SOCI 315 The culminating project for Food and Culture is an independent

SOCI 315
Assignment #2
Research Paper

The culminating project for Food and Culture is an independent 7-page
research paper of your choice. You may choose a topic that we are exploring in
class, or an area of personal or academic interest.

A sample list of the types of topics is as follows:
·
Exploring a
particular ethnic group’s foodways
·
Specific
religious practices and food
·
Wonder Bread as an American phenomenon
·
An in-depth
study of a food event or festival
·
An
ethnographic study of a soup kitchen
·
A literary
analysis of food related novels or films
·
A cultural
analysis of veganism
·
Cultural
identity through street food
·
Power and
chefs
·
Cultural
significance of medieval fasts and feasts
·
A study of a
foreign family’s acculturation and resistance through food
·
Technology’s
role in “Americanizing” an ethnic cuisine
·
Masculine
meat, and feminine field greens

These topics are merely meant to give you an idea of the vast
possibilities. Whatever topic you select, it must be original. By this,
I mean that you may not select a topic that you are using, or have previously
used for another class. Try to select a topic as soon as possible, and
contact me with me your ideas.
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THE PAPER
Follow APA-formatting guidelines
Double spaced
7 pages
12pt Times New Roman
font
Provide a title that accurately defines your paper.
Provide a cover page (not part of the page count)
Provide a reference page (not part of the page count)
Abstract page (not part of the page count)
Written in third person

Create a clearly
stated thesis, and focus the entire paper around it.
Provide specific examples to support this thesis. Select other studies,
or scholarly articles (peer reviewed) to use as models. For example, if
you are doing a study on female roles in Ethiopian festival cooking, look for
studies that also focus on gender roles or festival food preparations. It is important that you
incorporate other academic studies into your paper I am not however, just looking
for a related literature review. You must not just
cite these projects, but frame them, or compare them to your study in some
way. Provide a critical
analysis of your selected topic, involving information from the
course materials.

Do not be afraid to use other
libraries as well. Explore the Internet, newspaper articles, journals, live
interviews, participate in an actual event or situation, or consult
archives. All information is
helpful. Please include at least FIVE scholarly references (journals or
books). Additionally, you may use
newspapers, popular magazines, cookbooks, trade publications, films, surveys,
pamphlets, labels, and so forth. Strong research papers combine both primary
and secondary sources.

It is understood that the paper must be free of typographical and
grammatical errors. Check the rules of plagiarism. Cite all original quotes and
paraphrased information. Please use the APA style and make sure that you
consult an online style manual for the exact way to reference materials.