Sociology 1000, Section 010

Introduction to Sociology

Fall Semester 2002

Lab #3

1. What is the open-minded principle of recruitment? What would that principle predict about recruitment to religious groups?

2. Using Church Attendance from the General Social Survey and assuming the open-minded principle is true, should:

1. young or older people be more likely to be recruited? Why? (use percentages to document your answer.)

2. High school dropouts or college educated people? Why? (use percentages to document your answer.)

3. Higher income people or lower income people? Why? (use percentages to document your answer.)

4. Southerners or Westerners? Why? (use percentages to document your answers.)

3. When looking at the fifty-states data, what (if any) is the regional pattern to those with no religion? Using the open-minded principle:

1. In what state would you choose to start a religious movement? Why? (use percentages to document your answer.)

2. What state would be likely to respond to your social movement (excluded Alaska and Hawaii)? Why? (use percentages to document your answer.)

4. Using the nations of the world data and the open-minded principle, where and why would you most want to start a religious movement? Where and why would you least want to start a social movement? Discuss and document your answer.