1. A closer look at suicide in America (see above images).
2. American suicide rates the highest in 30 years... 3. Emile Durheim and his theories on suicide: Durkheim focused his studies on trying to figure out what makes people commit to this life ending choice and what factors in their lives may have given them the final push. Durkheim thought that economical, religious, marital, and militarily factors would influence his findings. After his study he concluded that there are four different “types” of suicide. The first type is the Egoistic suicide. This type of suicide occurs when the degree of social integration is low. When a person commits this type of suicide they are not well supported in a social group. They feel like they are an outsider or loner and the only people they have in this world are themselves. They often feel very isolated and helpless during times in their lives when they are under stress. The second type is Altuistic suicide. This type of suicide occurs when the degree of social integration is too high. When a person commits this type of suicide they are greatly involved in a group. All that they care about are that groups norms and goals and they completely neglect their own needs and goals. They take their lives for a cause. A good example of this would be a suicide bomber. Durkheim’s third type of suicide is Anomic Suicide. This kind of suicide is related to too low of a degree of regulation. This type of suicide is committed during times of great stress or change. Without regulation, a person cannot set reachable goals and in turn people get extremely frustrated. Life is too much for them to handle and it becomes meaningless to them. An example of this is when the market crashes or spikes. The final type of suicide is Fatalistic suicide. People commit this suicide when their lives are kept under tight regulation. They often live their lives under extreme rules and high expectations. These types of people are left feeling like they’ve lost their sense of self. 2. Review Syllabus
3. What to expect and what I expect
4. What do you expect? 5. "Calling All Sociologists" - a great overview of some of the things that sociologists study! Assignment #1 (and eBackpack test) - due before you leave class A. What was something that surprised or shocked you about suicide that you learned in class today. B. What was most interesting to you about what we learned about gun violence last class C. What are you looking forward to most about class this semester? D. Do you have any questions or concerns about class this semester?
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Definition of Sociology:
1. An example of what sociologists do: Studying the demographics of gun violence. A. With your table, discuss what you believe to be the top three general causes of gun deaths. B. Gun death demographic questions
C. Based on the demographic data write a hypothesis about what group of Americans are the most common type of gun death (use each of the demographic categories above D. Using this data visualization test your hypotheses and determine "who" is the most common victim of gun violence (cause, sex, age, race). E. The Gender Inequality Of Suicide: Why Are Men At Such High Risk?
F. Turn in your written work to eBackpack Assignment #1 - Gun Death Demographics 2. Review Syllabus
3. What to expect and what I expect
4. What do you expect? 5. "Calling All Sociologists" - a great overview of some of the things that sociologists study! HW - None 1. What is the ideal man? What is the ideal woman? Come up with 5-7 characteristics for each. 2. What are the Traditional Gender Stereotypes 3. What is the gender spectrum? 4. And Biological Sex may not be as clear as most people think.
5. Back to advertising...What is the hidden message of this ad for Axe body spray? Or this one? 6. And this music video? 7. Yet the first question victims of domestic violence are often asked is "So why doesn't she just leave?"
8. The Gender Inequality Of Suicide: Why Are Men At Such High Risk? 1. What is the ideal man? What is the ideal woman?
Come up with 5-7 characteristics for each. 3. What are the Traditional Gender Stereotypes
5. What is the gender spectrum? 4. And Biological Sex may not be as clear as most people think.
5. Leadership Characteristics - click here for list
3. Leadership and Gender - click here for Leadership Characteristics and Gender Percentages
5. Gender and the "Leadership Gap" - click here to see the statistics on the "leadership gap" experienced by women in America. 7. The impact of gender stereotypes and the gender binary on the leadership gap? 1. Work on "Final Essay" (your final exam for the course)
A. Click here for the two page assignment descriptor B. Click here for the Final Essay Grading Rubric HW - Work on Final Essays - Due 1/20 (last day of class) 1. Turn in Drugs Unit Project
2. In Their Words: How Children Are Affected by Gender Issues 3. Huggies Advertisement
4. What is the gender binary? 5. What is the gender spectrum? 1. Sunnie Kahle is asked to leave school... 2. Raising Ryland 3. 'Becoming Nicole': Born Identical Twin Boys, Now Brother and Sister 4. Half of Maine homicides in 2014-15 stemmed from domestic violence, report says 5. World-wide gender inequality 1. A Just Sentence for Ethan Couch? An example of how money influences the criminal justice system? 2. Work on Drugs in America Unit Project A. Your project should have a main point (thesis), provide the historical background of your topic, and explain the major causes and effects. B. You need at least three reliable sources (academic or trustworthy news source) of information for you project. Citing Sources
Example of References List: C. Your project can take any of the following forms (or others, pitch me an idea, be creative, or not):
D. Click here for the Grading Rubric for the project E. Timeline For Project
HW - Work on project - due 1/11 1. Mass Incarceration the and War on Drugs
D. Who benefits from so many Americans being locked up?
E. Who else has an incentive to support strict drug laws and longer sentences (like mandatory minimums)?
Turn in answers to eBackpack "Assignment #15 - Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs". 2. Drugs in America - Unit Project A. For the final assignment on the "Drugs Unit," you need to research and present on an aspect of drug abuse in America, the" war on drugs," or mass incarceration. Your project should provide a detailed overview of your topic, and most importantly, explain the impact of your topic on American Society. Though you may do a topic related to something we talked about in class, you must present information beyond what was covered in class. Tell us something we don't know! B. You may work by yourself, or in a group of up to three students. C. You can chose ANY topic related to drugs in America (though I must approve your topic). Possible topics could include:
D. Your project should have a main point (thesis), provide the historical background of your topic, and explain the major causes and effects. E. You need at least three reliable sources (academic or trustworthy news source) of information for you project (more about citing sources next class - but you will have to cite) F. Your project can take any of the following forms (or others, pitch me an idea, be creative, or not):
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