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Introduction to Sociology
Sociology 101.D1 Spring 9610
Dr. Robert J. Atkins, Ph.D.
Phone: (206) 934-7011
Office hours: 9:30 – 10:00 and 11:00 – 11:30 M,W,F and online 8:00 – 9:00 T, Th
Office: Rm. IB2327A
E-mail = Please send email for this class through the instructor’s campus email.
robert.atkins@seattlecolleges.edu I do not check the Canvas course website email.
Subject: Include the item # and class you are in (E.g.#9600 Sociology101.D1)
Class website: http://canvas.northseattle.edu
Login material (Write your items in the space below)
User name: _______________________
Your entire student ID number
Password: ______________________
The first six (6) letters of your last name. Start repeating your last name if
less than six letters – e.g. Smiths or Liuliu)
MySocLab: Registration = http://www.mysoclab.com/
MySocLab course ID: atkins75185
Course Name: 9610 SOC&101.D1-Spring'13
MySocLab: Log In = http://portal.mypearson.com/mypearson-login.jsp
MySocLab Technical support = 800-677-6337
eLearning student support: http://www.virtualcollege.org/
Course summary:
This course helps you understand the larger society and how it impacts your
personal life. You will have recorded class presentations, mind map diagrams, Power
Point slides, Study Guides, the text, plus videos and readings to help you learn the
material.
The Course Calendar in the back of this syllabus gives you a schedule for the quarter.
Grading: Your class grade is based on the four non-cumulative multiple-choice
midterms (50 points each), and “MySocLab” (100 points).
My Grades:
Exam #1 _____, Exam #2 _____, Exam #3 _____, Exam #4 _____,
MySocLab (% of total) _____ Total = _______
(Finding this total on the Grading Scale in this syllabus will give you your final grade).
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Outcomes
This course will help you develop attitudes that encourage you to:
*Demonstrate a willingness to learn from many cultures, persons, methods, and
viewpoints.
This course will give you the knowledge to:
* Understand the nature of the individual, of human values and of the relationship
between the self and the community.
Note: Often people have had traumatic experiences or have strong feelings on certain
topics. If you feel any of the topics in the text or class will be emotionally damaging to
you, or difficult to learn about or discuss, or would create a “hostile environment” for you
- do not take this course.
Materials for the course:
Recommended text:
Sociology by Macionis, 14th. Ed. ISBN# = 020524291X (Paperback)
Using older editions: You may use any edition you wish, however, there
may be some changes from one edition to another.
“MySocLab” Entry code: May be purchased from the NSCC bookstore or Pearson
Publishers at: www.MySocLab.com
“MySocLab” Course ID is listed on page one of this syllabus.
Computer (PC or Mac) with good internet connection, internet browser, ability to view
power Point and PDF files.
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MySocLab (Required)
“MySocLab” is a website that provides the videos and written articles to view or
read and take a short multiple choice quiz based on the material. This will add interest to
the class, and enable you to be exposed to material we do not have time to cover in class.
It will also give you one hundred points in the class (one third of the total points). These
are designed so you can view the activity, take the quiz, and reread or view the video
again and change your quiz answers as needed before submitting your answers.
Therefore, you should get 100% on this portion of the course.
The activities are seen on the right side of the Course Calendar at the back of this
syllabus. All the activities are available from the first day of class, and will turn off on
the date indicated in the MySocLab calendar. If you have not completed the quiz by that
time, you will receive a zero for that activity, which cannot be made up – please believe
me. Missing five points will reduce your final grade in the class 1-2 decimal grades.
Please complete these activities on or before the scheduled date in the Course Calendar.
To register for “MySocLab”
You must use Internet Explorer (PC) or Safari (Mac) browser,
Firefox is not supported
The steps below are also presented in a video with screen
shots under “**Start Here” in your course website
1. Go to: www.MySocLab.com
2. Under “Register” select student
3. Check “Yes, I have a Course ID
4. Enter Course ID: (Find course ID on the first page of this syllabus)
5. Select, “Create a Pearson Account” – Create
6. Complete the account information, check “I accept the license agreement”
7. Click “Create Account”
8. If you purchased an access code from the NSCC bookstore, under “Use an Access
Code” click “Access code”. If you have not purchased an access code from the
NSCCbookstore, you may purchase one directly from the publisher on this page under
“New MySocLab for Macionis, Sociology, 14e w/eText”.
