Choose one of the topics below: Research this topic and summarize its concept to explain how it relates to the sociological theories.

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Choose ONE of these topics for the research:

1. Discuss the various ways that certain reference groups can affect a person’s behavior patterns, and how we may be influenced by a variety of reference groups during our lifetime. Give some examples to help your answer.

2. Discuss how punishment for a deviant or minor criminal act could actually encourage a person to commit a more serious criminal act, and apply your rationale to discuss how the death penalty could actually encourage some to commit crime.

3. Identify certain occupations that are gender specific. In which occupations are women more disadvantaged than men and in which occupations are men advantaged compared to women?

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1. Include an outline and rough draft for the paper

2. Must be free of plagiarism!