Introduction to Social Problem Worksheet

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Select a social problem to analyze and describe it in its social context. (55-75 words)

0/15

Use your sociological imagination to explain how the selected social problem is influenced by society (75-100 words)

0/20

Select the theoretical perspective(s) (functionalist, conflict, and interactionist) that best aligns with the social problem you’ve selected to analyze in this course.

0/10

Explain why the theoretical perspective(s) you chose is best to explain the selected social problem.

0/15

Next, use that theoretical perspective(s) to explain how your selected social problem came to be and how it is perpetuated. (150-200 words)

0/30

Total

0/90