacting ones life.
Unable to demonstrate the ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a range and number of historical and social forces impacting ones life.
(15 pts) (12 pts) (9 pts) (7 pts)
Analysis: examines causes and consequences of developments in society.
Examines impact of social and historical forces in ones life in significant depth, and makes distinguished judgments.
Examines impact of social and historical forces in ones life in some depth, and makes distinguished judgments.
Examines impact of social and historical forces with insufficient depth, or makes barely reasonable judgments
Unable to examine impact of social and historical forces with any depth, or makes unreasonable judgments.
(15 pts) (12 pts) (9 pts) (7 pts)
Application: applies analysis of social and historical forces to an understanding of self.
Demonstrates considerable intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
Demonstrates some intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
Demonstrates minimal intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
Unable to demonstrate minimal intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
(15 pts) (12 pts) (9 pts) (7 pts)
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Sociological Terminology: use of sociological concepts and terms
The essay demonstrates mastery of sociological terminology through the appropriate incorporation of concepts and terms.
The essay demonstrates command of sociological terminology through the generally adequate and appropriate incorporation of concepts and terms.
The essay demonstrates familiarity of sociological terminology through the incorporation of some concepts and terms.
The essay fails to adequately incorporate sociological concepts and terms.
(15 pts) (12 pts) (9 pts) (7 pts)
Evidence: Use of evidence and specific examples
The essay fully and appropriately integrates specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
The essay makes sufficient and appropriate use of specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
The essay adequately integrates specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
The essay fails to adequately integrate specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
(15 pts) (12 pts) (9 pts) (7 pts)
Writing quality
A properly structured essay with no grammatical errors in the writing.
A properly structured essay with few grammatical errors in the writing.
A properly structured essay with some grammatical errors in the writing.
The essay has some structural errors and/or contains many grammatical errors in the writing.
(10 pts) (8 pts) (6 pts) (5 pts)
Grading Rubric
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Sociology Autobiography Rubric (2)
Total = 100 pts
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Criteria Ratings Pts
15.0 pts
15.0 pts
15.0 pts
Sociological Imagination:
identifies and organizes sociological information
15.0 pts Exceeds Objective Organizes sociological information and ideas with a high degree of accuracy and appropriateness.
12.0 pts Meets Objective Organizes sociological information and ideas with a reasonable degree of accuracy and appropriateness.
9.0 pts Does Not Fully Meet Objective Organizes sociological information and ideas with insufficient or incomplete degrees of accuracy and appropriateness.
7.0 pts Does Not Meet Objective Unable to organize sociological information and ideas with a high degree of accuracy and appropriateness.
Critical Thinking:
identify social and historical forces that have had a significant impact on ones life.
15.0 pts Exceeds Objective Demonstrates ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a wide range and number of social and historical forces impacting ones life.
12.0 pts Meets Objective Demonstrates ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a reasonably wide range and number of social and historical forces impacting ones life.
9.0 pts Does Not Fully Meet Objective Demonstrates minimal ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a range and number of historical and social forces impacting ones life.
7.0 pts Does Not Meet Objective Unable to demonstrate the ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a range and number of historical and social forces impacting ones life.
Analysis:
examines causes and consequences of developments in society.
15.0 pts Exceeds Objectives Examines impact of social and historical forces in ones life in significant depth, and makes distinguished judgments.
12.0 pts Meets Objectives Examines impact of social and historical forces in ones life in some depth, and makes distinguished judgments.
9.0 pts Does Not Fully Meet Objective Examines impact of social and historical forces with insufficient depth, or makes barely reasonable judgments
7.0 pts Does Not Meet Objective impact of social and historical forces with any depth, or makes unreasonable judgments.
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Criteria Ratings Pts
15.0 pts
15.0 pts
15.0 pts
Application:
applies analysis of social and historical forces to an understanding of self.
