Critical Thinking Questions – Chapter 1 – Sociology and the Study of Social Problems
Critical Thinking Questions
Please answer the following questions below.
Please type three paragraphs for each question. Five to eight sentences will compose a paragraph.
Please do not combine your paragraphs.
Please submit your own work. Please do not copy from your classmate.
Please submit your assignment through the text entry box. Email and Download assignments will not be accepted or graded.
1. How does the sociological imagination help us understand social problems?
2. Apply your sociological imagination to the problem of the increasing cost of college. Is this a personal problem only for students who can’t afford tuition? Or is the increasing cost of tuition a public issue.
Chapter 1 Additional Video and Multimedia Resources
Video Links
Video 1: Young, Single, and Homeless (Links to an external site.)
Description: A short BBC clip about rising homelessness.
Video 2: How to Solve a Social Problem (Links to an external site.)
Description: Rosanne Haggerty discusses strategies for tackling social problems.
Audio Link
Audio 1: A Generation’s Changing American Dream (Links to an external site.)
Description: This clip explores the changing economic landscape and the ways that recession hit millennials are redefining their goals and overcoming challenges.
Article Link
Article 1: Great Society 2.0 (Links to an external site.)
Description: A Chicago-based project explores new potentials for eliminating poverty.
Chapter 1 – Sociology and the Study of Social Problems – Critical Thinking Questions
Questions for Critical Thinking
Please respond to the following questions.
For each question, type three paragraphs. A paragraph is made up of five to eight sentences.
Please do not splice your paragraphs together.
Please only submit something that you have created yourself. Please do not plagiarize from a classmate.
Please submit your assignment through the text entry box. Email and Download assignments will not be accepted or graded.
1. How does the sociological imagination help us understand social problems?
2. Apply your sociological imagination to the problem of the increasing cost of college. Is this a personal problem only for students who can’t afford tuition? Or is the increasing cost of tuition a public issue.
Chapter 1 Additional Video and
