This is your final exam for the course and should be treated as such as you prepare your paper.
You will interview one person aged 60 years or older. Ask them questions about their childhood, relationships, marriage, having children, working when they were younger and currently (Do they still work? Are they retired?), access to health care, and other topics that have been covered in the course. You will then write a paper describing this person (change their name for confidentiality please), their life experiences, and discuss how you would relate various sociological theories to this person’s life and experiences.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARE PROVIDED
You must also include a discussion of how TWO sociological theories relate to the information in this interview. You must choose ONE of the following: Structural Functionalism, Conflict Theory, or Symbolic Interactionism; AND ONE of the following aging theories: Disengagement, Continuity, Modernization, or Feminist Theory. No other theories will be accepted.
This paper should be typed, with standard margins, a readable, standard font, and contain no spelling or grammatical errors. Points will be deducted for these errors. Do not write in the first person. Make sure you define the theories in your own words and use them evenly throughout the paper, using examples from the person’s life to support your ideas. This paper should be approximately 8 to 12 pages long. Please cite any sources used other than yourself and your interview participant.
I HAVE INCLUDED THE QUESTIONS AND BRIEF ANSWERS ELABORATE ON THEM HOWEVER NEEDED AND USE CONFLICT THEORY AND MODERNIZATION USE THE EXAMPLE ESSAYS AS GUIDANCE ON HOW TO DO IT. FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS
This is your final exam for the course and should be treated as such as you prep
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