Sociology 100-002Sociology 100-002

Shannon PrattShannon Pratt

How has the health of How has the health of adults worsened with the adults worsened with the readily available vehicles readily available vehicles developed that has developed that has replaced other means of replaced other means of transportation?transportation?

Being that people are so Being that people are so dependent on dependent on transportation, how does transportation, how does the use or lack of a the use or lack of a vehicle affect the vehicle affect the availability of jobs on a availability of jobs on a society? society?

With reality shows that With reality shows that are based on the looks of are based on the looks of a person, as well as a person, as well as magazine models who magazine models who are depicted as the are depicted as the “perfect” person, how has “perfect” person, how has the importance of beauty the importance of beauty changed in the United changed in the United States?States?

With the idea of a With the idea of a “perfect” person, how has “perfect” person, how has the self esteem issue the self esteem issue changed in teenagers changed in teenagers who are not the “perfect” who are not the “perfect” body type?body type?

Since the rise in in-door Since the rise in in-door activities involving both activities involving both children and adults, how children and adults, how has the impact of has the impact of computer games affected computer games affected the health of people the health of people today?today?

Due to the increase of Due to the increase of individual activities, how individual activities, how has the lack of out door has the lack of out door activities changed the activities changed the social skills of children social skills of children today?today?

Nutrition facts constantly Nutrition facts constantly appear in the medical world, appear in the medical world, there are new ideas to gear there are new ideas to gear people towards certain people towards certain lifestyles. How have health lifestyles. How have health studies changed the way studies changed the way people in the United States people in the United States prepare their food for their prepare their food for their families?families?

Fruits and vegetables are Fruits and vegetables are being further developed being further developed scientifically to find more scientifically to find more ways of consuming ways of consuming nutrients. How has cross nutrients. How has cross breeding of plants changed breeding of plants changed the consumption rate of fruits the consumption rate of fruits and vegetables in the United and vegetables in the United States?States?

How have portion sizes How have portion sizes changed for people in the changed for people in the United States?United States?

The idea of a “good The idea of a “good meal” has changed for meal” has changed for society members. How society members. How has this idea been a bad has this idea been a bad change for society?change for society?

Chains of fast food have Chains of fast food have been more common across been more common across the United States. How the United States. How have fast food diets become have fast food diets become more acceptable for more acceptable for families?families?

With the increase of fast With the increase of fast food restaurants, how has food restaurants, how has the education of children the education of children changed in regards to what changed in regards to what is considered a healthy diet? is considered a healthy diet?

Health care is an ever-Health care is an ever-growing development in growing development in which specialists are which specialists are finding new and improved finding new and improved ways to care for our ways to care for our bodies. Being that bodies. Being that cigarettes have been cigarettes have been around through around through generations, how has the generations, how has the need for smoking need for smoking developed from parent to developed from parent to child?child?

How has the growing rate How has the growing rate of smokers in the United of smokers in the United States affect Health States affect Health Insurance of today? Insurance of today?

Since cell phones have been Since cell phones have been introduced to society they introduced to society they have developed a higher have developed a higher range and of technology range and of technology (ie. Internet, email, text…), (ie. Internet, email, text…), how has the need of how has the need of convenience affected people convenience affected people in city areas versus rural in city areas versus rural areas?areas?

Phones being popular and Phones being popular and more affordable to a larger more affordable to a larger range of age groups, phones range of age groups, phones are everywhere. Some are everywhere. Some businesses will not serve a businesses will not serve a customer if they are carrying customer if they are carrying on a conversation on the on a conversation on the phone until they are finished. phone until they are finished. How have businesses been How have businesses been affected by the developed affected by the developed use of cell phones? use of cell phones?

Some people believe that Some people believe that different types of music different types of music genres alters the view and genres alters the view and opinions of the audience. opinions of the audience. How have the attitudes of How have the attitudes of todays children differ from the todays children differ from the generation of the parent aged generation of the parent aged generation? generation?

Music is a large part of Music is a large part of everyday lives with modern everyday lives with modern new and improved technology new and improved technology being developed on almost a being developed on almost a monthly basis. Since there monthly basis. Since there are more developments in the are more developments in the technology that have been technology that have been geared toward personal use geared toward personal use (portable cd players, ipods, (portable cd players, ipods, ipod nanos) are the ipod nanos) are the relationships of todays world relationships of todays world suffering by people secluding suffering by people secluding themselves instead of opening themselves instead of opening up to more interactions with up to more interactions with others?others?

The dollar has became an The dollar has became an important aspect to society, important aspect to society, we have depended on the we have depended on the dollar to better our lives by dollar to better our lives by becoming more successful. becoming more successful. How have people been How have people been dependant on a social dependant on a social aspect?aspect?

With the drop in the With the drop in the economy which leads to the economy which leads to the raise of products, how have raise of products, how have consumers been affected consumers been affected since they can get less since they can get less product for more money?product for more money?

Education has been deemed important as a societal aspect, a Education has been deemed important as a societal aspect, a way of social class. How has the cost of education being raised way of social class. How has the cost of education being raised change the determination for future college students?change the determination for future college students?

How have the economic changes affect the amount of college How have the economic changes affect the amount of college graduates being that employers are currently paying at equal graduates being that employers are currently paying at equal rates of some jobs compared to others with and without college rates of some jobs compared to others with and without college degrees?degrees?