9. Enter your access code and click “Finish”.
10. Click “Go to your course” (I suggest printing this page with the account information
and order details)
11. You should now see the title of your course, which is the entry point for all the
MySocLab materials.
Overview of “MySocLab”
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1. Click on the name of your course, “Introduction to Sociology – SOC 101”
2. Before you do anything else:
Click on “Tune up your browser” and follow the directions
This will solve 90% of the technical problems you will have later if you
do not do this
Click on “Set your time zone”, follow the directions and click “Save”
It may automatically set to Pacific time.
3. On the left hand side you will find the following items:
Assignment Calendar:
Click the title, and then click “Enter”
This will give you the due dates for each of the “MySocLab” assignments.
To change months, click on the right or left facing triangle on either side
of the month.
Clicking on the clock icon in each date will give you the activities that will
turn off at 11:59 on that date. This is the date also listed in the
Course Calendar at the back of your syllabus. You may complete
that activity on or before that date, but not after that date. If not
completed by that date, you will have a zero for that activity.
Student Grades
Click on “Student Grades”, > “Enter”> “Custom View” (in the navigation
bar at the top) to see your grades.
4. MySocLab reading assignments with quizzes:
I suggest you print out the reading assignments and read them before taking the
quiz. You may then refer to them when taking the quiz.
5. MySocLab video (Watch) assignments with quizzes:
I suggest watching the video through once, then take the quiz. You may watch
the video again as often as you want while taking the quiz.
You may change your answers as often as you wish before submitting the quiz.
My expectation is that all students will get 100% correct on all the quizzes.
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Exams:
General description:
The four mid-term exams (50 points each) are not cumulative and cover only the
chapters for that exam. The exams are all multiple-choice, and will test your knowledge
of concepts, terms, and findings. You will also be asked to apply some of the
fundamental concepts to new situations.
You need to take the exams at least on or before the date indicated in the Course
Calendar. If you wait until after that date, and the exam is not available, you need to take
a make-up exam. These make-up exams are designated with a “B”, and are available
throughout the quarter, until the last day indicated on the Course Calendar. In other
words, if you have taken the first exam, you cannot take the make-up “B” exam. You can
only take the make-up exam if you never taken the first exam.
All exams are closed on the last day of the quarter as indicated on the Course Calendar in
this syllabus. I suggest completing all exams prior to the last day of the quarter in case
your internet or computer crashes. This gives you some time to solve any problems. The
exams will not be extended. If you have not completed an exam by the last day, you will
receive a zero for that exam – believe me.
Other exam concerns:
1. Take the exams on a stable internet connection. If your internet crashes, try repeatedly
to restart the connection during the 50 minutes you have to take the exam. The test will
return at the same place you left off, however, the timer will keep going.
2. Once you start an exam you must complete the 50 questions in 50 minutes. You
cannot pause an exam to look up the answer and come back to it later.
3. The exam labeled, “Practice Exam (Not graded)” is the only practice exam. All others
are real exams. This is to familiarize you with the test taking system. You may take this
exam unlimited times. The real exams can only be taken once. You are not expected to
know the answers to this practice exam, and it is not graded. This is just a trial run to be
sure you know how to take an exam.
4. You may use any notes, study guides, text, or other materials provided in the class
during the exams. You may not use any other source of help.
5. To reduce cheating, you can only see one question at a time. You cannot go back to
previous questions. If you simply looked at the questions without answering them, you
will receive a zero on that exam. Do not look at all the questions, then tell me your
computer crashed and ask me to reset the exam. I can see everything you do when you
open an exam, and if this is what you did, it will not be reset. Also, you may only take
each exam once.
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6. I suggest you make notes on topics you are unsure about during the exam if you wish
to restudy those items. To protect the exam, I will not email you the questions you
missed. With online digital questions it is easy to copy the exam questions and send
them to other students, friends, relatives or archive them for future reference. You may
come in during office hours to see (but not copy) missed questions.
7. If an answer option is “All the above” and it is in position “B” for example, it means
all the other answers. This option may occur in other than the last (“D” or “E”) position
because the questions and answers are scrambled for each student.
