WEEK 4

Read the article, Indian Prisoners Claim Spiritual Needs Ignored. Then, respond to the following questions:

1. Should Native Americans be able to perform their ceremonies in prison?
2. Do prisoners give up all rights when they enter prison? Does this include the right to practice their religion? Does this apply to all prisoners, or just to Native Americans?
3. Give another example of what might be religious discrimination in our own country.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. By Day 7, respond to at least two of your classmates who have expressed an opinion that differs from yours. Does their discussion of this change your opinion on this subject? Why or why not?

There are a lot of different kinds of social groups in the United States such as clubs, fraternities, gangs, counterculture groups, and online communities. Identify a social group that you are part of, and then discuss which of the social control mechanisms (mentioned in Section 8.4 of the textbook) are applied in your group. Why do you think these forms of social control are effective?

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.