SOCIOLOGY 488 - Miscellaneous Points

BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE (THE MOVIE)
DUE: Wednesday, May 5 - at classtime
POINTS: Up to 10 
LENGTH: About 5 pages

See the movie BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE

1) Briefly describe the main issue being presented in the movie
2) Select ANY concept or issue from a chapter dealing with social 
   stratification, gun laws, fear, race, media, social class issues, etc. 
   How does it apply to the movie? 
3) What point was M.Moore trying to convey about this concept? 

   Example: Gatekeeping/media..."M.Moore shows how news, shows, and other 
   American programing pushes us to fear a certain element in our society to 
   push the dominant ideology. the media wants us to fear and see what they 
   want us to.   For example, we see only young black males doing crime in the 
   news and other      dramatic TV." Of course elaborate more. 

4) Support your writing with elements from the text, the movie, 
MichaelMoore.com, or other valid sources. 

***remember, plagerism is prohibited! Cite withing the paper if you are 
directly quoting or paraphrasing. attach a bibliography. 

***Have fun with this! Bowling For Columbine is a wonderful film that is 
entertaining and insightful. 

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