Topic: Youth, Gender, Sex and Sexuality: Keywords: Social conflict theories, intersectionality, feminism, queer movements, language and linguistic politics, Stonewall, safe spaces, allies, counter-hegemonic, sex-positive, trans activism and youth
Format: 5 pages (double spaced, 12-point font, standard margins) minimum and 7 pages maximum. Do not deviate from your spacing. That is, once you begin your essay the entirety of the essay will be in double-spaced formatting only. Please do not triple space etc. between paragraphs. Be sure to indent when beginning a new paragraph. You must have consistent font use throughout your essay. If you must cut and paste be certain it is made consistent with the rest of your essay. Your essay must adhere to either an MLA or APA formatting (be sure to look this up if you are unfamiliar), your essay must include a separate title page (that also includes a word count) and bibliography page, and neither of these are included in your page total requirement.
Purpose: You are required to research and write a critical essay examining the topic of your choice from a sociological perspective in which you examine the central issues you see as most pertinent. Avoid first-person, avoid flowery celebrations such as ” _______” and avoid the phrase “I think.” You are writing a critical essay that examines the sociology of youth and society through (a) the topic you choose and (b) how the keywords apply to the topic you have chosen, but do note: you are not required to address all of the keywords, however, use those listed as a starting point in helping get started.
Keywords: Social conflict theories, intersectionality, feminism, queer movements, language and linguistic politics, Stonewall, safe spaces, allies, counter-hegemonic, sex-positive, trans activism and youth
Graeme.