Sociology Project –Due Date: October 3rd.

• Work on your surveys• Begin the PowerPoint that will go with your

completed project.• Let me know when you have a survey so I can make

your copies• User ID: your student ID number. It HAS to be 9

numbers long. If your ID has less add 0’s to it• Example: 00009165• VC(first and last initial)(month of birth and day)• Example: VClk0429 would be mine

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What do we do?In your group you must define and choose five (5) different

group members to interview and how many members of that group to survey.

• Assign a group member to an interview (s)• Create a survey with at least ten (10) questions. Try to create

measurable questions as they are easier to tabulate and create data from. Multiple choice, True or False, “On a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the most and 1 being the least…” etc.

• Who will type the survey, hand out, collect and measure, create charts, where, when, etc.

• Your group must include sociological research in reference to their topic.

• Hand in list of group members and their assignments• Create a PowerPoint Presentation on your Project

You MUST…

• Make sure you DO NOT demean or make fun of ANY group – this is Sociology Class and a certain maturity level is expected.

• Work together – you are studying groups, group interaction, and also working together in a group. You are responsible for making sure each member has a role and is accountable for it.

Project Grading Rubric: 1-10 points each. 50 pts. =100

1. Project contains data from surveys. Group used data to try and explain the results of their issue.

2. Multiple surveys were created, given out and collected. No demeaning or insulting stereotypes

3. Contains at least: One (1) pie chart/bar graph, Six (6) or more slides explaining results.

4. A summary explaining your perceptions of your results. Did the data prove your expectations? Were there any surprises or obstacles you didn’t foresee?

5. Visually pleasing, neat, creative, interesting.

When and why did Sociology Develop?

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Industrial Revolution

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Rural Economy

Changes to Industrial Economy

Growth of Cities

Housing shortages, crime, poverty, different lifestyles7

Interactions used to be based on personal relationships

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Impersonal nature of cities –relationships now based on work

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What do sociologists look at?

• CAUSE=Direct result of an action/issue/event• CORRELATION= Related to action/issue/event

but not necessarily a cause. Ex. You have more of a probability of dying if you go to the hospital.

What Changes Resulted fromThe Industrial Revolution

• Relationships no longer personal, less helpful, more anonymous.

• Many were poor and some were wealthy – middle class develops

• Urbanization leads to crime, poverty and class struggle

• People begin to question former religious and traditional explanations of life

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DO NOW: (Hand In)1. When and why did sociology

develop?2. How did society change?3. What is the difference between a

cause and a correlation?

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Who were the Early Sociologists?

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• 1st to apply research to study social life• Focused on Social Order and Social Change

I was born in January actually, I don’t know why my mom named

me Auguste

I don’t know where my hair stops and my beard begins?

• Influenced by Charles Darwin• Social change and unrest were

natural and led to stability and perfection

• No steps should be taken to correct problems – best aspects of society would survive over time.

• Society structured by economy

• Two classes: proletariat (workers) and bourgeoisie (capitalists)

• Imbalance would lead to revolution and be primary cause of social change

• CONFLICT THEORY

• Believed shared beliefs/values held society together

• Viewed these parts as functions

• FUNCTIONALISM• Sociologists should study

features that are observable and can be tested.

• Father of Sociology – 1st to make it a Science

It is me, Karl. I started Communism. Yeah…

yeah…I know. It didn’t work out well.

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Hi, I’m Emile. I studied suicide

and became famous for it and

don’t you forget it!

• More interested in separate groups in society• Focus: effect of SOCIETY on the INDIVIDUAL• Should go beyond study of observations – but uncover

feelings and thoughts of individuals• Systematic process in which an outside observer of a

culture attempts to relate to it and understand others.• Principle of VERSTEHEN –translates to Meaningful

Understanding" putting yourself in the shoes of others to see things from their perspective.

Verstehen!

NO! I am not sneezing!

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• August Comte was the 1st to apply research to study social life and Focused on Social Order and Social Change

• Emile Durkheim believed shared beliefs/values held society together. Studied suicide rates among different religious groups.

• Max Weber believed in putting yourself in the shoes of others to see things from their perspective.

• Karl Marx believed that economic imbalance was the primary cause of social conflict.

• Herbert Spencer believed No steps should be taken to correct problems – best aspects of society would survive over time.

Summary• What is Sociology?• What is sociological identity• What kinds of questions are there?• How do sociologists measure society?• What is sociological perspective?• What is sociological imagination?

