Discussion Post: Sociology
Part I
Topic: Symbolic Interactionism
• Which one would you prefer to use if you were a sociologist? (Symbolic Interactionism)
• Explain why
Part II
• What two agents of socialization have influenced you the most?
• Explain their influence on specific attitudes, beliefs, values, or other of your orientation to life.
Part III
• Apply the functionalist perspective by explaining how deviance ca be functional for society,
• How mainstream values can produce deviance (strain theory)
• How social class is related to crime (illegitimate opportunities)
Part IV
• How do slavery, caste, estate,and class systems of social stratification differ?
Part V
• What is your position on the "nature versus nurture" (biology or culture) debate?
• What material in Chapter 10 supports your position.
Part VI
• How have your experiences in education (including teachers and assignments) influenced your goals, attitudes, and values?
• How have your classmates influenced you?
The response should include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.