During Arthur's time, England, like the rest of Europe, operated on a feudal system with three distinct social classes: the nobility, the commoners, and the clergy. What role does each class play in this story? Why would the tale have special appeal to the commoners?

In what ways does Arthur, even as a young boy, show that he is a hero? How does Sir Kay, his foster brother, show signs that he is definitely not heroic material?

What were the three social classes of the feudal system?

Legends often have both a historical basis and some element of exaggeration or fantasy. What elements of magic in this tale move it out of the realm of the ordinary and into that of legend?

Make a time line showing the main events that take place in this part of Arthur's story. Start with the death of King Uther, and end with Arthur's coronation.

Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg described several cognitive, social, and moral reasoning stages of adolescence. Explain each of the following stages. • Concrete operational • Formal operational • Identity versus role confusion • Intimacy versus isolation • Conventional level • Postconventional level

A social psychologist reports that "in our sample, ethnocentrism was significantly higher (P<.05) among church attenders than among non-attenders." Explain what this means in language understandable to someone who knows no statistics. Do not use the word "significance" in your answer.

Which of these is most likely to help Joanne, a 65-year-old woman, adjust positively to aging? a. staying active in her community b. withdrawing from social demands c. giving up her career d. accepting that her life will end soon

A Nielsen survey of 3000 American moviegoers aged $12-74$ found that $27 \%$ of them used social media to chat about movies in $2010$. The percentage was $29 \%$ in 2011 and $31 \%$ in $2012$. Let $t=0, t=1$, and $t=2$ correspond to the years $2010, 2011,$ and $2012,$ respectively.

a. Explain why the three points $P_1(0,27), P_2(1,29)$, and $P_3(2,31)$ lie on a straight line $L$.

b. If the trend continued, what was the percentage of moviegoers who used social media to chat about movies in $2015$?

c. Find an equation of $L$. Then use this equation to find and reconcile the result obtained in part (b).

Briefly describe how teens in your community are pressured to conform to their peers. Discuss each of the issues listed below.

$$\begin{array} { l } { \cdot \text { social norms } } \\ { \cdot \text { explicit norms } } \\ {\cdot \text { implicit norms } } \end{array}$$

In a single, well-developed paragraph, express your thoughts and feelings on what life would have been like as one in a large group of people in a river valley civilization. You may include reflections on place, occupation, social structure, and the role of religion.

The following selections were originally submitted as letters to the editor of newspapers and magazines. Determine which of them can, with good reason, be considered arguments. In those that can, identify the conclusion. Social security is not merely a retirement program. Six and a half million children in the United States are kept out of poverty each year because of assistance from Social Security’s survivors benefits program—which protects virtually all American children in the tragic event of the death of a parent. Beneficiaries include spouses and children of workers who have died or become disabled; grandparents raising grandchildren; severely disabled children; and families of fallen service members.

Classify the following social policies based on the approach taken to alleviating poverty: economic development, safety nets, or redistribution.

b. As part of a package called the GI Bill, the United States offered to pay the college tuition of newly returned veterans of World War II.

Have you ever used a social exchange theory approach to determine how satisfied you were in a relationship, either a friendship or romantic relationship? Have you ever had the costs outweigh the benefits of a relationship? If so, how did you address this imbalance?