Create a survey for your project• Must have a minimum of 10 questions.• Must be measurable: “On a scale of 1 to 4, 1 being the

least 4 being the most, how much did peer pressure play a role in choosing which cafeteria you eat in?”

• Think about what you want to know? Who do you want to ask? What are you trying to prove/disprove with your data?

• Should be typed. We are going to the computer lab Tues and Wed. this week.

• You can work on your PowerPoint part of the project as well.

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• Out of all the following below, which of these people is more likely to commit suicide?

• Why?

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Do Now:

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Do Now: Leah SullivanAge 13

Tyler Clementi 18

Justin De'Andre James, 14 Jessica Fashano , 27 Abraham Biggs, 19

Julien Hug 35

Emile Durkheim’s Suicide Study: 1897• Wrote the first book in the field of

Sociology.

• Durkheim explored the differing suicide rates among Protestants and Catholics, arguing that stronger social norms among Catholics results in lower suicide rates.

• Concluded that social unity and lack of isolation was more related to suicide than religion

Results of Durkheim’s Study:• Suicide rates are higher in men than women (although married women

who remained childless for a number of years ended up with a high suicide rate)

• Suicide rates are higher for those who are single than those who are married

• Suicide rates are higher for people without children than people with children

• Suicide rates are higher among Protestants than Catholics and Jews • Suicide rates are higher among soldiers than civilians • Suicide rates are higher in times of peace than in times of war Suicide

rates are higher in Scandinavian countries • the higher the education level, the more likely it was that an individual

would commit suicide, however• Durkheim established that there is more correlation between an

individual's religion and suicide rate than an individual's education level; Jewish people were generally highly educated but had a low suicide rate.

Durkheim’s Types of Suicides

• Egoistic suicide: reflects a prolonged sense of not belonging, of not being integrated in a community

• No bond to social groups (well-defined values, traditions, norms, and goals)

• Were left with little social support or guidance• Altruistic suicide: is characterized by a sense of

being overwhelmed by a group's goals and beliefs. It occurs in societies where individual needs are seen as less important than the society's needs as a whole. (cults, military).

• Anomic suicide: reflects an individual's moral confusion and lack of social direction, which is related to dramatic social and economic upheaval….can’t adjust to life changes. (Economic conditions cause rise/fall – lost “dreams”.

• Fatalistic suicide: the opposite of anomic suicide, when a person is excessively regulated. Prisons, institutions.

Current Day Statistical Proven Causes of Suicide:

• The death of a loved one. • A divorce, separation, or breakup of a relationship. • Losing custody of children, or feeling that a child custody decision is not fair. • A serious loss, such as a loss of a job, house, or money. • A serious illness. • A terminal illness. • A serious accident. • Chronic physical pain. • Intense emotional pain. • Loss of hope. • Being victimized (domestic violence, rape, assault, etc). • A loved one being victimized (child murder, child molestation, kidnapping, murder,

rape, assault, etc.). • Physical abuse. • Verbal abuse.

• Sexual abuse. • Unresolved abuse (of any kind) from the past. • Feeling "trapped" in a situation perceived as negative. • Feeling that things will never "get better." • Feeling helpless. • Serious legal problems, such as criminal prosecution or incarceration. • Feeling "taken advantage of." • Inability to deal with a perceived "humiliating" situation. • Inability to deal with a perceived "failure." • Alcohol abuse. • Drug abuse. • A feeling of not being accepted by family, friends, or society. • A horrible disappointment. • Feeling like one has not lived up to his or her high expectations or those of

another. • Bullying. (Adults, as well as children, can be bullied.) • Low self-esteem

• What reasons did you use for your “causes” of suicide?

• What did Emile Durkheim discover in his “Suicide Studies”?

• What is the difference between cause and causation?

• What is Anomic suicide?• What is Egoistic suicide?• What is Altruistic suicide?

Do Now:

• What kind of car do you want?• Why?• What are your plans for the prom? (Where will you get

your clothes? How will you get there? Are you going to the hair salon, nail salon?)

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What are some Current Sociology Theories?

