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Previous Exam Questions:
- What does Michael Kimmell Mean when he states, “I am not crazy, I am angry”? Why do school shootings tend to happen? Describe the culture of our society and how it translates into a violent school environment.
- Why are all the white/black kids sitting together in the cafeteria? What are the social factors that contribute to the way social groups relate to each other? Cite Tatum, West, and other authors to explain why this phenomenon persists.
- Why do schools tend to segregate society despite being public institutions? Refer to Sacks, Merrow, and Mcleod to show the development of the public school.
- Is Bill Cosby Right? Analyze the debate between Bill Cosby and Michael Eric Dyson about whether poor people are to blame for their class status.
- How can school choice improve
- Why do are wild children important study subjects for sociologists? Is their study by sociologists ethical? Compare and contrast the stories of Victor, Genie, and Isabelle.
- Why has permissive capitalism affected the working and middle class in America and beyond? How does American capitalism interact with other economic systems around the world? Refer to Krugman, Ward, Stein, or Al Gore.
- How does society work in
- What are the effects of the “No Child Behind Act” on school institutions? How must communities respond to the changes? Cite Boston Public Schools data to make your case
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Chapter 1: Understanding Sociology
1. What aspects of the social and work environment in a fast-food restaurant would be of particular interest to a sociologist because of his or her “sociological imagination”?
Page 23
Chapter 3: Culture
- Select three cultural universals from George Murdock’s list and analyze them from a functionalist perspective. Why are these practices found in every culture? What functions do they serve?
Page 77
Chapter 4: Socialization
3. How would functionalists and conflict theorists differ in their analysis of socialization by the mass media?
Page 99
Chapter 5: Social Interaction and Social Structure
3. In what ways does HIV serve to underscore issues of race, class, and gender in the
Page 123
Chapter 8: Deviance and Social Control
- Rates of violent crime in the
Page 195
Date: Friday November 2
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Chapter 9: Stratification and Social Mobility
- Sociologist Daniel Rossides has conceptualized the class system of the
Page 221
Chapter 11: Racial and Ethnic Equality
- Why is institutional discrimination even more powerful than individual discrimination? How would functionalists, conflict theorists, and interactionists study institutional discrimination? (Invisible Knapsack article)
Page 277
Chapter 12: Stratification by Gender
- Imagine that you are assigned the opposite gender at birth, but that your race, ethnicity, religion and social class background remain the same. Drawing on information contained in this chapter, describe how your life as a member of the opposite sex might differ from your life today. (Glass Ceiling article)
Page 301
Chapter 14: The Family
Given the high rate of divorce in the United States, would it be more appropriate to view divorce as dysfunctional or as a normal part of our marriage system? What would be the implications of viewing divorce as normal rather than dysfunctional? (page 347)
What would a conflict theorist say about same-sex marriage? How would a functionalist view the issue surrounding this issue? (Online Discussion Board)
Chapter 16: Education
What do you think of the idea that public schools should be able to compete with private schools? What difficulties might they face that private schools do not? (page 392)
Chapter 18: The economy and work
Do you think claims of reverse discrimination have any validity? If so, what should be done about them? (page 433)
The
Chapter 20: Communities and Urbanization
Imagine that you have been asked to study the issue of homelessness in the largest city in your state. How might you draw on surveys, observation research, experiments, and existing sources to study this issue? (page 481)
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What are the roots of 9/11?
What was W.E.B. DuBois lesson the Philaddelpia Negro?
Should women participate on the front lines of the military?
- Select three cultural universals from George Murdock’s list and analyze them from a functionalist perspective. Why are these practices found in every culture? What functions do they serve?
3 comments:
1.Is Bill Cosby Right? Analyze the debate between Bill Cosby and Michael Eric Dyson about whether poor people are to blame for their class status.
2. Rates of violent crime in the United States are higher than they are in Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand. Draw on as many of the theories discussed in this chapter as possible to explain why the United States is such a comparably violent society?
3. Imagine that you are assigned the opposite gender at birth, but that your race, ethnicity, religion and social class background remain the same. Drawing on information contained in this chapter, describe how your life as a member of the opposite sex might differ from your life today. (Glass Ceiling article)
4. Imagine that you have been asked to study the issue of homelessness in the largest city in your state. How might you draw on surveys, observation research, experiments, and existing sources to study this issue?
5. Should women participate on the front lines of the military?
6. Why do gangs form?
7. How does society work in America? What is the social structure of America? What is the importance, of race, class, gender, religion, etc in human behavior? Cite Marx, Durkheim, Weber, or other founders of sociologists to highlight one theoretical perspective.
8. What are the effects of the “No Child Behind Act” on school institutions? How must communities respond to the changes? Cite Boston Public Schools data to make your case Possible Exam Questions
9. What would a conflict theorist say about same-sex marriage? How would a functionalist view the issue surrounding this issue?
1) Define sociology and describe how it helps people understand society.
2)Is class status inherited or built by a persons own work ethic? Explain. Cite Cosby and Dyson.
3) What were the roots of 9-11 and explain if you believe it could have been stopped?
4)Should women be allowed in the front lines of war?
5) Explain a few reasons about why is there a still a substantial gender gap in todays "equal" society?
6) Is No Child Left Behind a failed idea? When it comes down to raw test scores and student life, has it helped or hurt the learning environment for kids?
7) Give a specific area with information about wealth, availability of jobs, homelessness, and other contributing factors to gang life and ask why a gang might form in this specific area.
****Up until here, i thought you were asking us to write our own questions. I'll keep mine and just add three i htink are most important from yours****
8) What do you think of the idea that public schools should be able to compete with private schools? What difficulties might they face that private schools do not? (page 392)
9) Why are all the white/black kids sitting together in the cafeteria? What are the social factors that contribute to the way social groups relate to each other? Cite Tatum, West, and other authors to explain why this phenomenon persists.
10) What does Michael Kimmell Mean when he states, “I am not crazy, I am angry”? Why do school shootings tend to happen? Describe the culture of our society and how it translates into a violent school environment.
-Emily
Its all about chasing shadows.
By that I mean latching on to this or that latest, most innovative idea that some self styled money making guru has put out in the hope it’ll go viral and make them a lot of money off the backs of all the headless chickens who will follow them blindly down a blind alley. Its a shame but a truism nonetheless that people will follow where someone they see as an expert leads. Even if they lead them to certain disaster, which is what most of the gurus tend to do to their flocks.
The trick is to recognize a shadow when you see it!
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