Socology

Order Description
Principles of Sociology
SOC1101A
Sam Alvaro
Summer 2016 Take Home Exam

This Take Home Exam is worth 30% of your final grade and is due June 1st via blackboard by 11:59PM. Your exam should be no less than 1,500 and no more than 1,600 words, typed with double-spaced lines and 12 pt. Times New Roman font. You are required to ensure that your essay has been spell-checked and proofread. Failure to adhere to these guidelines will result in a deduction of your letter grade, i.e. B+ to B. No more than ten (10) outside sources may be used in preparing your essay. Late papers will be deducted a letter grade each day they are late. The take home exam must be submitted to blackboard; it cannot be submitted to the department or slid under the office door. For useful tips on how to write an academic paper, please refer to the following website: https://www.sciencessociales.uottawa.ca/USB/cleusbkey.swf

Using concepts presented in class and readings from this term, you are to answer in essay format the following question:

As many scholars and cultural critics have argued, the concept and presence of a “Canadian culture” is debatable. With current trends in government and the market questioning the role of Canadian content in cultural subsidies, the question of “Do we have a Canadian culture?” persists. Using extraneous scholarly sources, i.e., not the course textbook, argue whether Canada has a culture of its own, whether independent of or contingent on American, British, et al. cultures. In no more than sixteen hundred (1600) words, argue your position but be sure to identify, define, explain, and apply all concepts, theories, and constructs introduced in your paper; do not introduce anything that is not clearly explicated. You are required to research your argument and use extraneous sources; you must cite and source at least five (5) scholarly texts (not including the textbook) but no more than ten (10) to support your arguments.