UNIVERSIDAD DE ESPECIALIDADES ESPIRITU SANTO
FACULTAD DE ESTUDIOS INTERNACIONALES
SYLLABUS
ENGLISH VERSION
FOR DAC 11 VER 12 03 09
SUBJECT:
Sociology
FACULTY:
Jorge Salomón
CONTACT HOURS: 48
YEAR:
2010
DAYS:
Monday-Thursday
ROOM:
G-210
CODE: USOC 101
CREDITS: 3
NON - CONTACT HOURS: 96
PERIOD: Fall I
SCHEDULE:
7:30 – 8:50
SYLLABUS DATE: August 13, 2010
1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will cover the different sociological perspectives as it deals with culture, family, groups,
deviance, stratification, gender, family and sexual behavior. The course will provide the student with
tools to understand the behavior of society through different sociological perspectives. It would also
give a brief understanding on how sociologists do research to get information about a specific social
group. The student will come out of the course with a better grasp of culture and its infinite variations.
As a result of this knowledge we hope to have individuals aware of diversity, respectful of other
peoples´ way of doing things, fully aware of their own background and heritage and with the kind of
intellectual tolerance to other peoples´ ideas so needed at present.
We will start with the basic explanation about sociology and the different perspectives; the ways to
conduct research and the study of culture and socialization. The course will study groups and
organizations and social deviance; also we will go through social classes and mobility, gender, family,
marriage and at the end we will cover sexual behavior.
2. JUSTIFICATION
No matter what career students have chosen, they must have a basic understanding of
sociology and how society works. They need to understand how groups function and the general
characteristics of culture and its variations in order to function optimally in our modern society.
3. OBJECTIVES
a. GENERAL:
Students will be able to explain how and why cultures are different.
b. SPECIFIC
Students will:
Explain how different groups affect people’s lives
Explain how social stratification affects a person’s viewpoints
Recognize reasons for deviancy and crime
4. COMPETENCIES
To explain why different cultures react differently to the same situations.
To describe how socialization affects people’s lives.
5.- COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
DATE
Specific
competencies
Session 1
August 30
Explains what
sociology is
Content
Introduction to
Sociology
Homework/projects/assignments ASSESSMENT
(Non-Contact Hours)
(performance
indicators)
Session 2
August 31
What is
Sociology?
Session 3
Sept 1
Perspectives in
Sociology
Session 4
Sept 2
Conducting
Research
Session 5
Sept 6
Explains why
cultures are
different
What is Sociology?
(Sullivan)
Pages 3-11
Perspectives in Sociology
(Sullivan)
Pages 12-211
Conducting Research
(Sullivan)
Pages 21-33
Culture
(Sullivan)
Pages 39-51
Culture
Session 6
Sept 7
Cultural Diversity
(Sullivan)
Pages 51-63
Cultural Diversity
First Oral
Presentation
Topic on
Sociology
Session 7
Sept 8
Presents a
topic orally to
the class
Session 8
Sept 9
Describes how
socialization
affects the lives Comparative
of people
View of Society
Session 9
Sept 13
Research a topic related to
Sociology
Comparative View of Society
(Sullivan)
Pages 63-69
Socialization
(Sullivan)
Pages 75-81
Socialization
Session 10
Sept 14
The Process of
Socialization
Session 11
Sept 15
Types of
Socialization
Session 12
Sept 16
Describes how
groups affect
the lives of
people
Groups and
Organizations
Session 13
Sept 20
The Process of Socialization
(Sullivan)
Pages 81-90
Types of Socialization
(Sullivan)
Pages 91-101
Groups and Organizations
(Sullivan)
Pages 107-114
Group Structure
(Sullivan)
Pages 115-125
Group Structure
Session 14
Sept 21
Session 15
Sept 22
Session 16
Sept 23
Session 17
Sept 27
Bureaucracy –
Human
Relations
Writes an exam
Bureaucracy – Human Relations
(Sullivan)
Pages 125-137
Review all topics studied in class
Midterm
Lists reasons
for deviance
and its
consequences
Deviance and Crime (Sullivan)
Pages 142-152
Deviance and
Crime
Extent of
Deviance and
Crime
Extent of Deviance and Crime
(Sullivan)
Pages 152-161
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents
research to the
class
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Performance on
the written exam
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Session 18
Sept 28
Consequences
of Deviance
Session 19
Sept 29
Describes how
social mobility Social
affects societies Stratification and
Inequality
Session 20
Sept 30
Social Class in
USA
Session 21
October 4
Consequences of Deviance
(Sullivan)
Pages 161-173
Social Stratification and Inequality
(Sullivan)
Pages 181-193
Social Class in USA
(Sullivan)
Pages 195-206
Social Mobility
(Sullivan)
Pages 206-212
Social Mobility
Second Oral
Presentation
Topic on
Sociology
Session 22
October 5
Presents a
topic orally to
the class
Session 23
October 6
Recognizes
how gender
and social
issues affect
individuals and
the society
Gender
Session 24
October 7
Socialization of
Men and
Women
Session 25
October 11
Gender in Global
Perspective
Session 26
October 12
Research a topic related to
Sociology
Gender
(Sullivan)
Pages 253-261
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Socialization of Men and Women
(Sullivan)
Pages 261-271
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents
research to the
class
Gender in Global Perspective
(Sullivan)
Pages 271-280
Family and Sex
(Sullivan)
Pages 287-298
Family and Sex
Session 27
October 13
Marriage and
Divorce in the
USA
Session 28
October 14
Marriage and Divorce in the USA
(Sullivan)
Pages 298-306
Sexual Behavior
(Sullivan)
Pages 306-322
Session 29
October 18
Presents a
topic orally to
the class
Session 30
October 19
Writes an exam
Sexual Behavior
Continue
Second Oral
Presentation
Topic on
Sociology
Research a topic related to
Sociology
Review all topics studied in class
Final Exam
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents outlines
of readings and
participates in
class discussion
Presents
research to the
class
Performance on
the written exam
6. METHODOLOGY
At the beginning of the course each student is given a copy of the syllabus so he or she can follow the
daily readings. During the first week of class, each student chooses the topics that he or she will
present as oral presentation assignments. In each class, after the explanation about the day’s topic is
given, we proceed with an exchange of questions and answers between the students and the
professor. Sometimes audio visual projections are arranged by the students at specific dates.
7.- EVALUATION
7.1 Assessment Criteria
Completion of assigned readings and outlines
Class Participation
Research and oral presentation
Written exams
7.2 Performance Markers
Summarizes the effects of society on our lives.
Articulates the roles of gender and social class in society.
7.3 Weighting
Midterm exam:
25%
Final Exam:
25%
Other 50% of final grade: Oral Presentations (2)
Class Participation
Outlines of Readings
20%
10%
20%
8. BIBLIOGRAPHY
8.1 REQUIRED
Sullivan, Thomas J. (1998) Sociology: Concepts and Applications in a Diverse World. Boston: Allyn
and Bacon.
9. FACULTY INFORMATION
NAME: JORGE SALOMÓN HURTADO
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS::
Undergraduate:
Associate of Arts
Bachelor of University Studies
Graduate:
Certificat du première anèe
du troisième cycle
Westchester Community College
Valhalla, New York
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Institute for Studies in Social and
Economic Development
Université de Paris I
Paris, France
EMAIL: jesalomon@hotmail.com
10.
Prepared by Jorge Salomón Hurtado
Date: August 13, 2010
Reviewed by Dean Monica Reynoso
Date: August, 2010