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SO 101 - Sections C, D, and E

Monday, August 25
Introductions

Lecture: What is Sociology?
Wednesday, August 27
Lecture: More About Sociology and this Course
Friday, August 29
Discussion: Do humans have instincts?
Reading due:
Chapter 1 in the textbook
Monday, September 1
             HOLIDAY
Wednesday, September 3
Lecture:
Culture, Part I
Friday, September 5
Lecture:
Culture, Part II
Monday, September 8
Role Play:
Strange Visitors
Wednesday, September 10
Discussion:
Readings
Reading due: Chapter 2 in the textbook, through "Subcultures"; 
article by Lee in the reader
Friday, September 12
Video:
"Benaat Chicago"
Quiz: Basic Concepts and Culture
Monday, September 15
Lecture:
Socialization
Wednesday, September 17
Discussion:
Readings
Reading due: Chapter 2 in the textbook, beginning with "Socialization";
article by Davis
in the reader
Friday, September 19
Lecture: Role, Status, and Groups
Quiz:
Socialization
Monday, September 22
Lecture:
Organizations and Bureaucracy
Wednesday, September 24
Discussion:
Readings
Reading due: Chapter 3 in the textbook;
article by Meyer in the reader
Friday, September 26
Group Exercise:
Imaginary Society

Quiz:
Status, Role, and Group
Monday, September 29
Lecture:
Social Institutions
Wednesday, October 1
Discussion:
Readings
Reading Due: Chapter 4 in the textbook;
article by Figart
in the reader
Friday, October 3
Review for midterm exam
Quiz:
Social Institutions

Monday, October 6
Lecture:
Social Stratification I     

Wednesday, October 8
Discussion: Readings
Reading Due:
article by Kozol
in the reader
Friday, October 10

     MIDTERM EXAM

Monday, October 13

               HOLIDAY
Wednesday, October 15
Lecture: Social Stratification II
Reading Due: Chapter 5 in the textbook;
article by Ehrenreich and Piven
in the reader
Friday, October 17
Lecture: Globalization
Quiz:
Social Stratification
Monday, October 20
Video:
"Global Village/Global Pillage" 
Wednesday, October 22
Discussion:
Readings
Reading Due: Chapter 5 in the textbook, beginning with "Poverty and Globalization";
article by Fuentes and Ehrenreich
Friday, October 24
Role Play:
Job Candidates
Quiz: Globalization
Monday, October 27
Lecture:
Institutional Racism I
Wednesday, October 29
Discussion: Readings
Reading Due:
Chapter 6 in the textbook, through "Immigration";
article by DeUriarte
in the reader
Friday, October 31
Lecture: Institutional Racism II
Quiz: Institutional Racism
Monday, November 3
Lecture:
Institutional Sexism



Wednesday, November 5
Discussion:
Readings
Reading Due: Chapter 6 in the textbook, beginning with "Sex and Gender";
article by Sanders
in the reader
Friday, November 7
Writing exercise and discussion

Quiz: Institutional Sexism

Monday, November 10
Lecture:
Deviance and Control
Wednesday, November 12
Discussion: Readings
Reading Due: Chapter 7;
article by Davis
in the reader
Friday, November 14
Group Exercise:
Police and Juveniles

Quiz:
Deviance
Monday, November 17
Lecture:
Social Change

Wednesday, November 19
Discussion:
Readings
Reading Due: Chapter 8 in the textbook, through "Theories of Social Change";
article by Cousineau on library reserve

Friday, November 21
Lecture:
Social Movements 
Quiz: Social Change
Monday, November 24
Internet exercise
November 2628

            T H A N K S G I V I N G   B R E A K

 

Monday, December 1
Video:
"This Land is Our Land"
Wednesday, December 3
Discussion: Readings
Reading due:
Chapter 8 in the textbook, beginning with "Social Movements";
article by Walljasper in the reader
Friday, December 5
Group Exercise:
Create a social movement
Quiz: Social Movements
Monday, December 8
Summing up; review for final exam
Reading due: Final Note

Tuesday, December 9
Writing exercise and discussion

F I N A L   E X A M S: DECEMBER 10 - 15

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