WEEK 3 ASSIGNMNET YENROSE
Choose a deviant behavior to research. Locate references (e.g., current news stories, pop culture, and reality TV shows) that convey deviant behavior being accepted or rejected/scorned.
Write an essay of 500-750 words, summarizing your findings. Include the following:
1. What was the deviant behavior?
2. What were the demographics of the group that witnessed the behavior?
3. How did the group react to the behavior?
4. Did the group attempt to control this deviant behavior? How?
Use the GCU Library to locate one to two academic sources to support your content.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
WEEK 4 DISCUSSION 1
1. What are some ways in which our American culture stratifies people? See how long of a list you can come up with. Why do societies stratify? What do you think are the functions of stratification?
2. How do we in the United States measure social mobility? How does social class and life chance play out in social mobility? Where do you see yourself 10 years from now regarding your place in society? Why?