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Welcome!Ms. Krall 347
First things first…
Are you in the right class?
The Agenda for the next couple of days….
Student information
Syllabus overview
Introduction to the class and first unit.
Student Information
On the index card provided…
Name
Parent/Guardian name
Parent/Guardian contact number
Contact email
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
On the back…
Why are you taking this course?
What is your predicted grade?
Why is this so?
Syllabus
Course Topics
Course requirements
Course expectations
Topics
Sociological imagination and sociological research
Topics
Culture and cultural variation
Topics
Socialization of individual within a group
Social Institutions
Topics
Crime and deviance
Topics
Social stratification
Topics
Social groups and social inequality
Topics
The role of education and religion in society
Today’s Objectives…
Seating charts
Finish syllabus
Introduction to the course
Welcome back! With your neighbor….
Name one topic of sociology you learned yesterday….
Name one thing that you learned about your neighbor…
Activity…
What does Society look like?
Spend 5 minutes drawing a picture or diagram of American society.
Are there similarities within your group?
Are there differences? How can that be?
So What is Sociology?
Activity!
In a list write down as many things that you can think of to describe yourself.
Cross off everything that describes you as individuals and leave all that describes you in terms of your relationship and interactions with others.
What do we have left?
That we are not simply individual members of society but we also identify ourselves in social terms!
We need social interaction to survive and thrive as individuals!
So what IS sociology?
The scientific study of human behavior in groups.
Study of groups and societies humans build and how these affect our behavior (social interaction)
Study of everyday behavior in a critical light (sociological perspective)
Good morning
Bell Ringer…
Tell your neighbor one thing your learned about sociology yesterday…
Lifeboat Activity!
Sociology Chapter one
The Sociological
Imagination
Today’s objective: To define Sociology, The Sociological Perspective and how Sociologists use this perspective to
study society.
Your bell ringer…Defining Sociology
“the scientific study of the behavior of humans in groups.”
“the systematic study of the groups and societies humans build and how these affect our behavior.” (Social Interaction)
it is often a look at the everyday, but in a critical light
Developed in the 19th century
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How Sociology fits in
Questions sociologists ask:
How does being a member of a particular social group shape behavior?
What are the patterns of behavior?
What are the roles of individuals in groups?
First rule of sociology
Things are not what they seem to be!
in order to understand society we take the role of other people, hence a sociological perspective ( a new way of looking at ourselves)
in uncovering these layers, we look for:
1. The general in the particular
2. The unusual in the usual
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The Sociological Imagination
C. Wright Mills used the term sociological imagination to describe the ability to look at issues from a sociological perspective.
Personal troubles versus public issuesEx: unemployment, obesity
Example…
After reading your handout look closely at the picture…
To think about…What’s going on in that picture?
What is the impact of making assumptions in our daily life?
How do societal norms ( what we might think is right and true) impact our expectations and our interpretations of events?
Welcome Back!
Bell ringer for today….
Define the sociological imagination with your neighbor
What are three questions that sociologists ask?
Answers…
a new way of looking at ourselves
How does being a member of a particular social groups shape behavior?
What are the patterns of behavior?
What are the roles of individuals in groups?
Reminder- homework due tomorrow!
Another example…
Sociological point of viewEx. Suicide
List six reasons why someone would take their own life.
Sociologists ask…
1. what do people do? (descriptive)
Why do people do what they do? (explanatory)
Your reasons…
Rephrase your statements into feelings
How are they alike?
“Unhappiness Theory” of suicide: People commit suicide because they are seriously, chronically, and profoundly unhappy.
This theory, is an example of an individualistic (or non-sociological) explanation.
It is not wrong, but it is not particularly sociological.
Rank State [Division] (2004 rank) Deaths Rate1 Montana [M] (2T) ....................... 206 ...........22.02 Nevada [M] (2T) ......................... 480 ...........19.93 Alaska [P] (1). ............................. 131. ..........19.74 New Mexico [M] (4). .................. 342. ..........17.74 Wyoming [M] (5). ......................... 90. ..........17.76 Colorado [M] (6). ........................ 800. ..........17.17 Idaho [M] (7) ...............................228 ...........16.08 Arizona [M] (11). .........................945. ..........15.99 South Dakota [WNC] (13). ......... 121. ..........15.610 Oregon [P] (10) ........................... 560 ...........15.411 Oklahoma [WSC] (14). ............... 522. ..........14.712 North Dakota [WNC] (29). ........... 92. ..........14.513 Arkansas [WSC] (20). ................. 400. ..........14.413 Tennessee [ESC] (18T). ...............856. ..........14.415 Utah [M] (9). ............................... 348. ..........14.116 West Virginia [SA] (8). ................255. ..........14.017 Kentucky [ESC] (16T). ............... 566. ..........13.618 Florida [SA] (15) ......................2,347 ...........13.218 Kansas [WNC] (16T). ................. 362. ..........13.218 Maine [NE] (21). .........................175. ..........13.221 Washington [P] (18T). .................822. ..........13.122 Missouri [WNC] (22). .................727. ..........12.522 Vermont [NE] (12). ....................... 78. ..........12.524 Mississippi [ESC] (23). ...............363. ..........12.424 New Hampshire [NE] (39T). .......162. ..........12.426 South Carolina [SA] (29T). .........510. ..........12.027 Indiana [ENC] (33). .....................745. ..........11.928 Alabama [ESC] (24T). .................535. ..........11.728 Ohio [ENC] (29T). ................... 1,341. ..........11.730 North Carolina [SA] (24T). ......1,009. ..........11.630 Wisconsin [ENC] (24T). ............. 643. ..........11.632 Pennsylvania [MA] (32). ..........1,430. ..........11.533 Virginia [SA] (35). .......................866. ..........11.434 Iowa [WNC] (28). ....................... 333. ..........11.234 Louisiana [WSC] (27). ................ 505. ..........11.2
Rate, Number, and Ranking of Suicide for Each U.S.A. State*, 2005
Why is one state higher than another?
