Sociology 101 - City University of New York



|Sociology 101 |Department of Sociology |

|Introduction to Sociology |Hunter College |

|Spring, 1998 |Professor Juan Battle |

|Office: |1637HW |

|Office Hours: |Monday & Thursday 2:00 to 2:45, 4:00 to 4:30 |

| |and by appointment |

|Office Telephone Number: |772-5641 [I strongly suggest e-mail] |

|E-Mail: |jbattle@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu |

|Department Homepage: | |

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A. Required Materials:

|1. |Eitzen, D. and M. Zinn. 1998. In Conflict and Order (8th Edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon |

|2 |Frank, L. 1998. Study Guide for In Conflict and Order. Boston: Allyn & Bacon |

|3. |Hacker, D. 1995. A Writer’s Reference (3rd Edition). New York: St. Martin’s Press, Inc. |

|4. |Packet of information supplied by Professor Battle entitled “Written Work.” Bring this packet to class with you daily. |

|5. |A folder with pockets. Your name must be clearly displayed on the outside of the folder. |

* PLEASE NOTE: Additional required reading will be assigned as necessary, and will be available on reserve in the Hunter College Library.

B. Recommended readings are located at the end of each chapter in the text. Additional recommended readings will be announced during class.

C. There will be a midterm and a final (for dates, see below). Each exam will count for 200 points toward your final grade. Both exams will be cumulative and based on the text AND lecture notes. I will provide the exams with answer/scan sheets. You must provide a number two pencil to fill in the scan sheets. You must submit the exam with your answer sheet. In order to receive credit for any exam, you MUST turn back in the corresponding exam. To limit students from sharing answers, there will always be more than one version of the exam given. Your answer sheet will be returned with your grade. To see the exam, you must come to my office during my office hours (see above) or make an appointment. NO exams can be made up.

D. There is a required paper project for this course. The final paper and its related assignments (see below) will count for 245 points toward your final grade.

|Research Proposal |30 points |

|15 references |45 points (3 points each) |

|2 abstracts |70 points (35 points each) |

|Final Paper |100 points |

With every assignment, you must also hand in the previous graded assignment. For example, for the final paper, you will also hand in the previous three assignments. Failure to hand in a previously graded assignment will result in the lowering of your grade. Yes, this can have a cumulative effect. Therefore, I encourage you to make a personal copy of everything you hand in to me. The final paper must be four to five pages (about 1,100 words), word-processed, double-spaced, 12 point font (NO SMALLER), contain about one inch side margins, have an unjustified right margin, and must be free of spelling and grammar errors. PRESENTATION, SPELLING, AND GRAMMAR WILL AFFECT YOUR GRADE ON EVERY WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT YOU PRODUCE FOR THIS CLASS. More details relating to the paper assignment will be given during class. NO paper assignments can be made up.

E. To ensure (1) attendance, and (2) that students are reading the assigned material, unannounced quizzes will also be given. You will be responsible for providing the paper for the quizzes. NO quizzes can be made up.

F. From time to time, there will be required reaction papers. Each paper is only one page and worth 20 points. More specific information will be supplied during class. NO reaction papers can be made up.

G. Your final grade will be a combination of your scores on the term paper projects, reaction papers, exams, quizzes, and any other assignments. This method of grading allows you to know your current grade at any given point during the semester. The dates below are deadlines and not guidelines. To that end, NO late assignments will be accepted. Each week you can expect to have about 50 pages of reading and one written assignment due. This takes the average student about two hours on average per week outside of class solely for my assignments. Students should be mindful that I only grade what you produce; I do not grade your effort. I recognize the requirements for this course are rigorous. If you have any activities which might prevent you from regularly attending class on time and meeting the deadlines, I strongly encourage you to find another class which is more suitable to your schedule.

Course Outline and Reading Assignments:

Because of the limited amount of time, I have had to be selective in deciding which chapters and materials to cover. However, we will pretty much be following the order of the chapters in the text. Please note that even though I may not be able to lecture on all the material in class, you will be responsible for ALL of the material covered in the reading assignments listed below.

Reading assignments listed below refer to the required text. However, as noted above, additional required readings may be assigned during the semester; and will be available on reserve in the Hunter College Library.

There may be some minor changes to the schedule or assigned readings as we go along.

|WEEK |TOPIC AND ASSIGNED READINGS |

|2/2 |Course Overview |

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| |The Sociological Perspective |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 1 |

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| |2/5 The Structure of Social Groups |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 2 |

|2/9 |The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 3 |

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| |2/10 Culture |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 4 |

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| |Socialization |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 5 |

|2/16 |No Class Held |

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| |2/19 Lecture |

| |* Proposals Due |

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|WEEK |TOPIC AND ASSIGNED READINGS |

|2/23 |Lecture |

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| |2/26 Technology and Research |

|3/2 |Technology and Research |

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| |3/5 Class will meet in the regular classroom |

| |* References Due |

|3/9 |Social Control |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 6 |

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| |Deviance |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 7 |

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| |3/12 Lecture |

|3/16 |Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 8 |

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| |3/19 Social Stratification |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 9 |

|3/23 |Review for the Midterm |

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| |3/26 Midterm |

| |Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapters 1 - 9 & Lectures |

|3/30 |Lecture |

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| |4/2 Help with finding sources for abstracts |

|4/6 |Class |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 10 |

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| |4/9 Racial Inequality |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 11 |

| |* Abstract Due |

|WEEK |TOPIC AND ASSIGNED READINGS |

|4/13 |Spring Break |

|4/20 |Gender Inequality |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 12 |

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| |4/23 Lecture |

|4/27 |The Economy |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 13 |

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| |4/30 Power and Politics |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 14 |

|5/4 |Education |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 16 |

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| |* Final Papers Due |

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| |5/7 Lecture |

|5/11 |Families |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 15 |

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| |5/14 Religion |

| |Read Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapter 17 |

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| |Review for the Final Exam |

|5/18 |Lecture |

|5/25 |Final Exam |

| |Eitzen & Zinn’s Chapters 10 - 17 & Lectures |

| |Starting at 1:45 |

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