ASSESSMENT: Sociological Imagination Discussion
Please Watch
This little video is super low tech but very informative. Because the sociological imagination is so important, and such a core piece of sociology, it’s imperative that you fully understand it. So, please watch the video and then participate in the discussion.
Please Read
For the stories about addiction, please visit the PBS Heroin and Opioid Addiction, In their own words Webpage.Links to an external site.
Directions
Using the sociological imagination, answer the following questions (writing between 250 and 300 words total). Consider that if we begin to see the impact of society has on all of us, even our most personal choice, we can understand how the sociological imagination works.
What made one (or more) of these individuals begin taking drugs?
Using the sociological imagination, explain how this person’s drug use connects to larger social and historical forces. While their story may feel deeply personal, identify the social conditions, historical events, economic circumstances, or institutional factors that shaped their path to drug use. What was happening in societybeyond their individual control or personalitythat made drug use more likely or accessible for them?
For example:
A social condition: Poverty or chronic stress
A historical event: The Vietnam War (soldiers exposed to heroin, returning with PTSD and limited treatment options)
An economic circumstance: Chronic unemployment or underemployment in a region
An institutional factor: Mass incarceration policies that expose people to drug markets in prison
You may need to read a few examples to find individuals who clearly address one or more of these conditions (social, historical, economic, institutional). No one wakes up and just decides to start taking drugs. There are reasons (often beyond their control) that lead them down that path.
3. After posting your essay, please respond to at least two other students. Elaborate on their posts and end your responses with a thoughtful question.
To earn full points for this assignment:
Demonstrate an outstanding understanding of the sociological imagination .
Use specific vocabulary from the stories and from the talk.
Have fewer than five (5) spelling and/or grammar mistakes.
Write between 250 and 300 words.
Requirements: 300
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