Critical Thinking and Sociological Theories” Please respond to one (1) of the following: •Review the six (6) rules of critical thinking discussed in the textbook. Determine the rule that you believe to be the most challenging and provide a rationale for your response. •Examine the three (3) key sociological theories discussed in the chapter—structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. Discuss the key ways that these different theories define deviance and punishment in society
sociology discussion questions
Question 1
Critical Thinking and Sociological Theories” Please respond to one (1) of the following:
•Review the six (6) rules of critical thinking discussed in the textbook. Determine the rule that you believe to be the most challenging and provide a rationale for your response.
•Examine the three (3) key sociological theories discussed in the chapter—structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. Discuss the key ways that these different theories define deviance and punishment in society
Question 3
Agents of Socialization, Economics, Cultural, and Social Capital” Please respond to one (1) of the following:
•Go to TED’s Website and watch the first two (2) minutes of the video titled, “How technology allowed me to read,” (15 min 44 s) located at http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_mccallum_how_technology_allowed_me_to_read. Examine one (1) of the six (6) agents of socialization (family, school, peer groups, work, religion, and technology and mass media). Describe the agent of sociology that has changed the most during your lifetime and discuss the importance of this change.
•Select one (1) of the following terms: structuralism, economic capital, and social capital, and provide one (1) example of the term using your personal experience, from your family or work environment.
Question 4
Deviance and Social Class” Please respond to one (1) of the following:
•Sociologists explain deviance by three (3) major perspectives: biological, functional conflict, and symbolic interaction. Identify your role, for example, as a parent and which perspective best reflects your personal experience. Discuss the main reasons why this perspective is relevant
Question 5
Race, Ethnicity, Sex, and Gender” Please respond to one (1) of the following:
•Describe the effects that the statistical information on a specific race or ethnicity in the areas of health, crime, employment, or education may have in terms of being a predictor of behavior. Provide your opinion on the most likely effects these statistics will have on an individual.
•Select one (1) of the following terms: liberal feminism, socialist feminism, radical feminism, patriarchy, and multicultural feminism, and define it in your words. Describe the manner in which this term relates to you.
Question 7
Religion and Politics” Please respond to one (1) of the following:
•According to the textbook, sociologists use the religious economy approach or a business perspective to describe religions as organizations competing with each other for followers. Speculate on the relation between the religious economy approach and the trend of more adults becoming nonaffiliated with any religion.
Question 8
Public Health” Please respond to the following:
•During outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in 2014, many U.S. healthcare workers and military members
were exposed to the contagious disease (see the New York Times’ article, “Ebola-Infected Health Care Worker
in Dallas Took a Flight on Monday” for an example, located at http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/us
/ebola-infected-dallas-health-worker-was-on-
flight.html?%20Here%20is%20an%20article%20for%20the%20military%20_r=0). Use the Internet to
locate one to two (1-2) other articles about this particular Ebola outbreak. Discuss your initial reaction to
the news of the outbreak, citing one (1) article about the outbreak. Explain the effect that this has had on
your current perception about public health policy.
Question 9
Terrorism and the City” Please respond to the following:
•Terrorism is a continuing threat to national security. Use the Internet to research one (1) terrorist attack
in the U.S. within the past 20 years (e.g., the attacks on 9/11, bombing of the Boston Marathon, etc.).
Explain the major effects that this attack had on American society in terms of a sense of urgency and
personal responsibility. Describe the sociological theory that best explains terrorism in America.
Question 1
Critical Thinking and Sociological Theories” Please respond to one (1) of the following:
•Review the six (6) rules of critical thinking discussed in the textbook. Determine the rule that you believe to be the most challenging and provide a rationale for your response.
•Examine the three (3) key sociological theories discussed in the chapter—structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. Discuss the key ways that these different theories define deviance and punishment in society
Question 3
Agents of Socialization, Economics, Cultural, and Social Capital” Please respond to one (1) of the following:
•Go to TED’s Website and watch the first two (2) minutes of the video titled, “How technology allowed me to read,” (15 min 44 s) located at http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_mccallum_how_technology_allowed_me_to_read. Examine one (1) of the six (6) agents of socialization (family, school, peer groups, work, religion, and technology and mass media). Describe the agent of sociology that has changed the most during your lifetime and discuss the importance of this change.
•Select one (1) of the following terms: structuralism, economic capital, and social capital, and provide one (1) example of the term using your personal experience, from your family or work environment.
Question 4
Deviance and Social Class” Please respond to one (1) of the following:
•Sociologists explain deviance by three (3) major perspectives: biological, functional conflict, and symbolic interaction. Identify your role, for example, as a parent and which perspective best reflects your personal experience. Discuss the main reasons why this perspective is relevant
Question 5
Race, Ethnicity, Sex, and Gender” Please respond to one (1) of the following:
•Describe the effects that the statistical information on a specific race or ethnicity in the areas of health, crime, employment, or education may have in terms of being a predictor of behavior. Provide your opinion on the most likely effects these statistics will have on an individual.
•Select one (1) of the following terms: liberal feminism, socialist feminism, radical feminism, patriarchy, and multicultural feminism, and define it in your words. Describe the manner in which this term relates to you.
Question 7
Religion and Politics” Please respond to one (1) of the following:
•According to the textbook, sociologists use the religious economy approach or a business perspective to describe religions as organizations competing with each other for followers. Speculate on the relation between the religious economy approach and the trend of more adults becoming nonaffiliated with any religion.
Question 8
Public Health” Please respond to the following:
•During outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in 2014, many U.S. healthcare workers and military members
were exposed to the contagious disease (see the New York Times’ article, “Ebola-Infected Health Care Worker
in Dallas Took a Flight on Monday” for an example, located at http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/us
/ebola-infected-dallas-health-worker-was-on-
flight.html?%20Here%20is%20an%20article%20for%20the%20military%20_r=0). Use the Internet to
locate one to two (1-2) other articles about this particular Ebola outbreak. Discuss your initial reaction to
the news of the outbreak, citing one (1) article about the outbreak. Explain the effect that this has had on
your current perception about public health policy.
Question 9
Terrorism and the City” Please respond to the following:
•Terrorism is a continuing threat to national security. Use the Internet to research one (1) terrorist attack
in the U.S. within the past 20 years (e.g., the attacks on 9/11, bombing of the Boston Marathon, etc.).
Explain the major effects that this attack had on American society in terms of a sense of urgency and
personal responsibility. Describe the sociological theory that best explains terrorism in America.
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