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According to sociologist, C. Wright Mills, people often believe that their private lives can only be explained in terms of their personal successes and failures. They fail to see the links between their own individual lives and the society around them. The process of interpreting your individual life in the context of your community or the society in which you live is called sociological imagination . Choose ONE of the following issues: Being unemployed and the impact of unemployment as a broad issue Being an alcoholic or drug addict and the broader impact of alcoholism/drug addiction on society Being an unmarried pregnant teenager and the impact that unmarried teen pregnancy has on society Being a homeless person and the broader issue of poverty in society Use your sociological imagination to discuss the connection between individual experiences and the social impact of the issue you chose .

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According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, people often believe that their private lives can only be explained in terms of their personal successes and failures. Individuals fail to see the links between their own lives and the larger society around them. The process of interpreting your individual life in the context of your community or the society in which you live is called sociological imagination . Choose 1 of the following social problems: Being unemployed and the impact of unemployment on the individual and society Being an alcoholic and the broader impact of alcoholism on the individual and society Being a drug addict and the broader impact of drug addiction on the individual and society Being an unmarried pregnant teenager and the impact that unmarried teen pregnancy has on the individual and society Being a homeless person and the broader issue of poverty in society Using your sociological imagination, discuss the connection between the individual experience and the social impact of the social problem that you chose. Please submit your assignment. .

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Deliverable Length: 1-2 pages According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, people often believe that their private lives can only be explained in terms of their personal successes and failures. Individuals fail to see the links between their own lives and the larger society around them. The process of interpreting your individual life in the context of your community or the society in which you live is called sociological imagination . Choose 1 of the following social problems: Being unemployed and the impact of unemployment on the individual and society Being an alcoholic and the broader impact of alcoholism on the individual and society Being a drug addict and the broader impact of drug addiction on the individual and society Being an unmarried pregnant teenager and the impact that unmarried teen pregnancy has on the individual and society Being a homeless person and the broader issue of poverty in society Using your sociological imagination, discuss the connection between the individual experience and the social impact of the social problem that you chose. Please use references and NO Plagiarism ! .

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Assignment Description According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, people often believe that their private lives can only be explained in terms of their personal successes and failures. Individuals fail to see the links between their own lives and the larger society around them. The process of interpreting your individual life in the context of your community or the society in which you live is called sociological imagination . Choose 1 of the following social problems: Being unemployed and the impact of unemployment on the individual and society Being an alcoholic and the broader impact of alcoholism on the individual and society Being a drug addict and the broader impact of drug addiction on the individual and society Being an unmarried pregnant teenager and the impact that unmarried teen pregnancy has on the individual and society Being a homeless person and the broader issue of poverty in society Using your sociological imagination, discuss the connection between the individual experience and the social impact of the social problem that you chose. Please submit your assignment. For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Please refer to the following multimedia course material(s): Unit 1: Introduction to Sociology Unit 1: Theoretical Perspectives and Free Choice Unit 1: Social Problems Unit 1: Sociology Unit 1: Introduction to Sociology Grading Rubric Submission addresses content requirements 30% Evidenced critical thinking and connection to real-world and assignment scenario applicability 40% Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and other references or personal experience 20% Adherence to assignment deadlines, length requirement, correct spelling and proper grammar, and properly formatted per APA style 10% This assignment will also be assessed using additional criteria provided here . ...

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c h a p t e r 4 Sociological Views of Delinquency CHAPTER OUTLINE SOCIAL FACTORS AND DELINQUENCY SOCIAL STRUCTURE THEORIES Social Disorganization Anomie/Strain Cultural Deviance SOCIAL PROCESS THEORIES: SOCIALIZATION AND DELINQUENCY Preventing and Treating Delinquency: SafeFutures: Using Community Resources to Prevent and Control Youth Crime and Victimization What Does This Mean to Me? Tools That Can Make a Difference Preventing and Treating Delinquency: Dare to Be You Social Learning Theories Social Control Theories Social Reaction Theories SOCIAL CONFLICT THEORIES Law and Justice The Conflict Concept of Delinquency Social Structure Theories and Delinquency Prevention Social Process Theories and Delinquency Prevention Social Reaction Theories and Delinquency Prevention Social Conflict Theories and Delinquency Prevention CHAPTER OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter you should: 1. Know what is meant by the term social disorganization. 2. Understand the relationship between neighborhood fear, unemployment, social change, and lack of cohesion and delinquent behavior patterns. 3. Be familiar with the concept of strain and anomie. 4. Comprehend the elements of general strain theory and the concept of negative affective states. 5. Understand how cultural deviance creates a breeding ground for gangs and law-violating groups. 6. Know the social processes that have been linked to delinquency. 7. Be able to differentiate between learning and control theories. 8. Identify the elements of labeling and stigma that reinforce delinquency. 9. Recognize the role that social conflict plays in creating an environment that breeds antisocial behaviors. 10. Be familiar with the social programs that have been designed to improve neighborhood conditions, help children be properly socialized, and reduce conflict. 81 Co ur te sy o f C N N Juvenile Delinquency: The Core COPYRIGHT © 2005 Wadsworth, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc 82 C H A P T E R 4 The kids who are being helped by the No More Victims programs often live in tough urban environments in families torn apart and in stress. Although there may be some factors related to delinquent behavior at the individual level, the majority of delinquency experts believe that the key to understanding delinquent behavior lies in the social environment. Most delinquents are indigent and desperate, not calculating or evil. Most grew up in deteriorated parts of town and lack the social support and economic resources familiar to more affluent members of society. Understanding delinquent behavior, then, requires analyzing the influence of these destructive social forces on human behavior. Explanations of delinquency as an individual-level phenomenon fail to account for these consistent social patterns in delinquency. If violence is related to biochemi- cal or chromosomal abnormality, then how can we explain the fact that some areas of the city, state, and country have much higher crime and del ...

