'Chieftan' Article on Sociology 101 (by Shahzaib Saleem, Valedictorian, 2015)
Syllabus & Master Vocabulary List:
Master Vocabulary List (all vocabulary for entire course - need for projects) | |
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Introductory Unit: Developing a "Sociological Imagination"
One becomes hooked on being a sociologist. The activity is this: It is looking at the world around us, the immediate world you and I live in, through the sociological eye.There is a sociology of everything. You can turn on your sociological eye no matter where you are or what you are doing. Stuck in a boring committee meeting (for that matter, a sociology department meeting), you can check the pattern of who is sitting next to whom, who gets the floor, who makes eye contact, and what is the rhythm of laughter (forced or spontaneous) or of pompous speechmaking. Walking down the street, or out for a run, you can scan the class and ethnic pattern of the neighborhood, look for lines of age segregation, or for little pockets of solidarity. Waiting for a medical appointment, you can read the professions and the bureaucracy instead of old copies of National Geographic. Caught in a traffic jam, you can study the correlation of car models with bumper stickers or with the types of music blaring from radios. There is literally nothing you can’t see in a fresh way if you turn your sociological eye to it. Being a sociologist means never having to be bored
Contemporary Sociology, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan., 1998), pp. 2-7
Contemporary Sociology, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan., 1998), pp. 2-7
POWERPOINT NOTES FOR INTRODUCTORY UNIT
The notes below will give an introduction to the field of Sociology, in general, along with major theoretical schools and levels of analysis
DEVELOPING A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE | |
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Introductory Assignment: Macro Analysis of 'White Privilege' (McIntosh, 1988):
Assignment 1 - Analysis of Privilege Systems | |
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Reading (for assignment) Peggy McIntosh-"Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" | |
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Guiding Questions on Reading (*To help with assignment 1) | |
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Supplemental (extra) Introductory Readings:
The Souls of Black Folk (DuBois, 1903) *Entire book in PDF format | |
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The Promise of Sociology(c.wright mills, 1959) | |
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The Sociological Imagination (Mills, 1959) - reading | |
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The Cultural Ecology of India's Sacred Cattle (reading) | |
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Sociology as a Science (George Ritzer) | |
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The Case for Value-Free Sociology (reading) | |
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Manifest and Latent Functions (reading) | |
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Women & The Birth Of Sociology (reading) | |
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Arab Women in the Field (reading) | |
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"The Power Elite" (C. Wright Mills, 1956) * ENTIRE BOOK in PDF form | |
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UNIT - SOCIALIZATION, SOCIAL INTERACTION, & GROUPS
Reading "On the Run" - Goffman - Conclusion pdf | |
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POWERPOINT NOTES:
Socialization, Social Interaction, and Groups (powerpoint) | |
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Social Media & Presentations of the Self (powerpoint) | |
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UNIT - CULTURE
PowerPoint Presentations (Culture):
CULTURE INTRODUCTION | |
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Assignment (Culture):
Culture Assignment | |
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Body Ritual Among the Nacirema assignment (goes with reading below) | |
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READING (*for assignment above)-The Body Ritual Among the Nacirema - 1956 - Horace Miner | |
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CULTURAL VALUES & NORMS | |
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Class Readings/Activities (Culture):
(READING) "Marriage or Rape?" - reading on cultural relativism | |
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Who Should Live? (cultural values) | |
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The Woman's Death (cultural values) | |
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Classic Sociological Readings (Culture):
The McDonaldization of Society (George Ritzer) | |
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Cultural Obsessions with Thinness: African American, Latina, and White Women (reading) | |
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Body Ritual Among the Nacirema - Miner - 1956 (reading) | |
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Female Genital Mutilation (reading) | |
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Contemporary Articles/Blog Posts (Culture):
A Persian in Therapy (New York Times Op-Ed about taboo of going to therapy in Persian communities)
Blog Posts:
UNIT - SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
Conflict Over Sociologists Narrative Puts Spotlight on Ethnography (controversy of Alice Goffman's research methodologies of her ethnography of policing tactics and black urban life in Philadelphia, "On The Run" (above).
