Chapter 5
In order to answer the questions, please, read chapter 5 (Social Groups and Social Interaction) in the class textbook
This assignment is not asking for your personal story, but a sociological explanation of concepts from your textbook. The reader should know that the assignment was sociology and not anthropology.
1. Explain in at least 300 words the social institutions from two sociological perspectives, functionalism and conflict theory. How are the views different?
2. Explain how you have experienced role conflict or role strain.
Chapter 7
In order to answer the questions, please, read chapter 7 (on deviance) in the class textbook
This assignment is not asking for your personal story, but a sociological explanation as stated in your textbook. The reader should know that this assignment is not political science.
1. Explain in at least 300 words Merton’s five forms of adaptation.
2. Describe one act that is considered deviant by your society but that you don’t agree with the definition.
Chapter 8
In order to answer the questions, please, read chapter 8 (social stratification) in the class textbook
This assignment is not asking for your personal story, but the sociological explanations from your textbook. The reader should know that this assignment is sociology and not history.
1. Explain in 300 words, Life Chances, and poverty in the United States of America.
2. Explain Functionalist and Conflict Theory approaches to the issue of stratification.
