The textbook readings for Weeks 1 and 2 explore social forces that can affect our lives as individuals. For this assignment, choose a private or individualistic act that could be regarded as a broader social problem or social issue. You may choose one of the following or a topic of your own:

• Homelessness
• Domestic violence
• Poverty

In a 2-page address the following:

• Thoroughly explain what the sociological imagination is
• Thoroughly examine how and why the sociological imagination helps understand your chosen topic
• Incorporate one outside scholarly source you find on your topic

Requirements

• Length: 2 pages (not including reference page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point font
• Page number in the upper right of all pages
• Parenthetical in-text citations and a reference page formatted in APA style
• Abstract and title page not required
• Acceptable file type: .doc, .docx, 

Reference

 Kendall, D. E. (2021). Sociology in our times: The essentials (12th ed.). Cengage Learning.