Subject: Sociology
Monroe City School District
Scope & Sequence Template
2010-2011
Grade: 9-12
Suggested timeline
Title/Topic
Objectives
(GLEs)
ASA Standards
1-2 weeks
Unit 1 –
Sociological
Perspectives
Chapter 1 – An
Invitation to
Sociology
Sociological
Perspectives; Self and
Social Interaction;
Groups and
Organizations
Essential Elements/
Guiding Questions
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1-2 weeks
Unit 1 –
Sociological
Perspective
Chapter 2 –
Sociological
Research Methods
Sociological
Perspective;
Sociological Methods
of Inquiry
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1-2 weeks
Unit 2 – Culture
and Social
Structures
Chapter 3 - Culture
Culture; Socialization;
Self and Social
Interaction; Racial
and Ethnic Relations
Textbook:
Sociology & You
Glencoe © 2008
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Define sociology
Describe two uses of the sociological
perspective
Distinguish sociology from other
social sciences
Outline the contributions of the
major pioneers of sociology
Summarize the development of
sociology in the United States
Identify the three major theoretical
perspectives in sociology today
Describe the basic quantitative and
qualitative research methods used by
sociologists
Discuss basic research concepts,
including variables and correlations
List the standards for proving causeand-effect relationships
Explain the steps sociologists use to
guide their research
Discuss ethics in sociological
research
Explain how culture and heredity
affect social behavior
Describe how language and culture
are related
Name the essential components of
culture
Discuss how cultural diversity is
promoted with in a society
Understand the role of ethnocentrism
in society
Identify similarities in cultures
around the world
Resources
 Textbook Resources
 Teacher Edition Pages
 Other Resources
Textbook: Chapter 1
TE Pages: 4-35
Other Resources: Learning
Goals Outlines 1-1, 1-2, 1-3;
Guided Reading Activities 11, 1-2, 1-3; Vocabulary
Activities 1-1, 1-2, 1-3
Recommended
Assessments
Textbook: Chapter 2
TE Pages: 36-67
Other Resources: Learning
Goals Outlines 2-1, 2-2, 2-3;
Guided Reading Activities 21, 2-2, 2-3; Vocabulary
Activities 2-1, 2-2, 2-3
Vocabulary and
Chapter Review
Quizzes;
Chapter 2 Tests,
Forms A and B
Textbook: Chapter 3
TE Pages: 70-107
Other Resources: Learning
Goals Outlines 3-1, 3-2, 3-3,
3-4, 3-5; Guided Reading
Activities 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4,
3-5; Vocabulary Activities 31, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5
Vocabulary and
Chapter Review
Quizzes;
Chapter 3 Tests,
Forms A and B
Vocabulary and
Chapter Review
Quizzes;
Chapter 1 Tests,
Forms A and B
Suggested timeline
Title/Topic
Objectives
(GLEs)
ASA Standards
1-2 weeks
Unit 2 – Culture
and Social
Structures
Chapter 4 Socialization
Socialization; Self and
Social Interaction;
Gender and Age
Inequality
Essential Elements/
Guiding Questions
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1-2 weeks
Unit 2 – Culture
and Social
Structures
Chapter 5 – Social
Structure and
Society
Social Structure;
Socialization; Self and
Social Interaction;
Social Institutions;
Stratification; Social
Change
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1-2 weeks
Unit 2 – Culture
and Social
Structures
Chapter 6 – Groups
and Formal
Organizations
Social Structure;
Groups and
Organizations
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Define the term socialization
Discuss the role socialization plays in
human development
Describe the effects of extreme
isolation on children
Explain key concepts of socialization
from the symbolic interactionist
perspective
Analyze the role of the family,
school, peer group, and media in
socializing young people
Discuss processes for socialization in
adulthood
Explain what sociologists mean by
social structure
Discuss how statuses and roles are
related to social structure
Identify and illustrate the concept sof
social structure
Explain how culture and social
structures are related
Describe the mean of subsistence in
preindustrial societies
Discuss the characteristics of
industrial society
Compare and contrast preindustrial,
industrial, and postindustrial societies
Define the concepts of group, social
category, and social aggregate
List the major characteristics of
primary and secondary groups
Describe five types of social
interaction
Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of bureaucracy
Distinguish between forma nd
informal organizations
Discuss the use of power within an
organization and demonstrate its
Resources
 Textbook Resources
 Teacher Edition Pages
 Other Resources
Textbook: Chapter 4
TE Pages: 108-137
Other Resources: Learning
Goals Outlines 4-1, 4-2, 4-3,
4-4; Guided Reading
Activities 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4;
Vocabulary Activities 4-1, 42, 4-3, 4-4
Recommended
Assessments
Textbook: Chapter 5
TE Pages: 138-169
Other Resources: Learning
Goals Outlines 5-1, 5-2, 5-3,
5-4; Guided Reading
