You have been readings selections from Marxian cultural theory, Structuralists analyses of culture, Feminist critiques of patriarchal culture, Poststructural deconstructions of dominant discourses, and micro-level group analyses of breakdowns in interactions. All of these perspectives are teasing out different aspects of what maintains and what dissolves social bonds. Taking into consideration each of the readings over the past two weeks, what social forces cause societies to stay together? What social forces cause societies to fall apart?