1. What is the latest technological device you or your family has acquired? How has it changed your life? What are the (a) intended and (b) unintended consequences of having it?

2. Every organization must adapt to change. Describe how an organization to which you belong coped with change. Was the adaptation successful? Why, or why not? What was your role? Did you feel as though you had some influence over the adaptation strategy? Why, or why not?

3. Why is it in the self-interest of Global North nations to help Global South nations battling the effects of climate change? How can sociologists impact efforts to address climate change?

4. What type of social movement has helped bring about the dramatic increase in support for samesex marriage over the past few years? Why? How do the results of this movement indicate the power of social movements to influence society at the micro, meso, and macro levels?

5. If you were to join a social movement today, which would you join? Why? What would you hope to achieve?