What about this event do you believe is sociologically

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Assignment: Applying Sociological Thought

Choose a current event that, given the ideas you've learned in this class, you think might benefit from being looked at from a sociological perspective. Write a report discussing the following:

What about this event do you believe is sociologically relevant?
Why could it benefit from being understood through a sociological lens?
What assumptions do people make about it that sociology can inform (or change)?
What does sociology bring to the table that differs from people's everyday social and cultural assumptions?
Apply at least one sociological theory to the event. In doing so, discuss how you think this theory would interpret the event. You can use any appropriate sociological theory of which you have the knowledge, but you may want to choose from the broad theoretical perspectives you've encountered in this course:
Structural-functionalism

Symbolic interactionism
Conflict theory
Role theory
Structural-strain theory
Labeling theory
Social constructionism
Dramaturgical theory

Apply at least one of the sociological concepts you have learned in your weekly lessons to the event. In doing so, discuss how you see this concept appearing in the event. Please choose from the following list:

Social structure
Power and authority (counts as one)
Culture
Socialization
Deviance
Social identity
Presentation of self/interaction ritual
Social change/social movements

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