Kendall Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials Enhanced
Module 2 Assignment
Chapters 4 – 6 [Required/Graded: 15 Points)
Assignment 1 Instructions:
Students are required to read the textbook Chapters 4-6. Students are required to use Microsoft Word and save the completed assignment as Word document with a filename that includes the assignment title, your first initial and last name.
How to earn full points?
This is the writing assignment with essay questions and is worth a total of 15 points. Students are required to provide substantive responses to each essay question.
By substantive responses, it means:
Cover all key elements of each essay question
Give enough information about the topic
apply the chapter concepts and theories to real-life situations
Seek out additional resources to gain a better insight of the topic
Bring in examples and experiences to illustrate the point
Cite references if necessary
Acceptable length: write a minimum of 150 words per essay question
Formatting Requirements
Use one-inch margins
Use 1 12-point Times New Roman font
Use double-line spacing in the document
Cite all sources in APA (American Psychological Association)
How to get and submit Assignment 2?
Click on Module 1 Assignment tab under Assessment and Assignment
Click Download Assignment questions link on top and save it on your computer
Write your responses under each question
Save the completed assignment as Microsoft Word document. If instructor cannot open the document, you might receive a zero (0) on the assignment.
Click on the Submit Assignment
Click on Text Entry to copy and paste the completed assignment to box
Click on the Submit button
Chapter 4 (Social Structure and Interaction in Everyday Life) Questions
Differentiate between ascribed status and achieved status and give examples to illustrate both. Describe status set and construct your status set.
Differentiate between role conflict and role strain and describe your own efforts to deal with role conflict and role strain in reality.
Explain Erving Goffman’ impression management and explain front stage and back stage.
Chapter 5 (Groups and Organization) Questions
Read Chapter 5 and find the definitions of the concepts and give examples to illustrate them.
Concepts Definition Examples
Social group
Primary group
Secondary group
Reference group
An aggregate
Category
Group Conformity
Stanley Milgram and controversial experiments
Characteristics of a bureaucracy
Informal side of bureaucracy
Conflict theory on organization
Chapter 6 (Deviance and Social Control) Questions
Differentiate between primary deviance and secondary deviance under labeling theory. Please give an example to illustrate these two concepts. How do you define deviance?
Identify white-collar crime, political crime, hate crime, juvenile crime, and organized crime. Please provide 2examples of each crime and discuss their impact on society.
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