8. Scoring exams: The score you receive will be the grade indicated by the computer. I
feel this is the fairest for the largest number of students. While I am glad to discuss the
exam with you, it will not change your score. Any changes in question wording, etc. will
be considered for next quarter, but will not be used to change scores this quarter.
My hope is that having the exams and study materials available at the start of the quarter
will let you progress at your individual pace and make it more convenient for family and
work schedules, thereby making the class more enjoyable for you.
How to do well on the exams:
The exams come from the text and many additional items to help you understand
the material. Use the Course Calendar at the end of this syllabus to keep yourself on
track so you will have covered the material and understand it before you take the exam.
To understand each topic, read the text, listen to the class presentation, take notes, review
the chapter diagrams, and complete the study guides.
Avoid procrastination:
Do not wait until the last possible day to take the exams. Emails like, “I forgot
what the last day was”, or ”I tried to take the exams, and my computer (or internet) had
problems”, or, “My electricity turned off”, or “I tried to open the last exam, and it was
not there (emailed after the last day)”, now it is past the last day and the class is over,
how do I make it up? The answer is, you don’t. Any regular or make-up exams not
completed before the exams turn off on the last day of the class have a score of zero –
believe me. As discussed below, if you miss the last day to take a midterm exam during
the quarter, you may take the harder make-up exam before the class ends. Therefore, I
recommend at least following the suggested course calendar at the back of the syllabus to
avoid this procrastination. Please complete all exams before the very last possible day.
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Taking the exams:
When taking the exams on line you may use the study guides, text, dictionary, and
chapter diagrams. You may not have anyone else helping you in any way. When taking
the exams, you must answer one question before going on. You may not go back. Also,
If you skip a question you may not go back to answer it. It is best to have an answer for
each question.
NOTE *** Turn off the pop-up blocker in your web browser
To turn off the pop-up blocker. With Firefox, go to tools > Options >Content,
and uncheck the "Block pop up window". With Explorer, go to Tools > Pop-up blocker >
Turn off pop-up blocker.
1. Log in and go to your course home page.
2. Click on “Quizzes” > then quiz (exam) number > then “Take the quiz”.
(Note the time remaining on the right side)
3. Answer the first question >then click “Next” (Answer all questions) >
4. Finally, when all questions are answered, click “Submit” then “OK”.
Note: Your time remaining is shown in the upper right hand corner. At the end of that
time, the exam will automatically stop and will not be reset. Therefore, please watch
your time remaining.
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YOU MUST CLICK “SUBMIT” FOR ALL EXAMS BEFORE 11:00 pm PACIFIC
TIME ON THE LAST DAY OF THE CLASS AS INDICATED IN THE COURSE
CALENDAR. AT 11:00 pm THE EXAMS TURNS OFF AND YOU WILL NOT
RECEIVE CREDIT FOR TAKING ANY REMAINING EXAMS. I SUGGEST YOU
END ALL YOUR EXAMS PRIOR TO THE LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER JUST
TO BE SURE, IN CASE THE CLOCKS ARE DIFFERENT, OR YOU HAVE ANY
PROBLEMS.
The Course Calendar gives you a suggested schedule.
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Make-up exams:
You need to take the exams on or before the date indicated in the Course
Calendar. If you wait until after that date, and the exam is not available, you need to take
a make-up exam. These make-up exams are designated with a “B”, and are available
throughout the quarter, until the last day indicated on the Course Calendar.
The closing dates will not be extended. If you have not completed an item by the last
day, and have not made it up, you will receive a zero for that item – believe me.
The Course Calendar in the back of this syllabus gives you a suggested schedule for the
quarter, including the last date for handing in the course option and completing the
exams.
Make-up exams are more difficult
I recommend you take the exams as scheduled, because the make-up exams are
more difficult. The difference is that I tend to "teach to the test" for the scheduled exams.
The make-up exams are only from the text. I ask the computer to randomly select
questions from a database of questions (e.g. randomly select 50 questions from chapters
1-4). These exams look the same (e.g. 50 multiple choice questions), however, they will
have different questions than the originally scheduled exam.
Take only one exam:
Do not take (or view) both the original exam and the retake exam for the same
test. If you do, you will receive the LOWER of the two scores because I do not want you
viewing the questions from both exams. This is done to reduce people cheating by
working together to see questions before taking the exam.
