SOCIOLOGY PROJECTS



Individual Sociology Project

Here is a list of project ideas that you may select from to satisfy your project requirements. This list is not meant to limit you. If you have an original idea, or if one of these ideas gives you another idea, let me know and we will discuss it! This will be your last grade for the 9 weeks and worth 125 points.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECTS

Although you will be given a great deal of freedom regarding your projects, some guidelines will be in place. In general, these guidelines can be adjusted, but you must check with me prior to beginning the project.

Reports (Paper) Reports must focus on stated subjects or be approved. Reports must be original (in student’s words), well organized (introduction, thesis, and conclusion), and be free from grammatical and spelling errors. At least two sources must be used and be fully cited. Reports should be 4 to 5 pages, double spaced, and typed in 12-point type.

Presentations Can be PowerPoint, Prezi, Video….etc. Presentations should be 10 to 20 min long. The presentation should be focused, organized, and interesting with multiple visual aids. This is not to just be a reading of reports.

Political Cartoons A student should use his or her art talent to the best of their ability; whereas you are not graded so much on the art itself, the drawing must be neat, clear, and done with care. The student must portray a political or social issue or a historical event in a unique, funny, or clever manner. The message or point must be clear. The cartoon should show that the cartoonist understands the concept. It should be done on a large piece of cardboard or other sturdy material and the use of color is highly recommended. Include a brief typed commentary as part of the board or on a separate piece of paper.

Art An original art piece that portrays a political or social issue or a historical even in a unique way, or in a particular style popular during the time identified. The artwork should show a student’s understanding of the concept and be created carefully to the best of the student’s ability.

Poster Posters can include propaganda, advertisements, collages, large thematic maps, or schematic diagrams. Poster board should be used and color is required. Extensive artistic ability is not necessary for this project, but the project must be very neat and well organized (e.g., titles, captions, etc.). A computer, scanner, and copy machine may be used for this type of project. The project should demonstrate that the student has a working knowledge of the concept being presented.

Other Projects If you would like to do a project on an appropriate topic using a method not described above, submit your project proposal form with a specific description of your idea. The teacher will return the project proposal form to you (usually with approval for your idea!) with guidelines and advice concerning your idea.

Sociology project ideas:

• media: violence, agent of socialization, gender or race bias

• impact of technology on society

• sociology of religion: relationship between social status and religious groups, emergence of religious sects

• role of the military in modern society

• adolescence-communication, gender differences, how subgroups/cliques form

• adolescence and dating behavior

• development of personality

• socialization

• teen drug use

• teen suicide

• teen sexual activity/pregnancy

• late adulthood/elderly

• conformity/peer pressure

• deviance: homeless, drugs, sexual

• deviance-functionalist, conflict, or interactionist approach

• organized crime

• white-collar crime

• criminal justice system

• corrections system

• poverty

• effectiveness of welfare system

• social classes

• caste system

• arranged marriages

• United States class system/capitalism

• careers in sociology

• criminologists, gerontologists

• works of sociologists

o Quinney, Merton, Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Levinson, Frieze, Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer

• class conflict-bourgeoisie v. proletariat (haves v. have-nots)

• family relations

• poverty/inequality

• race, ethnicity, and social structure

• gender roles/expectation in society

Websites with possible topics ideas:

American Sociological Association



SocioWeb possible topics



List of Sociology journals



list of social issues and possible topics



Contra Costa Community College-topic ideas



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