WEB ACTIVITIES [Ch. 3]
Note how public opinion on some social or
political issue is presented in a current newspaper, magazine, TV or
radio, or Internet report. Pay particular attention to how the commentator
claims to know what the public believes. Then check the website of The
Gallup Organization–www.gallup.com–to see if it has
conducted a recent survey and report on the topic. What do you conclude
about public perceptions of this issue? Does one of your sources of
information seem more credible to you? Why? What are some sociological
consequences of misrepresenting public opinion, whether through ignorance
or bias or by intent? [Ch. 7]
Check the following websites, which present
information related to the sociology of crime. Take notes about the type
of information offered by each site, the source of that information, and
the ease of accessing the information. Explore other sites that you might
discover. Your goal should be to create an annotated bibliography of crime
websites for quick reference when the need for data arises. [Ch. 8]
Check the following websites, which present
information related to social relationships. Take notes about the type of
information offered by each site, the source of that information, and the
ease of accessing the information. Explore other sites that you might
discover. Your goal should be to create an annotated bibliography of
websites for quick reference when the need for data arises. www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/../index.html [Ch. 14]
Check the following websites, which present
demographic information. Take notes about the specific type of information
offered by each site, the source of that information, and the ease of
accessing the information. Explore other sites that you might discover.
Your goal should be to create an annotated bibliography of websites for
quick reference when the need for demographic data arises.