When you click “Take the quiz” you must take the exam:
Do not click “Take the quiz” (even by accident) and look through the exam
without answering the questions because the computer will automatically submit a zero
into the grade book, which will be your grade for that exam. This is done to reduce
cheating.
If you want to take Exam 1, be certain you do not click on Exam 1B, which is the makeup exam, and will be harder. If you are not paying attention, and click “Take the quiz”
for Exam 1B, you will need to take that exam.
Simply take the exams as scheduled.
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Grading
Your final grade will be based on the total questions you answered correctly on all
four exams and the website materials.
TOTAL
POINTS
300-270
269-240
239-210
209-180
179-0
%
GRADE
90
80
70
60
"A"
"B"
"C"
"D"
"E"
4.0-3.5
3.4-2.5
2.4-1.5
1.4-0.
0.0
(See the "Grading Scale" page for a more detailed grade distribution)
Exam #1 = 50 pts.
Exam #2 = 50 pts.
Exam #3 = 50 pts.
Exam #4 = 50 pts.
“My Soc Lab” website = 100 pts.
Total = 300 points
(See the “Grading Scale” page for a more detailed grade distribution)
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Grading Scale
Total
Points
300 (100%)
299
298 4.0
297
296_____
295
294
293 3.9
292
291_____
290
289
288 3.8
287
286
285_____
284
283
282 3.7
281
280_____
279
278
277 3.6
276
275_____
274
273
272 3.5
271
270____(90%)
A
269
268 3.4
267_____
266
265 3.3
264_____
263
262 3.2
261_____
260
259 3.1
258_____
257
256 3.0
255_____
254
253 2.9
252_____
251
250 2.8
249_____
248
247 2.7
246_____
245
244 2.6
243_____
242
241 2.5
240____(80%)
B
239
238 2.4
237_____
236
235 2.3
234_____
233
232 2.2
231_____
230
229 2.1
228_____
227
226 2.0
225_____
224
223 1.9
222_____
221
220 1.8
219_____
218
217 1.7
216_____
215
214 1.6
213_____
212
211 1.5
210____(70%)
C
209
208
207 1.4
206
205
204_____
203
202
201 1.3
200
199
198_____
197
196
195 1.2
194
193
192_____
191
190
189 1.1
188
187
186_____
185
184
183 1.0
182
181
180____(60%)
179 0.0
D
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The grading scale is the same for everyone:
After all grades are in, students come to my office wanting me to make a new, easier,
grading scale just for them that does not apply to the rest of you.
These requests sound like this: “I only need one more point to get the next higher grade
… please.” “I am failing the class, so don’t give me the grade I earned, give me an NC
(or an Incomplete) instead.” “If you give me the grade I earned, I can not get into the
university.” “I need a 2.0, or I will be deported.” “I will lose my financial aid.” “I
forgot to take the test when it was scheduled with everyone else, so can I take it now
(several days later)?” “I tried (or I learned a lot) so you should give me a higher grade.”
“I did not know I was registered in the class and did absolutely nothing, so I should not
receive a 0.0 grade.” “I had personal problems during the quarter, so you should increase
my grade (or any deadlines should not apply to me).” “I did not remember it was due
then, so can I turn it in now?” I can not grade based on any of these factors. You need to
do the best you possibly can from the first day of class, and feel confident the grade you
receive at the end was the best you are capable of.
If you need help with anything, please see me. I want you to do very well in class and
have established many items to help you do so. These include:
(1) “How To Study” sheet in this syllabus,
(2) Class Presentations
(3) Power point slides,
(4) The text
(5) Study Guides,
(6) Chapter Diagrams
(7) My office hours if you need additional help understanding the material.
With all this support, please remember, the grading scale is the same for everyone.
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Instructor designed study materials
Class Presentations (Videos):
To view the class presentation videos, click on the file. After the introductory slide
appears, click on the right pointing triangle in the center. This will start the presentation.
Be certain the volume is on (mute turned off) and the volume is turned up to a
comfortable level. You may then simply sit back and listen to the presentation as if you
were attending the class that created these presentations. However, you have the
advantage of being able to pause or rewind and review the presentation using the controls
at the bottom of the screen.
