Sociological Perspectives...

After learning about the three Sociological Perspectives in chapter one of your text, which one do you feel BEST explains American Culture in the 21st Century? Explain with details...

Gump...

One of Forrest Gump's most famous quotes is, "Stupid is as stupid does." What does that actually mean and how does the quote relate to the Sociological Imagination?

What Would You Do Part 2...

After watching the second round of 20/20 "What Would You Do" Race experiments - please address the following questions. 1) What would be your reaction if you witnessed an act like this while shopping? 2) What would you do if you were the one being persecuted? Thoughts...

Diversity Day & Michael Scott...

After watching "Diversity Day" from the NBC television show The Office do you think humor and satire can teach people about racism and ethnic differences? Also, the character Michael Scott is clearly intolerant towards all people. Can we learn a lesson from people like him?

Race Classifications...

Do you think the 3 categories of Race Classifications that Sociologist and Cultural Anthropologist use to classify people are outdated? Should they be changed or kept the same? Your thoughts...

20/20 WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

After viewing the segments from 20/20 with the kids vandalizing cars in a park in Ridgewood, NJ what are your general feelings on the study? What elements made the people react the way they did? What could have changed their opinions? What should people who view this special take away from it?

What did you see?

In the opening activity to Race & Ethnicity you were shown slides of 15 people and had to determine both their Race and Occupation. Many if not all students were unable to correctly identify 25% of the slides. What does this activity tell a person about how they perceive people of a different race or ethnicity?