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SOCIOLOGY 1101
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SECTIONS 463, 750, & 758
Instructor – Professor C. Goff
Office – 4CM21
Telephone – 786-9360 (Office)
Office Hours – M, W, F 10:30-11:20 or by appointment.
E-mail Address – To contact me via e-mail, you must do so via Nexus. This is
the way I communicate in this class until the final examination; during the week I
constantly check this e-mail address. If you are on the class list, you must communicate
with me through Nexus as messages sent to other e-mail addresses will not be responded
to or acknowledged. E-mails are opened only on Monday through Friday. If you do email me, please limit them to questions that can be answered in a few sentences – if you
require more detailed information and/or longer discussions, I will try to arrange a
convenient time to talk to you in person or on the telephone. If you cannot visit me during
my office hours, make an appointment to see me via Nexus.
PLEASE NOTE: Students are required to read the course Nexus site daily as e-mails
and/or new modules may be added. Each student is responsible for the checking the
Nexus site for information on a daily basis.
REQUIRED TEXTS*:
*Students should note that this course requires both books to be bought new as they
contain access codes to Course Mate videos and interactive quizzes, which total 20%
of the final grade of this course.
Byrm, Robert J. Sociology as a Life or Death Issue (Second Canadian
Edition). Nelson, Toronto 2012.
Brym, Robert J., L.W. Roberts, J. Lie, and S. Rytina. Sociology: Your Compass
for a New World (Fourth Canadian Edition). Nelson, Toronto, 2013.
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
Students will be introduced to some of the major areas of specialization within the
discipline of Sociology. This course is designed to follow a sequence through which
students are first introduced to the foundations of sociological perspective followed by a
discussion of selected topics in the areas of Basic Social Processes, Inequality,
Institutions, and Social Change. Emphasis will be placed on major sociological concepts,
theoretical perspectives and relevant studies.
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GRADING STRUCTURE:
NUMERICAL SCORE
94-100
86-93.9
83-85.9
80-82.9
71-79.9
68-70.9
55-67.9
50-54.9
0-49.9
GRADE EQUIVALENT
A+
A
AB+
B
C+
C
D
F
Students are advised to read the section entitled Academic Regulations and Policies
found in the 2013-2014 University of Winnipeg Course Calendar concerning information
including appeals and academic misconduct. In particular, students should review and
understand all aspects of the sections entitled Classroom Regulations, Grading, Student
Discipline, Senate Appeals, Grade Appeals, and University Policies and Codes.
MIDTERM TEST AND EXAMINATON DATES AND WEIGHTS.
Midterm Test I
October 9, 2013
Midterm Test II
November 27, 2013
Midterm Test III
February 5, 2014
Final Examination* April 23, 2014
Course Mate Videos
Course Mate Interactive Quizzes
14%
18%
18%
30%
12%
8%
*NB. The final examination is scheduled for Wednesday, April 23, 2014. The final
examination will be 2 hours in length.
All students are required to bring appropriate University of Winnipeg identification
to all midterms and the final examination. In addition, during all midterms and the
final examination no electronic devices are to be used in any manner whatsoever.
Please insure that all such devices are turned off prior to entering the room. Failure
to comply with this requirement may lead to the device being held by the instructor
until the end of the class, test or final examination.
*There will be NO examination during the December Examination Period (December 317, 2013) for this course.
THE FINAL DATE TO WITHDRAW FROM THIS COURSE WITHOUT ACADEMIC
PENALTY IS TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2014.
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Students with documented disabilities, temporary or chronic medical conditions,
requiring academic accommodations for tests/exams (e.g., private space) or
lectures/laboratories (e.g., access to volunteer note-takers) are encouraged to contact the
Accessibility Services (AS) at 786-9771 or email accessibilityservices@uwinnipeg.ca to
discuss options. Specific information about AS is available online at the following
address: http:/www.uwinnipeg.ca/accessibility.All information about a student’s
disability or medical condition remains confidential.
The University of Winnipeg promotes a scent-free environment. Please be respectful of
the needs of fellow classmates by avoiding the use of scented products while attending
lectures. Exposure to perfumes and other scented products (such as lotion) can trigger
serious health reactions in persons with asthma, allergies, migraines, or chemical
sensitivities.
REQUIRED READINGS:
NB –Not all of the required readings may be covered in class lecture-students are
required to read all of the relevant readings specified during the appropriate dates
as they will be evaluated on all of the required readings.
