The paper can be on any health topic ex( covid, hiv, obesity , etc!!! Hey folks here is the template that you need to follow for your mass media news article research paper. This paper is meant for you to sociologically analyze a mass media news article using social concepts/theories while implementing peer reviewed research findings. You need to apply a peer reviewed research findings 5 times throughout the paper 1) after your substantive importance statement, 3 of the 5 application paragraphs must have a peer reviewed research finding cited, finally you must have a peer reviewed research finding cited to support your 5) policy implication statement in your conclusion. Therefore, you need 5 separate peer reviewed research articles cited…you can NOT cite the same article 5 times. It is -10 points for each and every time you do NOT cite a peer reviewed research finding when you need to.
Use section subheadings for clarity. Follow this to an exact…in fact, use this document and fill in the sub-headings if you like.
You do need a cover page, but you do NOT need an abstract or running header. I am NOT concerned with that really.
On your cover page put: your name, class (SOCY 2000), then Critical Thinking paper.
Joe Smith
SOCY 2000
Critical Thinking Paper
Introduction Paragraph
Warm me up to the paper here. That is, introduce the topic of the paper. You need to tell me what the paper is going to do/analyze. That is, what health problem are you going to analyze? How are you going analyze this health topic (state the 5 theories/social concepts here)? You also need to tell me a substantive importance statement. This is basically, a statement telling me why it is important to explore/analyze this health topic. Then you need to support your substantive importance statement with a peer reviewed research finding. That is, find a peer reviewed research study finding that coincides with your substantive importance statement. Finally, I need to know what the paper is about/consists of. Be very direct and clear here. I should NOT have to read one word beyond the introduction paragraph to know what I am about to read in this paper.
Mass Media News Article Summary Paragraph
Here in this paragraph all you are doing is summarizing your mass media news article. You are NOT applying the theories/social concepts to your health topic yet, that comes later in the paper. You can choose any health topic you want. Choose one you are familiar with, this will make life easy. You are not summarizing your peer reviewed articles at all in this section.
Concept 1 Summary paragraph
Only summarize and discuss the social concept/theory here…do NOT apply it to your article yet. This is simply you letting me know that you know what this social concept/theory is.
Concept 1 Application paragraph
Now you apply the social concept/ theory to the mass media article. That is, how does it relate to the article and the health topic/problem found in the mass media news article. 3 of the 5 application paragraphs must have a peer reviewed research finding cited in it. You are using it to support a statement you made.
Concept 2 Summary paragraph
Only summarize and discuss the social concept/theory here…do NOT apply it to your article yet. This is simply you letting me know that you know what this social concept/theory is.
Concept 2 Application paragraph
Now you apply the social concept/ theory to the mass media article. That is, how does it relate to the article and the health topic found in the mass media news article. 3 of the 5 application paragraphs must have a peer reviewed research finding cited in it. You are using it to support a statement you made.
Concept 3 Summary paragraph
Only summarize and discuss the social concept/theory here…do NOT apply it to your article yet. This is simply you letting me know that you know what this social concept/theory is.
Concept 3 Application paragraph
Now you apply the social concept/ theory to the mass media article. That is, how does it relate to the article and the health topic found in the mass media news article. 3 of the 5 application paragraphs must have a peer reviewed research finding cited in it. You are using it to support a statement you made.
Concept 4 Summary paragraph
Only summarize and discuss the social concept/theory here…do NOT apply it to your article yet. This is simply you letting me know that you know what this social concept/theory is.
Concept 4 Application paragraph
Now you apply the social concept/ theory to the mass media article. That is, how does it relate to the article and the health topic found in the mass media news article. 3 of the 5 application paragraphs must have a peer reviewed research finding cited in it. You are using it to support a statement you made.
Concept 5 Summary paragraph
Only summarize and discuss the social concept/theory here…do NOT apply it to your article yet. This is simply you letting me know that you know what this social concept/theory is.
Concept 5 Application paragraph
Now you apply the social concept/ theory to the mass media article. That is, how does it relate to the article and the health topic found in the mass media news article. 3 of the 5 application paragraphs must have a peer reviewed research finding cited in it. You are using it to support a statement you made.
