Give examples of what you think are warning signs of suicide. What should be done to help someone who seems suicidal? How can we help prevent suicide?
Category: Social Science
Suicide rates have increased
Why do you think suicide rates have increased so much in the past decade? What factors in today’s culture are making suicide rates so much more prevalent? Expand and explain.
Social media a good or bad thing
Is social media a good or bad thing? Discuss.
Internet contributed to bullying
How has the internet contributed to bullying and why are the effects of cyber-bullying so devastating? What makes them different from other types of bullying?
Schools do enough to protect children
Do schools do enough to protect children from repetitive peer abuse…bullying? If not, how can they do better?
Canyon County Mission Statement
In ch. 8, read Vignettes 1 & 2 (pp. 228-231). Craft a mission statement for Canyon County Department Child Welfare. Consider ways to express the history, identity, purpose, and domain of the agency in your statement.
Autocracies in the 20th century
Why have autocracies in the 20th century had such shorter tenures than pre modern autocracies?
The French Revolution and Pinochet’s regime
The French Revolution and Pinochet’s regime in Chile all resulted in extreme levels of political violence. Compare and contrast the reasons for this violence. Are there similar forces at work in each case? How is each case different?
Violence against women
Topic: Violence against women
Using the KWL strategy:
K – What do you already know about this topic? how did you know about it? does anything look familiar.
W – what do you want to know about this topic and why? what are you curious to know about this topic.
L – What have you learn about this topic in the cause of your research? list three main points you learn about this topic and how different it is with what you already knew about this topic. How has your new findings impacted you or how will it impact you.
Understanding the “Sociological Imagination”
Option B: Understanding the “Sociological Imagination” The “sociological imagination” is an important concept that was developed by C. Wright Mills and that has since become very significant to the discipline of sociology. This second option for the Final Essay Assignment gives you the opportunity to apply what you have learned about the sociological imagination in this course to the analysis of recent events in the North American tech industry. Please read the article, “When big tech reports job losses, what happens to the people?”, by Erica Vella (1997), as well as the article on “The Sociological Imagination” by Sarah Hoiland. These readings can be found on Blackboard, under the relevant folder for Essay Option B in the ”Assignments” tab on the side menu. Please answer the questions below in essay format using the readings from the assignment folder. You should also use our readings and the lecture from our unit on Sociology , as well as any other course materials that you think are relevant to analyzing the case study. Questions: (1) What happened to the tech workers in this case study? (ie. what are the main details of the article?) (2) What is the concept of the sociological imagination? How could we use the sociological imagination to interpret this case and help explain what happened to these tech workers? (3) Why is the study of sociology important in allowing us to understand this case? Ensure that this assignment meets the following criteria: – Essay format (introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion) – No external research is allowed – please use only the sources from our course and for the assignment that I have specific in the instructions above. – APA or MLA citation format – include a title page as well as a reference list for every source that you use to write the essay. – Required Length: 650 – 750 words, double-spaced – 12-point font, Times New Roman – Microsoft Word submissions only