Victimless Crime...

Are victimless crimes only hurting the person committing the crime or do you think that society as a whole suffers as well? Should some of these crimes/actions be decriminalized? Thoughts...

Is Halloween Deviant????

Now that you are a senior in high school do you think it is deviant to "dress up" for Halloween?  Do you think it is deviant to go house to house and "treat" for candy?  If you said yes to either of the previous questions at what age do you feel dressing up and going trick or treating becomes deviant?

Face to Face...

Today in class we did an experiment in the Interactionist Perspective known as "Face-to-Face" - what did you notice about the three different groups/couples that participated in the experiment?  What perspective best explains each of the couples actions????

Forrest Gump....

One of Forrest Gump's favorite quotes is, "Stupid is as stupid does..." What does that actually mean? Could any or all of the Sociological Perspectives be used to understand this quote?????

Remembering 9/11

Welcome back to school and to our Sociology class. After viewing the Dateline NBC Special on 9/11, what do you feel ALL AMERICANS should know or remember about 9/11?

Death Photos...

Do you think that the White House should release the death photo of Osama bin Laden? What actions could this have on race relations if released? Thoughts...

Diversity and Michael Scott...

After watching the "Diversity Day" episode of The Office do you think a lesson can be learned from Michael Scott? Do you believe that by being offensive to all people you are in fact offensive to no one? Thoughts...