These recordings have been made “live” in class.
When listening to the recordings and watching the slides, it is good to have the Study
Guide, Chapter Diagram, Power Points and text in front of you to use as guides to what
will be on the exam.
These recordings, and the related Power Point slides, have been included for the
following reasons:
1. It gives you a feeling of being in class, complete with stories, examples, and
comments.
2. You get to know your instructor on a more personal level
3. You get to hear explanations of topics that may be difficult to comprehend
otherwise.
Power Point slides:
The Power Point slides are not “canned” from the textbook, they have been made by your
instructor specifically to help you with the exams, and are the same ones used in the class
presentations. If you wish to print out the slides, they are available in a file entitled
“Power Point Slides”. I suggest printing out three or six slides per page.
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Chapter diagrams
Chapter diagrams are “Concept Maps” of the key concepts being discussed in
lecture, text, and exams. The theory behind these maps is that you can remember a
diagram (or photograph or drawing) better than written text or an outline. This is
particularly true of visual learners.
How to use them:
The best way to use these is to print them out on a color printer and have them in
front of you (along with the study guides) when you listen to the lectures during class.
When listening to the lectures, exam reviews, or reading the text, you can take notes and
transfer the key ideas to the concept diagrams for later study.
When writing the notes into your diagram, ask yourself if you understand them;
then explain it to yourself (or someone else). It will work even better if you can say this
aloud to yourself so you can hear it.
How to study with them:
1. Add any notes you want to the diagram
2. Develop a mental image of the diagram
3. Try to reproduce that image on a blank piece of paper without looking at the
original diagram.
4. Compare your diagram to the original.
A. The missing items are the ones you need to concentrate on
B. Repeat this process.
A video on Chapter Diagrams has been posted under: Home Page > **Start Here.
Study guides
This file gives you a study guide for each chapter. These are designed directly from the
exams. While you read the text, listen to the class presentations, and view the Power
Point slides, keep these sheets with you, and work toward being able to answer each of
the questions. These will then help you during the exams.
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How to study:
Look at the course calendar to see what materials need to be covered that day.
MySocLab:
Complete these items before the date they turn off as indicated in that calendar.
All activities are available from the start of class. However, this will eliminate
any computer problems preventing you from receiving credit after the assignment turns
off.
Class materials (for each chapter):
1. Print out the study materials. This includes the power points (3-6 to a page), chapter
diagrams, and the study guide.
This will help you focus your studying on the most important items.
2. Spread out the text and all the materials in front of you, then listen to the lecture video.
Pause the video to make notes on the study materials.
This will help you recall the lecture material.
3. Review the visual summary, “Making The Grade” at the back of the chapter along with
the chapter itself, and highlight the topics presented in the study materials.
Use the text as a reference book, do not read page after page.
This will help you review the class material, and see how it relates to the text.
4. After listening to the video and reading the text:
A. Add to any notes you may have made on the power points, diagrams, etc.
B. Complete the study guide questions. They do not need to be handed in.
This will help you further understand the material presented in the video and
focus your study time on what is most apt to be on the exam.
Each day:
Take about fifteen minutes per chapter to review the materials presented since the last
exam.
Learning research tells us that many short reviews helps you remember the
material much better than one long review.
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Miscellaneous items
Extra credit: Extra-credit work is not available.
Incompletes: No “Incomplete” (I) grades will be given.
No Credit “NC” grades and Withdrawals: You must request an "NC" grade or
withdraw by the “last day to withdraw” indicated on the course calendar. If you
have not, you will receive a decimal grade for this course.
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When the Registrar’s office says you can get an “NC” grade up until the end of the
quarter, they mean they will process it. What they tend not to tell you is that you
can only receive an NC if requested by the instructor based on the criteria for
assigning an NC grade. My criteria are that you can only receive an NC grade if it
is requested prior to the last day to withdraw. After that date you will receive a
decimal grade. Do not tell me the Registrar said you could get an NC grade up until
the end of the quarter – you cannot.
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Cheating: Any cheating on exams will result in a score of zero (“0”) for that exam (which
can not be retaken). Copying an exam, sending an exam to another student, or keeping
an exam is considered cheating. Facilitating the cheating of another student is also
considered cheating, and both parties will receive a zero.
