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Extra-Credit/Bonus—For up to 10 points discuss the following. Your grade will be determined by the accuracy of the information provided as well as how thorough and detailed the account is.   Discuss the Milgram Experiment in detail: what was the design of the experiment; who participated in the experiment; what were the subjects told was being tested; what was really being tested; what results did the experimenters expect to find; what did they find; why was the experiment conducted?

Extra-Credit/Bonus Question for Exam #1 For up to 10 points answer the following to the best of your ability. The more complete your answer the more points you will earn. Points will be earned through accuracy and clarity of the answer. This is not an all or nothing possibility. Do the best you can and earn some points. You should always try your hardest, take no prisoners, and never surrender. List, define, and discuss the three major sociological perspectives. Your answer should include how the theory views society, how the theory views the individual, how the theory accounts for social order and social change. Provide an example and give a brief account, 2 or 3 sentences, as to how each theory would view the example.    

Bonus/Extra-Credit: (Chapter 3): For up to 10 points Discuss the role of language in the culture, including how the text describes the English language. Be sure to include the notion of cultural capital as well as how language shapes reality. Be sure to include what feminist theory says regarding language such as mailman and fireman. Also, discuss how language relates to all cultures (hint: foundation.) You should also include the notion of nonverbal communication, what it is and examples of it.

Bonus Question/Extra Credit for Exam #4 Module 32 in chapter 10 discusses sociological perspectives on race and ethnicity. Choose one, and only one, of the perspectives, functionalists; conflict; labeling; or interactionist; and discuss what the text says regarding that perspective on race and ethnicity. Be sure to explain how the perspective views race and ethnicity in general. Your work should include the following: an introduction (provide your thesis, tell me what you are going to argue); discuss the perspective you chose (explain the perspective you chose); explain how the perspective you chose views race and ethnicity in general; a conclusion in which you summarize your argument (do not introduce new material in the conclusion).     For the functionalist perspective be sure to discuss Nash and Rose. For the conflict perspective be sure to discuss Marx’s exploitation theory. For the labeling perspective be sure to discuss racial profiling. For the interactionist perspective be sure to discuss the contact hypothesis.   Your essay should be at least 300 words. If you have any questions, please ask. Dr. Zack Millis

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