Author Question: Imagine that you are a sociology student in the early twentieth century at the University of ... (Read 63 times)

littleanan · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Imagine that you are a sociology student in the early twentieth century at the University of Chicago. You are trying to come up with an idea for a research project that you can easily conduct without leaving the city.

Which of the following projects best embodies the sociological imagination?
a. You think the tenant in the apartment across the hall is stealing your clothes from the laundry room. You plan to hide in the laundry room to catch him in the act to figure out why he is a thief.
b. You suspect your older brother has some serious mental problems. You want to show him a series of ink blots and ask him what he thinks they look like. In this way, you will try to gain new insight into his mental health needs.
c. The sidewalk outside your dormitory is cracked and many people have injured themselves on it. You decide to organize volunteers so that you can repair the damage.
d. You have observed that the police force is made up almost entirely of a certain immigrant group. You want to interview members of that community and police officers to find out why this group might be drawn to police work.

Question 2

When we change statuses, what happens to our role sets?

a. Status change rarely results in a change in role set.
b. Status change can, but does not always, change the roles we are expected to play.
c. When our status changes, our corresponding role sets also change.
d. When our status changes, role conflict vanishes.