1. Explain what sociologists mean by the social construction of reality. How has the social construction of reality affected you? How does social interaction shape who we are and how we see ourselves?

2. What are some of the various groups discussed in our readings for this week? What groups have you been a part of? What is a bureaucracy and why do they often get labeled as inefficient?

3. How much of who we are as people do you think comes from our expectations and roles in society and how much do we decide? What would happen if we didn't try to conform at all?

4. what are bureaucracies? How are these related to groups? What type of group are they? Formal or informal? Why are they classified as inefficient by some and why have they become so important in our society today?