1. Applying the Sociological Imagination to Unemployment (for older Americans)
2. Unemployment Demographics 3. Investigating Unemployment Demographics
4. Sociological Imagination Quiz (pt. 1) HW - none
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1. Phone-crazed audiences and fed-up musicians? Yondr is on the case
2. Go over: What is sociology - Crash Course A. Short definition of sociology. B. Define "society". C. What does it meant to "see the general in the particular? D. What does it mean to "see the strange in the familiar? E. What is social location? What are some of the most important characteristics that influence a person's social location? F. What is marginalization? An example? G. What is the ultimate goal of "good sociology"? 3. The Sociological Perspective/Imagination 4. Applying the Sociological Imagination to Unemployment (for older Americans)
HW - Prepare for Sociological Imagination Quiz Study for "Sociological Imagination" quiz. You must be able to explain the concept and provide an example of how to apply it to a societal issue (one from class or one you come up with). *Would you rather:
Die at your "normal date", and have high speed internet your entire life, or go the rest of your life with only 3G internet access but die three years later? 1. Keep Your Head Up: How Smartphone Addiction Kills Manners and Moods 2. More on the Sociology of Suicide A. Social Location: The groups people belong to because of their place or position in history and society. All people have a social location that is defined by their gender, race, ethnicity, social class, age, ability, religion, sexual orientation, geographic location, marriage status, education level, political beliefs, etc. B. Suicide Risk and Protective Factors
C. Suicide and Race/Ethnicity For each racial/ethnic group:
Table 1: Suicide among racial/ethnic populations in the U.S.: American Indians/Alaska Natives Table 2: Suicide among racial/ethnic populations in the U.S.: Asians, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians Table 3: Suicide among racial/ethnic populations in the U.S.: Blacks Table 4: Suicide among racial/ethnic populations in the U.S.: Hispanics Table 5: Suicide among racial/ethnic populations in the U.S.: Whites 3. What is sociology - Crash Course A. Short definition of sociology. B. Define "society". C. What does it meant to "see the general in the particular? D. What does it mean to "see the strange in the familiar? E. What is social location? What are some of the most important characteristics that influence a person's social location? F. What is marginalization? An example? G. What is the ultimate goal of "good sociology"? HW: Finish the What is sociology - Crash Course questions. Turn in to Assignment #3 on eBackpack 1. New Study Links Facebook To Depression: But Now We Actually Understand Why. 2. Introduction to Mr. Parise, Review Syllabus, Terms and Conditions 3. Suicide and Guns HW - due Friday 1/26
1. Explain each of the major reasons Durkheim gave for why suicide is more common in modern, industrialized nations. 2. Explain one other thing you learned (and found interesting) about guns and suicide in America. 3. After viewing all of this information about guns and suicide in American society, what is one question you have, or something you're left wondering about, or would be interested in learning more about? 4. Any questions about the Syllabus, Terms or Conditions? - When complete turn in to eBackpack Assignment #2 1. Definition of Sociology:
2. An example of what sociologists do: Studying the demographics of gun violence. A. Individually, craft a hypothesis to the question. Provide as much detail as possible: Who is the most common victim of gun violence and why (type of person and cause)? B. Include the following in your hypothesis:
C. Using this data visualization test your hypotheses and determine "who" is the most common victim of gun violence (cause, sex, age, race). Explain how accurate your hypothesis was. If your hypothesis was incorrect, can you come up with any reasons for why you may have made some incorrect assumptions? If your hypothesis was correct (or very close), why previous experiences or learning led you to a correct answer? D. The Gender Inequality Of Suicide: Why Are Men At Such High Risk?
E. Turn in your written work from class today to eBackpack Assignment #1 - Gun Death Demographics 3. Review Syllabus
4. What to expect and what I expect
5. What do you expect from me? From class? HW: A. What did you learn about gun violence in America? What was the most surprising/shocking/interesting to you? B. What did you learn about the connection between guns and suicide. C. The Gender Inequality Of Suicide: Why Are Men At Such High Risk?
Hi Everyone,
My daughter is sick, so I had to stay home with her today. I'm sorry to miss our last day together. Make sure you turn in your final essays by the end of class (see below). I hope you enjoyed class and have a great second semester! Thanks, Mr. Parise 1. Turn in Final Essays!
2. You may use the rest of class to complete any remaining work you have for the semester (for this class or other classes). Please use the time wisely and productively! Check your email, eBackpack, Google Classroom, class websites! 1. Why was Sunnie Kahle is asked to leave school...?
2. What is the ideal man? What is the ideal woman?
3. What are the Traditional Gender Stereotypes
4. What is the gender spectrum? 5. And Biological Sex may not be as clear as most people think.
6. Gender and the "Leadership Gap" - click here to see the statistics on the "leadership gap" experienced by women in America. 7. The Gender Inequality Of Suicide: Why Are Men At Such High Risk? HW - Finish Final Essay (due next class, Thursday 1/18)
1. Mass Incarceration in the United States - Infographic
A. How many people in jail/prison in the US? B. What is the percent increase in this population over the past 40 years? C. Compare America's incarceration rate to Russia, Australia, China, Canada, and Germany. D. Compare the number of people incarcerated for drugs in 1980 versus 2014. What is the primary cause of the difference? E. How has the number of people serving life sentences changed between 1980 and 2012? F. Compare the percentage of the population made up of people of color, versus the percentage of the prison population that are people of color. G. Which group of Americans are the most likely to be incarcerated? Which is least likely? H. When looking at the data, what is the most shocking, or surprising to you? 2. Detailed Graph of the American Prison Population A. Identify something that surprises you. B. Identify something that you are not surprised by. C. Identify a question you have after looking at the graph. 3. The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration A. What does Hank Green mean when he says that we must remember that wars on drugs and crime are also "wars on people"? 4. "The House I Live In" Clips (click link for access to the video)
5. Who benefits from so many Americans being locked up?
6. Who else has an incentive to support strict drug laws and longer sentences (like mandatory minimums)? Why? 7. And who has an incentive to opposite the legalization of marijuana? Why? HW - finish answering questions above and keep working on Final Exam Essay. Pass is "War on Drugs and Mass Incarceration" questions (1-7 above) to eBackpack assignment #14 1. Review Final Essay requirements
2. "The House I Live In" Clips (click link for access to the video)
3. Who benefits from so many Americans being locked up?
4. Who else has an incentive to support strict drug laws and longer sentences (like mandatory minimums)? Why? 5. And who has an incentive to opposite the legalization of marijuana? Why? HW - A. Finish answering any of the questions above that you did not finish during class. B. Start working on final essay *What is redlining and how did it lead to housing segregation and the growth of "inner-city ghettos"?
3. "The House I Live In" Clips (click link for access to the video)
4. Who benefits from so many Americans being locked up?
5. Who else has an incentive to support strict drug laws and longer sentences (like mandatory minimums)?
HW - Finish answering any of the questions above that you did not finish during class. |
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