TURN IN INDEX CARDS
1) Write your full name on it, Soc 101 MW 7:45, 9:30, or TTH
2) E-mail address
3) Major
4) Current job and/or career goal
5) Something you want me know about you:
interests, how to pronounce your name, nickname, learning need,
something you are going through, anything I should know
6) Try to add any info that will help me remember your name
7) Small picture taped to the other side (picture should not be on
the same side as your name)
Turn into folder
“If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other
person's point of view and see things from his angle as well as your
own.”
– Henry Ford (Founder of Ford Motor Company)
TODAY
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Grades in this class
Review sociological imagination
3 major theories
What is society?
Advantage Walk
Success in this course
Review
Grading
Grading
Class work
3 tests
7 Assignments
1 Paper
Final Test (not cumulative)
Total Points Possible- 165
GRADED WORK
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Will be passed back in folders
Last names A-L or M-Z
Keep all graded work
Keep track of your grade
Syllabus and Website contract = 4 points possible
Extra Credit
Extra credit assignments range between 1-4 points each
Opportunities will be posted on the website
5 points maximum possible
*additional points can be earned in class
Can raise a B+ to an A but not a B- to an A
Don’t rely on the extra credit
SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION/
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
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Ability to see the many ways
society influences our
thoughts and actions
USE YOUR
SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
Explain the behavior from and individual perspective and a sociological
perspective
Joey dropped out of high school
Individual Perspective
Sociological Perspective
Focus on someone’s
personal characteristics
or experiences
Focus on influences
bigger than one person
(location, culture, peers,
family, government, religion,
media…)
Which is the best predictor of your chances of
success in school?
A) your gender
 B) social class/economic status of your parents
 C) your race/ethnicity
 D) your work ethic/level of responsibility
 E) the difficulty level of your major
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Chances of success in school based on parents’
socioeconomic status
Jack and Jill are of equal intelligence, work ethic, grades in high school, preparation
Jack
Parents earn $200,000/year
combined
Goes to school full time
Internship at local business 2
hours a week
Car
iPhone
Own bedroom
Laptop, internet, printer
Jill
Parents earn $30,000/year
combined
Goes to school full time
Works at restaurant 20 hours a
week
Bus
Payphone
Shares room with 2 siblings
library
3 ways of looking at society
3 ways of looking at society
Review 3 Major Theories
Functionalist
Jobs people/
instiutions perform.
How society
functions. How is
something helpful or
hurtful in society?
Conflict Theorist
Inequality . Looks for
groups that might be
taking advantage of
other groups.
Scarce resources.
Haves vs Have Nots
Symbolic Interactionist
Influence of social
groups, labels, and
meanings of symbols
Who would say it? Read the statements, write down
who would say each.
a. Functionalist
1. Plastic water bottle
use was once considered
the norm in the U.S., but
is now considered by
some to be wasteful.
Environmental problems
must be identified and
defined by people to be
problems.
b. Conflict Theorist
2. It is beneficial for some
groups to mass produce
clothing in a factory,
though the pollution may
be harmful to other groups
who live near that factory.
Environmental conditions
become social problems
when groups disagree over
environmental policies
c. Symbolic Interactionist
3. Water pollution is a
problem when it
prevents ships from
delivering goods to a
particular port.
Environmental problems
are social problems
when they cause social
disorganization.
(Sullivan, 2006; 342)
CRITICAL DISTANCE
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Look at a topic in the most objective way
possible
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Analyze an issue without judging others
What would they say?
Focus on one theory. What might the theory say or ask about the
topic of teenage pregnancy?
Functionalist
Conflict Theorist
Jobs people/
institutions perform
and how society
functions. How does it
help or hurt society?
Inequality, groups
that might be taking
advantage of other
groups. Scarce
resources.
Haves vs Have nots
Symbolic Interactionist
Influence of social
groups, labels, and
meanings of symbols.
