Chapter+4+ESPN+Society

“The sociological perspective shows ‘the general in the particular,’ or the power of society to shape our individual lives.” (Macionis, 22.) The purpose of this assignment is to have you note from a sociological perspective a specific news item. You may find this item in any format in which news is presented; Internet, print media, television, radio, etc. It may be either a current or historic item in nature. You have four (4) written tasks to the assignment. 1) Summarize the news item as reported 2) Characterize the news item from a sociological perspective 3) Cite the source of the news item (MLA format) 4) Post the item on our class wiki site (don’t forget to initial it for credit). Please use the "discussion" tab Be sure you post to the specific due date of the ESPN as each will be “gathered” separately. Bring any notes to the class on the due date in order to be able to make a verbal presentation of your assignment.