1. What is the sociological imagination? Discuss how your life might have turned out differently had you been born in a different time period (era) or location (country or culture).
2. You had to conduct a study about how well Americans were invested in the political process which method would you use and why? Why do you think that ethics are so important to research?
3. How would you describe what socialization is and why it is important? What would society be like if we did not learn the norms of our society?
4. Research a symbol on the Internet that is meaningful to you, your culture, or society at large. This could be a religious symbol or even a logo. Consider the following:What does the symbol mean to you? What does the symbol mean to society? Has the meaning of the symbol changed over time?