Burnside: SOC 100: (spring 2025)

SOC 100:  Sociology of Everyday Life                                                      Spring 2025 

Instructor:  Dr. Jackie Burnside                                                                 Name _________________ 

Librarian:  Ms. Amanda Peach  

Data Workshop using Social Facts:   

Visions of Life Chances amidst Five Social Institutions (15%) 

Due:  April 23rd paper* in class  

Introduction:   

A “zine” (short for magazine) is a short booklet, often self-published, assortment or collage of both text and visuals/graphics that may be hand drawn, photo-copied, or magazines/newspaper cutouts that present a topic of interest to the author and is relevant to our course.  For this assignment, each student’s topic will be developed based on the visions of their life chances amidst influences from five social institutions (student’s selections). 

Purpose:  By creating a Zine, each student has opportunities to communicate ideas and tell aspects of their story/experiences with images and text in ways that are memorable and powerful. 

This assignment is related to Student Learning Objectives #3, #4, and #5 on our SOC 100 course syllabus: 

3. Explain social situations by applying sociological concepts and checking the 

 facts. 

4.  Comprehend the importance of cultural diversity in everyday life. 

5. Become fascinated by the subtle linkages between individual biography and the  

historical, socio-economic context within which one lives in accordance with practicing one’s Sociological Imagination. 

Directions: 

Students will create a 10-page (internal) zine, plus front and back cover. Do draw upon one’s sociological imagination and resources (see grading rubric for more details).  Students may compose/create a PDF version (using a “booklet layout” or pdf template) but will still need to arrange the pages so their zine booklet will be in the correct order and orientation when printed and folded to hand in as a paper copy. 

Rubric: Sociological Imagination & Social Institutions in a Zine  

Feedback scale:  Very Good (20-18); Good (17-16); Fair, mostly satisfactory (15-14); Unsatisfactory (13-12); Poor (11-0). 

______ Contents of Zine (2/4): 

-has a clearly developed theme(s) with a rich variety of information 

 supporting key ideas and 

- focuses on five social institutions and the intersectionality of influences 

 upon the student’s life chances;  

-sociological concepts are relevant and  

- four of the major theoretical perspectives are applied. 

______ Creativity (1/4):  Emphasis will be discussed by teacher and student. 

• Student stepped out of their comfort one and devoted effort to develop a unique project with evidence of their Sociological Imagination.  Images are expected from assorted media because Zines will not be graded on students’ art drawing skills. 

_______    Organization, Format and Size, and Citations (1/4): 

• Images pertain closely with text and develops the main points; Zine has an attention-catching beginning, strong middle, and end. 

• Composition style is presented well with effective transitions between segments which enables audience to understand Zine’s points and relate to our course’s concepts. 

• Zine, typically, should consist of 10 internal pages plus a front and back cover.  Standard US letter-size 8.5” x 11” paper, printed on both sides and folded in half will form a zine booklet.  Tip:  keep in mind that a minimum ½-inch margin around the edge of each page to tolerate some degree of error in printing and folding. 

• Writing mechanics are effective with proper citations style (e.g. APA, MLA) with use of in-text citations and a works cited list/resources for future interests. 

These Instructions work for the most Common Type Zine (Half size, staple bound booklet).

1. Create zine in Canva
2. After you're done creating it, put your pages in this order while still in Canva: Back Cover, Front Cover, Page 1, Page 10, Page 9, Page 2, Page 3, Page 8, Page 7, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6
3. Click share→download→file type→pdf print
4. Open PDF
5. Click on print symbol 🖨️
6. Pages per sheet→2
7. Check print on both sides AND select flip on short edge
8. Print, fold in half, and staple
 

If you can only use wireless print (the print link):

1. Follow steps 1-3 above then open PDF (it should automatically open in your browser)
2. Click on the print symbol 🖨️
3. Go to more settings then Pages per sheet→2
4. Save pdf (open it with a PDF viewer to make sure it saved 2 pages/sheet)
5. Open wireless print and select the pdf
6. Select to print all the pages (1-6)
7. Duplex should be set on double sided (short)
8. Orientation should be set on landscape
9. Print, fold in half, and staple!