Report Five: Due May 8 in class
Each group will be assigned a question from below (from
chapter 19 Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems):
1. Describe the “sociological paradox.”
What are the implications of it?
2. Describe the fable of “The Childswap Society.”
What is the moral of the story?
3. What are the obstacles in using social science, such as
sociology, to solve social problems?
4. What are the pros and cons of the five progressive
principles for guiding public policy?
5. Describe the bottom-up social change movements for
racial minorities and workers. What
are the implications?
Report Four: Due April 10 in class
Each group will be assigned a question from below (from
chapter 13 Drugs):
1. Is the drug war racist? Assess the evidence.
Is it discrimination or disparity?
2. What are the factors that influence drug laws and
enforcement?
3. How do tobacco and alcohol compare to other drugs?
What are the use patterns by class, race, and gender?
4. Assess the Dutch marijuana policy.
5. How can conflict theory be applied to the drug debate?
Report Three: Due March 20 in class
Each group will be assigned a question from below (from
chapter 12 Crime and Justice), and each student will be expected to turn in an
outline of the points they researched.
1. Compare the violent crime rates of the U.S. and other
industrialized nation, explain the differences and look at the pros and cons of
some solutions.
2. What is the relationship between gender and crime?
3. What is crime?
4. What are some of the harms associated with corporate
crime?
5. Examine the ways in which the judicial system succeeds
and fails to provide equal treatment.
Report Two: Due March 6 in class
Each group will be assigned a question from below (from
chapters 5 & 7):
1. Describe the serious problems associated with Social
Security and examine the pros and cons of some solutions.
2. Examine the consequences of the New Immigration.
3. Examine the four myths about poverty according to your
text.
4. Examine the four causes of poverty explanations in your
text.
5. Examine five assumptions about the elimination of
poverty.
Report One: Due February 6 in class
Each group will be assigned a question from below (see
chapter 4):
1. Discuss the consequences, sources, and solutions
associated with air pollution.
2. Discuss the consequences, sources, and solutions
associated with radiation pollution.
3. Discuss the consequences, sources, and solutions
associated with water pollution.
4. Discuss the consequences, sources, and solutions
associated with solid waste pollution.
5. Discuss the consequences, sources, and solutions
associated with chemical pollution.