{"id":8806,"date":"2023-03-06T21:24:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T21:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/applying-major-sociological-perspectives-to-a-contemporary-issue-in-society-introduction-to-sociology\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T21:24:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T21:24:14","slug":"applying-major-sociological-perspectives-to-a-contemporary-issue-in-society-introduction-to-sociology","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/applying-major-sociological-perspectives-to-a-contemporary-issue-in-society-introduction-to-sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying Major Sociological Perspectives to a Contemporary Issue in Society (introduction to Sociology)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><b>Recognize the major theoretical perspectives in Sociology<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var(--color-1); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"><b>Critically evaluate at least three major Sociological perspectives<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var(--color-1); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"><b>Demonstrate the application of Sociological theory to contemporary issues<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var(--color-1); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">Critically analyse a contemporary issue in society, applying at least two Sociological perspectives<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><i>1.\tIntroduction \u00e2\u20ac\u201c outline the main ideas of your work<br \/>\n<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>2.\tExplain and critically evaluate Marxism, Functionalism and Feminism. Explain each sociological concept, consider how the theory views society and what are the key ideas of each theory. Then evaluate the theories by considering the merits and criticisms of the different sociological theories.&nbsp;<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>3.\tIdentify and critically analyse a contemporary issue in society.&nbsp; choose one of your own. Introduce the current issue and then analyse how it affects people in society ;<\/i><\/div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li><i style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var(--color-1); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">Climate Change\/Destruction of Nature 48.8%<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Large Scale Conflict\/War 38.9%<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Inequality (income, discrimination) 30.8%<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Poverty 29.2%<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Religious Conflicts 23.9%<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Government Accountability\/Corruption 22.7%<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Food and Water Security 18.2 %<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Lack of Education 15.9%<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Safety\/Security\/Wellbeing 14.1. %<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Lack of economic opportunity and unemployment 12.1%<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>4.\tApply two sociological perspectives to your chosen contemporary issue. How would that perspective explain the issue? How would they suggest the issue is resolved\/improved\/addressed?&nbsp;<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i>5.\tConclude your work \u00e2\u20ac\u201c pull the main ideas together.<br \/>\n<\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><b>Please make sure you:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><b>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tUse Arial font size 12 and double-line spacing \u00e2\u20ac\u201c add your word count at the end<br \/>\n<\/b><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><b>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tProofread your work for spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><b>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tReferenced correctly, using Harvard referencing, with both in-text citations and a comprehensive reference list after the conclusion<br \/>\n<\/b><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognize the major theoretical perspectives in Sociology Critically evaluate at least three major Sociological perspectives Demonstrate the application of Sociological theory to contemporary issues Critically analyse a contemporary issue in society, applying at least two Sociological perspectives 1. Introduction \u00e2\u20ac\u201c outline the main ideas of your work 2. 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