The 1%

React to the movie,"The One Percent"

1 paragraph - Address (most of) the questions below:

• What did you think about the film?  
• What was your immediate reaction?
• Do you agree with the premise of the film?  Why or why not? 
• What can government do to address the problem of income inequality? 
• What can ordinary citizens do to help solve this problem?  What can you do?  Please don't say nothing!

For charts on inequality see this website: 23 Mind-Blowing Facts about Income Inequality in America

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DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26th

Deviance

Read the handout "Drink 'Til You're Sick: What Explains College Binge Drinking?"

Answer the following questions (minimum 3 sentences EACH)

1.  Which theory or theories of deviance do you think best explain why deviant behavior exists?  Why?  (See chart for info- posted under materials and also below assignment on HW page)  

2.  How and why can labeling theory be used to challenge the idea that binge drinking on college campuses is deviant? 

3.  Which theory or theories of deviance offer an understanding of binge drinking that could be useful in developing strategies to control it?  How and why?


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