Sociology
1010: Introduction to Sociology |
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| Please note:
Times and Attendance: Tuesday 12:30-3:00 PM in SSB 449. "Internet-Only" students are expected to review the Tuesday Wimba archives each week for full attendance credit, course content, and course information. Internet-only students are always welcome to attend the live class--face-to-face or via Wimba. |
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| Module
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Day |
Dates |
Times |
Topic |
Wimba
Archive |
Assignments
and Readings Due |
| Module 1
|
Tue |
June 18 |
|
Introduction |
Introduction, review books and MyGateway site. The Sociological Imagination. | |
| The
Sociological Perspective |
The Sociological Perspective and Theory: Making Sense of Socially Constructed Reality. Chapter 1; Primis pages 1- 7 (Berger on Form of Consciousness). | |||||
| Tue |
June 25
|
Thinking
about the Reality of the "Social." |
The
Sociological Perspective and Theory: Functionalism, Conflict Theory, and Interactionsism. Chapter 1; Primis pages 8- 13 (Gans on the "Functions
of Poverty.") |
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| The Interactionist Perspective: The Rationalization of Everyday Life. Chapter 1; Primis pages Pages 225-231 (Weber, "Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism") | ||||||
Investigating the Social World |
The Scientific Method: Problems, Ethics and Social Research. Chapter 2; Primis pages 14-32 (Merton on "Research and Theory" and Johnson on the "Sociology of Christmas Cards"). | |||||
Tue |
June 25 |
12:00 Noon |
.. . .... . |
Complete syllabus quiz --Due Tuesday, July 2512:00 Noon. | ||
Sat |
June 29 |
Last
day to withdraw without receiving
a grade |
.... | Last day to withdraw without receiving a grade. | ||
Sun |
June 30 |
Module 1 Test, Discussion Board, and Personal Wiki Page Due |
. . .... |
Test 1 covering Module 1, Chapters 1 and 2 LearnSmarts, and your Personal Wiki Page are due by the end of day. Module 1 Discussion Board Closes. | ||
Module 2 |
Tue |
July 2 |
|
Culture:
What is It, Who has It, Where does It come from, and Who does it represent: Socially Constructed Reality and Dominant Ideology?
Chapter 3; Primis pages 33-43 (121-131 Kluckhohn, "Queer
Customs" and Hostetler, "The
Amish"
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| Socialization:
The Social Self |
Socialization: Becoming Human. Chapter 4; Primis pages 44- 61 (Becker and Geer, "The Fate of Idealism in Medical School," and Goffman, "The Presentation of Self"). | |||||
Elements
of Social Interaction and Social Structure |
Everyday
Life as a Creative Activity—Structure and Interaction. Chapter
5; Primis pages 62- 67 (Goffman, "Performances"
and Roy "Banana
Time"). And, Social
Structural Change. Chapter 5 (pages 107-117); Primis pages 145-151
(Friedl, "Society
and Sex Roles"); "McDonaldization." (Virtual
handout)
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Sun |
July 7 |
Module 2 Test, Discussion Board, and Project 1 Due |
.. .. | Test 2 covering Module 2, Chapters 3, 4, and 5 LearnSmarts, and Project 1 are due by the end of day. Module 2 Discussion Board Closes. | ||
| Module 3 |
Tue |
July 9 |
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Belonging and Being: Group Life. Chapter 6; Primis pages 68- 81 (Cooley, "Primary Groups" and Roy "Banana Time"). | ||
Deviance |
Deviance, Crime and Social Control: Explaining Deviance and Conformity. Chapter 8; Primis pages 82- 114 (Becker, "Outsiders," Chambliss, "The Saints and the Roughnecks," and Walker, "Policing Domestic Disputes"). | |||||
| Sun |
July 14 |
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Module 3 Test and Discussion Board Due
|
.... .. |
Test 3 covering Module 3 and Chapters 6 and 8 LearnSmarts, are due by the end of day. Module 3 Discussion Board Closes. | |
| Module 4 |
Tue |
July 16 |
|
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," and Steinberg, "The Culture of Poverty Reexamined") | ||
Minority
Groups/Dominant Groups |
Race and Ethnicity: Interpretation, Interaction and Reality Chapter 11; Primis pages 139- 144 (Wilson,"The Black Underclass"). | |||||
Social
Inequality: Gender and Age |
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Sun |
July 21 |
Module 4 Test, Project 2, and Discussion Board Due
|
.... .. |
Test 4 covering Module 4, Chapters 9, 11, 12 and 13 LearnSmarts, and Project 2 are due by the end of day. Module 4 Discussion Board Closes. | ||
| Module 5 |
Tue |
July 23 |
Social Institutions and The Family. Chapter 14; Primis pages 152- 205, 240-293 (Luker, "Motherhood and Morality in America," Coleman, "Families and Schools," Gelles, "Family Violence" Finn, "A Nation Still at Risk"). | |||
Families, Education and Religion |
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Sun |
July 28 |
Module 5 Test and Discussion Board Due
|
.... .. |
Test 5 covering Module 5 and Chapters 14, 15, and 16 LearnSmarts, are due by the end of day. Module 5 Discussion Board Closes. | ||
| Module 6 |
July 29 |
Last
day to withdraw with
a grade |
.... | Last day to withdraw with a grade. | ||
Tue |
July 30 |
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." | |||
| Health
Care |
Taking Care of All the People: Chapter 19; Primis pages 249- 274 (Albrecht, "The Social Experience of Disability," Rosenhahn, "Being Sane in Insane Places"). | |||||
Sun |
Aug 4 |
Module 6 Test, Homework, and Discussion Board Due
|
.... .. |
Test 6 covering Module 6, Chapters 17, 18 and 19 LearnSmarts, and the module 6 Homework Assignment are due by the end of day. Module 6 Discussion Board Closes. | ||
| Module 7 |
Aug 6 |
Community and Social
Change |
. .y |
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Thurs |
Aug 8 |
Discussion Board Closes
|
.... .. |
Module 7 Discussion Board Closes. | ||
Fri |
Aug 9 |
Module 7 Test and Discussion Board Due
|
.... .. |
Test 7 covering Module 7 and Chapters 20, 21, and 22 LearnSmarts, are 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.
Wimba: Wimba Live Classroom is an online, synchronous learning tool we will be using this semester. Wimba allows students to "attend" a live class via the Internet, and it also allows me to record class sessions so that students can access and review the recordings (archives). A brief explanation for using Wimba is included in the course syllabus and at http://www.wimba.com/services/support/. You can contact Horizon Wimba Technical Support by phone (toll-free): 866.350.4978 or email: technicalsupport@wimba.com. You'll find a link to Wimba on the navigation menu of our course MyGateway site. To attend a live course session, you will need a computer with Internet access, as well as speakers and a microphone (a headset works best). Be sure to run the "Set Up Wizard" to insure your computer is properly configured for the Wimba Live Classroom interface. To review archived class sessions, you'll just need speakers. Any student is invited to participate via the live interface (Wimba session classes are noted on the "Assignments, Readings, and Course Schedule" found in the Assignments area). All students (especially those in the Internet-only section) are encouraged to use the archived sessions in their studies for the course. Learn more about how Wimba is used in this class.
See Times and Attendance Schedule, above.
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