Week 5 Discussion

  Respond to two (2) of the following prompts:

1. Using one of the three theoretical primary sociological perspectives featured in our text (i.e., functionalism, conflict, and symbolic interactionism) discuss the social construction of gender. Present two tangible examples of how this theory best explains how gender is socially constructed. (USLO 5.4)
2. Where and how do you get your news? Do you watch network television? Read the newspaper? Go online? How about your parents or grandparents? Do you think it matters where you seek out information? Why, or why not?