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Project 2: Urban Legends

For this project, you will

  • select an urban legend  (must be approved by your instructor)
  • explain how the urban legend you selected reflects an ongoing social problem
  • paper length should be between 1.5 adn 3 pages in length (this excludes the References page)

Urban Legends: Books

Urban Legends: Snopes.com

Snopes web site logo Snopes.com is a website that validates or debunks urban legends and other stories in American popular culture. To read more about Snopes, see their About page.

Citing Sources

The most appropriate citation style for sociology is the ASA style, from the American Sociological Association.  Your instructor may permit other citation styles, such as MLA or APA.