Overview
1. Summarize the scholarly works that contributed to the emergence of sociology as a field of study. Reflect on the contributions of Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, Herbert Spencer, Émile Durkheim, and Max Weber in creating sociology as a discipline and how their ideas have inspired modern sociology theories.
2. Three dominant sociology theories are Structural Functionalism, Conflict Theory, and Symbolic Interactionism. Select the theory that most closely aligns with your society. Explain how this theory helps you understand social issues. In your response, summarize the theory, and identify two current social issues. Explain how applying the theory enables you to understand each social issue.
3. Your author described the six steps involved in scientific research methodology. Imagine you are preparing to conduct a research study. Apply the first four steps of the scientific research methodology. You will not do a Literature Review. Instead, state what you would do to complete a Literature Review. Additionally, you will not conduct a research study. Instead, develop your research plan.
Imagine you are preparing to conduct a research study. Explain the first four steps of the scientific research methodology.
Step 1: Ask a Question or Find a Research Topic
Identify a sociology topic you will research. Additionally, define the human subjects.
Step 2: Review the Literature/Research Existing Sources
Identify three resources you might use to complete a literature review.
Step 3: Formulate a Hypothesis
Construct a hypothesis.
Step 4: Design and Conduct a Study
Outline your research plan. State how you will adhere to the American Sociological Association’s Code of Ethics
4. Compare qualitative and quantitative research methods. Identify how they differ in questions addressed, data collection, and analysis.
5. Discuss the connection between values, beliefs, norms, mores, folkways, and your behavior and social exchanges. Provide examples to support your statements.
6. Summarize how social groups (e.g., family and peer groups) and institutions (e.g., schools, workplaces, religious institutions, government, and the media) contribute to a person's attitudes, values, and behaviors. Provide examples to support your statements.
7. Compare psychological and sociological theories of self and moral development. Summarize two influential theorists from each field and their contributions to understanding self-development and social interaction.
8. Summarize the functions of different groups, including primary and secondary groups, in-groups and out-groups, and reference groups. Identify how these groups overlap. Explain how the groups influence individual behavior and social norms. Provide examples to illustrate your statements.
9. Analyze the concept of social stratification from the perspective of structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. Discuss the fundamental assumptions or arguments and criticisms associated with each theory. Explain how these different theoretical approaches contribute to our understanding of social stratification. Take a stand. Identify the theory you support and explain why.
10. Summarize the effects of gender stereotypes on women’s opportunities and treatment in the workplace, education, and politics. Use examples you have observed or from the text to support your statements. Recommend one strategy our society might implement to create a gender-equal society where people are judged by their qualifications.
11. Analyze the concept of race and ethnicity from the perspective of Structural Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism, Conflict Theory, and Intersection Theory. Discuss the key arguments associated with each theory. Explain how these different theoretical approaches contribute to our understanding of the persistence of racial and ethnic inequalities in society. Take a stand. Identify the theory you support and explain why.
12. Summarize how changes in societal norms, economic conditions, cultural shifts, geographic variations, and laws influenced the changing divorce rates in the United States since the 1960s.
13. Examine the concept of religion from the perspective of Structural Functionalism, Conflict Theory, and Symbolic Interactionism. Evaluate the strengths and limitations of these theoretical approaches in explaining how religious beliefs and practices have shaped political, economic, and cultural developments. Select the theory you find the most compelling in understanding how religion contributes to social cohesion and control and provides meaning and purpose in life.
14. Assess the effectiveness of the government, healthcare providers, and communities in addressing healthcare in the United States compared to other countries. Offer two recommendations for improving healthcare in the United States. Offer examples to support your recommendations.
15. The U.S. political system suffers from low voter turnout. Discuss the potential causes of low voter turnout, such as race, gender, class, and political alienation. Examine both historical and current impact on politics. Evaluate the effect of legal decisions and voter identification laws on improving voter turnout. Offer two recommendations for improving voter turnout in the United States. Offer examples to support your recommendations.
16. Compare capitalism and socialism economic systems. Identify the characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of each system. Explain how each system addresses wealth distribution and social inequality. Provide examples to support your analysis. Consider economic growth, income inequality, individual freedom, and social welfare. Recommend using one of the economic systems (capitalism or socialism). Justify your selection.
17. Compare emergent-norm theory, value-added theory, and assembling perspective. Identify the assumptions and weaknesses of each perspective in explaining collective behavior. Select the theory you find the most compelling in understanding collective behavior. Provide examples other than those presented in the text to support your selection.
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