=1. How far should society control the conduct of individuals?= Why social control is exercised. The extent of social control in older countries,—Great Britain, France, and Germany. Its growth in America. Causes of this growth. The point at which it ceases to be justified. Illustrations. Effects of too much emphasis on individualism. Effects of too much social restraint. Relation of social control to socialism. =References=: E. A. ROSS, _Social Control_, pp. 49-76; H. G. WELLS, _New Worlds for Old_, pp. 1-55; T. N. CARVER, _Sociology and Social Progress_, pp. 788-808; _Ibid, Principles of National Economy_, pp. 740-749. =2. What is progress? References=: F. S. MARVIN, _Progress and History_, pp. 8-10; JOHN DEWEY “Progress” in _International Journal of Ethics_, xxvi, 312-318 (1916); JAMES BRYCE, _Essays and Addresses in War Time_, pp. 84-102 (War and Progress); GEORGE NASMYTH, _Social Progress and the Darwinian Theory_. Short Studies 1. =The past in the present.= H. R. BURCH and S. H. PATTERSON, _American Social Problems_, pp. 33-43. 2. =The beginnings of civilization.= H. G. WELLS, _Outline of History_, Vol. I, pp. 183-208. 3. =Earlier forms of the family.= C. A. ELLWOOD, _Sociology and Modern Social Problems_, pp. 108-130. 4. =The development of the tribe into the community.= J. Q. DEALEY, _The State and Government_, pp. 24-45. 5. =The American family as an economic unit.= MARY K. SIMKHOVITCH, _The City Worker’s World_, pp. 1-21. 6. =The relation of leisure to family life.= FLORENCE KELLEY, _Some Ethical Gains through Legislation_, pp. 105-125. 7. =The influence of environment.= F. S. CHAPIN, _Social Evolution_, pp. 121-170. 8. =Habit.= WILLIAM JAMES, _Psychology_, I, pp. 104-127. 9. =The influence of frontier conditions upon the development of American society.= F. J. TURNER, _The Frontier in American History_, pp. 1-38. 10. =Individualism.= HERBERT SPENCER, _Social Statics_, pp. 100-136; C. W. ELIOT, _The Conflict between Individualism and Collectivism in a Democracy_, pp. 1-42. Questions 1. How would you define “society”? Is it an organism? What resemblances to an organism does it bear? 2. Explain the following terms: instinct; impulse; natural selection; social inheritance; social environment; habit; custom; fashion; mob mind; institution; social control. Give examples of each. 3. How has physical environment affected the ideas of the American people in relation to (_a_) national defence; (_b_) form of government; (_c_) social control? How has the physical environment of England affected the ideas of the English people on the same matters? 4. What racial characteristics do you find most strongly marked in the (_a_) Scotch; (_b_) Irish; (_c_) Scandinavians; (_d_) Italians; (_e_) Jews; (_f_) Japanese? 5. Name any institutions, other than those given in the text, which have served mankind for a time and been discarded.