ESSAY QUESTIONS: Please make sure to address each question fully and in your own words. If you quote from the book, use proper APA formatting. Your paragraph(s) should include a topic sentence, at least four supporting sentences and a transition or concluding sentence.

Formatting should be Times New Roman 12 font and double spaced between each response.

REQUIRED ESSAY QUESTIONS: The following two questions are required and must be answered. Your answer should be 3-4 full paragraphs for 10 points. Keep in mind each paragraph should be between 5-10 sentences.

1. Using the steps in conducting a sociological research study explain what you would do to conduct a sociological study of why people from one particular socio-economic group may be more likely to vote than others. Make sure to fully explain yourself and address each step.

2. Explain the similarities and differences between the three major sociological perspectives of structuralfunctional, conflict theory, and symbolic interaction. Make sure to discuss the focus of the perspective, the key terms, level of analysis, and provide examples. In addition, identify which perspectives use a macro-level and a micro-level of analysis.

SHORT ANSWER:

Select 6 of the following questions to answer. Be sure to answer in complete sentences, not lists or bullet points.

Answering extra questions will NOT give you additional points. Each question is worth 5 points.

3. Discuss five Cultural elements and provide an example of each.

4. According to Mead the self develops in three stages. List and explain these stages.

5. How is global stratification different from social stratification?

6. What is the difference between sex and gender?

7. Explain the difference between Subjective poverty, Marginal poverty, Absolute poverty and Relative poverty.

8. Explain the 6 major changes taking place in society and provide an example of each.

9. Explain the difference between Modernization Theory, Convergence Theory and Dependency Theory.

10. Select Race, Gender or Age and explain it from the conflict, symbolic and symbolic interaction perspective.