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the assignment length 3 to 4 typed, double-spaced pages 

 

objectives 

1-apply the sociological imagination 

2-identify and assess cultural elements and/ or processes of socialization in a story 

3-assess the use of data in a story 

4-interpret a story through the lens of cultural relativity 

 

analyze an article from a newspaper or magazine I need a copy of the original story with the assignment 

 

select a story from a newspaper or magazine that you think illustrate the sociological imagination. the story must include elements of culture or aspect of socialization 

 

1-explain how the story you selected illustrate the sociological imagination. in other words how history and biography intersect? what is the public issue? what is the private trouble?

 

2-identify three class concepts pertinent to the story. explain the relevance of each of the concepts to the story 

 

3-if the story contain data, assess the quality of the data and discuss additional data that would provide a more comprehensive understanding of the issue. if the story doesn’t contain data, locate statistics that shed light on the issue and discuss additional data that would provide a more comprehensive understanding of what issue 

 

4-assess the relevance of at least one theoretical perspective to the story you selected 

 

5-discuss the extent to which the story reflects ethnocentrism or cultural relatively consider whether telling the story from a different point of view, from different starting point, or concluding with a different ending could impact the degree to which the story reflects cultural relatively