Sociological Phenomenon

After twenty-five years Oprah Winfrey brought her award winning and overwhelmingly influential talk show to an end. For a quarter of a century Winfrey has addressed every societal issue imaginable. How is it this one woman managed to cross gender, age, race, class, ethnic, religious and socio-economic boundaries to have a major impact on this country and the world?

Please note, the question is not whether you like Oprah or watched her show. It is: How is it this one woman managed to cross gender, age, race, class, ethnic, religious and socio-economic boundaries to have a major impact on this country and the world?

Soc Fest II

Greetings! Namaste! Chao! Saludos! Merhaba! Howdy!

What did you find most interesting about Soc Fest? Was it the display or story of a classmate, or was it information you discovered about yourself and your culture as you worked on the project?

Humans vs. Nature

Sociologist Herbert Spenser (see chapter 1) coined the term “survival of the fittest.” With that in mind, think about the flooding situation of the Mississippi River. Nature created the flood and humans opened the Morganza Spillway. This put around 25,000 people in harms way rather than the 800,000 of Baton Rouge and 1,300,000 of New Orleans.

What are your thoughts on this issue?

To Ride or Not to Ride: A question of Cost, Convenience or Class?

Considering an ever growing environmental consciousness and ever increasing gas prices, how is it Clayton County’s public transportation, C-Tran, ended service last year, while Gwinnett and Cobb Mass Transit systems along with MARTA continue to struggle?

The War on Terror

The most wanted man on the planet, Oussama Ibn Laden, has been killed by military forces. Now that the leader of al-Qaida has been removed, do you see the situation with terrorism getting better or worse? Please give your reasoning.

Please keep your comments focused on terrorism and not on Islam. We have many Muslim students in this course and at our college.