homework due today
Question 1: What was the Industrial Revolution and why was it important for the development of sociological theory? What has changed since the days of the Industrial Revolution? In other words, what major social changes have occurred that sociological theorists would have to take into account in their theories on the social world?
Question 2: On Structural Functionalism: Discuss the manifest and latent functions behind everyday activities using examples from three different aspects of your life, such as work, school, family, and/or other encounters with the social world. You may choose, instead, to analyze the major manifest and latent functions on a television show. If you choose to use a television show, you must provide a brief synopsis of the show.