As you are becoming aware, sociology is not just about ideas and arguments which simply need learning. It is also about developing new ways of seeing the world around you Furthermore, in the exams, you will be expected to show the skill of application. This skill requires you to demonstrate that you can take a concept, a study or an idea and show how it is relevant to a particular issue.
There are many ways of demonstrating application and a considerable number of marks are awarded for this skill. If you can successfully master application it will help to show that you are reading beyond your textbooks and class notes and engaging with the world around you. In other words, it shows you are able to use your sociological imagination to explore contemporary issues using the sociological knowledge and skills that you are developing. This article focuses on using contemporary examples as a way of demonstrating application in essays.
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