15.0 pts Exceeds Objective Demonstrates considerable intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
12.0 pts Meets Objective Demonstrates some intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
9.0 pts Does Not Fully Meet Objective Demonstrates minimal intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
7.0 pts Does Not Meet Objective Unable to demonstrate minimal intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
Sociological Terminology:
use of sociological concepts and terms
15.0 to >12.0 pts Exceeds Objective The essay demonstrates mastery of sociological terminology through the appropriate incorporation of concepts and terms.
12.0 to >9.0 pts Meets Objective The essay demonstrates command of sociological terminology through the generally adequate and appropriate incorporation of concepts and terms.
9.0 to >7.0 pts Does Not Fully Meet Objective The essay demonstrates familiarity of sociological terminology through the incorporation of some concepts and terms.
7.0 to >0 pts Does Not Meet Objective The essay fails to adequately incorporate sociological concepts and terms.
Evidence
Use of evidence and specific examples
15.0 to >12.0 pts Exceeds Objective The essay fully and appropriately integrates specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
12.0 to >9.0 pts Meets Objective The essay makes sufficient and appropriate use of specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
9.0 to >7.0 pts Fails to Fully Meet Objective The essay inadequately integrates specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
7.0 to >0 pts Does Not Meet Objective The essay fails to adequately integrate specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
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Total Points: 100.0
Criteria Ratings Pts
10.0 pts
Writing Quality:
demonstrates written communication proficiency
10.0 to >8.0 pts Exceeds Objective Formulating specific, unified and concise theses that demonstrate an understanding of the subject.
8.0 to >6.0 pts Meets Objective Formulates a clear, sophisticated and controlling main idea or focus that is supported and extended throughout.
6.0 to >5.0 pts Does Not Fully Meet Objective Formulates a sufficient main idea or focus that is supported and extended throughout.
5.0 to >0 pts Does Not Meet Objective Contains a main idea or focus, but minimally, and with major digressions resulting in a lack of unity.
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12/5/2020 Sociological Autobiography Paper
https://howardcc.instructure.com/courses/1099224/assignments/8497171 1/8
Sociological Autobiography Paper
Due Monday by 11:59pm Points 100 Submitting a file upload
Submit Assignment
SOCI-101
Guidelines for the Sociological Autobiography Assignment
Below are the guidelines for the application paper (Sociological Autobiography) that you are required to complete for this course
PAPER FORMAT
Length: 1200-1800 words
Spacing: Double
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism of any kind will not be tolerated. This means that you must submit your own work in your own words. Quotes taken from other authors must be quoted and cited correctly. The penalties for plagiarism are outlined in the Student in the HCC Student Handbook (http://www.howardcc.edu/students/student_handbook/handbook.html) , and will be enforced to the fullest extent.
HOW TO WRITE YOUR PAPER
Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both…. No social study that does not come back to the problems of biography, of history and of their intersections within a society has completed its intellectual journey…. The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two in society…. For that imagination is the capacity to shift from one perspective to another from the political to the psychological; from examination of a single family to comparative assessments of the national budgets of the world; from the theological school to the military establishment; from considerations of an oil industry to studies of contemporary poetry. It is the capacity to range from the most impersonal and
http://www.howardcc.edu/students/student_handbook/handbook.html
12/5/2020 Sociological Autobiography Paper
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remote transformations to the most intimate features of the human self and to see the relations between the two. — C. Wright Mills.
This assignment asks you to write an autobiographical essay describing the intersection between your biography and the historical times in which you live using your sociological imagination as discussed in C. Wright Mills essay The Promise (click link here ). What sociological factors have shaped your life so far? Your goal is to demonstrate your sociological understanding through an application of the sociological imagination to an analysis of your life. The key to showing a sociological understanding is to connect your personal experiences, behaviors, and attitudes to the larger social structure. For example, think about your cultural background, socialization, race, ethnicity, class, gender or sexual orientation. How have any of these factors, or the intersection of any of them, given you advantages or disadvantages throughout life?
