Question 1
Within the study of sociology, there are four different types of research methods. Briefly describe each in your own words, and generate an example of each.
Your answer should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, should be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material should have accompanying citations.
Question 2
Compare values and norms to ideal culture and real culture. What examples can you identify that represent a significant difference between an ideal culture and a real culture?
Your answer should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, should be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material should have accompanying citations.
Question 3
According to Macionis, the social-conflict approach rises from "an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change" (2011, p. 12). How does the social-conflict approach relate to counterculture? What sort of examples can you give in which a culture developed out of a feeling of inequality or as a means to belong to a group?
Your answer should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, should be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material should have accompanying citations.
Question 4
Describe how the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis may affect communication across different cultures. Pay attention to the idea of symbols and symbolism between cultures.
Your answer should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, should be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material should have accompanying citations.
Question 5
While the media may try to communicate a message of non-bias when it comes to gender in advertising, there is still a significant amount of information that communicates the exact opposite. Identify the different sociological approaches when it comes to gender and research, and then find these examples in advertising and the media. Why do you think this still occurs in the United States? Describe the different examples you found and how they apply to the sociological perspective.
Your answer should be at least 500 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, should be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material should have accompanying citations.