American Sociological Association

Who is Responsible? Johnny Mendes was a professional mountain climber who scaled the world's tallest peaks, until, he wasn't. One night he decided to scale a small but rocky mountain near his homeland without any protection and he fell to his painful death. Life is made up of choices and actions each leading up to their consequences. Whether it's education wise or life wise the choices and decisions one makes make up his future. Although many blame the parents and teachers it is ultimately the…

“ You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today,” Abraham Lincoln. Although responsibility is difficult to dodge, it presents itself with multiple benefits such as trust found within, and you are seen in a positive light. First and foremost, one of the benefits that come with being responsible is the trust that you preserve. To illustrate, during the Revolutionary Era, James Armistead was always punctual and loyal to the Patriots; furthermore, this responsibility led to…

The sociological imagination, coined by C. Wright Mills can be considered as a quality of mind that understands the interplay of history and biology and gives one the ability to look past personal circumstance and into social context. Therefore, to interrupt introverted ways of thinking is to also begin developing a quality of mind. Because sociological imagination does not depend on whether an individual has formal education or not, there’s always the possibility that someone with high achieved…

categorize a stimulus object (Schellinck 1983). Lastly, social categorization is a capital mechanism to sort individuals by social groups; the process is used to dispatch individuals into diverse social categories such as women, men, African, European, American, student, Reggae musician, Rock and roll musician, Jazz musician…

To be a socially responsible Citizen in America means to take on roles in society that will positively affect the economy based on someone's actions. The best way to make every citizen socially responsible will be to educate the young members of society by teaching them their social responsibilities in school. Schools should take into consideration that kids are not learning anything in school anymore so it is the responsibility of the well knowledge to pass down their knowings and skills by…

“Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.” C. Wright Mills. Sociological Imagination is a term that Mills uses to describe the ability to “think yourself away from the familiar routines of everyday life.” and then to look at this in a different perspective. It is the way we can relate our lives to society. These outside sources can shape our lives as a whole. We can not hide from what society puts in front of us. It may…

1.) While a behavior, trait, or belief may be considered deviant at one circumstance, it may not considered deviant at another circumstance. Deviant simply means "different". It does not mean "good" or "bad". Typical food that we eat for breakfast may include eggs, sandwich, oatmeal, etc. These are norms and standards. However, if you choose to eat steak or a whole chocolate cake for breakfast, that would be considered as deviance. The definition of "norm" varies. Everything depends on societies…

nation to thrive through his plan and his way because his way is the only way anyone or anything can prosper and thrive in this world. The Bible says “ I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. So with his help and fellow believers and Americans, we can complete our mission to America and we will truly thrive and be great in God’s name. Only if we as a whole people of America fulfill our responsibilities to our country and our God will we truly be…

Most people don’t view themselves as deviant, even though committing deviant acts is not uncommon among our society. According to Patricia and Peter Adler, deviance is “violations of social norms” (Adler, 2012, p. 11), because of this not all acts of deviance are criminal (Adler, 2012). There are three different levels of deviance folkways, mores, and laws. Folkways are “simple everyday norms based on custom, tradition, or etiquette” (Adler, 2012, p. 11). An example of a folkway is “standard of…

might wonder why they behave towards certain people the way they do, why they desire certain items over others. Majority of society aren’t aware how much the media plays a factor in these decision. Societies us the sociological imaginations to explain some of these answers. The sociological imagination is defined as the awareness of the relationships between an individual and the wider society. Meaning how our person situation is connected to history and the society where we live. That’s where…