• On page 111, does every thought a person has really connect to their social ideas?—DE

• On page 112 Berger claims that ideology is made to justify the actions of those whose vested intrests it serves, is this true and can you think of any ideology today that this holds up with?—NB

• On pg. 112, Berger mentions a couple ideologies, such as those of racism, Marxism, and free enterprise, as examples of sociology of knowledge. If this is so, could one really blame another for believing in these ideologies if one were to live in the locations where these are prevalent?—MO

• I am curious to know if anyone has any input on the statement “The liar, by definition, knows that he is lying. The ideologist does not.” made on page 112. Is this statement valid, for example? If a lie goes on to form an ideology, does the liar become an ideologist despite the original lie?—JS

• As mentioned on pg. 112, can you think of any modern day cases of a theory of conspiracy that relates to the idea that the creator of the theory isn’t intentionally lying but, instead deceiving himself?—RG

• On page 113, why do you think the word “sin” is often categorized with the term “sexual offence” when there are so many other variations of a “sin?”—CJM

• What message about human nature can we ascertain from the statistics regarding the correlation of income and church attendance? Why would people below a certain income not attend church? (page 116)—MT

• On page 116, it talks about how social class affects religion in society. What kind of situations and expectations do society ingrain upon an individual that might cause them to change their religion?—BY

• In response to the 2nd paragraph on page 117, how do you feel about the statement saying that an individuals “...emotions and his self-interpretation like his actions are predefined for him by society?”—ASC

• Pg. 118-119: The author states that “The reference group provides us with a model with which we can continually compare ourselves,” and, “Any [college] campus of more than minimum size will offer a considerable variety of such groups to choose from.” Do you think that Wabash, being only ~900 men, is too small to have variety to choose from when it comes to reference groups?—HW

• Page 119 refers to college students as “affiliation-hungry.” If this is true, is it something people outgrow?—CSt

• On page 119 it is said, in reference to joining certain groups that, in each case there will be certain requirements to be met in dress and demeanor. Do you really think that our manner of dress HAS to define who we are as people?—CSz

• On page 120 the author says “an individual confronted with an object that is, say, thirty inches in length will progressively modify his initial correct estimate if placed in an experimental group all the members of which keep repeating that they are quite sure about the actual length being 10 inches.” Why do you think society puts so much pressure on us to go with the crowd or be normal?—DS

• On page 121 What is the puppeteer looking to achieve, what outcome is he trying to reach?—CB

• In regards to the rest of the reading for this week, my question is how civilized must a society be in order to be considered a society? Do we truly need roles?—LH