1) Consider the matter of rock-bottom prices at Walmart. What would a functionalist think of their model of squeezing vendors to get the absolute lowest prices so they can pass them along to core nationconsumers?
2) Analyze the Davis-Moore thesis. Do you agree with Davis and Moore? Does social stratification play an important function in society? What examples can you think of that support the thesis? Whatexamples can you think of that refute the thesis?
3) Why do sociologists find it important to differentiate between sex and gender? What importance does the differentiation have in modern society?
4) Older people suffer discrimination, and often, so do teenagers. Compare the discrimination of the elderly to that of teenagers. What do the groups share in common and how are they different?
5) Why are some couples choosing to cohabitate before marriage? What effect does cohabitation haveon marriage?