Part a:
Choose 4 terms from the following list and identify and explain the significance of each. Each answer should be roughly 250 words in length.
social scientific method
critical thinking
social structure
social determinants of health
Intersectionality
social constructionism
Medicalization
(dis)infodemic
Hegemony
social systems paradigm
Part b:
From the following list, answer two questions Each answer should be roughly 750 words in length.
1. Explain why social science perspectives are important when examining contemporary
social problems. Illustrate your argument with two examples.
2. What is the “sociological imagination” and why is it a useful framework for studying
Society?
3. Explain what the concepts of “structure” and “agency” refer to and outline three main
positions within structure v. agency debates in the social sciences.
4. How and why has the concept of “wellness” come to occupy such a central place in our
society? Is this a good thing?
5. Pick three theoretical perspectives that are used in the social sciences, explaining the basic
features of each of these theories and the paradigmatic perspectives underlying each of
them.
