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Discussion Forum Questions:

Choose ONE of the following questions:

1) Citing our textbook material, to what extent is race and ethnicity a socially constructed category, versus something fundamentally real in society?

2) Citing our textbook material, should we define minorities in terms of gender as well as race and ethnicity? Defend your response.

Course Objectives:

The Week Two discussion forum will develop your ability to do the following:

Course Objective One

Identify specific social problems and their cause-effect patterns.

Course Objective Five

Illustrate how the sociological process enables us to identify various social concerns.

Course Objective Six

Explain the role of culture in identifying social issues as problems.

Course Objective Seven

Apply sociological theories to explain the occurrence and scope of these problems.