SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPT AFFECTING DAILY LIVING

The purpose of this assignment is to record your life for one day and
critically discuss how you are an actor in society; how you affect your social
surroundings; and, how your daily life is shaped and constrained by society.
This will allow you engage with many of the sociological concepts reviewed
to-date including newer concepts such as impression management, stage theory
and emotional labor.

Explain why you needed to perform in
such a way (i.e., your motives, instincts, feelings, or structural constraints).
Do you see who you are and where you are now? Write down your conclusion for
this one-day life review journey.

1) Keep a journal.For one day record your life
starting from the time when you wake up, to the first person you talk to, until
you have finished your day and fall into bed asleep. The journal should be
highly detailed Including details such as times, locations of every place you
have been to (including where you start and end), people you have encountered,
the ‘roles’ you have played facing different people and in different
situations, the institutions you come into contact with (education, family,
government, health, etc). Identify ‘who’ you were and ‘where’ you were in terms
of what you have performed and what ‘stage’ you were on. Once you have
completed your day, you will need to type
your journal and include it at the end of your write-up. (the journal does not
count towards you page count)

2) Analyze your day: After your
day of journaling,you will
use your typed journal to write a 3-6 page reviewof a day in your life
(in essay format), using at least 8
sociological concepts (identified, defined, and analyzed) covered in this
course to discuss:
–
details about your day from a sociological perspective (eg. roles,
institutions, interactions, impression management, stage theory, emotional
labor)
–
explanation of why you needed to perform in such a way in each of the settings
you encountered (i.e. your motives, instincts, feelings, and/or structural
constraints)
–
a macro sociological analysis of ‘who you are’ and ‘where you are’ in society
–
your conclusion for this one-day life review journey

The paper
should be typed, double-spaced, 11-point font, 1″ margins. Both the
write-up and your typed journal should be saved as ONE document with page
numbers. Remember to include a citation for any resources referenced, in proper
APA format, and make sure your name is on your paper.