Victimless Crimes...

Now that you have studied the Five Classifications of Crime in class please address the following questions...

1) Are victimless crimes only hurting the person committing the crime or do you think that society as a whole suffers as well?

2) Should victimless crimes be decriminalized?

Risk vs Reward...

After reading the TIME Magazine piece on cell phones please respond to the following. Do you believe in the possibility of them giving off small doses of radiation that may cause cancer? If so, would you consider giving up your cell phone? In addition, would you be willing to risk your health to enjoy anything in life that may end your life prematurely? - Question proposed by Mike & Dave in Period 4.

Three Perspectives...

After having discussed and learned about the three Sociological Theories/Perspectives: Conflict, Interactionist, and Functionalist - which one do you think is the best way to understand a society?

Class Dismissed...

After reading the article about Utah's proposal to drop the Senior Year from the current curriculum please address the following question: Are you in favor of this idea? Yes or No? Explain...

Reverse Sociological Imagination...

Putting reality aside for a minute and believing that someone could actually age in reverse like Benjamin Button...do you think a person's Sociological Imagination would develop better or worse. Explain...

Sociological Imagination...

Why does the case study of the "Nacirema" become so obvious after we have discussed it as a class? Why do 90% of the people who read the case study for the first time miss the meaning? What does that say about the importance of developing an active sociological imagination?

Final Blog...

Before you answer this know two things -

1) This is worth 10 Points

2) You have until 11:59:59 on Monday January 18th to answer this question - absolutely no exceptions!

After finishing the course work in this class please list for me the top three (3) subjects that you enjoied studying most and explain why. If you feel that there is a topic that is not currently covered in the curriculum and would be a positive addition to the course please share that. Thanks for a solid semester and good luck in the latter half of your senior year. All my best - Mr. B.