Sociology 1010: Introduction to Sociology |
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Times and Attendance: Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:45 AM in Lucas 200. "Internet-Only" students are expected to review the Tuesday and Thursday Collaborate archives each week for course content and course information. Internet-only students are always welcome to attend the live class--face-to-face or via Collaborate. | ||||||
| Module | Day | Dates | Times | Topic | Collaborate Archive | Assignments and Readings Due |
| Module 1 | Tue | Jan 22 | | Introduction | Introduction, review books and MyGateway site. The Sociological Imagination. | |
Thur | Jan 24 | The Sociological Perspective | The Sociological Perspective and Theory: Making Sense of Socially Constructed Reality. Functionalism. Chapter 1; Primis pages 1- 7 (Berger on Form of Consciousness). | |||
| Tue | Jan 29 | Thinking about the Reality of the "Social." |
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Thur | Jan 31 | Thinking about the Reality of the "Social." | The Interactionist Perspective: The Rationalization of Everyday Life. Chapter 1; Primis pages Pages 225-231 (Weber, "Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism") | |||
Fri | February 1 | 5:00 PM | .. . .... . | Complete syllabus quiz --Due Friday, February 1 by 5:00 PM. | ||
Tue | Feb 5 | Investigating the Social World |
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Thur | Feb 7 | Module 1 Review | Module 1 Review | |||
Sun | Feb 10 | Module 1 Test, Discussion Board, and Personal Wiki Page Due | . . .... | Test 1 covering Module 1 and your Personal Wiki Page are due by the end of day. Module 1 Discussion Board Closes. | ||
Module 2 | Feb 12 | |
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Thurs |
Feb 14 |
Socialization: The Social Self |
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Mon |
Feb 18 |
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Tue |
Feb 19 |
Elements of Social Interaction and Social Structure |
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Thurs |
Feb 21 |
Module 2 Review | Module 2 Review
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Sun | Feb 24 | .. .. | Test 2 covering Module 2 and Project 1 are due by the end of day. Module 2 Discussion Board Closes. | |||
| Module 3 | Tue | Feb 26 | |
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Thurs |
Feb 28 |
Formal Organizations |
Bureaucracy and McDonaldization: Chapter 6; Primis pages 68- 81 (Cooley, "Primary Groups" and Roy "Banana Time"). | |||
Tue |
Mar 5 |
Deviance |
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Thurs |
Mar 7 |
Module 3 Review |
Module 3 Review | |||
| Sun | Mar 10 | Module 3 Test and Discussion Board Due | .... .. | Test 3 covering Module 3 is due by the end of day. Module 3 Discussion Board Closes. | ||
| Module 4 | Tue | Mar 12
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Thurs |
Mar 14 |
Social Stratification |
Social Structure and Inequality: Some are More Equal than Others. Chapter 9; Primis Pages 115-138 (Davis and More, "Principles of Stratification," Tumin, "Principles of Stratification: A Critical Analysis"). | |||
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Mar 19
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Social Stratification and Global Inequality |
Social Structure and Global Inequality: Some are More Equal than Others. Chapter 9; Primis Pages 138 (Steinberg, "The Culture of Poverty Reexamined") | ||
Tue |
Mar 21 |
Minority Groups/Dominant Groups |
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| Spring Break: Saturday, March 23-Sunday, March 31, 2013 | ||||||
Module 4 |
Tue |
Apr 2 |
Minority Groups/Dominant Groups |
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Thurs |
Apr 4 |
Minority Groups/Dominant Groups |
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Sun |
Apr 7 |
Module 4 Test, Project 2, and Discussion Board Due
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Test 4 covering Module 4 and Project 2 are due by the end of day. Module 4 Discussion Board Closes. | ||
Module 5 |
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Apr 9
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Thurs |
Apr 11 |
Families and Education |
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Mon |
April 15 |
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Tue |
Apr 16 |
Education and Religion |
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Thurs |
Apr 18 |
Module 5 Review |
Module 5 Review (We may be meeting in 713 SSB Tower: Check Announcements and Email). | |||
Sun | Apr 21 | Module 5 Test and Discussion Board Due | .... .. | Test 5 covering Module 5 is due by the end of day. Module 5 Discussion Board Closes. | ||
| Module 6 | Apr 23 | Political Economy |
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Thur |
Apr 25 |
Political Economy |
The Political Economy of the USA. Chapters 17 and 18; Primis pages 232- 248 (Bierstadt, "On Power"); and Harrington and Levinson, "The Perils of a Dual Economy." | |||
Tue |
Apr 30 |
Health Care |
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Module 7 |
May 2 |
Population and Community |
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Module 6 Ends |
Sun | May 5 | Module 6 Test, Homework, and Discussion Board Due | .... .. | Test 6 covering Module 6 and the Module 6 Homework Assignment are due by the end of day. Module 6 Discussion Board Closes. | |
Module 7 |
Tue |
May 7 |
Urbanization |
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Population and Community. Chapter 20; Primis pages 275- 295 (Williams and Kornblum, "On the Streets"). | |
Thur |
May 9 |
Social Change |
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Sun |
May 12 |
Module 7 Discussion Board Closes |
Module 7 Discussion Board Closes. | |||
Thurs | May 16 | Module 7 Test Due | .... .. | Test 7 covering Module 7 is due by the end of day. | ||
End of day: Unless otherwise posted, assignments are due by the end of the day listed: 11:59 PM (23:59). Students who submit work past a due date are subject to penalties, point deduction, or not having their work accepted for grading.
See Times and Attendance Schedule, above.
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