VI. WRITE THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS IN LETTERS.   1.   15   2.   29   3.   23  

II. Complete Dulce’s story by selecting the correct verb for each space and conjugating it appropriately.  Dulce  (caminar/ser) por el parque los sábados. Ella (disfrutar/hablar) del sol y (hablar/llevar) con la gente en el parque. Luego (afterwards) ellos (conversar/bailar) salsa por tres horas. Después (after) de bailar, todos (trabajar/regresar) a casa. A Dulce le (estar/gustar) comer chocolate y también le gusta (mirar/practicar) una película en Netflix por las noches. Ella tiene un gato que se llama Naruto, a Naruto no le (estar/gustar) los perros y los pájaros (birds). Dulce es una artista y (dibujar/viajar) como Picasso. Deseo (desayunar/tomar) clases con ella.   

Many people consider the United States to be a “middle-class society.” Based on the material in this chapter, explain why people think this way. Then evaluate how accurate this claim is using sociological evidence.

Describe how gender roles are learned and reinforced through socialization. Choose one social institution—family, school, peers, media, or workplace—and explain how it shapes expectations for masculinity and femininity. Provide specific examples and use sociological terms in your explanation. 

Education, politics, and religion all serve as powerful agents of socialization. Choose one of these institutions and describe a time when it influenced your beliefs, behavior, or identity. Which sociological concepts help explain this influence? Provide a specific example.

A college student who also works full-time feels torn between studying for exams and meeting job expectations. This is an example of:

Think about a family tradition, holiday practice, or cultural norm you grew up with. How does this tradition reflect your racial, ethnic, or cultural identity? Use sociological concepts to explain how family rituals help transmit culture across generations.

Explain how religion functions in society using all three major sociological perspectives. Define the Structural-Functional, Social-Conflict, and Symbolic-Interactionist perspectives. Then apply each perspective to religion by describing how it explains religious beliefs, rituals, or institutions. Use specific examples and sociological vocabulary in your analysis.

Describe one way technology has shaped your daily routine or relationships.

A teenager learns the norms of workplace behavior—such as arriving on time and speaking respectfully to customers—during her first job at a grocery store. Which agent of socialization is influencing her in this example?