Assignment: sociological imagination

Assignment: sociological imagination

Assignment: sociological imagination

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Arty Fischel is a veteran and just found himself homeless Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

· Textbook: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4

· Lesson: Week 1, 2

Instructions Choose one question from each of the question sets below (2 sets total). In other words, you will be answering two questions total (1 from each set).

Question Set 1

· Arty Fischel is a veteran and just found himself homeless. Examine and explain some of the broad social forces that may have contributed to his homelessness. How will the sociological imagination help understand his situation?

· Arty Fischel is a college student. He was a good student in high school and received a sizable scholarship to go to college. That scholarship, however, does not cover all of Arty’s expenses. Arty now must take out a sizeable loan each year of college for his school expenses. Is this only a personal problem for Arty? Apply the sociological imagination and explain some possible broad social forces that could be contributing to Arty’s struggles.

· Little Arty Fischel is a child in an urban school in a major city in the United States. He is struggling to learn to read and is failing all his classes. Apply the sociological imagination and explain some possible broad social forces that could be contributing to Arty’s struggles.

Question Set 2

· What are key differences between ways structural-functional theorists, social-conflict theorists, and symbolic-Interactionist theorists examine and explain society?

· Explain the importance of the concepts of culture shock, ethnocentrism, and cultural relativism, and give an example of each.

· What are the two main stages of socialization and why is the process of socialization important in each stage of the entire life course?

Writing Requirements (APA format)

· Length: 1-2 pages (not including References page)

· 1-inch margins

· Double spaced

· 12-point Times New Roman font

· Running header in the upper left of all pages

· Page number in the upper right of all pages

· Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in APA style

· References page (at the very least the textbook and/or online lessons should be cited)

Grading This activity will be graded based on the Essay Grading Rubric.

Essay 1 Central Idea

20.0 pts

Essay is clear and cohesive. Main questions are answered thoroughly.

17.0 pts

Essay is basically cohesive and stays on topic. Central Idea is apparent and major questions are answered.

15.0 pts

Central idea is present, but is not maintained as central throughout. Main questions need more attention.

12.0 pts

Central idea is difficult to identify. No seeming organization or cohesion in structure of paper.

0.0 pts

No effort

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEssay 1 Writing

5.0 pts

Throughout the whole work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Essay utilizes paraphrases and/or quotes effectively and includes in-text citations and a references page.

4.25 pts

Throughout most of the work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Essay utilizes paraphrases and/or quotes mostly effectively and includes in-text citations and a references page.

3.75 pts

Throughout some of the work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Essay utilizes paraphrases and/or quotes somewhat effectively and includes in-text citations and a references page.

3.0 pts

Throughout little of the work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Does not paraphrase or quote and cite the textbook or online lessons.

0.0 pts

No effort

5.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEssay 2 Central Idea

20.0 pts

Essay is clear and cohesive. Main questions are answered thoroughly.

17.0 pts

Essay is basically cohesive and stays on topic. Central Idea is apparent and major questions are answered.

15.0 pts

Central idea is present, but is not maintained as central throughout. Main questions need more attention.

12.0 pts

Central idea is difficult to identify. No seeming organization or cohesion in structure of paper.

0.0 pts

No effort

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEssay 2 Writing

5.0 pts

Throughout the whole work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Essay utilizes paraphrases and/or quotes effectively and includes in-text citations and a references page.

4.25 pts

Throughout most of the work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Essay utilizes paraphrases and/or quotes mostly effectively and includes in-text citations and a references page.

3.75 pts

Throughout some of the work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Essay utilizes paraphrases and/or quotes somewhat effectively and includes in-text citations and a references page.

3.0 pts

Throughout little of the work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Does not paraphrase or quote and cite the textbook or online lessons.

0.0 pts

No effort

5.0 pts