Activities 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4;
Vocabulary Activities 5-1, 52, 5-3, 5-4
Vocabulary and
Chapter Review
Quizzes;
Chapter 5 Tests,
Forms A and B
Textbook: Chapter 6
TE Pages: 170-201
Other Resources: Learning
Goals Outlines 6-1, 6-2, 6-3,
6-4; Guided Reading
Activities 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4;
Vocabulary Activities 6-1, 62, 6-3, 6-4
Vocabulary and
Chapter Review
Quizzes;
Chapter 6 Tests,
Forms A and B
Vocabulary and
Chapter Review
Quizzes;
Chapter 4 Tests,
Forms A and B
Suggested timeline
Title/Topic
Objectives
(GLEs)
ASA Standards
Essential Elements/
Guiding Questions
Resources
 Textbook Resources
 Teacher Edition Pages
 Other Resources
Recommended
Assessments
Textbook: Chapter 9
TE Pages: 274-307
Other Resources: Learning
Goals Outlines 9-1, 9-2, 9-3,
9-4; Guided Reading
Activities 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4;
Vocabulary Activities 9-1, 92, 9-3, 9-4
Vocabulary and
Chapter Review
Quizzes;
Chapter 9 Tests,
Forms A and B
Textbook: Chapter 10
TE Pages: 308-343
Other Resources: Learning
Goals Outlines 10-1, 10-2,
10-3, 10-4, 10-5; Guided
Reading Activities 10-1, 102, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5;
Vocabulary Activities 10-1,
10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5
Vocabulary and
Chapter Review
Quizzes;
Chapter 10
Tests, Forms A
and B
Textbook: Chapter 11
TE Pages: 346-385
Other Resources: Learning
Goals Outlines 11-1, 11-2,
11-3, 11-4; Guided Reading
Activities 11-1, 11-2, 11-3,
11-4; Vocabulary Activities
11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4
Vocabulary and
Chapter Review
Quizzes;
Chapter 11
Tests, Forms A
and B
importance with examples
1-2 weeks
Unit 3 – Social
Inequality
Chapter 9 –
Inequalities of
Race and Ethnicity
Social Institutions;
Racial and Ethnic
Relations
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1-2 weeks
Unit 3 – Social
Inequality
Chapter 10 –
Inequalities of
Gender and Age
Gender and Age
Inequality
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1-2 weeks
Unit 4 – Social
Institutions
Chapter 11 – The
Family
Social Structure;
Social Institutions
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Describe what sociologists mean by
the terms minority, race, and
ethnicity
Discuss patterns of racial and ethnic
relations
Discuss the difference between
prejudice and discrimination
Explain how functionalists, conflict
theorists, and symbolic interactionists
view racial inequalities
Compare the condition of American
minorities with that of the white
majority
Distinguish the concepts of sex,
gender, and gender identity
Summarize the perspectives on
gender taken by functionalists,
conflict theorists, and interactionists
Describe the status of women in the
United States
Compare and contrast the ways in
which functionalism, conflict theory,
and symbolic interactionism
approach ageism
Discuss the inequality experienced
by America’s elderly
Describe the types of family structure
and norms for marriage arrangements
Compare and contrast views of the
family proposed by the three major
perspectives
Outline the extent and cause of
divorce in America
Give an overview of family violence
in the United States
Discuss the future of the family in
the United States
Suggested timeline
Title/Topic
Objectives
(GLEs)
ASA Standards
Essential Elements/
Guiding Questions
1-2 weeks
Unit 4 – Social
Institutions
Chapter 12 Education
Social Structure;
Groups and
Interactions; Social
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Institutions
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1-2 weeks
Unit 5 – Social
Change
Chapter 17 –
Social Change and
Collective
Behavior
Social Change
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Discuss schools as bureaucracies
Outline the basic functions of
education
Evaluate the merit-based nature of
public education
Describe the ways in which schools
socialize students
Discuss educational inequality
Illustrate the three social processes
that contribute to social change
Discuss how technology, population,
natural environment, revolution, and
war cause cultures to change
Describe social change as viewed by
the functionalist and conflict
perspectives
Discuss rumors, fads, and fashions
Compare and contrast theories of
crowd behavior
Compare and contrast theories of
social movements
Resources
 Textbook Resources
 Teacher Edition Pages
 Other Resources
Textbook: Chapter 12
TE Pages: 386-421
Other Resources: Learning
Goals Outlines 12-1, 12-2,
12-3, 12-4; Guided Reading
Activities 12-1, 12-2, 12-3,
12-4; Vocabulary Activities
12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4
Recommended
Assessments
Textbook: Chapter 17
TE Pages: 566-601
Other Resources: Learning
Goals Outlines 17-1, 17-2,
17-3, 17-4; Guided Reading
Activities 17-1, 17-2, 17-3,
17-4; Vocabulary Activities
17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4
Vocabulary and
Chapter Review
Quizzes;
Chapter 17
Tests, Forms A
and B
Vocabulary and
Chapter Review
Quizzes;
Chapter 12
Tests, Forms A
and B