Complete four essays, each being at least 500 words. The essays must have clear connections to your developing sociological imagination. Connecting the essays to the micro, macro and meso views of sociology as well as connections to the functional, symbolic interaction, and conflict theory approaches aid in the validation of your work from a sociological perspective.
1. Culture has been described as the moving force behind the social construction on all societies. With the focus on ours describe how culture is the root to most human interactions as found in the dyad and within the major institutions of society.
2. How can deviance serve society as both a negative and positive force in our society? How then is conformity and non-conformity a source of positive and negative social change?
3. All societies have some system of social stratification thru the assignment of statuses and roles. How do these systems create great levels of inequality and prejudice. Historical referencing and the association of micro, meso and macro levels of investigation may be of use in your essays.
4. The America Sociological Association now advocates public sociology with the goal of influencing politicians, public officials and policy makers. (Gatekeepers of culture) with your developing sociological imagination how would you go about promoting social change in areas that you feel need to be addressed at a societal level?
