There is a tendency in the United States for people to explain most aspects
of everyday life in individualistic terms. Can this argument be equally applied to the Australian population? Using an example (please choose
one of the following: unemployment, divorce, obesity – if you would like to choose a different example please clear this with your tutor)
explain why sociologists would argue that individualistic explanations are inadequate? What elements would sociological explanations emphasise instead?
(The term ‘elements’ can refer to social, cultural, political, economic, legal and religious factors).
You must make use of the following references
Henslin, J., Possamai, A and A. Possamai-Inesedy (2013) Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach, Pearson Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW.
Johnson, A. G. (2008) The Forest and the Trees, Temple University Press, Philadelphia.
Mills, CW 2000, ‘The Promise’, in The Sociological Imagination, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 3-24.
Willis, E (2011) The Sociological Quest: An Introduction to the Study of Social Life, 5th edition. Allen and Unwin, Sydney.(Please refer to chapters one and two).
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