Sociology 1201
Instructor: Bruce Mork
Pick up class list/seating chart and syllabus as
you enter.
 Find your group on the class list. Then
consult the map on the back of the sheet and
sit in one of the seats assigned to your group.
Introduce yourself to your group members.
We’ll have more time for introductions in
groups later in the period.
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Introductions: my mother’s parents’
families in southern Minnesota
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My father’s parents and his siblings
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My family of orientation plus my
mother’s parents
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Introductions: my family and yours
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My family
Where do you see the
power of social forces
most obviously in
these photos?
I’ll save questions
about your families
until after group work
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Syllabus and Schedule
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Teaching assistants: Afton
Twardowski(twar0009), Nick Hausladen
(haus0171)
Texts
Printing “handouts” (lecture notes)
http://www.d.umn.edu/egradebook
Schedule and reading assignments
Videos: What if you miss them?
Questions?
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My expectations and yours
Arriving on time
 Keeping up with the reading
 Treating each other and me with respect
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Cell phones
 Laptop computers
 Response to emails
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Groups
Facilitator, recorder/reporter
 Project record sheet
 Worksheet--Your family of orientation: 1.
On your own (5 minutes); 2. In groups (10
minutes and then see if more is needed)
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Course objectives (from syllabus)
1.To understand the ways in which social
inequality affects families
2. To understand how American society's cultural
norms about gender, sexuality, marriage, and
parenting affect family life.
3. To understand how the family as an institution
intersects with the other major institutions in
American society, including politics, the
economy, religion, and the education system. .
4. To identify the major trends and movements for
change that may modify American families, as
well as the impact of public policy.
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Thursday’s reading assignment
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Edin and Kefalas, Promises I Can Keep
(E&K),"Introduction"
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The possibility of a quiz
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Video: “Legacy,” part I
Notice that video worksheets have two
sides, the first an individual worksheet
where you take notes during a movie, the
second a group worksheet with questions
for discussion afterwards.
 When a video is spread over two class
periods, you will only get full credit for
attending both days… We are stamping
the worksheets so they can’t be copied for
a friend who misses class.
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