Book review

Prompt
For this post you are to review your book by responding to the items below:

Basic bibliographic information about the book.
How the book relates to specific course themes or topics.
How you can use any of the sociology you have learned in this course or others to more incisively analyze the content.
What you personally gained from reading the book.
Questions for discussion that the class can address generated by the content of the book.

Rubric

Due by class time Monday, April 24th.
Late posts will be downgraded at least one letter grade.
Comments to at least three colleague’s posts by April 26th by 10:00PM EST.
At least three citations: at least one from text and/or other assigned reading, and at least two from outside academic sources. Note: you are to read/watch/listen to all of the material in the hyperlinks in the parent post above; your contact with the material should be apparent in your post.
List references at the bottom of the page (MLA format).
At least one photo and/or video link.
Minimum 0f 500 words (excluding references).
Grade will be based on quality and quantity of response to the post prompt including adherence to the above benchmarks.
Keep in mind that you are writing for a broad audience that is educated and interested in this topic; infuse your post with the sociology you are learning/have learned in a non-jargonistic manner

As a shorthand for the longer, more detailed grading rubric above this SOC summary may be useful.

S = demonstration of understanding and application of sociological concepts, theories, etc. germane to the topic, especially those taking about in the text and in class
O = organization and structure overall; flow of ideas, appropriate and contextualized use of images and videos, proper documentation of sources
C = analytical creativity; going beyond obvious restatement or simple examples and pushing boundaries of thought and perspective; finding outside academic sources beyond the obvious

Please check Assignments/Assignment 11 before you Publish.