For your second and final essay, please choose one of the following chapters in your text, which weren't specifically covered in this course:

• Aging and Ageism (ch. 6)
• Sexual Behavior (ch. 9)
• The Changing Family (ch. 10)
• Urban vs. Rural Problems (ch. 14)

Write an essay explaining how these problems would be viewed by a sociological theory of your choosing. (You may find info about theory in chapter 1 of your text, as well as in the "Understanding Sociological Theory" resource in your Course Materials on the home page.) The three traditional major perspectives are:

• Structural-Functionalism
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Conflict Theory

You may, however, use other appropriate sociological theories you have encountered in your learning.

Using this theory, address the following questions:

• How can the theory you've chosen help explain why the social problem exists, or why it qualifies as a problem?
• How can the theory help explain why the problem still exists?
• How do you think the theory might inform possible solutions to the problem?