How to make an essay "sociological"

UglyFuc

i have to do an essay on how i think communities in ireland are dying

so far iv come up with a number of points ie
- People have less dependence on each other
- recession causing immigration
- government rules such as drink driving limit causing closure of local pubs
- huge companies such as tesco killing local shops
- anti social behaviour
- etc. etc.

ive most of the essay done now but im afraid i havnt written it from a "sociological point of view"

its basically just a normal English essay you might be expected to write in the leaving cert

i plan to change it by sticking in some big word Eg. local activism, social participation, belonging, stuff like that to improve the essay

any other ideas of what i could put in?

Ostrom

Why are you looking for things to put in it, your conclusions should come from your data? For any of those examples, you should be able to identify - at a general level - some common processes. It is your ability to abstract and generalise (within reason) that makes it sociological, not the kinds of words you can hang on it. Any improvements should come in the quality of examples and data cited.

Cannibal Ox

If you discuss a number of points one after another the danger is that you are describing rather then analysing changes in society. To help with that you could start by defining what you mean by community in the first paragraph or two and then move on to showing how you think that definition of community has been eroded through some of the points you've mentioned. It might be helpful to discuss one or two theorists idea of what community is and how or whether it is disappearing, this book would give you a good starting point, so that you can use their ideas to frame your analysis of those points.