SOC 100 Learning Team Sociological Perspectives Paper

Resource: NBC videos link, located on the student website

Watch the following videos:

· Three Cups of Tea

· Northern Exposure

· Religion Unplugged

· School Girl Attacks

· The Joy of Garbage

· Young Evangelicals

Discuss the videos as a team.

Select one video clip to analyze as a team.

Evaluate your selected video from the sociological perspective assigned to your Learning Team.

· Team A: Functionalist perspective

· Conflict perspective

· Feminist perspective

Write a 500- to 750-word essay explaining the content of the video based on your assigned sociological theoretical approach.

· Prepare a brief introduction that identifies the video and clarifies the applied theoretical perspective.

· Describe specific components of the perspective used in the evaluation.

· Explain specific examples from the video from the viewpoint of the designated theoretical approach.

Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines.

Complete the following, individually:

· Enter at least one online social networking website of your choice.

· Explore and participate in the site.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word analysis paper, as a team, and address the following components:

· Identify the accessed online social network sites.

· Describe the sites’ purposes, content, and participant populations.

· Describe each individual’s experience in the chosen site.

· Address the following questions:

o What is the cultural significance of online social networks?

o What is the social effect of online social networks?

o What potential effect do online social networking sites have on face-to-face interaction?

o What cultural values are reinforced or challenged by online social networking sites?

o What are possible future online social networking trends?

Provide a conclusion that includes the following:

· An assessment of the current, primary traditional agent of socialization in our society

· A prediction on whether or not social networking sites will become the primary 21st century agent of socialization in our society