1st Amendment Protection

After reading about hate groups and seeing some in action on film - do you think the protections of the 1st Amendment should apply to these groups? Yes/No & WHY or WHY Not?

Nature vs. Nurture

As we have discussed in class in our introduction to Race & Ethnicity we have come to an important question, "Are people born with racism in their blood or are they taught to hate?" Sociologists and Psychologists have compelling data to prove either side correct - what do you think?

Race Classifications

Are older Sociologist right by having only THREE classifications for Race? Do those classifications need to change? If so, how would you classify them?

Drug Addiction

Is drug addiction a choice or is it an illness ?

Racial Profiling

Recent studies have shown that African Americans are far more likely to be stopped and searched while driving their motor vehicle. Other statistics show that a higher percentage of crime is perpetrated by African Americans. Are African Americans really committing more crimes or are they just caught more often because they are racially profiled thus skewing the statistics?

Victimless Crimes

Do victimless crimes only have a negative impact on the person who is participating in the activity or does society suffer as well?

Human Sacrifice

In the final scene that we viewed of Fight Club where Tyler and Jack visit Raymond K. Hessell a powerful exchange takes place. Do you think what Tyler did to Raymond was an example of deviance working as a positive for society, or do you see no value in what Tyler did? Explain...