Sociology 2251/22 Oct Nov 2024

1. Family and Social Change – Impact of boomerang families, changing family functions, rising divorce rates, and evolving female roles.

2. Education and Inequality – School selection methods, role of socialization, impact of social class on academic achievement, and functionalist perspectives on education.

3. Crime and Social Control – Limitations of official crime statistics, informal social control, effectiveness of community sentencing, and masculinity as a crime explanation.

4. Media Influence and Bias – Sensationalism, media stereotypes of youth, media control mechanisms, news bias benefiting the powerful, and internet-driven media changes.

5. Sociological Theories and Debates – Evaluating the extent of social changes in family, education, crime, and media through structured sociological arguments.