- Describe how working-class young adults are currently experiencing their lives.
- Define what constitutes a social problem.
- Explain the sociological imagination.
- Discuss how sociological research can be used to study social problems.
- Explain the three main sociological perspectives of structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism.
- Evaluate how each of the three theoretical perspectives can be applied to improve our understanding of social problems.
- Discuss the role of social policy in managing social problems.
- Explore the role of specialized theories in sociology.
- Identify ways in which service sociology can make a difference.
