This is an Analytic Essay, please DO NOT PLAGIARIZE
For this assignment, you’ll be asked to produce a 4-6 page long (double spaced) essay on one of the following topic areas:
Social Media (the topic I have chosen)
Throughout, your essay must 1) reference the production of culture perspective to map and explain the characteristics that define your chosen topic (see Peterson and Anand), 2) explain how your chosen topic area is related to the maintenance and production of inequality.
Peterson, Richard A. and N. Anand. 2004. “The Production of Culture Perspective.” Annual Review of
Sociology 30(1):311-34.
Outside of these criteria, you are free to investigate any specific dimension of the topic area you choose. For instance, you might centre your essay on Instagram influencers (social media) or diversity in Hollywood (Hollywood cinema). Alternatively, you could talk about high versus mass fashion or even about recent changes to the music industry (circa our lecture comments on TikTok and production risk). Ultimately, I want this essay to be written on a topic that is interesting to you.
Some additional points:
Your essay must draw on assigned course material as well as three-four additional sources related to your topic (1 of these additional sources can be drawn from the popular press and/or does not have to be peer-reviewed).
Your essay should include a formal introduction and conclusion; it should be double-spaced and presented in times new roman or arial font
A reference page must be included and does not count toward your essay’s page limit.
In-text references and your reference page must adhere to ASA citation style guide
