1. Explain what the purpose of data collection is among Sociologists. (b) Give an example of exactly how data collection can help us as a society, a state, a community.
2. Explain Sociological Theory. How can this help us? Make a sociological theory application to your work place or community.
3. Explain how yoty own culture affects you, in ways that were previously unknown to you?
4. Detail your un4rstanding of the socialization process according to Cooley and Mead. Apply this to a larger institiution that you participate in, school, work, city.
5. Explain how Sociologists view the sexual process. Is this Biological behavior, or social behavior? What is the basis for this phenomena?
6. Make an application with both Organic solidarity, and mechanical solidarity. Explain specifically how behavior from one;iype of society can be viewed as deviant in another.
7. On Deviance--Explain Durkheim's ideas about how crime disorganizes the social body. Explain what Durkheim meant When he said "What is one man to Society? Like a fingernail to the organism." and how losing one man, is not nearly as dangerous as dis-organizing the social body.
8. Explain who the "Black Panthers" were in the 80's, and their primary goals.
9. Who is Saul Alinsky? And what publication is most widely read today? Why?
10. Explain the Massai culture in Africa. They are a group located in the Rift Valley, Near the Tanzanian Border. What are their religious beliefs?
11. Who are the Bacca people from the Amazon Rain forest? What are their religious beliefs?
12. From the material on Stratification, what is the breakdown of wealth holders in the united states by earning brackets? What percentage of the population earns 300,000 a year or more?, what percentage earns 160,000 a year or more? What percentage earns 60,000 a year or more.
13. From the material on stratification, how likely it is that you will move up in social rank, and earn 300,000 a year?
14. What ethnicityprimarly uses food stamps and welfare in this country? Quote your data source.
15. Why are all religions and belief systems considered "origin myths"?