Foundations
September 4 - 13
Brym et al., Chapter 1 A Sociological Compass
Brym, Chapter 1 Sociology as a Life or Death Issue
Basic Social Processes
September 16 - 23
Brym et al. Chapter 3 Culture
September 25 October 5
Brym al., Chapter 4 Socialization
October 9
MIDTERM I
October 7 – 18
Brym et al., Chapter 5 Social Interaction
Brym, Chapter 2 Hip Hop from Caps to Bling
October 21 – 30
Brym et al., Ch. 6 Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies & Societies
Inequality
November 1 - 8
Brym et al., Chapter 7 Deviance and Crime
November 13 – 22
Brym et al., Chapter 8 Social Stratification
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November 27
MIDTERM II
November 25 January 10
Brym et al., Chapter 10 Race and Ethnicity
Brym, Chapter 4 Hurricane Katrina and the Myth of Natural
Disasters
January 13 - 17
Brym et al., Chapter 11 Sexualities and Gender Stratification
January 20 – 24
Brym et al., Chapter 12 Sociology of the Body
Institutions
January 27 – 31
Brym et al. Chapter 15 Families
February 5
MIDTERM III
February 7 – 14
Brym et al., Chapter 16 Religion
February 17 – 21
Reading Week
February 24 – 28
Brym et al., Chapter 17 Education
March 3 – 7
Brym et al., Chapter 19 Health and Medicine
Brym, Chapter 5 The Social Bases of Cancer
Social Change
March 10 – 17
Brym et al., Chapter 20 Population and Urbanization
March 19 – 24
Brym et al., Chapter 21 Collective Action and Social Movements
March 26 – April 4
Brym et al., Chapter 22 Technology and the Global Environment
Brym, Chapter 6 Sociology as a Vocation
April 23
FINAL EXAMINATION
N.B. If a student misses a midterm, they must contact me within 48 hours (in person or
via Nexus) of the midterm test or they miss writing the makeup. Only 1 makeup will be
given for any missed midterm, at a time convenient for all students who missed the
midterm but within 5 days of the missed test, so it is important to contact me as quickly
as possible. Prior to writing any midterm makeup, students must give me original
documented evidence of their excuse (only authorized university excuses e.g., illness
or family matters will be accepted as a reason for missing a midterm). If no such
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documentation is provided by a student, they will not be given a makeup midterm,
resulting in the score of ‘0’.
INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
There are interactive quizzes available through your Course Mate. The interactive quizzes
for 16 chapters from the Brym et al., Sociology: Your Compass for a New World (Fourth
Canadian Edition) are required; these interactive quizzes are worth ½ percent each, for a
total of 8 percent of your final grade. The interactive quizzes start with Chapter 3; all of
the interactive quizzes from the remaining chapters covered in the course as per the
required reading list are to be completed by each student. All interactive quizzes must be
successfully completed by 11:59 PM of the day noted below; please note that the
interactive quizzes have to be completed by the designated date and time for a mark to be
assigned. In addition, to receive the ½ percent credit, students must receive a minimum
score of 80 percent. For example, to receive the ½ bonus point for Chapter 3, students
must forward their chapter test for Chapter 3 no later than 11:59 PM on September 15
and achieve a score of at least 80 percent.
Chapter 3 – Due September 15
Chapter 4 – Due September 24
Chapter 5 - Due October 11
Chapter 6 – Due October 20
Chapter 7 – Due October 31
Chapter 8 – Due November 12
Chapter 10 – Due January 5
Chapter 11 – Due January 12
Chapter 12 – Due January 19
Chapter 15 – Due January 26
Chapter 16 – Due February 6
Chapter 17 – Due February 23
Chapter 19 – Due March 2
Chapter 20 – Due March 9
Chapter 21 – Due March 18
Chapter 22 – Due March 25
Please note –
(1) only the final score from your first attempt at the interactive quiz will be
recorded; that is, if your score on your on the first attempt is less than 80 percent,
you will not receive the ½ mark; and
(2) no late interactive quizzes will be accepted; if an interactive quiz is
sent in after the designated time (11:59 PM) on the designated date, it will not count
towards the final grade.
VIDEOS
Course mate also includes videos and related questions. The video questions for 6 of the
chapters from the Brym et al., Sociology: Your Compass for a New World (Fourth
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Canadian Edition) text are required – these video answers quizzes are worth 2 percent
each, for a total of 12 percent of your final grade. The following six chapter videos have
to be viewed and the related questions answered. Please note that the material covered on
each video may be included on a midterm test or the final examination.
The videos from the following chapters are to be viewed and the questions have to be
answered by 11:59 PM on the date specified below.
Chapter 4 – Due September 24
Chapter 6 – Due October 20
Chapter 8 – Due November 12
Chapter 12 – Due January 19
Chapter 17 – Due February 23
Chapter 22 - Due March 25
All answers have to be substantive in nature and use proper grammar and sentence
structure; poor grammar, sentence structure and incomplete answers will lead to a
reduction in the final mark.
Please note – no late video assignments will be accepted; if an answer to the video
questions are sent in after the designated time (11:59 PM) on the designated date, it
will not marked and the mark of ‘0’ will be entered.