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2 Chapter 1: Discover Sociology DISCOVER SOCIOLOGY1 FOR THE USE OF STRAYER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, SALE, OR REPRINTING. ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED USE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Copyright © 2015 by SAGE Publications, Inc. 3 WHAT DO YOU T HINK? 1. Can societies be studied scientifically? What does the scientific study of societies entail? 2. What is a theory? What is the role of theories in sociology? 3. In your opinion, what social issues or problems are most interesting or important today? What questions about them would you like to study? I N T H I S C H A P T ER I N T H I S C H A P T ER 5 The Sociological Imagination 9 The Development of Sociological Thinking 17 Sociology: One Way of Looking at the World—or Many? 21 Principal Themes in This Text 22 Why Study Sociology? © B o b S a ch a /C o rb i FOR THE USE OF STRAYER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, SALE, OR REPRINTING. ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED USE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Copyright © 2015 by SAGE Publications, Inc. 4 Chapter 1: Discover Sociology A goal of this book is to take you on a sociological journey. But let’s begin with a basic question: What is sociology? First of all, sociology is a discipline of and for curious minds! Sociologists are deeply committed to answering the question, “Why?” Why are some people desperately poor and others fabulously wealthy? Why does racial segregation in housing and public education exist, and why does it persist half a century after civil rights laws were enacted? What accounts for the declining marriage rate among the working class and the poor in the United States? How can we explain the fact that low-income people are more likely to be overweight or obese than their middle- class counterparts? Why is the proportion of women entering and completing college rising while the proportion of men has fallen? Why, in spite of this, do men as a group still earn higher incomes than women as a group do? And how is it that social media are being simultaneously praised as instruments of transformational activism and criticized as causes of social alienation and civic disengagement? Take a moment now to think about some why questions you have about society and social life: As you look around you, hear the news, and interact with other people, what strikes you as fascinating—but perhaps difficult to understand? What are you curious about? Sociology is an academic discipline that takes a scientific approach to answering the kinds of questions our curious minds imagine. When we say that sociology is scientific, we mean that it is a way of learning about the world that combines logically constructed theory and systematic observation. The goal of sociological study and research is to base answers to questions like those above on a careful examination of the roots of social phenomena such.

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2 Chapter 1: Discover Sociology DISCOVER SOCIOLOGY1 FOR THE USE OF STRAYER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, SALE, OR REPRINTING. ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED USE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Copyright © 2015 by SAGE Publications, Inc. 3 WHAT DO YOU THINK? 1. Can societies be studied scientifically? What does the scientific study of societies entail? 2. What is a theory? What is the role of theories in sociology? 3. In your opinion, what social issues or problems are most interesting or important today? What questions about them would you like to study? I N T HI S C HA PT ER I N T HI S C HA PT ER 5 The Sociological Imagination 9 The Development of Sociological Thinking 17 Sociology: One Way of Looking at the World—or Many? 21 Principal Themes in This Text 22 Why Study Sociology? © B ob S ac ha /C or bi FOR THE USE OF STRAYER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, SALE, OR REPRINTING. ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED USE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Copyright © 2015 by SAGE Publications, Inc. 4 Chapter 1: Discover Sociology A goal of this book is to take you on a sociological journey. But let’s begin with a basic question: What is sociology? First of all, sociology is a discipline of and for curious minds! Sociologists are deeply committed to answering the question, “Why?” Why are some people desperately poor and others fabulously wealthy? Why does racial segregation in housing and public education exist, and why does it persist half a century after civil rights laws were enacted? What accounts for the declining marriage rate among the working class and the poor in the United States? How can we explain the fact that low-income people are more likely to be overweight or obese than their middle- class counterparts? Why is the proportion of women entering and completing college rising while the proportion of men has fallen? Why, in spite of this, do men as a group still earn higher incomes than women as a group do? And how is it that social media are being simultaneously praised as instruments of transformational activism and criticized as causes of social alienation and civic disengagement? Take a moment now to think about some why questions you have about society and social life: As you look around you, hear the news, and interact with other people, what strikes you as fascinating—but perhaps difficult to understand? What are you curious about? Sociology is an academic discipline that takes a scientific approach to answering the kinds of questions our curious minds imagine. When we say that sociology is scientific, we mean that it is a way of learning about the world that combines logically constructed theory and systematic observation. The goal of sociological study and research is to base answers to questions like those above on a careful examination of the roots of social phenomena such as poverty, segrega ...

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