It is the external factors that sociologists are more concerned with.
explanations for human behavior emphasize external factors and that individualistic (or non-sociological) explanations emphasize internal factors.
The four types…
According to Emile Durkheim, there are four classifications of Suicide
Egoistic (mentally ill)
Fatalistic (terminally ill)
Altruistic (cults, suicide bombers)
Anomic (can’t handle stress, insecure)
Activity 2…Ted and Zelda
As you read this partial biography of Ted and Zelda’s lives, write a list of the social issues and social processes that contributed to their difficulties.
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Welcome Back! Bell Ringer…
1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a social science?
a. biologyb. political sciencec. psychologyd. economics
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2. Sociology is defined as:a. the scientific study of humans.
b. the study of ancient cultures and behavior.
c. the study of how the brain works.
d. the study of human society and social behavior.
3. What are the four types of Suicide according to Durkheim?
Activity 3
How would each of the social sciences look at the following police incident…
If this was deemed a suicide, which one of Emile Durkheim’s Theories would apply?
The Sociological Imagination
A New Way of Looking at the World“When wars happen, an insurance salesman becomes a rocketlauncher; a store clerk, a radar man; a wife lives alone; a childgrows up without a father. Neither the life of an individual, nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both…Yet men do not usually define the troubles they endure in terms of historical change and institutional contradiction. The well-being they enjoy, they do not usually impute to the big ups and downs of the societies in which they live…The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history andbiography and the relations between the two within society. That is its task and its promise.”C. Wright Mills (1959)
Teenage Wasteland
As you read the article, write down your response to the following question….
Do you think C. Wright Mills would hold the four teenagers responsible for their suicide or would he look outside of them for a cause?
Welcome Back!
Bell Ringer….
Think back to yesterday’s scenario of the man found dead in his apartment. If this was deemed a suicide, which one of Emile Durkheim’s Theories would apply?
Theories!!!! How does society function?
Structural Function Theory
Functionalism views society as a set of interrelated structures-or parts.
each structure performs a function which is important to the maintenance and stability of society.
Society is seen as existing in a state of consensus
Social systems perform functions which keep society stable.
Ex. Family, school, religion, community
Two types: Latent (hidden) and Manifest (obvious)
Conflict
Conflict theory assumes that life rarely runs smoothly and conflict is a natural part of social relationships.
Conflict theory takes the view that society is based on competition over scarce resources.
This competition generally manifests itself in struggles between dominant groups and subordinate groups.
Good Morning!
Bell Ringer Review with your neighbor the following two sociological theories…
1. Structural Functional
2. Conflict
Symbolic Interaction
analysis of society that seek to explain how people make sense of the world including (1) how the self concept is formed, (2)how meaning is applied to symbols, and (3) how reality is socially constructed.
the process through which the use of symbols makes social behavior possible.
Subjective meaning must be examined to understand behavior.
Meaning can change!
Key activity In your assigned groups
write a description of the key chain based on your theoretical perspective
Use only the characteristics on the board
Look at the two sets of key chains. Write down a list of descriptors.
Bell Ringer
With your neighbor, review important sociologists
Agenda
Review theories/ theorists
Review! (first quiz on Thursday)
Next unit- Culture!
Theorists
August Comte
Father of sociology
Father of functionalism
Emile Durkheim
Solidarity!
Mechanical- bonded together by shared beliefs and values
Organic- bonding by division of labor, must rely on each other to survive
Karl Marx
Conflict!
Class struggle and the need to develop class consciousness
Equal wealth=peace
Jane Addams
Conflict
Founder of the American Sociological Association
Hull House
Democratic power for all
W.E.B. DuBois
Conflict
Two worlds- “double consciousness”
George Herbert Mead
We use symbols to define ourselves and create our own identities.
Through interaction, that is how society is created
Study society at the micro level
Review!
Define sociology
Know what questions sociologists ask
Define the sociological perspective
Define the three major sociological theories
Know your sociologists!
Good Morning! Bell Ringer
What is the first rule of sociology?
Quiz tomorrow!!!
Activity!
Your group is shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. The island has a plentiful supply of wild fruits, plants, insects, birds, fish, and trees. Some fresh water can be found but most of it is contaminated by salt water. Your group has come to rescue the following items from two life rafts.
Island activity
2 large fishing knives
4 plastic gallon jugs of water
1 25 foot rope
1 large plastic tarp
1 set of binoculars
1 can opener
20 cans of fruits and vegetables
Each group must establish a list of rules, procedures, and task assignments that would allow the group to survive on the island indefinitely
