As a reminder, tor this project, you will need to identify a social institution (ex) family, education, religion, mass media, etc…) and provide a Functionalist and a Conflict Theory analysis of your institution in American society (the theory is important!).

As a reminder, tor this project, you will need to identify a social institution (ex) family, education, religion, mass media, etc…) and provide a Functionalist and a Conflict Theory analysis of your institution in American society (the theory is important!).

Assignment Requirements (Review)

You will need to conduct research on your specific institution a combination of 7-10 resources (e.g., books, newspaper articles, news magazine articles, sociological journals, internet sites, videos, DVD’s, interviews, etc.).

After you have conducted your research, you will analyze your information using the following questions as a guide:

1. Discuss the history of your institution. How did it emerge? How did it come into existence?
2. How do members of society perceive your institution?
3. How do members of the institution perceive itself (its own institution)?
4. How has the institution changed over time?
5. What has caused various institutions to change?
6. Discuss any stable features of the institution, that is, features that have not changed.
7. As a way to better accommodate members of society, how would you improve your institution?
8. Who are the major participants in the institution? What are their roles and statuses?
9. Does your institution work better for some members of society (as opposed to others)?
10. Apply a conflict and functionalist analysis to your social institution

You will then organize and submit your information in outline format on a PowerPoint (10 – 15 pages) or other slide/presentation program. Your slide presentation should include images, videos, charts and graphs where applicable