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Syllabus for: SOC 1 Introduction to SociologySemester & Year: Summer 2013Course ID and Section Number: E3638Number of Credits/Units: 3Day/Time: MTWTh 9 am to 12:10 pmLocation: SS109Instructor’s Name: Lora J. BristowContact Information: Office location and hours: Library 12:15-12:45 each classday, or by appointment.Email: lora-bristow@redwoods.eduCourse Description (catalog description as described in course outline): An introduction to thediscipline of sociology including major theories, concepts and methods. Topics include: sociologicalimagination, social structure and interaction, culture, social groups and organizations, and socialinstitutions. Also includes inquiry into social inequalities such as race/class/gender/globalstratification.Student Learning Outcomes (as described in course outline) :1. Employ a sociological perspective to critically evaluate a social issue.2. Explain the relationship between socialization and culture.3. Use sociological concepts to evaluate complex ideas.Special accommodations: College of the Redwoods complies with the Americans withDisabilities Act in making reasonable accommodations for qualified students with disabilities.Please present your written accommodations document to me as promptly as possible so thatnecessary arrangements can be made. If you have a disability or believe you might benefitfrom disability related services and may need accommodations, please see me or contactDisabled Students Programs and Services.Academic Misconduct: Cheating, plagiarism, collusion, abuse of resource materials, computermisuse, fabrication or falsification, multiple submissions, complicity in academic misconduct,and/ or bearing false witness will not be tolerated. Violations will be dealt with according to theprocedures and sanctions proscribed by the College of the Redwoods. Students caughtplagiarizing or cheating on exams will receive an “F” in the course.The student code of conduct is available on the College of the Redwoods website at:http://redwoods.edu/District/Board/New/Chapter5/AP%205500%20Conduct%20Code%20final%2002-07-2012.pdfAdditional information about the rights and responsibilities of students, Board policies, andadministrative procedures is located in the college catalog and on the College of the Redwoodshomepage.College of the Redwoods is committed to equal opportunity in employment, admission to thecollege, and in the conduct of all of its programs and activities.Syllabus insert.doc

Written work: Homework on class readings, weekly Current Events, and in-class work may behandwritten (legibly!). All other written assignments (Personal Essay, Culture Analysis,Research Paper, Research Method Proposal and Practice) must be typed/word-processed inaccordance with guidelines for the assignment. You will turn in hard copies in class. You willhave an opportunity to revise and resubmit your formal written work, except that the ResearchPaper is due just a few days before the end of class; if you want to have the opportunity torevise/resubmit this, you will need to turn it in earlier (see schedule). You will be givenassignment descriptions and grading rubrics.Midterm and Final: Exams will be on paper, in class, and will feature both multiple choice andshort answer/short essay questions. You will be able to use your texts and notes.Due Dates and Exam Dates are firm. In a class schedule this short, leeway is not possible.Last day to drop this class is 7/11/13.Grading:A total of 100 points are possible, distributed as such:21 Points Daily reading homework and in-class participation (1.5 points/day, 14 days)9 Points Current Events/News (3 assignments, 3 points each)10 Points Midterm Exam15 Points Final Exam10 Points Personal Essay (3-5 pages, double-spaced, 12 point)20 Points Research Paper (3-5 pages plus References, double-spaced, 12 point)5 Points Culture Analysis10 Points Research Method Proposal and Practice≥ 92 = A, 90-91 = A-, 88-89 = B+, 82-87 = B, 80-81 = B-, 76-79 = C+, 70-75 = C, 63-69 = D, < 63 = FYou will be provided with a sheet to keep track of your own points as graded assignments arereturned to you.Honors Students: You will read 2 additional text chapters and reader selections to accompanythem (approximately 100 pages) and complete Homework for them. Your Research Paper willinclude at least two additional sources, AND will be linked with your Research Method Practice.Course ScheduleDate Topics/Possible Activities Readings (To be doneBEFORE class!)7/8 Introductions, courseexpectations, etc.What is Sociology?Sociological perspective;Ch. 1 Kimmel/Aronson (K/A)Selection 1/Berger Invitationto Sociology in Life in Society(LIS)Assignments DueSurveys collectedSyllabus insert.doc

sociological imaginationMacro/micro perspectives3+ major paradigmsSocial issue/problemIn class survey andselection of two“institutions” chapters7/9 CultureValues, norms, otherelementsUniversal/local; High/popularcultureCultural change, globalization7/10 Interactions, Groups,OrganizationsSocial construction of realitySocial structureNetworks7/11 Sociological MethodsSocial/ScienceQualitative, QuantitativeObjectivity, truth, etc.: Waysof knowingEthics7/15 SocializationModels and agents ofsocializationSocial rolesGender socializationSocial sanctions7/16 Social ControlDevianceCrimeCriminal justice system7/17 Social Class and StratificationIntersectionality: race,gender, culturePovertySocial mobilityCh. 2 K/ASelection 2/Chagnon TheFierce People, LIS (just skimthis one!)Ch. 3 K/ASelection 4/Lawson and LeckHooking Up on the Internet,LISSelection 6/Stiffler Workingin a Chicken Factory, LISCh. 4 K/ASelection 5/Blee InsideOrganized Racism, LISCh. 5 K/ASelection 3/Dyer Anybody’sSon Will Do, LISCh. 6 K/ASelection 7/ThompsonHandling the Stigma ofHandling the Dead, LISSelection 8/Levi Becoming aHit Man, LISCh. 7 K/ASelection 9/Adler Job on theLine, LISSelection 10/Gans The Usesof Poverty: The Poor Pay All,Reading HomeworkReading HomeworkReading HomeworkCulture AnalysisReading HomeworkCurrent Event/NewsResearch MethodPractice ProposalReading HomeworkReading HomeworkSyllabus insert.doc

Global InequalityLIS7/18 MIDTERM Personal Essay7/22 Race and EthnicityWhat is race? Ethnicity?Race and inequalityPrejudice, discrimination,racismRacial/Ethnic identityCh. 8 K/ASelection 12/Walton MySecret Life as a Black Man,LISReading HomeworkCurrent Event/News7/23 GenderGender vs. sexGender inequalityGender identity, politics7/24 BodyAgeHealthSexualityBody and identity, inequalityCh. 9 K/ASelection 11/Bales BecauseShe Looks Like a Child, LISCh. 10 K/ASelection 13/Loucks “ButThis is my Mother!” ThePlight of Elders in NursingHomes, LISReading HomeworkReading HomeworkResearch MethodPractice7/25 Institutions: TBA TBA Reading Homework*Research Paper, IFyou want opportunityto revise/resubmit7/29 Institutions: TBA TBA Reading HomeworkCurrent Event/News7/30 EnvironmentNatural world and humanworldMigrationPopulationUrban environmentEnvironmental inequalities,racism, justice7/31 Social ChangeModels of changeSocial movements8/1 FINALCh. 15 K/ASelection 22/WishardCaught Between Two Ages,LISSelection 20/Chideya BorderBlues: The Dilemma ofIllegal Immigration, LISSelection 21/Jasper andNelkin The Animal RightsCrusade, LISResearch PaperReading HomeworkReading HomeworkSyllabus insert.doc

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