(1) Stigma, (2) Secularization, (3) Social Capital, (4) Religious Violence or “T

(1) Stigma, (2) Secularization, (3) Social Capital, (4) Religious Violence or “Terrorism,” and (5) the Culture of Poverty (or Culture and Poverty): The final paper and presentation is your opportunity to choose one of the five theories or concepts above and do a deeper, more specific, and contemporary research paper on it. That is, your assignment is to trace one of the theories from its “classic” origins (based on our class readings, lectures, and discussions) to the present time, looking into a specific contemporary example or application of the theory in the real world.