Answer the following 10 questions about global social problems. Answer each question with 3 sentences or more.
- Given the problem of homelessness, how do structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism analyze this social problem?
- Thinking about the United States or choosing a specific country, which proposal do you think would have the greatest impact on improving people’s life chances and reducing poverty?
- Should there be reparations for post-colonial nations? How are the economies of post-colonial nations still affected by the legacy of colonialism How much do you think the wealth of some Western European countries (Belgium, Germany, France, England, Holland, etc.) is the result of the exploration of African countries?
- Describe the factors in modern life that increase the risk of communicable disease and noncommunicable diseases and why they differ between developing and developed societies.
- Thinking about the United States or choosing a specific country, point out possible strategies for improving health, especially for the poorest segment of society.
- From a global perspective, how do race, ethnicity, and religion affect people’s life chances?
- Consider Chapter 6: From difference to discrimination: Fault lines of race, ethnicity, and religion of the textbook, Global Problems, Global Solutions. How do you interpret the statement made by Agustinus Wibowo, an Indonesian Buddhist? “Having the wrong religion could cost you your life.”
- Identify ways in which discrimination throughout the lifespan limits women’s and girls’ life chances.
- In the book The Moment of Lift, what caught your attention the most and why?
- Compare and contrast causes of voluntary and forced migration.
