Although it has been years since the Brown v Board of Education ruling in 1954, many schools in the U.S. are highly segregated today.  What consequences are likely to stem from this modern-day segregation?  Should more efforts be made to integrate schools?  Why or why not?

In your book, your author discusses the increasing need for college students to take on often unpaid internships in order to make them competitive in the job market.  Do you see this added qualification as more beneficial or detrimental for society?  For the individual?  How would a conflict theorist analyze this new trend to continue one’s education into the workforce?

In the education chapter, Chambliss and Eglitis discuss the phenomenon of college dropouts.  What are the primary reasons students drop out of college?  How would a functionalist make sense of college drop-out data presented in your text book?  Conflict theorists?  How would you suggest the problem of college drop-outs be addressed?