This should be a concise paragraph that briefly introduces the reader to the current event you will be discussing, the theories you will use, and your argument.
It’s kind of like a teaser or a coming attraction for a movie, except that in sociological research we expect there to be spoilers! You should include a brief mention of your conclusion. Event
Give a concise explanation of the current event that you have chosen to analyze,oIt needs to have enough detail so that a reader unfamiliar with it will be able to follow your argument. Even if it’s something that you’re pretty sure everybody already knows about, you have to pretend that we don’t. Explain it to us as though we are hearing about it for the first time.
A brief explanation of your chosen classical theory. Again, assume that we don’t know anything about the theory . oAn explanation of how this classical theory would explain the current event you chose and why.
A brief explanation of your chosen contemporary theory. Can you guess what’s coming? Yes, assume we know nothing about it.oAn explanation of how this contemporary theory would explain the current event and why.
Explain your argument very clearly, being specific about why you agree/disagree with a theory and/or what weaknesses/strengths you see it offered.
