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Sports-related topic... please 100% original work needed The purpose of this assignment is for students to 1) identify and learn a subtopic in Am. Popular Culture that is of interest to them; become familiar with the online library resources; and to develop some information literacy skills. Students will be developing an annotated bibliography based on a subtopic in American Popular culture that is of interest to them. A minimum of 5 peer-reviewed sources and 5 popular and/or open-web sources will need to be used in the bibliography.

 The completed assignment will include: Subtopic in American Popular Culture that you chose to investigate for this assignment (e.g. sport and popular culture) List of search terms you used in your searches (i.e. sport, sociology, "popular culture") Annotated entries for a minimum of 5 peer-reviewed articles (see below for what should be included in each entry) Annotated entries for a minimum of 5 popular and/or open-web sources Each source entry should be in a table format and include the following: APA-formatted full reference for the source A brief description of the source A brief discussion of how the source is relevant to your subtopic of interest and why you chose it. Evaluation of where the source came from - i.e. peer-reviewed journal, blog, website, etc. Evaluation of strengths and weaknesses regarding how helpful the source was in addressing your subtopic of interest. Comparative analysis - compare/contrast how this source addresses your subtopic of interest in comparison to another source (note: no source should be used in this section more than twice) See attached document for a detailed assignment description.

 Assignment 3 meets the following course objectives: Compare and contrast culture, popular, high culture, elite culture, mass culture, low culture, subculture, and counterculture. Describe examples of the different types of norms operative in popular culture, and how these are related to the process of social control. Identify the research methods used to create knowledge about popular culture. Apply key cultural theories and analytical dimensions for examining popular culture. Explain how various elements of popular culture inform or reflect our attitudes, behavior, and society and why the popular culture becomes popular. Illustrate diversity in popular culture and concepts of multiculturalism, ethnocentrism, and cultural relativism with reference to key stratifying factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, class, age, region and sexuality. Analyze culture within the individual, social, historical, political, economic, and global contexts. 

Describe the cultural and social significance of popular culture in shaping the larger contemporary American society. Examine the roles of print media, art, music, radio, television, motion picture, the Internet, sports, fashion, and technology in the development of American popular culture. Supporting Materials SOCI220 Assignment 3 Annotated Bibliography and Rubric.doc (47 KB) FindingPeerReviewedJournals_APUS.doc (57 KB) Submission To submit your assignment, attach one or more files and then click Submit. A * designates a required field. The originality of attachments will be verified by Turn tin. Both you and your instructor will receive the results. Attachments No attachments yet 1. demo Remove Add Attachments