Applying a sociological perspective to the social world

The Week 3 WSMP meets the following course objectives:

 

  • Apply a sociological perspective to the social world
  • Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.
  • Demonstrate the ability to identify, locate, and retrieve information related to the topics in the course.
  • Develop written communication skills and critical thinking skills.
  • Apply American Psychological Association formatting and citation style when completing course assignments.

 

Weekly Supplemental Material Post

1) Find and post 1 piece of supplemental material (i.e. website, article, book, video, etc – NOT wikipedia) relevant to this week’s readings (see below for more detail).

 

2) Post a substantive forum discussion and comment to at least ONE other student’s supplemental material post in this thread (by clicking reply)

Supplemental Material post must include:

1) a link or attachment for the supplemental material,

2) an APA formatted citation for the source of the material,

3) a brief description of the material, and

4) a discussion about why it is relevant to the week’s assigned reading – include at least 1 sociological concept (this should include identifying, defining (using the text) and then applying the sociological concept)

Initial forum postings should be a minimum of 150 words. Each student must also respond to a minimum of 1 fellow students’ postings; each response must be at least 100 words in length.