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Current Perspectives

• Comte, Spencer, Durkheim• Society a set of interrelated

parts that work together to produce a stable society

• Consensus• Not all elements run smoothly • DYSFUNCTION: negative

consequence for the lack of stability in society

• Example: Crime – disrupts – not stabilizes

• There are positive functions and negative functions

• Each can be either• MANIFEST or LATENT• Manifest: intended

consequence• Latent: unintended

consequence

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Example:

A Manifest function of a car is to provide transportation

A Latent function of a car is to gain social standing through a display of wealth

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Can you list things in society that have both Manifest and Latent Functions?

In a group of three….brainstorm items, institutions, etc. that have both Manifest and Latent Functions

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• What are theories behind Functionalist Theory?

• What is Manifest Content?• What is Latent Content?• What is “a negative consequence for

the lack of stability in society” called?

Exit Quiz

• What is Manifest Function?• What is Latent Function?• What is Conflict Theory?• List three (3) relationships you have that

illustrate conflict theory

Did you greet anyone yet today in the hallway? Describe three people you greeted and how you greeted them.• How would you greet someone:1. You see every day2. You work with3. You haven’t seen in a long time

People in society who possess more power in society control others with less power – • What theory is this?• How does this theory play a role in

America?• How is this important in change in

society?

Do Now: Reading: “Cooley’s Looking Glass Self”

Interactionist Activity 1.

Volunteers come up to express the word given to you to the class without talking

• Functionalists and Conflict Theorists focus on society in general or groups

• Interactionists focus on individuals and their interaction with each other

• Role of symbols in life• Symbol: anything that

represents something else

Example: objects, words, gesturesAmerican flag, salute, a high five, slangHow people use symbols is symbolic interaction

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Do Now: What do these mean?

Interactionist Activity Wrap Up

• Was it difficult to get your point across using only “symbols”?

• Are there any symbols that you used in a different state or country that are entirely different here?

• Are there any symbols you use at home that only the micro-culture of your family would understand?

• What is “Looking Glass Self”?

Current PerspectivesConflict Perspective

• Karl Marx• People in society who

possess more power in society control others with less power

• Study various groups: women and men, race, family, employers and employees, etc.

Competition over scarce resources (power, wealth)Group gains control of it – establish rules and procedures to keep itProtect their interests at expense of other groupsLeads to social conflict – social change – inevitable in society

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Institutions and relationships that are inherently in conflict

• Employee/Boss• Teacher/Student• Principal/Student• College Prof./Student• Coach/Player• Landlord/Tenant• Police/Citizen• Shopkeeper/Customer• Parent/child• Wealthy/poor

• Name some relationships in which you are in conflict with each day – whether or not you are the controller…or controlled.

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• Group – present your list of conflicts• Are you the controller…or controlled?• Put “controlled” on left side of paper• Put “controller on right side of paper• In what role do you play most?

Can you list four (4) groups in society

that possibly illustrate Conflict

Perspective?

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Give an example of a symbol?

What is Interactionist Perspective?

What is Conflict Perspective?

Wrap Up• What event started the need for sociology?• Why?• What did Emile Durkheim study and what were his

observations?• What is a correlation? Give an example• What would be a direct cause?• What is manifest content?• What is latent content?• What do interactionists look at?Why is it important to measure assumptions before accepting

them as fact?

Do Now: (Hand in from yesterday)

Straight Man in a Gay World

• 1. What are the two viewpoints being explored in this episode

• 2. Why did the Castro District become a mecca for gay rights?

• 3. Describe a scene where one of them is faced with experiencing the opposite viewpoint and their reaction.

• 4. At what point do you think there was a turning point?

Common Core Standards: Unit I Introduction to Early Sociology & Theories

I. RS: History/Social Science 11-12• Reading 1: Interactionist Theory: 6. 8. II RS: Science Technical 11-122. 6.8.• Reading 2: Cooley’s Looking Glass Self: 1. 6. 7. 8.• Reading 3: What is Conflict Theory?: 2. 4. 6. • Reading 4: Functionalist Theory: 2. 6. I. WS History/Science/Tech 11-12Writing 1 a. b. e.

Anchor: Reading:Domain specific, evaluate, differentiate, analyze, compare multiple theories, synthesize, (through

activities), nonfiction technical, primary source excerpts, data use, validity.Sociological Experiment PROJECT:Anchor: History, Science/Tech 11-12: assert/defend claims, convey clearly, evidence, research,

produce, collaborate, publish, multiple sources, reflect, reviseAnchor: Reading Science/Tech11-12: evaluate, argue, differentiate, analyze, challenge, diagrams

and data, compare, validity, quantitative evidence.