Social Control and Social Conformity Discussion

SOC-100

Short-Answer 3

Complete thein a Word document.This is an open book.The answer to each question must be 100-125 words.

Topic 3

• Describe your in-groups and your out-groups.Give an example of how your in-group has influenced the way that you see the world.Give an example of how your out-group either changed or reinforced your view of the world.
• What leadership style or styles do you respond to in a positive way?What type of leader is most effective in today’s bureaucratic environment?As the group leader, how would you lead your team or group through a project?
• Select a deviant behavior with which you are personally familiar (your behavior (s) or something that you know someone did) and choose one of the theoretical perspectives to analyze what happened.
• Describe a broken social rule that you observed.What was the reaction of others?Why did people react in that manner? What was your response to the situation and other’s reactions?

Short-Answer 4

Topic 4

• How do property, power, and prestige affect your personal social class?According to Marx’s conflict perspective in what social class do you belong and why?
• From your perspective, what are the current shifts in global stratification?How does this affect the economic and political power of the United States?
• In the current economic situation in the United States what do you project will happen to social mobility and the American Dream?
• Describe the Horatio Alger myth.Based on your own experience discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the myth for both men and women.

RESEARCH

Choose a deviant behavior to research. Locate references (e.g., current news stories, pop culture, and reality TV shows) that convey deviant behavior being accepted or rejected/scorned.

Write an essay of 500-750 words, summarizing your findings. Include the following:

1. What was the deviant behavior?
2. What were the demographics of the group that witnessed the behavior?
3. How did the group react to the behavior?
4. Did the group attempt to control this deviant behavior? How?