Module 5 Assignment Read Chapters 15-16

Module 5 Assignment

Chapters 15-16 [Required/Graded: 15 Points)

Assignment 5 Instructions:

Students are required to read the textbook Chapters 15-16. Students are required to use Microsoft Word and save the completed assignment as Word document with a filename that includes the assignment title, your first initial and last name.

How to earn full points?

This is the writing assignment with eassy questions and is worth a total of 15 points. Students are required to provide substantive responses to each essay question. By substantive responses, it means:

1. Cover all key elements of each essay question

2. Give enough information about the topic

3. apply the chapter concepts and theories to real-life situations

4. Seek out additional resources to gain a better insight of the topic

5. Bring in examples and experiences to illustrate the point

6. Cite references if necessary

7. Acceptable length: write a minimum of 150 words per essay question

How to get and submit Assignment 3?

1. Click on Module 1 Assignment tab under Assessment and Assignment

2. Click Download Assignment questions link on top and save it on your computer

3. Write your responses under each question

4. Save the completed assignment as Microsoft Word document. If instructor cannot open the document, you might receive a zero (0) on the assignment.

5. Click on the Submit Assignment

6. Click on Text Entry to copy and paste the completed assignment to box

7. Click on the Submit button

Late work policy

See Syllabus or calendar for due dates. Late assignments receive a 10% deduction if assignments are not posted by 11:59 pm EST on the day they are due.

Chapter 15 (Population and Urbanization) Questions

1. Explain three processes when measuring population change and use examples to illustrate
each one.

2. Explain the emergence of cities and the transition to preindustrial and industrial cities. Include the three preconditions required for the emergence of cities.

Chapter 16 (Collective Behaviors, Social Movements, and Social Change) Questions

3.  Contrast the five major types of social movements in terms of the types and extent of change each seeks to produce.
4.  Describe the key assumptions of the resource mobilization theory.
5.  As we reach the end of this course, in what ways do you believe that sociological imagination has helped you see how personal problems are intertwined with the public issues of society of which we are a part?