Conclusion Paragraph
Here you can rehash your main points of the paper for the reader. What does all this mean? Give a bottom line statement and you can also mention a take away statement (like, where do we go from here statement for the reader). But, you need a policy implication statement. Meaning, what laws, policies, and/or regulations/deregulations should be made? You need to cite a peer reviewed research finding to support your policy implication…this is the 5th and final time you cite a peer reviewed research article.
References page
You do need to cite any sources or thoughts that are NOT yours. Make sure you have a separate references page at the end of the paper. Any idea or thought that is NOT yours you MUST give credit to. You must cite all your peer reviewed articles here. If you do NOT it is -10 points off of the final grade for each time you do NOT cite.
Use APA style.
Cut and Paste full mass media article at the very end of the paper…NOT just the URL and/or webpage.
Hey all, here is a list of possible social concepts/theories you can use for your paper.
functionalism
conflict theory
symbolic interactionism
internalization
socialization
selective perception
primacy effect
euphemism
cultivation theory
groupthink
traditional authority
apathy
biomedical model
functional fitness
causal agents (there are 5 different types)
social location
absolute poverty
relative poverty
contradictory class location
ascribed & achieved status
fundamental cause
Social capital
ageism
gerotranscendence
activity theory
social support (there are 3 of them)
gender as an institution
gender as a process
gender as a stratification system
hegemonic masculinity
second shift
self schema theory
sexual double standard
racial health hypotheses (there are 5 of them)
aversive racism
self efficacy
mastery
nihilism
internalized racism
micro aggressions
systematic racism
social comparison theory
homeostasis
definition of a situation
life as a theatre approach
looking glass self
carry over stress
role strain
provocation hypothesis
uncovering hypothesis
biomarkers
socio-meter model
self compassion
spotlight effect
illusion of transparency
self-determination theory
anticipatory anxiety
health behavior
illness behavior
theory of health lifestyles
medicalization
self care
social stigma
health belief model
the sick role
activity-passivity model
guidance-cooperation model
mutual participation model
G & M McCall’s theory of social relationships
Hayes Bautista Model
job burnout
toxic workplace
alienation of the product
lookism
charismatic authority
legal/rationale authority
heterosexism
CAM
medical tourism
consumerism
Rubric for Current Event Paper SOCY 2000
1) 5pts. Did he/she have an introduction paragraph?
-Did the introduction paragraph explain the paper analysis?
-Was there a substantive importance?
-Was there a peer reviewed article finding backing up your substantive importance?
-Was it clear and concise?
-Was it at least 5 sentences long?
2) 2.5 pts. Did he/she have a summary paragraph on the mass media news article?
-Did the summary paragraph summarize entire article?
-at least 5 sentences?
3) 20pts. Did he/she have a summary paragraph for each of the five terms?
-did you cover all major points of the term/social concept?
-was there five social concepts/theories summarized?
-at least 5 sentences?
4) 20pts. Did he/she apply the term/social concept to the article?
-did you clearly apply each term/concept to your article?
-was there five concepts applied?
-3 of 5 of these application paragraphs need to have a peer reviewed research article cited (-10 points for every time you do NOT)
-at least 5 sentences?
5) 2.5 pts. Did he/she have a conclusion paragraph?
-did you summarize or re-hash the main points of your paper?
-Did you give policy implication?
-Did you support your policy implication with a peer reviewed research article?
-Did you give me a take away message?
-reference page (APA)
-at least 5 sentences?
6) Did he/she cut and paste the mass media news article at the end of the paper?
Did you actually paste the entire article? If not -5
Outline of paper: Each NUMBER is a separate paragraph
1) Introduction
2) Mass meda news article summary
3) Concept 1 summary
4) Concept 1 application to mass media news article
5) Concept 2 summary
6) Concept 2 application to mass media news article
7) Concept 3 summary
8) Concept 3 application to mass media news article
9) Concept 4 summary
10) Concept 4 application to mass media news article
11) Concept 5 summary
12) Concept 5 application to mass media news article
13) Conclusion
