Problem 1: Define the concept of the sociological imagination, and why it is foundational to the study of the social world.
Problem 2: Explain Marx's critique of capitalism. How does capitalism create inequality?
Problem 3: Describe the difference between a micro and macro approach to studying society.
Problem 4: Describe why sociology is a "social science" and how sociology uses scientific methods to examine the society.
Problem 5: Describe one sociological research method and an example of a research question it could be used to answer.
Problem 6: Explain cultural capital and how it contributes to inequality.
Problem 7: Describe how social roles produce both order and constraint in relation to status.
Problem 8: Define the process of socialization. Using an example from your experience identify the agent of socialization and what social norm, value, or role was learned in this example.
Problem 9: Describe how Goffman's theory of interaction explains one's self-identity.