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
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Wednesday,
September 10
Discussion: Readings
Reading due:
Chapter 2 in the textbook,
through "Subcultures";
article by Lee in the reader
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Friday,
September 12
Video: "Benaat Chicago"
Quiz: Basic
Concepts and Culture
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Monday,
September 15
Lecture: Socialization
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Wednesday,
September 17
Discussion:
Readings
Reading due:
Chapter 2 in the textbook, beginning with "Socialization";
article by Davis
in the reader
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Friday,
September 19
Lecture: Role, Status, and Groups
Quiz: Socialization
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Monday,
September 22
Lecture: Organizations and Bureaucracy
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Wednesday,
September 24
Discussion:
Readings
Reading due:
Chapter 3 in the textbook;
article by Meyer in
the reader
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Friday,
September 26
Group Exercise: Imaginary Society
Quiz:
Status, Role, and Group
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Monday,
September 29
Lecture: Social Institutions
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Wednesday,
October 1
Discussion: Readings
Reading Due: Chapter 4 in the textbook;
article by
Figart
in the reader
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Friday,
October 3
Review for midterm exam
Quiz:
Social Institutions
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Monday,
October 6
Lecture: Social Stratification I
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Wednesday,
October 8
Discussion: Readings
Reading Due: article by Kozol
in the reader
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Friday,
October 10
MIDTERM EXAM
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Monday,
October 13
HOLIDAY
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Wednesday,
October 15
Lecture: Social
Stratification II
Reading Due: Chapter 5 in the textbook;
article by Ehrenreich
and Piven
in the reader
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Friday,
October 17
Lecture: Globalization
Quiz: Social
Stratification
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Monday,
October 20
Video:
"Global Village/Global Pillage"
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Wednesday,
October 22
Discussion: Readings
Reading Due: Chapter 5 in the textbook,
beginning with "Poverty and
Globalization";
article by Fuentes and Ehrenreich
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Friday,
October 24
Role Play: Job Candidates
Quiz: Globalization
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Monday,
October 27
Lecture: Institutional Racism I
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Wednesday,
October 29
Discussion: Readings
Reading Due: Chapter 6 in the textbook, through "Immigration";
article by DeUriarte
in the reader
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Friday,
October 31
Lecture: Institutional Racism II
Quiz: Institutional Racism
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Monday,
November 3
Lecture: Institutional
Sexism
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Wednesday,
November 5
Discussion: Readings
Reading Due: Chapter 6 in the textbook, beginning
with "Sex and Gender";
article by Sanders
in the reader
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Friday,
November 7
Writing exercise
and discussion
Quiz:
Institutional Sexism
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Monday,
November 10
Lecture: Deviance and Control
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Wednesday,
November 12
Discussion: Readings
Reading Due: Chapter 7;
article by
Davis
in the reader
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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
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Friday, November 21
Lecture: Social Movements
Quiz:
Social Change
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Monday,
November 24
Internet exercise
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November
26–28
T H A N K S G I V I N G B R E A K
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Monday,
December 1
Video: "This Land is Our Land"
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Wednesday,
December 3
Discussion: Readings
Reading due: Chapter 8 in the textbook, beginning with "Social
Movements";
article by Walljasper in the reader
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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
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Tuesday, December 9
Writing exercise and
discussion
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F I N A
L E X A M S: DECEMBER 10 - 15 |