Use a sociological perspective to explain the presence of the problem in the scenario you selected and some of the major organizational factors that could have contributed to the problem—this should be done at both the micro and macro level.

TOPIC : GENDER WAGE GAP

For this milestone, you will submit a draft of your Application of Sociological Theories and Concepts, addressing critical element II of capstone component 1 (white paper) in the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document.

You will use the workplace scenario selected in Milestone One and address the following:

Use a sociological perspective to explain the presence of the problem in the scenario you selected and some of the major organizational factors that could have contributed to the problem—this should be done at both the micro and macro level.
Use at least one specific sociological theory and several related concepts to provide a more in-depth discussion of your sociological view of why the problem occurred.
Explain how (1) and (2) involve different social structures and the social construction of reality of the different stakeholders. Also, explain how different cultural perspectives could have been involved.
This milestone and all other milestones related to the white paper should be specifically written for the CEO and board of directors of the company in your scenario (the company may be fictitious), as that is the audience for your white paper.

Prompt: Submit a 3–4-page draft of your Application of Sociological Theories and Concepts, addressing all critical elements from Section II below. In this milestone, the sociological analysis of the root problem underlying the workplace situation (as described in Milestone One) will be presented. This will be accomplished through applying one sociological perspective and at least one sociological theory with related concepts to the problem.

Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:

Application of Sociological Theory and Concepts: Apply a sociological perspective, sociological theory, and sociological concepts to explain the presence of the problem and the factors that contribute to the problem, both on a micro and macro level. Apply the perspective, theory, and concepts to explain, among other aspects, the influence of social structures and processes, the influence of social construction on interactions, and the influence of different cultures.
What to Submit
Your draft must be submitted as a 3–4-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and any sources cited in APA format.

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