Mrs. Banas
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SOCIOLOGY Syllabus for Unit 1 & 2
31 -Go over course syllabus and
FEB 1
2 -What is Sociology? Lecture
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assign textbooks
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-Finish skits if needed
-Old School Lecture- Famous
Sociologists and Theories (I will
collect your notes)
-Semantic Mapping- Sociologists and
their theories (work in groups of
three-four and make a word map- be
ready to tell me how all of the terms
fit together)
-Speed Discussion (discuss quotes
from famous sociologists)- if time
permits
HW: Suicide as a Social Issue
(investigate suicide from a variety of
different socio-cultural perspectives)
Research suicide as a social problem
from the perspective of Marx,
Weber, or Mead.
Use chart to study for quiz on
famous sociologists and sociological
theories.
-Sociology Questions power point
(photos of families)
-Sociological Theories Puzzles (in groups- make 8
groups)- apply your knowledge of sociology to solving
puzzles
-Speed Meeting Activity- read
sociological questions and students
rotate around the room (ring bell)
-Sociology theory skits (2 min skits)- In your groups you
are assigned a theory. The class is divided into three
teams each representing a theory.
HW: Chart on the History of
Sociology (use textbook) and
different sociological theories- use
your textbook or Internet
HW: Storytelling- Tell me a story about a dispute that
you had recently between you and a friend, a parent,
or a significant other. After writing the story, write a
reflection in which you look at the dispute from
Functionalist, Conflict, or Symbolic Interactionist
perspective and be sure to use the terms associated
with the theory for full credit. Staple RUBRIC to the
story.
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8 -Quiz
on sociologists and
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10 -Quiz
on sociological research
theories
methods
-Love it or hate it? (Music poll)
-Compile data for the Helpful
Experiment and discuss “Helping
Experiment.” Try to find correlations.
-Sociological Research lecture
-Context a “Helping Experiment.”
HW: Conduct “Helping Experiment”
study and collect data. Study
vocabulary on sociological methods
and concepts for quiz.
-Read “Components of Good Surveys”
handout
-US Census Bureau assignment Lab 302
HW-TEST on Sociological concepts and
vocabulary
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14 -Test on Unit One (multiple
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choice and short answer response)30 min
Unit Two: Culture
EQ: What causes social differences?
Do all social groups practice
appropriate societal control?
16 ½ day
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Cultural artifacts day and story telling day
-Story telling circle (the whole class)
-Lecture on Culture
-Start homework
HW: Prepare questions for immigrant interview and
Complete Decoding Human Behavior assignment
HW: Story telling: Describe a crosscultural experience that happened to
you or an example of “culture shock”
OR discuss an important family
holiday/celebration (ideas to
include: subculture, cultural values,
norms, culture shock,
ethnocentrism, cultural relativity).
Bring in a cultural artifact for show
and tell.
20 NO SCHOOL
21 Cultural Relativism v
Ethnocentrism
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Quiz on culture
Proverbs activity
-Body Ritual of the Nacirema
-Read “American Values” and
“Norms and Sanctions”
-Ethnocentrism statements and
discussion.
National Geographic Taboo visual (15 min episode)Discuss- differences and similarities
Subculture or Counterculture? Research a subculture
in America (from book “Freak Nation”) –JIGSAW
activity
-Discuss interview assignment (avoiding questions that
are ethnocentric)
-Read story of Danish couple
-Context Decoding human behavior
exercise (observational studies in
classroom and lunch room)
HW: Begin Decoding human
behavior assignment. Study for Quiz
on culture
HW:
Work on Immigrant Interview and Human Behavior
assignment
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