Final: Current Event Video Presentation

A Sociological Perspective of Current Events

Select an article that describes an event or situation that has occurred in recent years (2019 – 2023).

The article must be from a major source, such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Baltimore Sun, Time Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, The Nation, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The Atlantic among others. The article can be found online or in print.

Select a news article or news segment not an opinion piece.

After finding your news article or news segment, prepare a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation (no more than 15 slides) in which you analyze the article using one of the following theoretical perspectives: symbolic interactionism, conflict theories, or structural functionalism.

Use the information from the chapter that corresponds to your topic and the theoretical perspective presented in Chapter 1 to demonstrate that you understand the theoretical perspective and can apply it to help better understand the concept/information in the article.

In addition to a theoretical perspective, you will choose, describe, and apply at least two concepts from the course that correspond to your topic.

Be creative in selecting concepts

The 5–7-minute presentation should meet the following criteria (Example attached)

Background:

What is the event or situation?

Briefly, describe the social event or situation presented in the article

Who was involved?

When/Where did the event occur?

What data or statistics help to describe the situation? (If applicable to your current event)

Discuss the theory and concepts you will apply to your article.

Sociological Analysis:

Analyze the article using one of the following theoretical perspectives: symbolic interactionism, conflict theories, or structural functionalism.

Choose, describe, and apply at least two concepts from the course that correspond to your topic.

Conclusion:

Demonstrate/explain the connections between all the main ideas (event, concepts, theoretical perspective).

Include an engaging and stimulating conclusion slide that summarizes your presentation.

Reference Slide