Posting Final Grades: Final grades will not be posted. You may check your grades via
the internet at: NSCC home page > Online Services > Look Up Your Grades.
Guidelines for Student Conduct: Students are expected to comply with student conduct
policy and procedures. Information on student responsibilities and rights is available at
the following website: www.seattlecolleges.com/services
Americans with Disabilities Act: If you need course adaptations or accommodation
because of a disability; you must contact Disability Services at phone 527-3697, or TTY:
526-0079 or on the web at http://access.northseattle.edu/services/ds.htm
Academic Honesty: Academic honesty is highly valued at NSCC. A student must
always submit work that represents his/her original words or ideas.
How to check your internet browser if you are having problems
1. Go to the class website and log in.
3. Often, simply turning off “pop-up blockers” on your web browser will solve problems.
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4. Another way to check your browser is to try all the class activities, such as the Power
Points, the recordings, and the class materials. If these all work, you are ok. If you still
have questions, contact the eLearning office on the first page of this syllabus.
How to see your final course grade:
You may check your grades via the internet at: NSCC home page > Online
Services > Look Up Your Grades. Put in your Student ID and Student PIN, then click on
“Get My Transcript”.
How to withdraw from the course:
You may withdraw from a course via the internet at: NSCC home page > Services >
Online Services > Register/Add/Drop Classes, and follow the directions
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Course Calendar
Soc 101 – Spring 2013
You may schedule your time as you wish. However, please take all exams and do the MySocLab activities on
or before the date they turn off. All exams and activities are open when class starts. Exams turn off as
indicated; activities turn off the Saturday of that week. Missed activities cannot be made up. Missed exams
may be made up by taking the harder make-up exams.
Date
April 1
3
5
6
8
10
12
13
15
17
19
20
22
24
26
27
29
May 1
3
4
6
8
10
11
13
15
17
18
20
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Class Presentation Videos & Exams
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Download and read the syllabus
Listen to videos in “Start Here”
Soc. Perspectives (Ch. 1)
Soc. Perspectives (Ch. 1)
“My Soc Lab” Activities
Tuesday & Thursday
Sign up for MySocLab
Soc. Investigation (Ch. 2)
Soc. Investigation (Ch. 2)
Culture (Ch. 3)
Objectivity: Fact or Fiction
Culture (Ch. 3)
Society (Ch. 4)
Review Text, Lectures, Power Points,
and Diagrams
Sociologists at work
The Promise
Individual rights V.S. Common Good
Week 1 & 2 activities turn off
Diminishing Opportunity
Communist Manifesto
This week’s activities turn off
EXAM #1 (Turns off at 11:00 pm)
Socialization (Ch. 5 )
Socialization (Ch. 5 )
Social Interaction (Ch. 6 )
Groups (Ch. 7)
Sexuality (Ch. 8)
Review Text, Lectures, Power Points,
and Diagrams
EXAM #2 (Turns off at 11:00 pm)
Deviance (Ch.9)
Deviance (Ch.9)
Social Class (Ch. 11)
Gender Stratification. (Ch. 13)
Race & Ethnicity (Ch. 14 )
Review Text, Lectures, Power Points,
and Diagrams
EXAM #3 (Turns off at 11:00 pm)
Gender Socialization
Extreme Case of Social Isolation
This week’s activities turn off
Presentation of Self in Everyday life
Role of Humor
Alternative Sexual Orientation
Human Rights, Sex Trafficking & Prostitution
This week’s activities turn off
Crips & Bloods
This week’s activities turn off
Consequences of Poverty
Similarities & Differences – Men & Women
This week’s activities turn off
Multiracial Identity
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25
27
29
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June 1
June 3
5
7
8
10
12
This week’s activities turn off
Holiday – Memorial Day
Family (Ch. 18 )
Family (Ch. 18 )
Economics of African American Family
Saturday This week’s activities turn off
Inequalities in education
Health Care Outside the United States
Population Growth & Decline
Saturday This week’s activities turn off at 11:00pm
All activities are now turned off.
Review Text, Lectures, Power Points,
and Diagrams
Exam #4
(Turns off at 11:00 pm)
Class ends
Education (Ch.20)
Health (Ch.21)
Population (Ch. 22 )
Above dates may vary
May 24th. is the last day to withdraw