The influence of media is facilitated by:

Sociologists note that religion always shows up in human society; functionalists suggest that religion helps society by:

The ongoing social debate on abortion illustrates the connections between the institutions of medicine, government, and religion.

As is the case with American poverty in general, the rate of participation in low-wage service jobs created in the new economy is highest for women and ethnic minorities.  

Spectator sports are wildly popular in American society, which draws the interest of sociologists.   Many theorists point out that spectator sports strengthen group bonds, which points to an overlap of symbolic interactionism and functionalism. 

Conflict theorists note that patterns of race, gender and social class show up in all institutional spheres; in which two institutional areas is this intersection the most powerful?

The social institution of leisure has many connections to other institutional spheres, including:

The symbolic interactionists remind us that activities defined as leisure by some people:

There were different responses to the 1998 motorcycle exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum; this provides an example of:

The media, like some other major social institutions, serves a dual role in modern society, specifically: