This research project will provide you with the opportunity to conduct a sociological analysis on a topic of your choosing. You will write a 4-6 page, not including the title page or reference page, analysis of an issue of your choice (see suggested ideas below). For this paper, you will need to do some outside research to explore your topic and use course concepts to analyze and organize your findings. You will need at least 3 sources. One source must be your textbook, one source must be a peer reviewed journal article, and the last source is your choice, but it must be legitimate. You will also need a reference page listing your sources. The length of the paper (4-6 pages) requires you to condense a lot of material, be sure that you narrow your topic down to a workable paper.
Gender and religious participation/affiliation Welfare policies/reform
Self-esteem and teens
Gender images in music (rap, country, pop, folk etc.) Laws and Policies
Poverty
Race, Gender, or Class and the legal system
Women in the sciences, engineering, medicine, vet medicine
Capitalism
Sports
Globalization
Domestic violence
Military (Socialization, Group Processes, Gender, Social Control)
Health, illness, and health insurance
Magazines and culture (sports, teen, women’s, men’s etc.)
Gangs – male and/or female
Medicalization
School Violence
Suicide
Family Structures
Same-sex marriage
Race relations
Write paper on Environmental concerns, impact, mobilization
Toys, games and gender socialization
Sweatshops/labor use by multinational corporations in 3rd world countries
Education
Historical variations in the construction of gender (middle ages, renaissance, civil war, turn of the century, 1920’s, WWII, etc.)
Consumption (in one country or compare countries)
Illicit drug use and/or related policies
Aging (look at physical health, financial concerns, widowhood) Social networks
Mental health
Crime
Political affiliation
