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Bugge, A. B., & Almås, R. (2016, August 13). Domestic dinner. Journal of Consumer Culture, 6(2), 203–228. doi:10.1177/1469540506064744

The purpose of this article is to explore contemporary representations and practices of the domestic dinner in the context of households in the process of establishing themselves and families in suburban Norway.

Questions to Consider

1. How does the domestic dinner in suburban Norway compare to the dinner ritual found among American families?
2. According to this article, why are women an important reference with regard to establishing a regular dinner pattern?
3. How can studying other cultural practices help us to understand our own cultural practices?

Ren, L., Zhang, H., Zhao, J. S., & Zhao, R. (2015, September 9). Delinquent subculture and Juvenile offenders’ attitudes toward the police in China. Police Quarterly, 19(1), 87–110. doi:10.1177/1098611115604450

This study made use of delinquent subculture theories developed in the United States to examine juvenile attitudes toward the police in China. The data were collected from face-to-face interviews conducted with 358 adjudicated youth offenders incarcerated in a province-run juvenile prison in an ethnic minority autonomous region of China.

Questions to Consider

1. According to this article, primarily what were the social-class backgrounds of the individuals who were interviewed for this article? How do you think this impacted their attitudes towards the police?
2. How does this article help us understand the dynamics of a subculture?
3. How can the information in this article be used to generate further sociological research regarding this type of subculture?