soc 102 (soc 102)

SOC 102 Topic 2 DQ 1 Compare and contrast material and nonmaterial culture. Provide examples of both from your life.

SOC 102 Topic 1 DQ 2 Define the concept of Sociological Imagination. Provide an example of how you would apply the Sociological Imagination to a current social issue within society such as racial conflict and law enforcement, or education funding. What is your perspective on the issue if you use the Sociological Imagination?

SOC 102 Topic 1 DQ 1 In Our social world: An introduction to sociology, look up the definition of Sociology. Write at least four keywords that correspond best to the definition of Sociology. Explain the goal of Sociology. Share with the class why you want to study Sociology?

SOC 102 Topic 6 DQ 2 Explain the difference between Modernization theory, Dependency theory, and World Systems theory. Then select the theory that “best” explains social change and why.

SOC 102 Topic 6 DQ 1 Name four social negatives and four social positives concerning gentrification. If you or someone you know have experienced gentrification, share their experience and what was the effect of gentrification.

SOC 102 Topic 5 DQ 2 Question: Through research, find an example of issues related to two of the three organizing principles of stratification in the United States (class, race, and gender). How are individuals stratified based on each of the two principles you chose? Provide citations for the sources you use. An example of an issue related to gender is the pay gap between men and women

SOC 102 Topic 4 DQ 2 Select three societal tasks from Chart 6-2 in Our Social World: An Introduction to Sociology – Chapter 6, and explain how the related social institution performs the societal task. Can an argument be made as to the most important task? Share your thoughts with the class.

SOC 102 Topic 4 DQ 1 Provide two examples of statuses and roles you inhabit. Explain what statuses and roles produce for the social person, and thus, for you.

SOC 102 Topic 3 DQ 1 Question: Using the three major theories, explain each theoretical perspective on deviance. Then compare and contrast the role deviance plays in society according to the theories. Use Figure 5.2 as an aid to answer this DQ.

SOC 102 Topic 2 DQ 2 Are we “prisoners” of socialization – yes or no? If you answer “yes,” how do you explain the fact that we think of ourselves as having choices and free will? If you say “no,” how do you explain the fact that in almost every way, we conform to what society expects of us? (We wear clothes, we drive on the right-hand side of the road, we go to college, we don’t – usually – go around stealing things, killing people, or breaking most of the laws of society.) ...