SOC 349 The Sociology of Aging

Choose and complete two of the following essay questions. Done already you know

1. Review the following articles: Jody Miller’s “Gender and Victimization Risk Among young Women in Gangs” and E. A. Armstrong, L. Hamilton, & Brian Sweeney’s “Sexual Assault on Campus,”  Compare and contrast these two subcultures by focusing on the use of power by men, women’s high risk of victimization, traditional gender roles, women’s social power, and other factors.

2. Review E. M. Blinde & D. E. Taub’s “Homophobia and Women’s Sport,” and M. Bemiller” “Men Who Cheer,” then compare the stigma faced by the women in the two chapters. What factors lead some stigmatized groups to fight their social labels, while others accept these and hide their deviance?

3. Criminologist Coramae Richey Mann (1993) has argued that arrest statistics are not an accurate reflection of the crimes actually committed in our society? Do you agree? Why? Why not?

4. According to the control theory, the important question to ask is why doesn’t everyone engage in deviant behavior? Provide examples of social bonds in your own life that may have kept you from engaging in deviant behavior.