Write your autobiography detailing the following:
1. Identify and consider two or more social forces explored over the course of the semester that have had a significant impact on your life, for example:
Birth, location Family structure Racial/Ethnic/Cultural Background Social class/education/work history
2. Identify and highlight two historical events that have had a significant impact on your life; 3. explain why you are identifying these social and historical forces, and not some others, as the most
significant to shaping your life; 4. analyze and evaluation how the social and historical forces you have identified have
shaped your sociological autobiography, and apply them to an analysis of your life. 5. Make sure to use sociological concepts and theories throughout your paper,
and highlight sociological terms that connect to your life story.
Criterion Exceeds Objective
Meets Objective Does Not Fully Meet Objective
Does Not Meet Objective
Sociological Imagination: identifies and organizes sociological information
Organizes sociological information and ideas with a high degree of accuracy and appropriateness.
Organizes sociological information and ideas with a reasonable degree of accuracy and appropriateness.
Organizes sociological information and ideas with insufficient or incomplete degrees of accuracy and appropriateness.
Unable to organize sociological information and ideas with a high degree of accuracy and appropriateness.
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(15 pts) (12 pts) (9 pts) (7 pts)
Critical thinking: identify social and historical forces that have had a significant impact on ones life.
Demonstrates ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a wide range and number of social and historical forces impacting ones life.
Demonstrates ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a reasonably wide range and number of social and historical forces impacting ones life.
Demonstrates minimal ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a range and number of historical and social forces impacting ones life.
Unable to demonstrate the ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a range and number of historical and social forces impacting ones life.
(15 pts) (12 pts) (9 pts) (7 pts)
Analysis: examines causes and consequences of developments in society.
Examines impact of social and historical forces in ones life in significant depth, and makes distinguished judgments.
Examines impact of social and historical forces in ones life in some depth, and makes distinguished judgments.
Examines impact of social and historical forces with insufficient depth, or makes barely reasonable judgments
Unable to examine impact of social and historical forces with any depth, or makes unreasonable judgments.
(15 pts) (12 pts) (9 pts) (7 pts)
Application: applies analysis of social and historical forces to an understanding of self.
Demonstrates considerable intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
Demonstrates some intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
Demonstrates minimal intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
Unable to demonstrate minimal intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
(15 pts) (12 pts) (9 pts) (7 pts)
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Sociological Terminology: use of sociological concepts and terms
The essay demonstrates mastery of sociological terminology through the appropriate incorporation of concepts and terms.
The essay demonstrates command of sociological terminology through the generally adequate and appropriate incorporation of concepts and terms.
The essay demonstrates familiarity of sociological terminology through the incorporation of some concepts and terms.
The essay fails to adequately incorporate sociological concepts and terms.
(15 pts) (12 pts) (9 pts) (7 pts)
Evidence: Use of evidence and specific examples
The essay fully and appropriately integrates specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
The essay makes sufficient and appropriate use of specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
The essay adequately integrates specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
The essay fails to adequately integrate specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
(15 pts) (12 pts) (9 pts) (7 pts)
Writing quality
A properly structured essay with no grammatical errors in the writing.
A properly structured essay with few grammatical errors in the writing.
A properly structured essay with some grammatical errors in the writing.
The essay has some structural errors and/or contains many grammatical errors in the writing.
(10 pts) (8 pts) (6 pts) (5 pts)
Grading Rubric
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Sociology Autobiography Rubric (2)
Total = 100 pts
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Criteria Ratings Pts
15.0 pts
15.0 pts
15.0 pts
Sociological Imagination:
identifies and organizes sociological information
15.0 pts Exceeds Objective Organizes sociological information and ideas with a high degree of accuracy and appropriateness.
12.0 pts Meets Objective Organizes sociological information and ideas with a reasonable degree of accuracy and appropriateness.
