Discuss any prior knowledge of and interest in sociology.

In this discussion, begin by introducing yourself to the class and explain your background. (Hello everyone,

I am Tina Smith. I am a mother of two, originally from New York City but currently live in Minnesota. I attend SNHU part-time and work with the elderly. I undertook criminal justice discipline to assist other people. Considering that, one gets to deal with criminals of different types. To make me different in society and impart changes, I engage with these people face to face.)

Discuss any prior knowledge of and interest in sociology.

Then, in one to two paragraphs address the following:

In sociology, we often use our “sociological imagination” to think about how our lives and the lives of others are influenced by things like gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion, or sexual orientation. Sociologist C. Wright Mills described one’s sociological imagination as being the ability to examine “the intersection between biography and history.”
In this discussion, you will use your sociological imagination to think about how the life of someone living now would have been different 50 to 100 years ago.

After reviewing the resources for this module, select a famous figure from contemporary society (actor, musician, athlete, author, politician, etc.) and, using your own sociological imagination, imagine how different his or her life would have been if he or she were living 50 or 100 years earlier. Briefly discuss the person and the time period you’re imagining them in. Describe what those differences might be, paying particular attention to societal expectations (e.g., would a female primarily do domestic work in the home, or would she work in an office?) and characteristics that might be relevant (e.g., race, gender, class, occupation, marital status, etc.).

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