For Topic Eight Learning Module, please familiarize yourself with chapter one of the text Global Problems, Global Solutions by Chirico (2018).Choose a social problem that you believe is social in nature, but is often viewed as a private trouble. Make a case for your argument using your knowledge and the course material (Chirico gives a few examples that may help). In other words, utilize your sociological imagination to examine an issue that is global in nature (hint: even those that seem individual to a culture are often global, such as poverty).
*note: this is a graded discussion. Points are awarded for participation and can be decreased if your post does not meet the criteria detailed in the instructions (a minimum of 100 words
Helpful Materials – Topic Eight
Sociological ImaginationLinks to an external site. – YouTube
Why You Should Use Your Sociological ImaginationLinks to an external site. – Pawan Dhingra
Private Troubles, Public IssuesLinks to an external site. – YouTube