QuestionSOCS185 Culture and SocietyWeek 1 Discussion

SOCS185 Culture and Society

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 DEVELOPING A SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION

Sociologist C. Wright Mills preferred to call the sociological perspective “the sociological imagination” and he saw it transforming personal troubles into public issues. Let’s begin our discussion this week by considering homelessness. Why are a high percentage of the homeless veterans? What situations might be a cause in someone being homeless? Use the sociological imagination to explain your observations, and how the sociological imagination helps us consider the causes and possible solutions to homelessness.

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DQ2 STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT

In 1971, Philip Zimbardo’s experiment demonstrated the power of the situation and the interaction between social interaction and social structure. There are many videos of the experiment, search two or three videos on internet to see different perspectives about this experiment. After viewing the videos, if you had been a guard, do you think you would have been more likely to go along with the other guards or would you have resisted or spoken up about treating the prisoners the way you would have wanted to be treated if the roles had been reversed?

It is required to respond with at least one voice thread or one video thread for each graded topic.

For voice thread and video instructions, refer to Course Resources in the Course Information & Resources area and select Access General Resources.

Click the preview for the APA Reference FormatPreview the document when citing your scholarly sources. Be cognizant that adding link to URL is not considered APA Reference format.

It is imperative to read the RubricPreview the document criteria to meet expectation. Remember DeVry’s Academic Integrity – PlagiarismLinks to an external site.. Be original with your posts and cite your scholarly sources – no wiki, blogs, bogus author, URL, etc.