Project Summary: 1. What is life like today for members of the millennial cohort and how is that life similar to and different from the lives of previous generational cohorts? What differences exist between members of various racial, ethnic groups, social classes, genders and sexualities within the millennial cohort? 2. How do sociologists understand a social problem? In what ways are the individual circumstances of peoples lives connect to the larger patterns of problems that exist in society? 3. According to symbolic interactionism, why are some situations considered social problems and others not? Give an example not listed in the textbook.