Explain what sociology is and why it is important to use “social imagination” when looking at society. Discuss a current issue in our society and explain potential ways you can use the sociological imagination to think about that issue and it’s solutions.
Question for the class: Do you believe the caffeine consumption in our country is out of control? Do you consume a lot of caffeine?
Go to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation website at and locate the Funded Projects in Ontario. Select one of the research projects and describe the methodology, method, and purpose. Using the diagram in Figure 6.1 on page 121 of your Tuhiwai Smith text, discuss how this project relates to Tuhiwai Smith’s framework for indigenous research agenda.
Which of the four social conditions are said to lead to
human misery is the most prevalent in American society
today?
Is language a prerequisite for freedom? Is it possible to be
free without using language to think and control one’s own
thoughts and actions?
Why is social equality so difficult to establish and maintain?
Please use marijuana as the subject of the paper.
Portfolio Goal
Analyze the reasons for deviant behaviors from a sociological perspective. Write a one-page (250-word) paper.
Portfolio Details
Write an essay response to the following questions:
Based on your personal experience or people you know, give an example of a behavior considered criminal in everyday life but encouraged in a particular group’s setting.
Using symbolic interactionism, explain the behavior and the discrepancy of norms in different settings.
For this assignment, you are required to create a 3000 word Portfolio.
Your portfolio should consist of two parts each of approximately 1,500 words, for a total of 3,000 words. These will be weighted equally:
1) a theoretical examination of two or more strands of discrimination (gender, class, race, religion, sexuality) using an intersectional framework.
2) an examination of a case study where the above theories could be applied.
Assignment criteria
Assignment 001 will be adjudged on your ability to:
1. Consolidate and critically review key theoretical and empirical knowledge on the key themes of gender, race/ethnicity, religion, class and sexuality on a global scale;
2. Critically apply intersectional thinking to the key themes of the module;
3. Engage with different modes of resistance in reflective and creative ways.
With reference to TWO sociological research studies, drawing on different research
methodologies, evaluate:
(a) The strengths and weaknesses of each of the selected studies
(b) The ethical issues raised by each of the studies you have selected
(c) The ways in which these ethical issues relate to contemporary BSA research
guidelines
1 What are four (4) key aspects in understanding the Sociological Imagination?
2 Why is it important to understand the Sociological Imagination?
3 Using the information from the reading on the Social Institutions:
Choose two social institutions and explain the purpose of each social institution.
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