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! ...

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.

2. 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!