Curriculum Map



Curriculum Map

2009-2010

Course Title: Sociology

Instructor: Dan J. Shimanek

|Week |

|1 |Invitation to Sociology | |9a,9b |Test |Text |

| | | | |Alternative Assessment- Students|Sociology and You |

| |The Sociological | | |will provide 5 examples of how | |

| |Perspective | | |the Sociological Perspective can|Power Point |

| | | | |be applied to their lives. |Applying Sociological |

| |Origins of Sociology | | | |concepts |

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| |Theoretical Perspectives | | | |Activity |

| | | | | |Demonstration-Society vs. |

| | | | | |the individual |

|2 |Soc. Research | |13a, 11a, 11b |Test |Sociology and You |

| | | | |Alternative Assessment- Students| |

| |Research Methods | | |will develop a research |Power Point |

| | | | |questionnaire/survey designed to|Applying Sociological |

| |Causation in Science | | |obtain information on the |concepts |

| | | | |schools vital statistics. | |

| |Procedures and Ethics in | | | |Activity |

| |Research | | | |Procedure for conducting |

| | | | | |research |

|3 |Culture | |12a, 12b, 12c, 5a|Test |Sociology and You |

| | | | |25 multiple choice questions. 4 | |

| |The Basis of Culture | | |essay questions. Students to |Power Point |

| | | | |answer 2 |Applying Sociological |

| |Language and Culture | | | |concepts |

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| |Beliefs and Material | | | |Activity |

| |Culture | | | |Demonstration- Importance |

| | | | | |of language in culture |

| |Cultural Diversity | | | | |

|4 |Socialization | |13a, 13b, 12a |Test |Sociology and You |

| | | | |30 multiple choice questions. 3 | |

| |Importance of Socialization| | |essay questions. Students to |Power Point |

| | | | |answer 2 |Applying Sociological |

| |Socialization and Self | | | |concepts |

| | | | | | |

| |Agents of Socialization | | | |Activity |

| | | | | |Understanding how the media|

| | | | | |influences the |

| | | | | |socialization process. |

|5 |Social Structure | |13a, 13b, |Test |Sociology and You |

| | | | |25 multiple choice questions | |

| |Social Structure and Status| | | |Power Point |

| |and Role Strain | | | |Applying Sociological |

| | | | | |concepts |

| |Social Structure and Roles | | | | |

| | | | | |Activity |

| |Preindustrial Societies | | | |Students will develop a |

| | | | | |survey for their fellow |

| |Postindustrial Societies | | | |students to determine how |

| | | | | |many are suffering from |

| | | | | |role strain |

|6 |Deviance and Social Control| |1a, 1b, 7a, 2a, |Test |Sociology and You |

| | | |2b |25 multiple choice questions. 4 | |

| |Functionalism and Deviance | | |essay questions. Students to |Power Point |

| | | | |answer 2 |Applying Sociological |

| |Symbolic Interactionism and| | | |concepts |

| |Deviance | | | | |

| | | | | |Activity |

| |Conflict Theory and | | | |On Demand Writing-Students |

| |Deviance | | | |will react to the following|

| | | | | |statement: Deviance, like |

| | | | | |beauty is in the eye of the|

| | | | | |beholder |

|2nd Six Weeks |

|7 |Groups and Formal | |2a, 1b, 2b |Test |Sociology and You |

| |Organizations | | |25 multiple choice questions. 3 | |

| | | | |essay questions. Students to |Power Point |

| |Primary and Secondary | | |answer 2 |Applying Sociological |

| |Groups | | | |concepts |

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| |Types of Social Interaction| | | |Activity |

