Sociology I and II
Course objectives and Subject
Mastery for Hortonville High School:
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Introduction
a. Use the sociological perspective
b. Understand the historical roots of sociology
c. Critically analyze societal traits based upon the three sociological paradigms:
Symbolic interaction, social conflict, and structural functional
Sociological research
a. Use research methods connected with the three sociological paradigms
b. Complete a sociological research project on HHS populations
Culture
a. Research major controversies surrounding three major minority cultures in
Wisconsin
b. Apply the three paradigms of sociology to culture: Structural functional, social
conflict, and sociobiology
Society
a. Understand and identify the historical roots of society
b. Analyze the major theories of society
Socialization
a. Identify the agents of socialization
b. Complete a visual project outlining the media’s role in socialization
c. Understand the role of socialization in the life cycle including the concepts of status
and role.
Groups and Organizations
a. Identify primary and secondary social groups
b. Analyze the pros and cons of the three leadership styles
c. Understand the necessity of group conformity through an analysis of Jonestown
d. Analyze how Milgram and Asch’s research on conformity as it applies to the concept
of groupthink.
e. Discuss and the pros and con’s of Bureaucracy in society
Deviance
a. Define primary and secondary deviance
b. Analyze the root causes of deviance
c. Apply Hirschi’s control theory, labeling theory, and Sutherland’s Differential
association theory to school violence.
d. Analyze the rationale for punishment. Critically evaluate America’s prison system
Sexuality
a. Differentiate between sex as a biological issue and a cultural issue
b. Explore and summarize the history of Sexual Attitudes in the United States
c. Analyze evidence concerning sexual orientation?
d. Identify two major points made in the text concerning each of the following
four controversial issues:
i. Teen pregnancy
ii. Pornography
iii. Prostitution
iv. Sexual Violence
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Stratification in the United States
a. Describe the distribution of society’s rewards
b. Outline criteria for inclusion in different socio-economic classes of the U.S.
c. Apply theoretical perspectives to class status
d. Describe the process by which society’s rewards are unequally distributed
and contributes to social problems.
Gender and Global stratification
a. Analyze social problems from a global perspective
b. Describe how social structures impact social problems
c. Assess your own individual responsibility in relation to social conditions
d. Explain how gender stratification occurs in the world world, house work,
economics, education, and politics
e. Recognize the extent to which women are victims of violence
f. Discuss and understand workplace sexual harassment laws
Race and Ethnicity
a. distinguish among the experiences of categories of people who are faced
with discrimination
b. summarize the social consequences of prejudice and discrimination
c. examine the functions of ethnocentricity and cultural relativism
d. evaluate challenges and opportunities in a multi-cultural work environment
e. distinguish between the biological concept of race and the cultural concept
of ethnicity
f. Identify the characteristics of a minority group.
g. Summarize the social consequences of prejudice and discrimination
h. Distinguish between assimilation, pluralism, segregation, and genocide
Aging and Elderly
a. Evaluate the effects of ageism
b. Examine the ethics surrounding death and dying
c. Evaluate the challenges surrounding the right to die debate in society
Institutions: For the following institutions, students will examine the functions
of each. They will critically evaluate the roles of each institution including
controversies, problems, and challenges each institution faces both nationally
and internationally.
a. Family
b. Religion
c. Education
d. Population
e. Political and economic systems