1. GENDER&SEXUALITY: Nearly everyone does something to alter their appearance or live up to a beauty ideal in some way, including makeup, tanning, or working out more than is required for health. What is the most extreme thing you have done in this area? What were the effects of your decision?
2.FAMILY: Sociologists discuss various household arrangements that have been dominant throughout the years, such as the single breadwinner system. Which kind of marital or household organization do you imagine for yourself? What is the division of labor like? Will children factor into your future plans?
3. EDUCATION: Thinking about the concept of the hidden curriculum, analyze this course and explain what elements of the hidden curriculum are being enforced in this class. For example, you are required to show up on time for class. How are they being enforced by your peers and/or instructor? How does this help to structure society?
4. RELIGION: The conflict approach to religion emphasizes the role of ideology. It takes the position that religion is a tool that keeps poor and oppressed people focused on a reward in the afterlife, instead of injustice in the world. Using contemporary examples from your daily life or politics, how could one support a conflict based argument about the role of religion in contemporary society?
5. POPULATION AND HEALTH CARE: Imagine someone tells you they suffer from depression, ADHD, or another medicalized condition. How would this change your perception of this person? Would you consider them deviant? Why or why not? Now, if this person takes medication regularly, does this lessen or increase the deviant stigma?
6. SOCIAL CHANGE: The theory of McDonaldization was obviously first applied to the fast food industry. Where else can you see the basic principles of McDonaldization in your life? Can anything be done to avoid it? Should anything be done?
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