Week One Discussion Questions: Chapter 1: Question 1: Which theoretical perspective do you think most accurately represents society? (Functionalism, Conflict Theory or Symbolic Interactionism) Chapter 2: Question 2a: Answer whether you personally consider it to be ethical or unethical based on the points mentioned in your book: A social sociologist sits in a crowded bar all evening and records the number of people who come into the bar alone, and who either leave alone or with someone else. The researcher also records the time they come in and the time they leave. Question 2b: Answer whether you personally consider it to be ethical or unethical based on the points mentioned in your book: A researcher wants to administer a new drug hypothesized to affect aggressive behavior. He chooses prison inmates to be his participants, reasoning that aggression is more common in prisons. In order to persuade prisoners to participate, he promises them favorable letters to their parole boards; these letters might well facilitate earlier release. Chapter 3: Question 3: What would society be like if we had no culture or only just one culture worldwide