construct a sociological portrait.

Description
For your final paper you will construct a sociological portrait. A sociological portrait is a depiction, a
description, a profile, or vignette of how race, class, gender and other cultural factors such as religion interact in
an individual’s life to form her/his identity and behavior. The goal of the sociological portrait is to describe
yourself using the sociological imagination. In other words, describe yourself sociologically. Focus should be on
aspects of socialization, culture, social hierarchies, status and roles, groups, social class, gender, race and
ethnicity, and the social institutions (such as work, family, education). Make sure you are “connecting the
sociological dots.”
What is a sociological portrait? Describing oneself sociologically requires an individual to be aware of the
relationships between the experiences she has and her society around her. Furthermore, the things we do are
shaped by the situations we are in, the values we have, the way people around us act, and how that all relates to a
societal outcome. Therefore, by looking at yourself through a sociological lens you can connect the sociological
dots trough socialization, culture, social hierarchies, status and roles, groups, social class, gender, race and
ethnicity, and the social institutions that have help you become the person you are today.
This is NOT an assignment in which you describe yourself psychologically but rather to make sociological
connections between your experiences and sociological concepts. Your sociological portrait should include at
least five (5) sociological concepts that are applied in the proper context.
Your final paper will be a Word document and must have at least five (5) academic, scholarly references. Papers
will be 8 to 10 pages in length, with 1.5 or double-spacing, 12-point font, 1-inch margins on all sides, and
include a cover page and a reference page (not included in the page count). Please use APA 7th Edition.