Class Schedule and Reading Assignments: Sociology 010: Televideo (VIP) Sections

Textbooks:

  1. Sociology, 8th edition, Richard Schaefer, McGraw- Hill, 2003.
  2. Primis: Readings in Sociology, Robert Keel, Primis Division, McGraw- Hill, 2000.
  3. Video Tapes: "The Sociological Imagination: Introduction to Sociology." These videos are available for viewing on HEC (cable) and KETC- TV (Channel 9). You may also check the tapes out of the library. Check with the Video Instruction Program (516- 5370) for broadcast schedules. Please note that the material for the course does not always follow the order of the broadcasts. You will have to tape certain segments or use the library's tapes in order to view the appropriate video with its associated text section. I have tried to present the videos (below) in the order they follow the assigned reading material
  4. There are a variety of "Virtual" Handouts (WWW sites to read and explore). Accessing some of these handouts will require that you log on to "Roksworld" web site (username: student, password: umsl).  These handouts are accessible via the class home page and the class My Gateway web site.

Part 1: Sociology: The Basics

  1. Videos: 1, 2, and 3
  2. Text and Study Guide Chapters: 1 and 2
  3. Online Lecture Notes (MyGateway-Course Docuemnts): Theory and Methods
  4. Primis Readings: as indicated below

Basic Themes:

  1. Thinking about the Reality of the "Social." The History of Sociology and Significant Figures in the Development of Sociology. Chapter 1; Primis pages 1- 7.
  2. Sociology in the 20th Century. Chapter 1.
  3. Sociological Theory and the Sociological Perspective: Making Sense of Socially Constructed Reality. Chapter 1.
  4. The Functionalist Perspective. Order, Integration and Stability. Chapter 1; Primis pages 8- 13.
  5. Durkheim: Social Facts and Anomie. Chapter 1.
  6. The Conflict Perspective. Change, Power and  Alienation in Everyday Life. Chapter 1.
  7. The Interactionist Perspective. Interpretation, Meaning and Communication: The Rationalization of Everyday Life. Chapter 1; Primis pages 225- 231.
  8. Investigating the Social World: The Scientific Method. Chapter 2; Primis pages 20- 32.
  9. Problems, Ethics and Social Research. Chapter 2; Primis pages 14- 19.

TEST 1:  Due by Monday, September 16, 2002.  Contact the Online Testing Center for a test date at 516-7474 or umslon@msx.umsl.edu.

Required for Grading Options 2 and 4: Critical Thinking Project Due Wednesday, October 2, 2002

Part 2: Sociology: Key Elements

  1. Videos: 4, 5, 8, 7, 6, 11, and 12
  2. Text and Study Guide Chapters: 3- 6 and 8.
  3. Online Lecture Notes (MyGateway-Course Docuemnts): Culture, Socialization, Social Structure, Groups, and Deviance.
  4. Primis Readings: as indicated below

Basic Themes:

  1. Culture: What is It, Who has It, and Where does It come from? Chapter 3; Primis pages 33- 43.
  2. Socially Constructed Reality and Dominant Ideology. Chapter 3; Primis pages 40- 43.
  3. Socialization: Becoming Human. Chapter 4; Primis pages 44- 61.
  4. Social Structure and Social Interaction: Everyday Life as a Creative Activity. Chapter 5; Primis pages 62- 67.
  5. Social Structural Change. Chapter 5; Primis pages 145- 151; "Virtual" Handout on "McDonaldization."
  6. Belonging and Being: Group Life. Chapter 6; Primis pages 68- 71.
  7. Bureaucratization and the Organization of Modern Life. Chapter 6; Primis pages 72- 81.
  8. Deviance, Crime and Social Control: Explaining Deviance and Conformity. Chapter 8; Primis pages 82- 114.

TEST 2: Due by Wednesday, October 23, 2002.  Contact the Online Testing Center for a test date at 516-7474 or umslon@msx.umsl.edu.

Part 3: Sociology: Inequality

  1. Videos: 13- 17
  2. Text and Study Guide Chapters: 9-13
  3. Online Lecture Notes (MyGateway-Course Docuemnts): Stratification, Inequality, Gender, and Age.
  4. Primis Readings: as indicated below

Basic Themes:

  1. Social Structure and Inequality: Some are More Equal than Others. Chapter 9; Primis Pages 115- 138.
  2. Poverty in America. Chapter 9.
  3. Race and Ethnicity: Interpretation, Interaction and Reality Chapter 11; Primis pages 139- 144.
  4. Womyn and Men: Social Constructions and Social Change. Chapter 12: Primis pages 145- 152
  5. The Graying of America. Chapter 13.

TEST 3: Due by Wednesday, November 13, 2002.  Contact the Online Testing Center for a test date at 516-7474 or umslon@msx.umsl.edu.

Part 4: Institutions and Change

  1. Videos: 19, 18, 21, 20, 23, 9,10, 22- 26
  2. Text and Study Guide Chapters: 14- 19, 20, 22-23
  3. Online Lecture Notes (MyGateway-Course Docuemnts): Family, Education, Religion, Political Economy, Health, Community, and Change
  4. Primis Readings: as indicated below

Basic Themes:                                                                            

  1. Social Institutions: Human Needs and Social Solutions- - The Family. Chapter 14; Primis pages 152- 205.
  2. Education: Who's Learned What Today? Does Anybody Care? Chapter 16; Primis pages 169- 182, 206- 216.
  3. Religion: Spirituality, Self- fulfillment and Social Control. Chapter 15; Primis pages 217- 231.
  4. Political Economy: Owning, Working and Power. Chapters 17 and 18 (pp. 426- 442); Primis pages 232- 248
  5. Taking Care of All the People: Health Care in the U.S.A. Chapter 19; Primis pages 249- 274.
  6. Community, Change, and the Future. Chapter 20, 22, and 23; Primis pages 275- 295.

Required for Grading Options 3 and 4: Critical Thinking Project 2 DUE Monday, December 2, 2002 at 12:00 noon

Test 4: Due by Wednesday, December 18, 2002.  Contact the Online Testing Center for a test date at 516-7474 or umslon@msx.umsl.edu.
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Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:30 AM