Question

Imagine that you are a sociology student in the early twentieth century at the University of Chicago. You are trying to come up with an idea for a research project that you can easily conduct without leaving the city. Which of the following projects best embodies the sociological imagination?

Answer 1

The project that best embodies the sociological imagination is as follows:

You have observed that the police force is made up almost entirely of a certain immigrant group. You want to interview members of that community and police officers to find out why this group might be drawn to police work.

Explanation:

If I am a sociology student in the early twentieth century at the University of Chicago, I will do research on the police officers on how they developed interest or drawn to police work.

In early twentieth century, the police force is almost filled with the immigrant people. Immigrants are people whose leave their own country and live permanently in a foreign country.

According to Department spokesman “Don Aaron”, the immigrants who have been honorably discharged from the military are eligible for service.