A personal problem you are currently grappling with

    First, select a personal problem you are currently grappling with, like juggling work and school, finding adequate childcare, securing school financing, trying to gain or lose weight, etc. Make sure the “personal trouble” you select is not too personal and you feel comfortable sharing it. Second, explain how you are coping with the problem as a personal trouble,” and then consider how the problem is a public issue. Explain how sociologists analyze it as an issue shaped by social structure. Finally, provide feedback to two of your classmates’ posts. Did they properly differentiate personal troubles from public issues? If so, what did they do particularly good on? If not, offer feedback on how to apply the sociological imagination and distinguish how a personal trouble from a public issue? Offer feedback on why the personal trouble can be a public issue shaped by social structure.