Final Paper Instructions
Due Date: May 7, 2021.
The paper will be based on a song that you choose. The song must be one that has been recorded and released in English. The goal is to apply six of the major topics we have covered in class to the song that you have chosen. The course was divided into three separate sections (think, influence and relate) based on the definition of social psychology. A part of your paper will reflect each of those three sections. You will choose two major topics from each of the three sections of the course and relate those to the song you have chosen.
Your paper will be divided into four major sections: Think, Influence, Relate and Conclusion. In addition, it is recommended that you include one paragraph of introduction. Your paper should be five pages in length, double-spaced (use APA format). You will include the lyrics of your songs at the end of your paper. The lyrics are not to be counted as part of the 5 pages that you will submit. In past semesters, I have required longer submissions. However, your paper will be 5 pages. If it is 6 pages or longer, you will be deducted points. For your convenience, I have uploaded a submission from an earlier semester. The point is not to replicate the sample that has been provided, but simply for you to see the work that another student submitted and perhaps be inspired.
Think
(Values & Big Ideas, The Self in a Social World, Social Beliefs and Judgments, Behavior and Attitudes).
-Choose 2 terms or concepts from chapters 1-4, first part of the course
-Underline and define the terms or concepts
-Identify the part(s) of the song that exemplify the term or concept. You will be sure to elaborate and link the terms if possible.
Influence
(Genes, Culture and Gender, Conformity and Obedience, Persuasion, Group Influence)
-Choose 2 terms or concepts from chapters 5-8, second part of the course
-Define the terms or concepts
-Identify the part(s) of the song that exemplify the term or concept. You will be sure to elaborate and link the terms if possible.
Relate
(Prejudice: Disliking Others, Aggression: Hurting Others, Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others, Ethnophaulisms for Ethnic Immigrants)
-Choose 2 terms or concepts from chapters 9-11 and Ethnophaulisms for Ethnic Immigrants, third part of the course
-Define the terms or concepts
-Identify the part(s) of the song that exemplify the term or concept. You will be sure to elaborate and link the terms if possible.
Conclusion
In this section you will integrate the points you made earlier in the other sections and provide criticism of the material you reviewed. How are the issues that came up in think, or influence might have led to what you highlighted in Relate? You are not writing four short papers, but one paper assignment with four specific sections.
