Category: Sociology

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to introduce Mills’ Sociological Imagination as well as to describe a personal situation that you select to serve as the main topic of the Sociological Imagination essay that you will submit in week 10. The topic is left to your discretion and is preferably a situation that stands out in your life, or about which you can write 4-6 pages.
This assignment is the first step to the essay that you will work to complete throughout the term. You are required to submit only the Introduction part, and should have the following:
Introduction: Write a paragraph introducing C.W. Mills’s Sociological Imagination and give a general overview of how you’ll be applying it to the personal situation that you will discuss in your paper. To do this, first, describe sociological imagination. Then, clearly specify your topic by providing a brief description (1-2 sentences) of the personal situation that you have selected. Next, identify three chapters that will be utilized to draw sociological concepts from that you will use to analyze your personal situation. Lastly, identify one sociological theory from the text that you will use to analyze your personal situation (e.g., conflict theory or symbolic interactionism).
Use APA format throughout the paper including for the Title page, and references and in-text citations.
For help with APA formatting and style, check out the assignment rubric and refer to the Purdue OWL website and the Academic Writer tool featured in Canvas.
Rubric

Question #1: What is
the author’s point of analysis in the reading (e.g., stereotyping, social
exclusion, role, socialization, power, the effects of technology)? What
research methods (if any) did the author use?
Question #2: What
theoretical framework or concepts (if any) does the author use? What are some
of the author’s key findings? What are some of the author’s arguments or
conclusions?
Question #3: What
were some shortcomings of the author’s research methodology, theoretical
analysis, conclusions, or writing style? What could have been done to improve
the article?
Read this article from Tanner Mirrlees about the link
between the military and the entertainment industry.

The purpose of this essay is to apply C. W. Mills’s Sociological Imagination concept to explain a personal situation. The essay will demonstrate the student’s ability to use sociological concepts & theories learned in the course, to describe a personal situation. The topic is left to the student’s discretion.
The Essay paper should have the following 5 content areas:
1. Introduction: In this first content area, write a paragraph introducing C. W. Mills’s concept of sociological imagination, and give a general overview of how you will be applying it to the personal situation that you will discuss in your paper.
2. Personal Explanation: In this second content area, describe your personal situation/topic. Based on whether the situation is a current one or a past one, describe how you dealt or are dealing with it. You can also pick a situation from a person’s life who is closely related to you or whose experience affected you. You should know the person well enough to write the essay.
Describe what caused the problem, who were involved, what were others’ and your roles in the situation, and if a resolution was reached. This section is all about your account of your situation and should be no longer than four paragraphs (3/4 – 1 page).
3. Sociological Imagination: In this third content area, analyze your personal situation by applying sociological imagination, i.e., examine how society and social forces affected your situation. This section should be the most substantial portion of your essay. You should use terms and concepts from at least 3 different chapters from the textbook, and one sociological theory.
4. Data/Stats: Utilize at least 2 statistics or research studies from the textbook or outside sources such as the Galen College online library. The references should be scholarly and should be relevant to your situation (E.g., Inclusion of divorce rates in the US if the topic is on Divorce; inclusion of poverty rates, crime and victimization rates, or suicide rates if the topic is either on Poverty or Crime). Citing at least one outside source is required.
5. Conclusion: Write a wrap-up conclusion summarizing the major finding/themes in your paper. This should be no more than a paragraph.
Your essay should be 4-6 pages in length (excluding the title page and the references page) and should be double-spaced. You will lose points if your essay is shorter than 4 full pages of content. The font should be 12-point Calibri or Times New Roman. Use APA format for your entire essay, including for references and in-text citations and edit your work carefully for spelling and grammar.
Your essay should be 4-6 pages in length (excluding the title page and the references page). It should be double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5” x 11”) with a 1” margin on all sides. The font should be 12-point Times New Roman or Calibri. Use APA formatting throughout your essay and cite any sources you use.

The material you reviewed this week demonstrates the importance of outreach to people released from prison or county jails. For many people, release dates can be daunting, with nowhere to go, little to no money or resources, and a deep fear of returning to incarceration. In several instances, other issues like mental and behavioral health are not always addressed at the time of reentry (Martin & Garcia, 2022). This assignment asks you to consider what a person might need when they are ready to reenter society after serving time in county jail or prison. What resources would someone need? Consider everyday needs like groceries, transportation, and somewhere to sleep every night. This assignment is meant to have you think deeply about things many people take for granted but are huge challenges for people in the carceral system.
Chapters 4, 9, and 13 from your course textbook, Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action
This week’s A Sociological Exploration: Social Problems and Globalization section
The articles:
Formerly Incarcerated Duo Share Their Successes in the Trucking Industry with a Podcast and Online CourseLinks to an external site.
Reproductive Healthcare Behind Bars Was Dismal Even Before Roe EndedLinks to an external site.
Cuyahoga County Jail Shows People the Door, Offers Little Else to Aid ReentryLinks to an external site.
The webpage:
Describe at least three challenges facing people recently released from prison or jail. 
Discuss the social, cultural, and economic benefits that can occur when there is support for people recently released from prison or jail.
Examine what resources are needed to support people recently released from prison or jail.
Explain how policies in your state create barriers for people recently released from prison or jail to engage fully in their community.
Define what is needed for people to be successful upon release from the carceral system.
Justify how communities might benefit from supporting people returning to their neighborhoods after serving time in prison or jail, using your informed opinion.
Explain what solutions families need to reunite after incarceration.
Propose a local policy solution to address the challenge of reintegration after the incarceration experience, specifically for BIPOC, women, trans, and nonbinary people who have served time.
Using the sociological perspective, defend the impact of this policy proposal in your community. Will people support it? Why or why not?
Explain the need for a support kit for formerly incarcerated people.
Provide resources for job searches, housing, food, and other basic needs.
Compile a list of educative support, including where people might get a GED, find certificates for trades, and apply to college.
Develop a list of free or reduced-priced counseling support, including 12-step meetings (AA and NA), hotlines, and family therapists. You might look at local nonprofits or churches.
Reflect on the experience in putting the support kit together. After completing this assignment, what did you learn?
The Community Solution to Gang Violence: A Collaborative Community Process and Evaluation FrameworkLinks to an external site.

