Consider the issue of student debt in the current educational environment in the lens of the sociological imagination. How might you use the sociological imagination to understand different aspects of the increase in student loan debt in the 21st century? First, describe what it means to use a sociological imagination, then apply this to the student debt crisis.
What will be an ideal response?
Varies but must include the point that sociological imagination links personal troubles with public issues. They may point out that individual students take on debt and may see it as their own personal problem or failing until they connect it to the enormous debt shared by an entire generation, affecting their choices and influencing their purchasing ability in ways that affect the entire economy.
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a. being healthy b. living in an extended family c. being wealthy d. having a small family size
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a. It increases the likelihood. b. It decreases the likelihood. c. It does not affect the likelihood. d. It prevents premarital sex.
According to the text, one disadvantage of survey research is it depends on the a. difficulty of manipulating so many variables at one time
b. presence of intervening variables. c. fact that an adequate survey must be "in person," not a mailed questionnaire. d. participants' honesty, motivation, and ability to respond.
Which statement about home-schooled students is true?
a. Home-schooling began in the 1950s. b. Their test scores are consistently below students who attend regular schools. c. Some colleges actively recruit home-schooled applicants. d. They are socially isolated.