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Choose one movie below to do a Sociological Perspective: Film Analysis Paper.
Sociological Perspective – Chapter 1: Straight Outta Compton (2015), The Wedding Singer (1998)
Culture – Chapter 2: The Namesake (2007),Mi Familia (1995)
Socialization – Chapter 3: The Intern (2015), 21 Jump Street (2012)
Social Structure, Groups, and Organizations – Chapters 4 & 5 :12 Years a Slave ,(2013) Bridesmaids (2011)
provide the following for the essay:

• Introduction : Give a very brief summary of the movie along with the main points you will be making in your paper. (No more than one paragraph.)
• Section 1: Apply at least two theoretical perspectives (Symbolic Interactionism, Functionalism, Conflict Theory) to analyze the movie. Describe how each perspective would view the main message(s)
of the movie, and/or specific parts of the movie. Be sure to provide: 1) examples from the movie, and as much detail as possible, to support your argument; AND 2) reference passages from the
textbook, and/or the class lecture, to support your argument. You should not only provide a definition and explanation of the theoretical perspective in general, but also how the theoretical
perspective developed over time (ie, who are the founders of that perspective). Then you can get into the specifics of how that theoretical perspective would view the movie. Please review Chapter 1
to help you write this section.

• Section 2: Examine the social/cultural context portrayed in the movie. How does the time and location that the movie takes place in shape social life for the characters? Think about how life
would look different for the characters if they lived in a different time or geographical area. What are the larger social forces of the time/location that shape the character’s lives and their
behavior? Think about cross-cultural differences. How might things be different if the characters were in a different culture or of a different social location? Be sure to provide: 1) examples from
the movie, and as much detail as possible, to support your argument; AND 2) reference passages from the textbook, and/or the class lecture, to support your argument. Strive to provide a variety of
explanations accounting for the human behavior shown in the movie. Please review Chapters 1 and 2 to help you write this section.

• Section 3: Explain how at least three sociological concepts, theories, and/or institutions are depicted in the movie. Be sure to provide: 1) examples from the movie, and as much detail as
possible, to support your answers; AND 2) reference passages from the textbook, and/or the class lecture, to support your answers. Please review Chapters 3 thru 6 (and beyond) for this section.

• Section 4: Propose a research study based on the movie. (You will not actually conduct this study.) Based on the movie topic, you will be inspired to design your own research project. Review
steps #1, 2, 4, and 5 of the research model and provide a 2 detailed description of how your proposed study will cover each of these steps. You will be clarifying your topic, defining the more
specific problem you’re examining, providing a hypothesis, and choosing a research method for your study. Be sure to provide as much detail as possible, especially when describing your research
method. Be sure to explain why you chose that particular research method over other methods. What are the advantages and disadvantages? How can disadvantages be minimized? Also describe one other
method you could have chosen for your study. Explain the details that method would have entailed, the pros and cons of that method, and the type of knowledge/information it would have allowed you
to gain. Explain how it would have changed your research results in comparison to the method you originally chose. Please review Chapter 1 for this section. (Use this textbook)

• Conclusion: Describe the sociological insight you gained from this assignment. Did it make you think about sociology, sociological concepts/theories/perspectives, or the research process in a
different way? The movies are listed under specific chapters, but they also overlap with other chapters. Examining this overlap in your paper is encouraged.