Problem
1. Explain why "conservatism" is hard to define? Use examples to help fully explain your answer
2. Why is private property generally important to conservatives? (Keep in mind, there are different types of conservatives.)
3. Explain how the term "conservative" came to be applied to what we used to call "liberal" in the United States?
4. Explain what, if anything conservatism and socialism have, or can have, in common.
5. Evaluate the following statement: socialism works in theory but never has and never could work in practice.
6. What would a Marxist likely say is the reason (or are the reasons) why a socialist revolution hasn't happened yet? Evaluate that argument.
7. How does the base support the superstructure and how does the superstructure reinforce the base according to Marx?
8. What virtues are there of fascism? Use examples to help explain your answer.
9. What does it mean to say that race is a social construction? Use examples to help answer the question.
10. Explain what, in general, radical feminists want. Use examples to clarify your answer.
11. Evaluate the following statement: given it is wrong to cause a being to suffer, most people with the means to do so should avoid eating meat.
12. Explain and evaluate the following statement: greens are only concerned with protecting the environment.
13. What is perceived obsolescence? Give one example of how it has affected your behavior?
14. Explain and evaluate the following statement: gender is a social construction.