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• You learn in Reel Society that low-income people suffer higher levels of stress, and that stress is linked to poor health. Explore the possible relationships between stress and poor health. Draw liberally on your own experiences, where appropriate.
• Describe how education might be related to morbidity or mortality, as discussed in Reel Society.

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• Arrange to visit a free medical clinic, and report on what you see there. Do the low-income people who rely on these services receive the same level of health care as higher income people?
• In the U.S., why would racial and ethnic minorities have poorer health than Whites?

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• Describe how your university has impacted the demographic profile of your community. Does it affect your community in the same ways that Pineville University affects the city of Pineville?
• Imagine the processes that would need to be set in motion in order for stable population growth to occur. Describe these processes, and whether, in your view, it is possible to attain stable population growth.

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• Imagine that you are a newly elected government official in your community. How would you encourage the community to help alleviate the world's environmental problems?
• Drawing upon your total knowledge of sociology, write an essay in which you explain how sociologists can bring valuable insights to environmental issues.