Within the Discussion Board area, write 400 600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.Interview and report on 4 people:

2 who are under 40 and 2 who are over 40. Simply ask them: What do you think of clowns? Listen to their answersThen, write 2 paragraphs on what you discovered, 1 describing the answers of the under 40 people and 1 describing that of the over 40 respondents. Include anything really interesting that you discovered in talking to them about clowns, and include at least 1 outside reference on clowns (documented in an APA style) from the Internet or other sources. You may want to search clown phobia and read about it, or take a look at some of the clips on this topic

(also known as coulrophobia) on video Web sites. Comment briefly on what it was like to engage in sociological research (even at a rudimentary level). Write your own take on clowns and the social phenomenon of clown phobia. What causes this to happen in a culture? What is the role of the media in shaping a collective image or meaning about something in the public eye? Write 200 hundred words or approximately 2 paragraphs