Each student is required to complete an activity related to sociological change. This activity will be selected by the student and can involve any of the chapter topics – cultural diversity, social organizations, deviance, the criminal justice system, the environment, the elderly, the educational system, politics and government, religion, or health issues. Consider spending several hours tutoring at your child’s school. Visit Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and volunteer to plant a tree. Go to a nursing home and read to the elderly. Do something that will make a difference for others. After you complete your activity, write a three page paper that answers the following questions:
1. What did you do?
Describe in detail how you developed your plan. Who did you talk to? What resources helped you determine your action? Why is this activity important to you?
2. What did you learn?
Describe in detail the process and/or events that occurred during your active engagement. Reflect on these actions and describe what you learned from this experience.
3. Which sociological perspective best describes your experience?
Include a statement that identified the sociological perspective that you observed or encountered. Explain why you selected this perspective. (Based on your experience, you can select more than one sociological perspective

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