Paper instructions:
In this paper you will apply the frame of the sociology of everyday life to the examination of an experience in your own life that connects with one of the themes covered in the course. You will explore the way this event was social constructed using concepts from the course and the texts. This paper should be written in the form of an essay, making an argument and supporting it with empirical data (including your own experience) and analysis. You will use the two textbooks for the course to deepen the analysis and support your case.

You will use the tools of critical reflection to apply concepts and methods from the course to an event from your own life. Patti Clayton, an expert on critical reflection, created the DEAL model of tools for reflection papers. In this model, the critical reflection involves three parts: 1) Documentation (wherein you objectively and richly describe a specific incident); 2) Examination (wherein you analyze the events documented in your reflection’s first part by applying key concepts); and 3) the Articulation of Learning (wherein you discuss what you have learned through your examination and the critical reflection process).