ASSIGNMENT/PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS
Article Review Instructions---50 Points
Article Review Instructions---100 Points
Discretionary Assignment Instructions (50 Points)
Discretionary Assignment Instructions (100 Points)
Discretionary Assignment Instructions for Methods of Social Research
Discretionary Assignment "Student Suggestions"---Crime & Society
Discretionary Assignment "Student Suggestions"---Introductory Sociology
Discretionary Assignment "Student Suggestions"---Social Problems
Discretionary Assignment "Student Suggestions"---Juvenile Delinquency
Internet Assignment (50 Points)
Internet Assignment Instructions (100 Points)
Internet Assignment for Institutions (100 Points)
Internet Research Assignment Instructions (100 Points
Guidelines for Critical Academic Review of Entertainment Movie (50 or 100 Points)
Guidelines for Academic Review of Documentary
Movies for Sociological Review
Interview Project Instructions
Learning Journal Instructions for Methods of Social Research
Or...for any other course
Research Methods: Activities We Already Do
Use in Intro. courses or upper division courses
Common Sense Sayings Matching Quiz
Class exercise...in class or written
Guidelines for TV Show Review: Crime
Interview Guidelines About "Techniques of Neutralization" (Criminology)
ONLINE READERS
NOTE: Some links may be out of date
Sociology 204---Introduction to Sociology
Lane Community College (LCC)
Sociology 205---Social Stratification
LCC
Sociology 206---Institutions and Social Change
LCC
Sociology 208---Sports and Society
LCC
Sociology 302--Methods of Social Research
Willamette University (WU)
Sociology 225---Social Problems
LCC
Sociology 136---Religion and Society
WU
A Short Introduction to Sociology
Based on Berger's Invitation to Sociology
WU
Sociology 134---Crime and Society
WU
Sociology 319---Medical Sociology
WU
American Society
Tokyo International University in America (at Willamette University)
Sociology 210---Marriage, Family, and Intimate Relations
LCC
Sociology 212---Social Control 1. Interview someone currently or previously employed in some phase of the Juvenile
Justice System. If you need help with questions, see me. (50 Pts)
2. Survey three (3) academic journals (different ones) in the juvenile justice field for topics
being researched and/or writtten about. What patterns do you find? (30 Pts).
3. Interview two (2) victims of juvenile delinquency interactions...as it relates to what
happened and how they feel/think about it (and the juveniles). (30 Pts)
4. Interview two (2) juvenile offenders...as it relates to what happened to them in the JJ
System. Portray their point of view. (30 Pts)
5. Write your own "juvenile delinquency" autobiography. What kind of things did you do?
If you weren't caught...why not? If you were caught, detail your experiences in the
"system"...including how you felt, were treated, and the results. (Confidentiality is
Assured) (50 Pts)
6. Interview a police officer about their views and practices relating to juvenile offenders.
(35 Pts)
7. Arrange to "tag along" with some type of official in some phase of the Juvenile Justice
System. The purpose would be to observe and explain their job from their point of view
and then to analyze it from an outside point of view.
8. Interview a ranking official in a Juvenile Correctional Facility (i.e. some above the level of Correctional officer). Portray as accurately as possible the perspective of this individual...without agreeing or disagreeing with them. Then...provide your own commentary and analysis of what they have presented to you. (50 Pts)
9. Interview a juvenile corrections officer who works with offenders on a daily basis. Get a description of the job and how they do it and feel about it. (35 Pts)
10. Make contact with and speak to a representative of any organization (or individual) who focuses on "juvenile offender rights." Describe the what, why, and how of their focus. (50 Pts)
11. Arrange a tour of a juvenile correctional facility. Intensely and critically observe what you see, hear, and sense...then write a report on your tour. (50 Pts)
MORE SUGGESTIONS TO COME ASAP
LCC
Student Suggestions Topics
Note: If you select one of these suggestions...you do not need a Proposal...just do it. However, if you want to modify it or you come up with a suggestion of your own, you do need a Proposal and a suggested Point Value.
