1. You will pick a topic which involves law and society. You will prepare a power point presentation for the class. It can be any topic you like which involves the law and society. Some examples are abortion, legalization of drugs, voting rights, stop and frisk policies, racism, disability rights, minimum wage, gentrification, the penal justice system etc... 2. Find a statute that is on your topic. Include a relevant paragraph from the statute. 3. Find two legal cases on your topic, brief the cases describing the name and date of the case, the facts, the legal issue and the ruling or decision. Sources can include Findlaw or google your topic and "legal cases". 4. Pick a sociologist, we will cover many in our class. Give their theory and apply the theory to your topic. We will discuss many examples and how to do this in the first several classes