Essentials of Sociology
Third Edition
Discussion Questions
- How has consumption changed over the decades since the 1950s? Describe the major changes that have occurred.
- C. Wright Mills made the connection and distinction between “public issues” and “private troubles.” How is debt an example of a “private trouble”? How is divorce an example of a “public issue”?
- Hypothesize what the “butterfly effect” will look like for technological inventions or how we use mass media. For example, what are the social effects of Twitter?
- Imagine what your college experience would have been like before the internet, e-mail, and smartphones. How would the experience have been more difficult? Would it have been a better experience in any aspect?