Select a current issue in the media that focuses on a topic connected to Sociology. You might choose family life, school systems, discrimination, deviance, criminal behavior, cultural norms or another topic. Use your sociological imagination and your understanding of culture to analyze the issue.
Answer the following questions as you prepare your analysis:
• What is the main issue?
• How is the issue presented in the media?
• Using your sociological imagination, how can you explain this issue?
• How does your personal culture affect your understanding of the issue?
• How has applying your sociological imagination impact your understanding of the issue.