The Importance of Social Research (reading) | |
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How to Do Sociological Research | |
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Research Procedures | |
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UNIT - RACE & ETHNICITY
Assignment (Race):
RACE ASSIGNMENT 1 - Reading excerpts with questions | |
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Images from the "UN-FAIR" campaign
PowerPoint NOTES (Race):
The Social Construction of Race (powerpoint 1) | |
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Stereotypes, Racism and Discrimination (powerpoint 2) | |
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Classic Sociological Readings:
American Anthropological Association Statement on Race (reading) | |
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The Racial Contract (Charles Mills) | |
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Race Matters (Cornell West) | |
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How Did Jews Become White Folks? (reading) | |
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Controlling Images and Black Women's Oppression (reading) | |
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Getting a Job in Harlem: Experiences of African American, Puerto Rican, and Dominican Youth (reading) | |
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The Causes and Consequences of Distinctively Black Names (Dr. Roland Fryer - Harvard University) | |
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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria (book pdf) | |
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The Social Construction of Race/Identity (Articles):
What 'White Privilege' Really Means (New York Times)
Racism/Race Relations/Ethnicity (Articles):
Blog Posts (Race):
Film: Crash (2006 Best Picture Winner)
Documentary: Good Hair
"Good Hair" extra credit assignment option (***If we have time to view) | |
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UNIT - GENDER, & SEXUALITY, BODIES, & INTIMACIES:
Assignment (Gender):
Gender Music/Media Project | |
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Template & Example for how to do the assginment above | |
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PowerPoint Presentations (Gender):
The Social Construction of Gender | |
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Female Body Image Through History (visual historical presentation on changing perceptions of ideal body type) | |
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Sociological Readings (Gender):
"Doing Gender" (West & Zimmerman, 1987) | |
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Understanding Sexual Orientation - Kinsey 1948 (reading) | |
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Sex in America: How Many Partners Do We Have (reading) | |
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Homosexual Behavior in Cross-Cultural Perspective (reading) | |
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Women and Islam (reading) | |
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Gender and Genetics (reading) | |
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David Reimer reading | |
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Feminism & Gender Violence
The Rape Culture (Herman, 1984) | |
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Masculinity (Articles/Blogs):
Femininity (Articles/Blogs):
Gender Roles/Socialization/Stereotypes(Articles):
LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Issues:
UNIT - DEVIANCE & SOCIAL CONTROL
ASSIGNMENT- "NORM VIOLATION SOCIAL EXPERIMENT"
Norm Violation & Presentation Assignment | |
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PowerPoint Presentation (Deviance & Social Control):
Deviance and Social Control (powerpoint) | |
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(ACTIVITY) Deviant Acts and Sanctions | |
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Classic Sociological Readings (Deviance & Social Control):
The Functions of Crime - Durkheim (reading) | |
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On Being Sane in Insane Places (reading) | |
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Prostitution: A Worldwide Business of Sexual Exploitation (reading) | |
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Stanford Prison Experiment (reading) | |
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Articles/Blog Posts (Deviance & Social Control):
TED Talks (Deviance & Social Control):
Documentary: Paradise Lost - The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (HBO)
Television Episode: Our America with Lisa Ling "Sex Offenders" episode:
"Our America Sex Offenders" MP4 | |
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UNIT - THE FAMILY & INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
PowerPoint Presentation (The Family):
The Family as a Social Institution | |
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Sociological Readings (The Family):
Mate Selection and Marriage Around the World (reading) | |
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The Mommy Myth (reading) | |
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Domestic Violence: A Cross-Cultural View (reading) | |
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Japanese Mothers as the Best Teachers (reading) | |
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Articles (The Family & Intimate Relationships):
TED Talks (The Family):
UNIT - EDUCATION
PowerPoint Presentation (Education):
The Sociology of the Educational System | |
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Sociological Reading (Education):
Savage Inequalities: Children in U.S. Schools (reading) | |
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Articles (Education):
TED Talks (Education):
Documentary: Little Rock Central - 50 Years Later
ASSIGNMENT- "Little Rock: 50 Years Later" (HBO documentary on the integration of Little Rock High School) | |
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UNIT - RELIGION
PowerPoint Presentation (Religion):
Religion (powerpoint) | |
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Sociological Readings (Religion):
Women and Islam (reading) | |
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How Student Life Is Different at Religious Colleges (reading) | |
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The Amish: A Small Society (reading) | |
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Documentary: Jesus Camp
Documentary: The Devil's Playground (about Amish Rumspringa)
Final Research Project:
How To Do Research (powerpoint from class) | |
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Mr. Nelson's Final Exam Template (powerpoint) | |
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Example of How To Write a Survey (document) | |
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Final Packet (document) | |
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Final Paper and Presentation Format | |
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