Sociology Discussion
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1.
Why is the middle class so difficult to define? |
2.
What is “essentialism”? Explain how John Gray’s book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus could be described as essentialist. |
3.The sociologist Robert Merton developed a diagram (seen below) for thinking about prejudice and discrimination. What is prejudice, and what is discrimination?
4.
Discuss the no effect paradigm and suggest how Marlin and his brother could have had a better life using this theory. |
5.
Propose a social policy that would give children born into poverty a better chance of escaping it in their adult lives. What issues would the policy need to address? What social institutions (e.g., work, family, government) would need to be changed? |