Summarize the core concepts of sociology and recognize and explain the sociological imagination when viewing social phenomena and your own life.
Write an essay critically assessing the problems associated with employing expatriates together with some of the solutions to these problems.
August 5, 2017Describe the connection between emotion and stress.
August 5, 2017Summarize the core concepts of sociology and recognize and explain the sociological imagination when viewing social phenomena and your own life.
By the end of this activity, you will be able to:
Summarize the core concepts of sociology and recognize and explain the sociological imagination when viewing social phenomena and your own life.
Review the additional articles and Henslin, Chapter 10 and read the articles/review the website links listed below. As you complete this discussion, think about the following:
How do debt and unemployment affect class and how are they affected by class?
For your discussion postings:
Look up the current Unemployment Rate
Then review these links to see how the unemployment rate differs by race, class, age & education: The Jobless Rate for People Like You and by physical location Geography Recession Several reasons have been given for this few new jobs created after the last recession (leaving fewer jobs to be lost) and more businesses simply cutting hours instead of conducting layoffs so far.
Read the attached articles on part-time work/unemployment and the articles in the Module 7 folder:
Food Stamps
Series of Unemployment
Series of Debt
4. Have you, or do you personally know anyone who has faced a reduction in hours due to the economy?
5. How would your life change if your salary (or your familys income), was cut in half?
6. What do you think the long-term consequences will be for families losing income?
