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1.5 Assignment: Applying Theory to Cannabis

1.5 Assignment: Applying Theory to Cannabis

Q Make sure you have read the content pages on the sociological imagination and the 3 major theoretical perspectives before you complete this assignment. Your response should be 350+ words. Using complete sentences, respond to the following: Identify and define each of the sociological perspectives. Apply each perspective to the topic of cannabis. Your response can address any aspect of cannabis, such as the usage, the sale, the growing, the legality, etc. For example, "a functionalist may look at the ways cannabis..." Explore where your perspective on cannabis falls in relation to these three perspectives. How do you interpret the social phenomenon of cannabis? Perhaps you align perfectly with one perspective, or perhaps you fall somewhere in the middle of 2 different perspectives.

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