1. Can interactions on social media sites such as Facebook substitute for time spent with friends, family, workplace and other social networks in real life? 2. Do global forces or urban residents shape cities? Which residents? 3. Is crime really getting worse in Australia, or is it a figment of excessive surveillance, moral panic, and the media? 4. How much do changes in the structure of families in Australia reflect changing attitudes to gender roles and sexuality? 5. Will increasing migration change the ethnic and cultural mix in Australia for better or worse? Discuss. 6. Is society dividing into classes of rich and poor? Discuss with regard to global development and inequality, or with regard to the role of consumption in this change