1. Look up Merton's theory and chart. Realize that there were flaws in it and numerous criticisms of it. But study the five categories he presents and
understand the, then try to see where you might fit in. Also understand, that one may change degrees of conforming and deviating through a lifetime, as I
have in my own life. Write down your understanding of this, then describe where you find yourself these days within its structure. Also understand that
deviance is not always negative nor is conformity always positive. Afterall, Prophets, Jesus, Muhammad were deviants. So was Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
and many others.
2. if you did not watch the CNN Special on the Jan 6th Insurrection last evening (Sunday June 20), try to find it online and watch it, and/or read articles about
it. Give your thoughts on it. This was a long analysis of the deviating behavior on that day. But from another point of view, it was conformity.
3. Can such a system as we are in be "reformed?" or do we need a completely new system? How does a population of a country move to that, and
withstand the change? What are your thoughts? Submit your work by June 27th