Hate Crimes

The events of September 11, 2011, contributed to an increase in hate crimes against  Muslims around the world and especially in the United States. In the first year after the September 11 attacks, anti-Islamic hate crimes in the United States rose more than 1,000%. After reading the required materials for this discussion, please address each…

Prisons and the War on Drug

Drug abuse has been defined as a significant social problem.  This discussion provides an opportunity to examine this problem as well as the consequences of our reliance on punishment as a solution to drug abuse. After viewing the required video for this discussion, please answer each of the following questions: a. Discuss the differences between a…

Gay Parenting

After viewing the required video for this discussion, please address each of the following questions: a. What core social values are most challenged by legalized gay adoption? b. How have these “values” been defined and reinforced? c. Assuming these values are changing, at least for some individuals or societies, how have experts explained or described…

Decline of Rural America

After viewing the required video for this discussion, pick one of the following overlapping  issues highlighted in this week’s readings to discuss: a. How does the corporatization of farming affect all Americans, not just those living in rural areas? What can you do about this? b. What is brain drain and what are its long-reaching effects…

Social Change and Modernization

Compose a 200- to 300-word response to the following: ·         Define social change. What are the key features of social change? Provide four examples of social movements, current or past, and describe the key features of each movement. Define modernization. What are the key features of modernization? Provide four examples of modernization and describe the…

Future of Modernization Paper

Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper addressing the following questions:   ·         How does modernization manifest itself in U.S. society? Use one of the modern theorists introduced in Ch. 16 of Society as a basis for your response. ·         Is modernization likely to continue in the U.S.? Explain your answer. ·         Is modernization a world-wide trend?…