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ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
C. Wright Mills, an American sociologist, argued that “sociological imagination” allows us to view personal problems of the individual from a broader perspective of public issues shaped by the structure of the society we live in.
On August 14th 2003 certain parts of Canada and the US suffered a major blackout. Briefly describe your personal experience of the blackout of August 14th 2003.
Some quickly attributed this event to a technical failure. Using sociological imagination, examine the relationship between this event and the structures and institutions of the modern society. Elaborate on the relationship between the blackout and one of the following:
1. Consumerism and technological dependence
2. Neoliberal restructuring and privatization
Your answer has to be in an essay format, approximately 1800 words.
The purpose of this assignment is to:
a. provide an opportunity to apply sociological insights to examine how social forces affect people...
ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
C. Wright Mills, an American sociologist, argued that “sociological imagination” allows us to view personal problems of the individual from a broader perspective of public issues shaped by the structure of the society we live in.
On August 14th 2003 certain parts of Canada and the US suffered a major blackout. Briefly describe your personal experience of the blackout of August 14th 2003.
Some quickly attributed this event to a technical failure. Using sociological imagination, examine the relationship between this event and the structures and institutions of the modern society. Elaborate on the relationship between the blackout and one of the following:
1. Consumerism and technological dependence
2. Neoliberal restructuring and privatization
Your answer has to be in an essay format, approximately 1800 words.
The purpose of this assignment is to:
a. provide an opportunity to apply sociological insights to examine how social forces affect people...
Posted by: Chad Boger
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