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Exploring Social Problems Through a Sociological Lens: Obesity, Homelessness, and Education Inequality

This document explores social problems such as obesity, homelessness, and education inequality through a sociological lens, likely discussing their causes and societal impacts.

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Exploring Social Problems Through a Sociological Lens: Obesity, Homelessness, and EducationInequality“SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION”The Sociological ImaginationIn order to do understand and develop a sociological imagination, we must be able tosee asocial problem from many perspectives. This is the goal of our first discussion. For example,experts are warning us about the dangers of obesity, a problem for both individuals andsociety. While some may suggest obesity is simply the result of individual choices, how didso many people suddenly begin to make such bad choices? Rather than the result ofindividual choices, perhaps obesity is the result of dietary options available to our society.This might explain variations in obesity rates from onegeographic region to another. Wealthdistribution, health care, and even the availability of food may also explain differing rates ofobesity. In short, to those who have developed the sociological imagination, a variety offactors are clearly behind this epidemic of obesity.I just wanted to comment right off the bat regarding the question in the description, whichwas....."While some may suggest obesity is simply the result of individual choices, how didso many people suddenly begin to make such bad choices?"I think I know a BIG part of what is to blame for this. In a single word,"TECHNOLOGY."It seem that just about ALL of new technology from many if not all areas has but one goal; tomake something we currently do easier. What I mean by easier is, LESS PHYSICALMOVEMENTS to complete a task or job. Everything has a remote or is "hands free." All ofthose movements,albeit small, when combined together are a large percentage of the exercisethat we get during our daily routines. From robot vacuums cleaners to auto-cleaning kittylitter boxes we are being handed more time to sit on our expanding butts. At the same timewe are moving less and less our food (calorie) consumption is remaining the same and inmany cases increasing because many are using that extra sit time ...TOEAT !...Simple mathwill tell you that if you have more coming in than you have going out; you soon will beheaded down a WIDE ROAD.Using the definition provided by the text, define how obesity could be categorized as asocial problem.Obesity as defined by many, especially the “Office of the Surgeon General states, that

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