What are the manifest functions, latent functions and social dysfunctions of the social act or institution you are analyzing?

How does what you are analyzing impact social solidarity and stability?

How does what you are analyzing benefit society?

What social groups and social institutions does your topic of analysis impact?

Is there evidence of inequality and discrimination? Be specific as to what social groups are most impacted and how

How are resources distributed and based on what ideology?

What is the economic impact of what you are analyzing?

What changes can be made to make a situation more equitable?

How does what you are analyzing impact self-identity?How does what you are analyzing impact social relationships and social institutions?

What symbols are associated with what you are analyzing?

How do we define or interpret what you are analyzing? How is it portrayed or described by society?