1) The first day of class I asked you all to use your “sociological imagination” this semester. What exactly am I asking you to do? 5pts
2) (a) Create a REALISTIC household (family of 4) monthly budget. You can use your parents/friends/internet… etc, as a reference. Make sure you account for as many monthly expenses as possible (necessary and unnecessary) and LIST THEM. (b)Then, explain how the poverty line was created and used [HINT: Molly Orshanski]. (c) Last, explain whether this is a good measure of people in poverty? Why or why not (be specific)? -15pts
3) (a)Hypothetically describe a scenario where you intentionally break a norm (act deviant) …. (b) What groups would not think the act was deviant at all? Which groups would think it was deviant? -5pts
4) Discuss the ways that (1) you agree with and (2) disagree with the following article AND (3) discuss one other aspect you feel should have been included in this article: Article is also posted on BB if link does not work for you. (10pts) http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2012/01/technology-is-destroying-the-quality-of-human-interaction
5) (a) List and give at least two examples (do not use the examples from the chapter- I would
prefer personal experience) for each of the following agents of socialization: family, peers, educ, work and
media. THEN, (b) Come up with at least four more ‘agents’ that you can think of that we did not discuss in class
and give one example of why you consider them to be “agents.” -15pts
***This question will have 10 answers for part A and 5 answers for part B.
6) (a) Google and read through some articles on Chinese foot binding. Make sure you look at some photos of the process. (b) Explain this from an ethnocentric point of view and a cultural relativistic point of view. (5pts)
7) 2. Theoretical application using the deviance explanations in Chapter 6: (20pts)
(a) Explain how conflict theory would be applied to explain this article: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Crack+Cocaine+,+Race,+and+the+War+on+Drugs
(b) Using the Symbolic explanations of deviance and crime analyze this article (If link does not work this document is on BB where you got the midterm): http://alpha.fdu.edu/~peabody/Lexicon/Chambliss,_The_Saints_and_the_Roughnecks.html
8) Read the following articles: 1. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/08/22/history-texas-affluenza-teen-ethan-couch-familys-troubles-law2. https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/02/us/ethan-couch-affluenza-jail-release/index.html. Define how affluenza is defined and whether you agree or disagree this is a “thing.” Support your reasoning. Then. use 5 different sociological concepts to explain this case. (10ptS)
9) When and why would you use the following (15pts) Be specific.
a. Survey
b. Interview
c. Ethnography
