Problem 1:
Chapter 6 (Answer the Questions)
Look at some popular magazines and examine the advertisements that appear in them (alternatively, describe advertisements you see on television). Discuss how these advertisements convey the goals of society. What messages do they send about material possessions, good looks, success, and happiness? Put yourselves in the place of different types of people (young people, poor people, or elderly people) who are reading these ads. What would their reactions be? How does that relate to Merton's ideas about goals and means? Need Assignment Help?
Problem 2:
Chapter 7 (Answer the Question)
Look up violent crime statistics in the most recent Uniform Crime Reports for several different cities across the country. Discuss whether current statistics seem to support a "southernness hypothesis" or subculture of violence.