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This is the writing assignment with essay questions and is worth a total of 15 points. Students are required to provide substantive responses to each essay question. By substantive responses, it means:

1. Cover all key elements of each essay question
2. Give enough information about the topic
3. apply the chapter concepts and theories to real-life situations
4. Seek out additional resources to gain a better insight of the topic
5. Bring in examples and experiences to illustrate the point
6. Cite references if necessary

Acceptable length: write a minimum of 150 words per essay question

• Cite all sources in APA (American Psychological Association)

Question 1: Explain Social imaginationand use an example to illustrate the term.

Question 2: Among three sociological theories, which two theories primarily use a macro-sociological framework to view and understand society? Please explain Structural functionalist theory and Conflict theory

Question 3: Describe basic steps of social research and four reasons to conduct social science research.

Question 4: Identify hypothesis and variable. Please formulate a hypothesis and distinguish between independent variable and dependent variable.

 (Culture) Questions

Question 1: Give 3 examples of material culture and nonmaterial culture. Distinguish between ideal value or culture and real value or culture.

Question 2: Define high culture and popular culture and give 3 examples to illustrate both of them.

Question 3: Describe ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, and multiculturalism. Use conflict theory to explain culture.

(Socialization) Questions

Question 1: Identify primary socialization and secondary socialization. How does the Functionalist theory view socialization?

Question 2: Explain George Herbert Mead's two components of the self. Discuss the differences between the "I" of and the "me" of the self. Please provide an example to illustrate it.

Question 3: Describe Charles Cooley's Looking-Glass Self and use an example to illustrate it.