1. Are music and arts sciences? Are physics and biology sciences? Is any social science (including sociology) a science? Why or why not?
2. Explain why common sense knowledge is not the best source of information.
3. What techniques do the mass media employ to 'sell' conventional ideas about gender differentiation?
4. Discuss the linkage between religion and life in other social institutions, such as the family or school.
5. Discuss the social functions/dysfunctions of deviance. Based on numerous theories, can society ever be free of deviance? Why or why not?