Catherine Owens

a. The purpose of this assignment is to think critically about the powerful and prevalent cultural texts that surround us in our daily lives, by working to better understand what our culture is saying to us through the cultural texts we consume, as well as what our cultural texts say about us as a society. You will accomplish this by writing a "4-6 pages" APA formatted paper.

b. Answer the following questions:

1. Describe three ways that sociology can help us in our lives

2. What skills and perspectives do sociologists bring to their work?

3. Why should sociologist be concerned about the exploitation of the people that they study?

Book required as a reference is: Introduction to Sociology 9th edition. by Anthony Giddens...