Objective I propose to creat a YouTube Video that poses certain questions about why elite politicians in the United States choose to engage in deviant acts, in particular, the act of hiring prostitutes that service only government officials and politicians. I will also explore how they choose to deviate inspite the fact that they have many social and moral bonds that should reduce the probability of these elite engaging in such acts.
Interest This is interesting because most people do not automatically associate prostitutes and elite officials in our society. When one thinks of prostitution they probably think of ordinarily criminals/felons who hire the services of a young lady desperate or at least every eager to make money quickly. Contrastingly,
Background reading I will read wikipedia, text book and other basic sociology texts on the following topics:
I will also find scholarly research on the general issue of (for example, violence in video games). Posting links here.
I will find popular press discussions of my topic. Perhaps Wikipedia articles, blog entrys, newspaper and magazine stories, etc.
General Plan I plan to. . .describe the major next steps to get the project done. If working in a team, specify the parts that you plan to do.
Collaborators I hope to team up with a small group of people, especially people with more video editing skills than I have. I also hope to work with highly motivated people who are dedicated to the subject, sociology and school in general.
