Choose one of the following social phenomena and use one of the sociological perspectives to describe it. Social phenomena:  1. high cost of college tuition                                  2. gang membership                                  3. high divorce rate                                  4. building a wall along the U.S. southern border Sociological perspectives:  1.  functionalism                                             2. conflict theory                                             3. interactionist perspective                                             4. feminist perspective Example -- I'll explain/describe prostitution from each perspective. Functionalism:  Prostitution creates jobs for law enforcement.  It gives otherwise unemployable women a way to support themselves.   Conflict:  Prostitutes are typically females controlled by male pimps.  Males have power over the prostitutes, their money, and their well-being. Interactionist:  How do you know who is a prostitute?  Prostitutes can be identified by their appearance In some cases.  The clothes they wear, their make-up and hair, and the way they posture themselves can be signs of their status. Feminist:  Women are exploited by their pimps.  They turn over their money and are subject to the pimp.  BUT, another feminist version might go like this -- Prostitution gives women the freedom to control their own bodies.  It can be a means to independence (if there is no male pimp involved). Okay.  Now it's your turn.  Pick one phenomena from the list and one perspective to apply.  I expect more than a sentence of two from you!                                  PreviousNext Choose one of the following social phenomena and use one of the sociological perspectives to describe it. Social phenomena: 1. high cost of college tuition 2. gang membership 3. high divorce rate 4. building a wall along the U.S. southern border Sociological perspectives: 1. functionalism 2. conflict theory 3. interactionist perspective 4. feminist perspective Example -- I'll explain/describe prostitution from each perspective. Functionalism : Prostitution creates jobs for law enfor cement. It gives otherwise unemployable women a way to support themselves. Conflict : Prostitutes are typically females controlled by male pimps. Males have power over the prostitutes, their money, and their well - being. Interactionist : How do you know who is a prostitute? Prostitutes can be identified by their appearance In some cases. The clothes they wear, their make - up and hair, and the way they posture themselves can be signs of their status. Feminist : Women are exploited by their pimps. They t urn over their money and are subject to the pimp. BUT, a.

1. Choose one of the following social phenomena and use one of
the sociological perspectives to describe it.
Social phenomena: 1. high cost of college tuition
2. gang membership
3. high divorce rate
4. building a wall along the U.S. southern
border
Sociological perspectives: 1. functionalism
2. conflict theory
3. interactionist perspective
4. feminist perspective
Example -- I'll explain/describe prostitution from each
perspective.
Functionalism: Prostitution creates jobs for law enforcement.
It gives otherwise unemployable women a way to support
themselves.
Conflict: Prostitutes are typically females controlled by male
pimps. Males have power over the prostitutes, their money, and
their well-being.
Interactionist: How do you know who is a prostitute?
Prostitutes can be identified by their appearance In some cases.
The clothes they wear, their make-up and hair, and the way they
posture themselves can be signs of their status.
Feminist: Women are exploited by their pimps. They turn over
their money and are subject to the pimp. BUT, another feminist
version might go like this -- Prostitution gives women the
freedom to control their own bodies. It can be a means to
independence (if there is no male pimp involved).
Okay. Now it's your turn. Pick one phenomena from the list
and one perspective to apply. I expect more than a sentence of
two from you!
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2. Choose one of the following social phenomena and use one of
the sociological
perspectives to describe it.
Social phenomena:
1. high cost of college tuition

3. 2. gang membership

4. 3. high divorce rate

5. 4. building a wall along the U.S. southern border
Sociological perspectives:
1.
functionalism

6. 2. conflict theory

7. 3. interactionist perspective

9. 4. feminist perspective
Example
--
I'll explain/describe
prostitution
from each perspective.
Functionalism
:
Prostitution creates jobs for law enfor
cement.
It gives otherwise
unemployable women a way to support themselves.
Conflict
:
Prostitutes are typically females controlled by male pimps.

10. Males have power
over the prostitutes, their money, and their well
-
being.
Interactionist
:
How do you know
who is a prostitute?
Prostitutes can be identified by
their appearance In some cases.
The clothes they wear, their make
-
up and hair, and
the way they posture themselves can be signs of their status.
Feminist
:
Women are exploited by their pimps.
They t
urn over their money and are
subject to the pimp.
BUT, another feminist version might go like this

11. --
Prostitution gives
women the freedom to control their own bodies.
It can be a means to independence (if
there is no male pimp involved).
Okay.
Now it's
your turn.
Pick one phenomena from the list and one perspective to
apply.
I expect more than a sentence of two from you!

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Choose one of the following social phenomena and use one of
the sociological
perspectives to describe it.
Social phenomena: 1. high cost of college tuition
2. gang membership
3. high divorce rate
4. building a wall along the U.S. southern
border
Sociological perspectives: 1. functionalism
2. conflict theory
3. interactionist perspective

13. 4. feminist perspective
Example -- I'll explain/describe prostitution from each
perspective.
Functionalism: Prostitution creates jobs for law enforcement.
It gives otherwise
unemployable women a way to support themselves.
Conflict: Prostitutes are typically females controlled by male
pimps. Males have power
over the prostitutes, their money, and their well-being.
Interactionist: How do you know who is a prostitute?
Prostitutes can be identified by
their appearance In some cases. The clothes they wear, their
make-up and hair, and
the way they posture themselves can be signs of their status.
Feminist: Women are exploited by their pimps. They turn over
their money and are
subject to the pimp. BUT, another feminist version might go
like this -- Prostitution gives
women the freedom to control their own bodies. It can be a
means to independence (if
there is no male pimp involved).
Okay. Now it's your turn. Pick one phenomena from the list
and one perspective to
apply. I expect more than a sentence of two from you!
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