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Thoroughly answer each question below drawing from course materials in a typed, single-spaced document.
1. a) Define social structure.
b) What are the four characteristics of social structure as discussed in class?
c) Identify and define the major components of social structure, and
d) provide an example of how social structure influences human behavior in ways that typically override an individual's personal feelings and desires.
5-7 Sentences.
2. According to C.W. Mills,
a) what is the sociological imagination? (be sure to include his two fundamental concepts in your answer) b) What is its "promise?"
c) Discuss three (3) reasons why the sociological imagination is useful and relevant.
d) Using your sociological imagination, explain why heart disease is the leading cause of death among both men and women. 610,000 deaths per year are due to heart disease (1 in 4) (cdc.gov).
5-7 Sentences.
3. BONUS (+3): Thoroughly describe the concept you have found most interesting thus far in this class.
4-5 Sentences.
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