COURSE OUTLINE
Introduction to Sociology, SOCY 101
R = Reader
T = Text
Fall 2005
H = Handout
* Schedule is subject to minor changes.
* All readings are to be completed for the day that they are assigned.
August 24, W
Introduction
August 26, F
ÆSOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
Reading: T) Ch. 1, (up to the The Development of Sociological
Thinking).
R) Mary Romero. Intersection of Biography..., pp. 20-36.
August 29, M
THE ORIGINS OF SOCIOLOGY and MODERN THEORETICAL
APPROACHES TO SOCIOLOGY
Reading: T) Ch. 1, (to end).
R) Talcott Parsons. The Social Structure of Medicine., pp.
540-544.
August 31, W
THE ORIGINS OF SOCIOLOGY and MODERN THEORETICAL
APPROACHES TO SOCIOLOGY
Reading: R) Gregory Mantsios. Media Magic ..., pp. 463-472.
Auto-biography and Picture Due
September 2, F
THE ORIGINS OF SOCIOLOGY and MODERN THEORETICAL
APPROACHES TO SOCIOLOGY
Reading: R) Todd Gitlin. Media Unlimited..., p. 472-481.
September 5, M ÆRESEARCH PROCESS
Reading: T) Ch. 2, (up to Research Methods).
September 7, W ÆRESEARCH METHODS
Reading: T) Ch. 2, (up to Experiments).
R) Elaine Bell Kaplan. Not Our Kind ..., pp. 57-65.
September 9, F
ÆRESEARCH METHODS
Reading: T) Ch. 2, (to end).
R) Craig Haney, et al. Interpersonal ..., pp. 47-56.
September 12, M Æ SOCIAL INTERACTION
Reading: T) Ch. 5, (entire chapter).
September 14, W Æ SOCIAL INTERACTION/SOCIALIZATION AND GENDER
Reading: T) Ch. 4, (just read the sections on Gender Socialization
and Gender Socialization: The Sociological Debate, pp.
97-101).
R) Judith Lorber. Night to His ..., pp. 119-131.
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September 16, F ÆSOCIAL INTERACTION/SOCIALIZATION AND THE BODY
Reading: T) Ch. 18, (up to Sociological Perspectives on Health and
Illness).
R) Eugenia Kaw. "Opening" Faces ..., pp. 91-110.
September 19, M Exam #1
September 21, W ÆINTRODUCTION TO LABELING THEORY AND DEVIANCE
Reading: T) Ch. 7, (up to Conflict Theory).
R) David Rosenham. On Being Sane ..., pp. 230-240.
September 23, F ÆDEVIANCE AND CRIME
Reading: T) Ch. 7, (to end).
R) Philippe Bourgois. In Search of Respect..., pp. 253-264.
September 26, M Æ RACE, ETHNICITY, PREJUDICE, AND STEREOTYPES
Reading: T) Ch. 11, (up to Ethnic Relations in the United States)
R) Jennifer Lee and Frank Bean. Beyond Black and
White..., pp. 390-398.
September 28, W Æ ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S.
Reading: T) Ch. 11, (to end)
R) Lillian Rubin. Is This A White Country ..., pp. 398-409.
September 30, F Æ GENDER STRATIFICATION
Reading: T) Ch. 10, (up to Education and Unequal Treatment in the
Classroom).
R) Christine Williams. The Glass ..., pp. 342-352.
October 3, M
ÆGENDER STRATIFICATION AND EDUCATION
Reading: T) Ch. 10, (to end).
R) Myra Sadker and David Sadker. Failing ...,pp. 366-379.
October 5, W
ÆEDUCATION
Reading: T) Ch. 16, (up to Communication and Mass Media)
R) Ann Arnett Ferguson. Bad Boys..., pp. 592-600.
October 7, F
ÆMEDIA
Reading: T): Ch. 16, (to end).
October 10, M Exam #2
October 12, W
ÆECONOMIC STRATIFICATION
Reading: T) Ch. 8, (up to A Picture of the U.S. Class Structure).
October 14, F
ÆECONOMIC STRATIFICATION
Reading: T) Ch. 8, (to end).
R) Barbara Ehrenreich. Nickel-And-Dimed..., pp. 318-331.
October 17, M
FALL BREAK
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October 19, W
ÆSOCIAL CAPITAL/NETWORKS AND POWER
Reading: R) William Domhoff. Who Rules America..., pp. 289-302.
R) Peter Crookson and Caroline Persell. Preparing for
Power…, pp. 581-590.
October 21, F
ÆINTRODUCTION TO SOCIALIZATION
Reading: T) Ch.4, (up to Peer Relationships).
October 24, M
ÆINTRODUCTION TO SOCIALIZATION
Reading: T) Ch. 4, (to end)
R) Patricia Adler and Peter Adler. Peer..., pp. 173-188.
October 26, W
ÆGROUPS
Reading: T) Ch. 6, (up to Theories of Organizations).
R) Kathleen Blee. Becoming a Racist..., pp. 200-213.
October 28, F
ÆORGANIZATIONS
Reading: T) Ch. 6, (to end).
R) George Ritzer. The McDonaldization..., pp. 637-645.
October 31, M
Æ THE FAMILY ACROSS TIME AND CULTURES
Reading: T) Ch. 15, (up to Alternatives to Traditional Forms of
Marriage and the Family).
November 2, W ÆFAMILIES AND THE TIME BIND
Reading: R) Arlie Russell Hochschild. The Time ..., pp. 625-636.
November 4, F
Æ FAMILIES NOW
Reading: T) Ch. 15, (to end).
November 7, M Exam 3
November 9, W Æ CULTURE
Reading: T) Ch. 3, (up to Disappearing World: Premodern Societies
and Their Fate)
R) A. Velliquette and J. Murray. The New..., pp. 66-78.
November 11, F Æ CULTURE
Reading: T) Ch. 3, (to end)
R) Huanani-Kay Trask. Lovely Hula Hands… pp. 111-118.
November 14, M Æ SUBCULTURES AND COUNTER-CULTURES
Reading: R) Elijah Anderson. The Code of the Streets..., pp.
79-90.
November 16, W ÆURBANIZATION
Reading: T) Ch. 19, (up to Urban Renewal and Gentrification).
R) William Julius Wilson. When Work..., pp. 488-500.
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November 18, F Æ URBANIZATION
Reading: T) Ch. 19, (up to Population Growth and the Environment)
November 21, M Æ No Class
November 23 and 25 BREAK
November 28, M Æ SOCIOLOGY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Reading: T) Ch. 19, (to end)
November 30, W Æ SOCIOLOGY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Reading: H) Handout
December 2, F
Æ SOCIOLOGY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Reading: H) Handout
December 5, M
Æ GLOBALIZATION
Reading: T) Ch. 20, (entire chapter)
December 10, Saturday
FINAL EXAM 12:00-1:00
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