For the final exam you will be choosing 1 out of 3 essay questions that address the subject matter of Social Change. You will have 2 hours to complete the exam. The question will require you to do a perspectives analysis using any 2of the following 3 perspectives (Functionalist, Conflict, Symbolic Interactionist).
In the construction of your essay, you will be required to use any 10 of the terms below. You will not be asked to define these terms, but rather to use them as a way to help explain your answer. There is no length requirement. To help stay on track you will be asked to bold or underline the terms as you use them. This list of terms will be provided again in the body of the final exam directions. You will be graded based on how well you complete all aspects of the question, correct use of the terms, and your perspectives analysis.
• Culture
• Norms
• Values
• Latent Function(s)
• Conventional Knowledge
• Ethnocentrism
• Cultural Relativism
• In-Group(s)
• Out-Group(s)
• Socialization
• Socialization Agents
• Role Conflict
• Deviance
• Social Control
• Social Stratification
• Life Chances
• Class Traits/Lifestyles
• Knowledge Gap
• Digital Divide
• Minority
• Prejudice (aka: Biased Thinking)
• Discrimination
• Democracy
• Capitalism
• Socialism
• Social Epidemiology
• Urbanization
• Climate Change
• Environmental Racism
• Social Change
• Collective Behavior
• Social Contagion (aka: Emergent Norm Theory)
• Reform Social Movement
• Reactionary (aka: Resistance) Social Movement