1.       With our ever-increasing global economy and ability to communicate across the world in real time, how does a global perspective help when examining elements of culture?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2.       Examine the article titled “U.S. Troops Train for Both Combat and Conversation” in your textbook. How does this example relate to cultural relativism in the War on Terror? If you were to take a trip, how might you use cultural relativism to adhere to the norms of that society?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations

3.       The structural-functional analysis of culture rests in the concepts of idealism, which places values at the center of culture. Briefly describe an example of this analysis that you can find. Does this cultural pattern help society to operate as a whole? If it does not, explain why, or explain why it belongs in a different analysis (social-conflict; sociobiology).

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations

4.       Think of the values and beliefs of the U.S. culture. What norms, mores, or folkways can you identify?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

5.       While the media may try to communicate a message of non-bias when it comes to gender in advertising, there is still a significant amount of information that communicates the exact opposite. Identify the different sociological approaches when it comes to gender and research, and then find these examples in advertising and the media. Why do you think this still occurs in the United States? Describe the different examples you found and how they apply to the sociological perspective.

Your response should be at least 500 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

In Text Citations is a MUST

USE SOURCE LISTED:

Macionis, J. J. (2011). Society: The basics (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.