Summer I. 2009
Reading Assignments and Calendar
Week 1 – June 8 – 12
General Textbook
Overview of Course
Chapter 1 – The Sociological Perspective
The Theoretical Approaches
Chapter 2 – Sociological Investigation
Chapter 3 - Culture
Articles from Intersection
How History and Sociology Help Today’s Families
Ethnics and Politics in South Africa
Why Americans Fear the Wrong Things
Jihad vs McWorld
Week 2 - June15 – 19
Exam # 1 - June 15 - Chapters 1,2, & 3
General Textbook
Chapter 4 - Society
Chapter 5 - Socialization
Chapter 6 - Social Interaction (pp. 145 -149)
Chapter 22 - Population, Urbanization, and Environment (pp. 593-594) and (pp.597 –
606)
Articles from Intersection
The Looking-Glass Self
Anybody’s Son Will Do
Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Groupthink
Week 3 – June 22 – 26
Exam # 2 – June 22 – Chapters 4,5,6,& 22
General Textbook
Chapter 7 – Groups and Organizations
Chapter 9 – Deviance
Chapter 23 – Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Articles from Intersections
Outsiders
Pathology of Imprisonment
Race and Class in the Criminal Justice System
Week 4 – June 29 – July 3
Exam # 3 – June 29 – Chapters 7,9, & 23
Chapter 10 – Social Stratification
Chapter 11 - Social Class in the US
Chapter 14 - Race and Ethnicity
Film
Race: The Power of an Illusion
Articles from Intersection
Some Principles of Stratification
Positive Functions of the Undeserving Poor
Why the Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor Poorer
Baiting Immigrants
African American Families: A Legacy of Vulnerability and Resilience
The Uses of Global Poverty
July 3 – Independence Day Holiday
Week 5 – July 6 - 10
July 6
Observation Papers Due ( Oral Discussions)
July 7
Review for Final Exam
July 8 – 9 Final Exams ( Chapters 10.11 & 14)
July 9
Session Ends
July 17
Grades available to Students