Computer
Front of class TTH
Team 1
Iki Eron
Renteria Juan
Lao Jona
Hermosillo Dinnett
Park Sun Ah
Alvarez Ysabella
Team 4
Nunez Liza
Ward Kathleen
Bedikian Chantal
Jung Hyeonju
Chan Ka Hang
Team 2
Kim Esther
Zarate Kimberly
Tayama Shun
Smith Savannah
Leilua Wynonna
Team 3
Becerra Cynthia
Guizzetti Shoko
Phelps Virginia
Yong Camille
Kim Timothy
Team 5
Loa Karla
Cohen Michael
McGill Caitlin
Saleh Mai
Soto Jesse
Team 7
Gomez Karen
Vasquez Mayra
Mercado Brenda
Imamura Michelle
Napoleon Karlee
Door
Team 8
Carrillo Ashley
Hsieh Jui-Yang
Lozano Stephanie
Godoy Daniel
Islam Tasmi
Team 9
Ortiz Beatriz
Team 6
Arana Angela Mae
Sakayeda Mitsuko
Rodriguez Andrea
Morrow Steve
Team 10
Martinez Daisy
Pakzad James
Portillo Natalie
Mata
Joanna
Domingo Brittany
Fujisawa Kazuho
Netro Fernando
Ang Marielle
Morales Brian
Shin Valerie Door
Back of class
GROUP ACTIVITY EXPECTATIONS
1. Introduce yourself
2. Every group member must contribute
3. Allow others to complete their thoughts, be respectful
4. Ask others for input
-Not a time to check cell phones
-Not a time for restroom breaks
7. Stop when you hear buzzer, face front
8. Listen when other groups share
Work in a group. Focus on one theory. What might the theory say
or ask about the topic of teenage pregnancy?
Functionalist
Conflict Theorist
Remember, this
theory is concerned
with jobs people/
institutions perform
and how society
functions. How does it
help or hurt society?
Remember, this
theory is concerned
with inequality and
looks for groups that
might be taking
advantage of other
groups. Scarce
resources.
Symbolic Interactionist
Remember, this
theory is concerned
with the influence of
social groups, labels,
and meanings of
symbols.
Society
Long standing community
nation
or other large grouping
share locations and ideas of right and wrong
AND HAVE
Social Structure
Reoccurring patterns of group relationships
In other words:
how things are done
how society is set up
AND HAVE
Parent
ROLES
 Positions
in society with certain
expectations
Sibling
Student
Employee
Child
Ways to study society
Macro sociology:
analyzing large scale social structures
Micro sociology:
Analyzing face-to-face, small group interaction
AND HAVE
Ways to study society
Macro sociology:
analyzing large scale
social structures
Micro sociology:
Analyzing face-to-face,
small group interaction
AND HAVE
WHAT DO SOCIOLOGISTS DO?
Sociologists in Colleges and Universities
◦ professors, researchers
 Sociologists in Government
◦ government research, evaluation
 Sociologists in Business
◦ market research, human resources
 Sociologists in Non-Profit Organizations
◦ researchers, activists, counselors
 Sociologists Serving the Public
◦ public officials
SOCIAL LOCATION
How would your life be different if you were born in:
• place
• time period
• of a different race
• gender
• economic status
• religion
• and had a different type of education?
SOCIAL LOCATION - ADVANTAGE WALK
The purpose of this exercise is to provide understanding of
the intricacies of social location in American society.
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Think of your childhood (ages 0-13)
1. If one or more of your parents has a bachelor’s
degree, take one step forward.
2. If one or more of your parents has a master’s or
doctorate degree, take one step forward.
3. If you were raised in an area where there was
visible prostitution, drugs, or gang activity, take
one step back.
4. If you, a sibling, or a parent, grew up with a
long-term serious illness, take one step back.
5. If you felt safe at your school as a child, take
one step forward.
6. If you were ever called names or harassed
because of your race, class, gender, religion,
culture, or sexual orientation, take one step back.
7. If you were ever ashamed or embarrassed of
your clothes, home, or car, take one step back.
8. If you studied the culture of your ancestors in
elementary school, take one step forward.
9. If you started school in the U.S. not
understanding English, take one step back.
10. If there were more than 50 books in your
house when you grew up, take one step forward.
11. If you ever had to skip a meal or were hungry
growing up because there was not enough money,
take one step back.
12. If you were taken to art galleries, museums, or
plays by your parents as a child, take one step
forward.
13. If one of your parents was laid off, unemployed
(not by choice), or otherwise struggling financially,
take one step back.
14. If your family did not have to worry about
health coverage, take one step forward.
