SOC185 Week 1 Discussion

SOC185 Week 1 Discussion

Sociological Imagination: Option 1

Sociological imagination establishes the link between an individual’s experiences or challenges and social issues (Kendall, 2018). This position means that understanding a person and their experiences requires understanding their society for social contexts. One representation of social imagination is suicide. Consistently, due to social imagination, societies around the world have come up with measures to counter and prevent suicide rates, as is the case in my state, Maryland.

The resources in the state for suicide prevention include programs, Youth Crisis Hotlines, initiatives, and centers. Maryland has the Department of Health for suicide prevention, which offers many resources to the community. The first resource is initiatives such as the safe voluntary gun storage sites’ online map that presents individuals at risk of suicide with the option to hand over their firearms for safe storage (Maryland Suicide Prevention Program, n.d.). Another resource is programs such as the Youth Suicide Prevention School Program, which is provided by the state’s Department of Education, offering training on warnings, intervention, and efforts for postvention (Maryland Suicide Prevention Program, n.d.). Another vital resource provided is the Youth Crisis Hotlines, provided by the state and locally by contacting 988 via call, text, or videophone to access help whenever a situation calls for it (Maryland Suicide Prevention Program, n.d.). Another resource is a center, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, that offers training, activities, and resources for suicide prevention (Maryland Suicide Prevention Program, n.d.).

In my view, the resources are adequate. Not only is there a hotline that people can call at any moment to receive help, but also, members of society are volunteering to safeguard people’s firearms for their safety. These resources are numerous, and there is no discrimination. Sociological imagination helps me decide that the resources are adequate because individuals can intervene for themselves by contacting the lifelines, and the members of society volunteer to help with the intervention while the state provides centers, programs, and initiatives to intervene. Subsequently, the link between the individual and society in personal challenges is countered by interventions by the two parties.

References

Kendall, D. (2018). Sociology In Our Times: The Essentials (11th ed). Boston: Cengage Learning

Maryland Department of Health Suicide Prevention. Maryland.gov Enterprise Agency Template. (n.d.). https://health.maryland.gov/bha/suicideprevention/Pages/home.aspx

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SOC185 Week 1 Discussion

Sociologist C. Wright Mills preferred to call the sociological perspective the sociological imagination, and he saw it transforming personal troubles into public issues. Let us begin our discussion this week by considering suicide, which is thoroughly explored in your textbook reading for this week.

SOC185 Week 1 Discussion

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

• Option 1: Do a little digging: What resources are there in your state or local community for suicide prevention? Are the resources adequate, in your view? Why or why not? How does the sociological imagination help you decide whether or not the resources are adequate?
• Option 2: Is this a “downer” topic to start a course or a textbook? If so, how would you explain the sociological imagination to a friend, in a different way? If not, why is this an important topic to help you learn about the sociological imagination?