Do you think there is an increase or decrease in the poverty rate? What changed and what do you think brought on those changes (from a sociological perspective)? Present at least two paragraphs.

From a sociological perspective, how has the rise of social media impacted the way that we perceive wealth? What impact, if any at all, has this had on your social experiences?

Write about at least two sociological problems, their effects, and solutions.

1. Re-read the Food for Thought box on (Cape 2018:73) or (Capek 2022:85). Answer the following question: My favorite meal to cook is.....

2. Now think back to some of the tools sociologists use for studying socialization and food practices with quantitative and qualitative methods (See Capek 2018:67) or (Capek

2022:75. Write one survey question (e.g. close-ended / multiple choice) and one interview question (open-ended / short answer) about food practices / preferences.

[Hint: Quantitative methods collect information that can be turned into numbers (e.g. How much? How often? To what extent or degree?). Qualitative methods collect information in narrative or text form, often using open-ended questions (e.g. What was your experience of X?

What is your perspective on Y? What is your favorite food and why? How did you learn to cook?).]