A. Answer the following questions regarding social change:
- How do you think life in the United States will change in the next 10 years?
- How might technology be involved or effect social change in American culture?
- How do you think sociologists might use the Internet to study culture and social change in the United States?
B. Sociologists cite the weakening of the family as one of the causes for some of the problems that American society faces today. Do you agree? In your paper, include the following information:
- Identify important or significant changes in families since 1960. What factors are responsible for this change?
- On the balance, are families becoming weaker or simply different in society? What evidence can you cite?
- If you agree that the family has become weaker in American society, what proposals do you have to strengthen the family?
- If you disagree and believe that the family has become stronger in American culture in recent decades, please explain why.