Journal Prompt 2Write a 1 page (single spaced) journal prompt about one of these questions. This journal prompt
should be based on your individual perceptions toward the question. This journal entry should be
submitted on 3/15/2022 11:59 PM.
Think of a recent time when you used informal negative sanctions (punishments for
violating norms). To what act of deviance were you responding? How did your actions
affect the deviant person or persons? How did your reaction help maintain social control?
Can you think of people in your own life who support or defy the premise that access to
technology leads to greater opportunities? How have you noticed technology use and
opportunity to be linked, or does your experience contradict this idea?
Write class traits that describe the environment of your upbringing. Which of these seem
like true class traits, and which seem like stereotypes? What items might fall into both
categories? How do you imagine a sociologist might address the conflation of class traits
and stereotypes?