| | | | | |Reading-Experiment: Group |

| |Formal Organizations | | | |pressure. Students will |

| | | | | |discuss the ethical |

| | | | | |implications of the authors|

| | | | | |experiment |

|8 |Social Stratification | |8a,8b,1a |Test |Sociology and You |

| | | | |30 multiple choice questions. 3 | |

| |Dimensions of | | |essay questions. Students to |Power Point |

| |Stratification | | |answer 2 |Applying Sociological |

| | | | | |concepts |

| |Explanations of | | | | |

| |Stratification | | | |Activity |

| | | | | |Students will examine the |

| |Social Class in America | | | |graph on page 260 of the |

| | | | | |text, and conclude from the|

| |Poverty in America | | | |graph the representation of|

| | | | | |white people in terms of |

| | | | | |population in poverty. |

|9 |Inequities of Race | |13a, 4a, 4b, |Test |Sociology and You |

| | | | |30 multiple choice questions. 4 | |

| |Minority, Race and | | |essay questions. Students to |Power Point |

| |Ethnicity | | |answer 2 |Applying Sociological |

| | | | | |concepts |

| |Racial and Ethnic Relations| | | | |

| | | | | |Activity |

| |Theories of Prejudice and | | | |ClassDiscussion- Students |

| |Discrimination | | | |will discuss the difference|

| | | | | |between prejudice and |

| | | | | |discrimination |

|10 |Inequities of Gender | |13a, 4a, 4b |Test |Sociology and You |

| | | | |25 multiple choice questions. 4 | |

| |Sex and Gender Identity | | |essay questions. Students to |Power Point |

| | | | |answer 2 |Applying Sociological |

| |Gender inequality | | | |concepts |

| | | | | | |

| |Ageism | | | |Activity |

| | | | | |Class discussion- Gender |

| | | | | |roles |

|11 |Family | |8a, 8b, 4a, 4b, |Test |Sociology and You |

| | | |2a, 2b |30 multiple choice questions. 4 | |

| |Family and Marriage | | |essay questions. Students to |Power Point |

| | | | |answer 2 |Applying Sociological |

| |Theoretical Perspectives of| | | |concepts |

| |Family | | | | |

| | | | | |Activity |

| |Family and Marriage in | | | |Class discussion- Students |

| |America | | | |will discuss the future of |

| | | | | |family in America |

| |Changes in Marriage and | | | | |

| |Family | | | | |

|12 |Education | |11a, 11b, 12a, |Test |Sociology and You |

| | | |12b, 12c, 13a |30 multiple choice questions. 2 | |

| |Development and Structure | | |essay questions |Power Point |

| |of Education | | | |Applying Sociological |

| | | | | |concepts |

| |Functionalist Perspective | | | | |

| |of Education | | | |Activity |

| | | | | |Class discussion- Students |

| |Symbolic Interactionist | | | |will discuss the concept of|

| |View of Education | | | |educational inequality in |

| | | | | |America’s School System |

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|13 |Political & Economic | |8a, 8b, 8c2a, 2b |Test |Sociology and You |

| |Institutions | | |25 multiple choice questions. | |

| | | | | |Power Point |

| |Power and Authority | | | |Applying Sociological |

| | | | | |concepts |

| |Political Power Economic | | | | |

| |Systems | | | |Activity |

| | | | | |Case Study- students will |

| | | | | |read The End of the Line, |

| | | | | |and discuss the authors |

| | | | | |point of view concerning |

| | | | | |blue collar workers |

|14 |Religion | |1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, |Test |Sociology and You |

| | | |13c, 13b |30 multiple choice questions | |

| |Religion and Sociology | | | |Power Point |

| | | | | |Applying Sociological |

| |Theoretical Perspectives | | | |concepts |

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| |Religious Organizations | | | |Activity |

| | | | | |Class discussion- Students |

| | | | | |will discuss their views of|

| | | | | |religion |

|15 |Sport | |2a, 2b, 1b, 1a, |Test |Sociology and You |

| | | |13a |25 multiple choice questions | |

| |The Nature of Sport | | | |Power Point |

| | | | | |Applying Sociological |

| |Social Issues Concerning | | | |concepts |

| |Sport | | | | |

| | | | | |Activity |

| | | | | |Students will react to the |

| | | | | |following statement- Has |

| | | | | |your self concept been |

| | | | | |affected by sports. Explain|

| | | | | |the effects from a symbolic|

| | | | | |interactionist viewpoint |

|16 |Population and Urbanization| |5a, 5b |Test |Sociology and You |

| | | | |20 multiple choice questions. 2 | |

| |The dynamics of Demography | | |essay questions. Students to |Power Point |

| | | | |answer 1 |Applying Sociological |

| |World Population | | | |concepts |

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| | | | | |Activity |

| | | | | |Students will research |

| | | | | |population trends and |

| | | | | |projections for regions of |

| | | | | |their choice. |

|17 |Social Change and Behavior | |13a, 13b, 1a 1b |25 multiple choice questions. 2 |Sociology and You |

| | | | |essay questions. Students to | |

| |Social Change | | |answer 1 |Power Point |

| | | | | |Applying Sociological |

| |Theoretical Perspectives on| | | |concepts |

| |Social Change | | | | |

| | | | | |Activity |

| |Social Movements | | | |Class discussion- Why is |

| | | | | |social change inevitable? |

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