• Section 1, pg 93: Towards the end of the page it states that "we want to obey the rules" It always seems as though people want to do the opposite. What are your guys thoughts on that?—ER

• Would one say role theory in essence is just a view of man based on his existence in society? (P.94)—SC

• I would like to discuss the statement Berger makes on page 95. "There is a certain amount of leeway in the extent to which response must meet expectation for a situation to remain sociologically viable." what do you think has created that leeway? or is that variable dependent upon the situation?—LK

• Berger states on the top of page 98 that "It is very difficult to pretend in this world. Normally, one becomes what one plays at." Do you guys agree with him?—RS

• On pgs. 100-101. Does this description of identity as not being given fit in with Locke's blank slate theory and our identity being learned?—SM

• p.102. He says that birds of the same feather flock together not out of luxury but out of necessity. What do you guys think about this? Do we pick friends because we enjoy them or because they are the only ones we can relate to?—KW

• My question comes from page 108 paragraph 2: The text goes on to explain that people segregate their consciousness and conduct; in certain scenarios, people undertake one identity, repressing the others. Do you think that this is truly how identity works? Do you have any examples (personal or otherwise) for or against this view?—CD

• At page 112, the author states that: "The liar, by definition, knows that he is lying. The ideologist does not." According to Berger, ideology is the systematic distortion of reality and the ideologists even deceive themselves to become perfectly sincere. Are religions ideological distorted for the benefits of some people? Is ideology bad for society?—KT

• On page 117, Berger states '...his emotions and his self-interpretation like his actions are predefined for him by society, and so is his cognitive approach to the universe that surrounds him.' Is there anything a man can decide for himself? Does society have control over every part of a man in some way or another?—KM

• Do you guys believe that society actually has as much control over people and their identities as Berger says?—RA