Identifying and Explaining Social Patterns: Political Ideology/Perspectives in the U.S.

Writing Assignment #1
Identifying and Explaining Social Patterns: Political Ideology/Perspectives
in the U.S.
This is a required assignment and must be submitted in Canvas no later than
10am on Monday, September 13th. This paper should be double-spaced and
between 750 – 1,000 words – roughly three typed pages using 12-point font.
The purpose of this assignment is for you to illustrate your
understanding of how different “perspectives” – in this particular case
political beliefs and attitudes – are based on peoples’ different experiences,
which are, in turn, affected by their social positions (age, race, sex, age,
social class, educational background, geographical area).
This exercise will indicate where you fall in a political
ideology typology developed by the Pew Research Center and have you think about
the differences between the groups identified, the social factors that have
affected others and your political stance, and the potential consequences that
might follow when it comes to thinking about social problems.
Complete the Pew Research Center’s Political
Typology Quiz. (Links to an external site.) https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/quiz/political-typology/
After completing the
quiz you will be placed in one of 9 different groups, given a brief description
of the general beliefs and attitudes of those in your category and show how you
compare to the general public.
You are to answer the following four questions, each with
multiple parts. The first question, which is purely descriptive, is worth 10%
of your grade. The second question, which involves more analysis, is worth 30%
of your grade. The third question, by far the most important, is worth the
remaining 40% of your grade. The fourth and last question is worth the
remaining 20% of your grade. I suggest that you also refer to the “Tips
for Writing Assignments” in the START HERE module.
1. Describe the typology group you have been placed in. Who
did they support in the last presidential election? What are some of their
social background characteristics? What positions do they typically take on key
issues? Are your test results consistent with your self-identification? If not,
how do you account for the differences? (10% of grade)

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