Project: CEO Pay & "The American Dream:" Conflict Theory 
Your Mission, should you decide to accept it:
Answer the questions found below as a group. 
Hand in one answer with everyone's name. 
1.  First & last & in alphabetical order by last name. 
      - Include only members who are present. 
2.  Indicate the date:  _____________________ 		 3.  Indicate the name of the class. 
4.  Indicate the name of the Project. 
Be thorough; write good answers. 
Use your time wisely. 
Be finished by the end of the allowed time. 
Project: CEO Pay & "The American Dream:" Conflict Theory 

1. Give as many examples as you can of how the video clips represent / support the Principles of Conflict Theory.

2.  Are there aspects of the video clips that do not support the Principles of Conflict Theory? 

3.  What other videos do you know of that have aspects that represent / support the Principles of Conflict Theory?

Summary of the Principles of Conflict Theory
1. Our human nature is that we labor / create
2. Economic relations are the "base" of society
2. People, groups, etc. have conflicting self interests
4. There is class conflict
5. Conflict is the energy of social change
6. Society is in state of struggle & social change
7. Conflict does not always mean violence
8. Capitalism is destructive of humanity
9. The Upper Class controls the economy, & thus all of society
10. Culture is shaped by the economic base of society
11. Consciousness is shaped by the interaction of material conditions & the dominant culture in which one finds oneself

The End