1.Throughout the course and the textbook, the focus is on race and gender as soc

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1.Throughout the course and the textbook, the focus is on race and gender as social constructions rather than biologically determined characteristics. Discuss how theory explains race and gender as important societal concepts. Functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism provide different insights. Explain them. 2. Gun violence in America is a major social problem. The U.S. has higher rates of injuries and deaths by guns than any other developed nation. What are the roles of major social institutions to combat this problem? How do the National Rifle Association (NRA), the government, schools, and law enforcement each play a role in this? Are there issues of racial inequality involved in this issue?    3. American families confront many issues today, including teen pregnancy, domestic abuse, balancing work and family, and same-sex families. Apply your sociological imagination to discuss one of these family issues and the debate over whether or not public policy can be created to address it.

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National rifle association or NRA is so powerful in the U.S because they are bipartisan, highly organized, cares about the issue of gun control, and voice of many voters for the same.
NRA supports gun rights and actively influence policymakers and politicians by spending lots of money to stop gun control in U.S
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This form biased because it only represents and supports one view without looking at the risk and increasing problems related to the gun in the society of U.S.
Despite many recent incidents of mass shooting, they don’t ready to even listen to the voice of another side.

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