15. If you experienced the loss of a loved one, take
one step back.
16. If your parents ever told you that you are
beautiful, smart, or capable, take one step
forward.
17. If you feel you were ever denied employment
because of race, class, ethnicity, gender, or sexual
orientation, take one step back.
18. If you were encouraged by your teachers or
parents to attend college, take one step forward.
19. If you were raised in a single-parent
household, take one step back.
20. If your family owned the house that you grew
up in, take one step forward.
21. If you grew up with a special learning need or
different physical ability, take one step back.
22. If you feel your K-12 education was overall of
high quality, take one step forward.
23. If you spent time in foster care or homeless as
a child, take one step backward.
24. If you grew up with parents who were free of
any substance addictions, take one step forward.
25. If you feel you were ever stopped or
questioned by the police because of your race,
ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, take one
step back.
26. If you had a parent in the criminal justice
system, take one step back.
27. If you felt unsafe at home, take one step back.
28. If your parents did not grow up in the United
States, take one step back.
29. If your parents told you that you could be
anything you wanted to be, take one step forward.
30. If you see people of your race widely
represented in a positive manner in the media,
take one step forward.
SOCIAL LOCATION - ADVANTAGE WALK
REFLECTION
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Advantage Walk Reflection
1. What number did you land on? (Be sure to make
positive or negative clear)
2. What is your reaction to this?
3. What number do you think most of the other students
in our class landed on?
4. What are 2 of the most important advantages you feel
you have in life?
5. What are 2 of the most significant obstacles?
ARTICLES ON WEBSITE
Soc14.weebly.com
What is society?
3 major theories in sociology
Society is like…
1) the human body. Every part
serves a function
Structural functionalism
2) the NFL. Everyone is in
competition
Conflict Theory
3) like a High School. We are
labeled and influenced by others
Symbolic Interactionsim
Students who succeed in this class
Check syllabus and
website regularly
Come to class
Pay attention and
participate
Read
Use study guides ad
assignment scoring
rubrics
The time to improve your grade is now
Don’t be this guy at the end of the semester
But I really
needed an A
to transfer to
CSUDH/UCLA
/USC…etc.
But I really need to
pass to stay eligible
for basketball/
football/ track…etc.
Can’t I turn in some
extra credit?
I didn’t know that I
wasn’t passing.
I have a lot
going on.
ASSIGNMENTS
Due next class: Read article on website Cultural Relativism
Due in 1 week:
Read Ch 2: p 33-44 (p 32-43. for 9th edition)
A#3: Bring in a cultural artifact (any item that has meaning to
you, not just ethnic culture)
*Cannot be a picture, be prepared to talk about it
Race/ethnicity/nationality
Language
Gender
Socio-economic status
Age
Sports
Religion
Political ideology
Interests/hobbies
Experiences
Class Policies: Respect
AND HAVE
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Sidebar conversations and interruptions during
class are unacceptable
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Do not use cell phones during class = -5 points
Violation of classroom policies will lead to disciplinary action.
3 Ways to Participate
1. Make a connection
Class to self connection
“This reminds me of something that happened to me (or my
friend/family member/ co-worker)…”
Class to class connection (psych, polisci, hist, anth, econ…)
Class to world connections (news, travels, life experience)
Ways to Participate
2. Agree
“I agree with Sara and I want to add…”
“I agree with Sara’s opinion, but for a different reason…”
“Another example of…is…”
Ways to Participate
3. Disagree (don’t think you’re the only one)
“I don’t think that is always the case, for example…”
“I understand Jason’s point, but I have also heard the argument…”
“I think there are some exceptions…”
“Someone on the other side of that topic might say…”
“An example of when that is not always the case might be…”
Allow others to finish their thoughts before adding yours (do not
interrupt)
Be respectful when you disagree, focus on their comment not
them as a person
Ways to Participate
4. Ask questions
Review
Structural Functionalist
Remember, this theory is
concerned with jobs
people perform and how
society functions as well
as what the functional or
dysfunctional aspects of
the topic are.
Conflict Theorist
Remember, this
theory is concerned
with inequality and
looks for groups that
might be taking
advantage of other
groups
Symbolic Interactionist
Remember, this
theory is concerned
with the influence of
social groups, labels,
and meanings of
symbols