9.0 pts Does Not Fully Meet Objective Organizes sociological information and ideas with insufficient or incomplete degrees of accuracy and appropriateness.
7.0 pts Does Not Meet Objective Unable to organize sociological information and ideas with a high degree of accuracy and appropriateness.
Critical Thinking:
identify social and historical forces that have had a significant impact on ones life.
15.0 pts Exceeds Objective Demonstrates ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a wide range and number of social and historical forces impacting ones life.
12.0 pts Meets Objective Demonstrates ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a reasonably wide range and number of social and historical forces impacting ones life.
9.0 pts Does Not Fully Meet Objective Demonstrates minimal ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a range and number of historical and social forces impacting ones life.
7.0 pts Does Not Meet Objective Unable to demonstrate the ability to generate and/or explore, and consider a range and number of historical and social forces impacting ones life.
Analysis:
examines causes and consequences of developments in society.
15.0 pts Exceeds Objectives Examines impact of social and historical forces in ones life in significant depth, and makes distinguished judgments.
12.0 pts Meets Objectives Examines impact of social and historical forces in ones life in some depth, and makes distinguished judgments.
9.0 pts Does Not Fully Meet Objective Examines impact of social and historical forces with insufficient depth, or makes barely reasonable judgments
7.0 pts Does Not Meet Objective impact of social and historical forces with any depth, or makes unreasonable judgments.
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Criteria Ratings Pts
15.0 pts
15.0 pts
15.0 pts
Application:
applies analysis of social and historical forces to an understanding of self.
15.0 pts Exceeds Objective Demonstrates considerable intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
12.0 pts Meets Objective Demonstrates some intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
9.0 pts Does Not Fully Meet Objective Demonstrates minimal intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
7.0 pts Does Not Meet Objective Unable to demonstrate minimal intellectual agility in connecting social and historical forces to ones life opportunities and outcomes.
Sociological Terminology:
use of sociological concepts and terms
15.0 to >12.0 pts Exceeds Objective The essay demonstrates mastery of sociological terminology through the appropriate incorporation of concepts and terms.
12.0 to >9.0 pts Meets Objective The essay demonstrates command of sociological terminology through the generally adequate and appropriate incorporation of concepts and terms.
9.0 to >7.0 pts Does Not Fully Meet Objective The essay demonstrates familiarity of sociological terminology through the incorporation of some concepts and terms.
7.0 to >0 pts Does Not Meet Objective The essay fails to adequately incorporate sociological concepts and terms.
Evidence
Use of evidence and specific examples
15.0 to >12.0 pts Exceeds Objective The essay fully and appropriately integrates specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
12.0 to >9.0 pts Meets Objective The essay makes sufficient and appropriate use of specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
9.0 to >7.0 pts Fails to Fully Meet Objective The essay inadequately integrates specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
7.0 to >0 pts Does Not Meet Objective The essay fails to adequately integrate specific examples and evidence in support of its thesis.
12/5/2020 Sociological Autobiography Paper
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Total Points: 100.0
Criteria Ratings Pts
10.0 pts
Writing Quality:
demonstrates written communication proficiency
10.0 to >8.0 pts Exceeds Objective Formulating specific, unified and concise theses that demonstrate an understanding of the subject.
8.0 to >6.0 pts Meets Objective Formulates a clear, sophisticated and controlling main idea or focus that is supported and extended throughout.
6.0 to >5.0 pts Does Not Fully Meet Objective Formulates a sufficient main idea or focus that is supported and extended throughout.
5.0 to >0 pts Does Not Meet Objective Contains a main idea or focus, but minimally, and with major digressions resulting in a lack of unity.
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Architecture and Design
Biology
Business & Finance
Chemistry
Computer Science
Geography
Geology
Education
Engineering
English
Environmental science
Spanish
Government
History
Human Resource Management
Information Systems
Law
Literature
Mathematics
Nursing
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Political Science
Psychology
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