Sociology assignment

PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY

Book PDF Attached & here is link

https://openstax.org/books/introduction

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sociology

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2e/pages/1

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introdu

ction

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to

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sociology

Read Chapter 21 Introduction to Social Movements & Social Change

See these videos

https://www.pbs.org/show/now

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on

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pbs/

https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social

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s

ervices/homelessness/index.html

https://www.leehomeless.org/

For this discussion, you’ll create a 11 slide PowerPoint on a social issue

in this case

Homelessness

.

You’ll address

each of the areas listed below in a power point:

·

This will include the following slides:

1.

Include your topic

Homelessness

and your name (Slide 1)

2.

Apply the definitions o

f Functionalism, Conflict Theory and Symbolic

Interactionism in the textbook

(not any other source)

to this (Slide 2)

3.

Apply the sociological imagination

(Slide 3)

4.

What attitudes and behaviors have you observed on this issue?

How have they

changed?

(Slide 4)

5.

What role does culture play in these attitudes (i.e. Social norms etc.)?

(Slide 5)

6.

Globally, what attitudes/behavior do we see toward this issue? In looking

glo

bally, do the programs/resources for the homeless seem better or worse that

what we have in the US?

(Slide 6)

7.

What agents of socialization affect/influence this issue?

How? (Media, family

etc.)

(Slide 7)

8.

Apply deviance to the topic

(Slide 8)

9.

Include curre

nt examples of related problems with this issue (PTSD, Addiction

etc.)

(Slide 9)

10.

What social movements and/or resources are available in your area to help the

homeless?

(Slide 10)

11.

What type of research method would you use to study this population? (Slide

11)

PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY

Book PDF Attached & here is link

https://openstax.org/books/introduction-sociology-2e/pages/1-introduction-to-sociology

Read Chapter 21 Introduction to Social Movements & Social Change

See these videos

https://www.pbs.org/show/now-on-pbs/

https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/homelessness/index.html

https://www.leehomeless.org/

For this discussion, you’ll create a 11 slide PowerPoint on a social issue in this case

Homelessness. You’ll address each of the areas listed below in a power point:

 This will include the following slides:

1. Include your topic Homelessness and your name (Slide 1)

2. Apply the definitions of Functionalism, Conflict Theory and Symbolic

Interactionism in the textbook (not any other source) to this (Slide 2)

3. Apply the sociological imagination (Slide 3)

4. What attitudes and behaviors have you observed on this issue? How have they

changed? (Slide 4)

5. What role does culture play in these attitudes (i.e. Social norms etc.)? (Slide 5)

6. Globally, what attitudes/behavior do we see toward this issue? In looking

globally, do the programs/resources for the homeless seem better or worse that

what we have in the US? (Slide 6)

7. What agents of socialization affect/influence this issue? How? (Media, family

etc.) (Slide 7)

8. Apply deviance to the topic (Slide 8)

9. Include current examples of related problems with this issue (PTSD, Addiction

etc.) (Slide 9)

10. What social movements and/or resources are available in your area to help the

homeless? (Slide 10)

11. What type of research method would you use to study this population? (Slide 11)