Instructions attached below.
Citations: Please use APA 7th edition. For intext citations please state the authors last name, page number, and year of publication.
I attached the course bibliography/syllubus so you can choose 4 different sources. One from each section of the course. The syllabus underlines each section and also puts the readings for each other those sections below so let that be your guide for which readings to choose per section.

Step one
Answer the following questions in full.  Remember that your responses should be as tangible as possible, meaning that your application of concepts (like self or everyday forms of resistance) should include real-life descriptions from society written in such a way that your reader can visualize (i.e., pinpoint, further research, relate to, etc.) what you are describing.
What is the self?  How does the self change over time?
What is meant by everyday forms of resistance?  Define the concept (you can use your previous assignment here) by sharing an experience about how you (or someone else you know) engaged in everyday forms of resistance within a social institution apart of your or their life.  Why did you (or they) do this and what was the outcome for your (or their) sense of self?  
Although it may appear to be a micro-level concept, end your post by theorizing about how everyday forms of resistance can lead to more macro-level (social/structural) changes (note: this is something we will explore in more depth next week).  Do so by bringing in ideas from this week’s lessons on work, identity negotiations, etc. (so many creative ways you can go about this).
Step Two
In at least 300 words, rewrite your answers to the above question by using them as guides to formulate a critical analytical essay.Links to an external site.

Hi, could I please have a sociological essay critically discussing alcohol using the sociological imagination, if possible could the paper include 6-8 in text sources.
I have attached the criteria for the essay in more detail as well as my previous annotated bibliography on the subject as well as 4 sources for the essay.
Thank you so much, I hope you have a great day. 🙂

Each essay should be no more than 1000 words. Additionally, each essay should begin with a brief abstract, this should be less than 20 percent of the total essay or no more than 200 words, which summarizes your argument. The length of the abstract is included in the 1000 word limit. MAKE SURE YOU CITE SPECIFIC PASSAGES AND PROVIDE PAGE NUMBERS FROM THE READINGS ATTACHED BELOW. (this should be less than 20% of the total essay or no more than 200 words)(this should be less than 20% of the total essay or no more than 200 words)tr 

Discussion Assignment #10
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Post your detailed feedback on the article linked below (minimum 250 words).
Post at least one comment on a classmates’ feedback on the same article (minimum 100 words).
This assignment does not require the use of any sources other than your own feedback and the class eBook. If you choose to use additional source information, the sources must be appropriately cited in a “Works Cited” section at the end of your feedback post.
Important reminder: Discussion posts will be checked for AI-generated content (Chat GPT, etc.). Do not risk it; plagiarism of any kind is a very serious violation of academic standards and college policy. 
“Teens and social media: Key findings from Pew Research Center surveys”
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/24/teens-and-social-media-key-findings-from-pew-research-center-surveys/
please reply to this discussion post in a conversational manner.
The use of social media will always be a widely contested debate if social media does more harm than good in teenagers’ lives. However, one thing that is not up for debate is social media is here to stay because of widely popular apps like TikTok, Youtube, and Snapchat. What was not surprising to me was that YouTube was the most popular app, just because of the variety of topics that are covered by the platform. One thing I found surprising is that some apps show different levels of usage depending on gender and racial demographics, with TikTok being used most by African American teenage girls. Another topic discussed in the article that I did not find surprising was the evolution of apps on social media. For example, Facebook was once the most popular social media app, but with time, new social media will come in to replace an app that becomes the most popular. App usage also is different based on gender. Teenage girls tend to use TikTok and Instagram more often than teenage boys. However, teenage boys tend to use YouTube and Twitch more often than teenage girls. I think this is become TikTok and Instagram is more interactive than apps like Youtube and Twitch. Parents have become concerned over many issues with social media, such as explicit content made easily available and time management issues teenagers seem to have while using social media. Parental awareness is crucial for monitoring the content their children are being exposed too. Never the less, there is a disconnection that parents and teenagers seem to have when it comes to social media usage.

For my research paper, Ive selected fraud as the focal topic, Ive opted to explore corporate  fraud because, I believe it stand our as the most prevalent form of white-collar crimes in contemporary times. I aim in this paper to delve into the factors contributing to its rapid rise and widespread occurrence within the realm of white- collar crime
Sources: 
1. https://law.duke.edu/news/endless-cycle-corporate-crime-and-why-its-so-hard-stop/
2. https://www.justice.gov/corporate-crime/corporate-crime-case-database
3. https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org
4.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpjypnxnS4U
5.https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/oct/04/ontario-six-nations-nestle-running-water
6.  any online sources
7. VW EMISSION SCANDAL