1. Breakfast Club Debrief
2. The "Rat Experiment" - the effect of categories and expectations
3. Another example: The Rosenthal Study
4. Assignment #6 - Watch and answer the questions below: The Three Major Sociological Paradigms A. What is a paradigm? What is a theoretical paradigm? B. Is sociology more concerned with the Macro or Micro? C. What kinds of issue are "macro", and which are "micro"? D. Explain structural functionalism. Which early sociologist is credited with this theoretical paradigm? E. Explain an example of how this theory would look at something in society. F. Explain the difference between manifest and latent functions. G. What is social dysfunction? H. What are some problems with structural functionalism? An example? I. Explain conflict theory. J. Explain Marx's "class conflict theory." K. Explain another conflict theory (race or gender). L. What are some problems with conflict theory? An example? M. Explain symbolic interactionism. Which early sociologist is credited with this theoretical paradigm? N. What does it mean to say that for symbolic interactionism there is no "big T truth"? O. What are some problems with symbolic interactionism? An example? HW: Finish Assignment #6 (above)
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1. Breakfast Club Debrief
3. The "Rat Experiment" - the effect of categories and expectations
4. Another example: The Rosenthal Study
HW: None 1. Review Social Groups
2. Continue The Breakfast Club HW: Assignment #5 - Social Groups and You! A. Identify and describe one of YOUR primary groups. What is the group, who is in it, why do you think you will have a life-long relationship with this group? B. Identify and describe one of YOUR secondary groups. What is the group, who is in it, why do you think you will have only a temporary relationship with this group? C. Identify and describe one of YOUR in-groups at TA. What is the group, who is in it? Is this group considered a higher or lower status group at TA, and why do you think that? D. Identify and describe one of YOUR out-groups at TA. What is the group, who is in it? Is this group considered a higher or lower status group at TA, and why do you think that? E. Explain an example of in-group favoritism. F. Explain an example of out-group bias. 1. Discuss Flipgrid "Stereotypes and Labels" assignment
2. Social Groups
3. Begin "The Breakfast Club" HW - none 1. Sociological Imagination Quiz (go to Google Classroom)
2. "This is Water" by David Foster Wallace
4. Oddisee - "Lifting Shadows" 5. Assignment #4 - Flip Grid Assignment - Stereotypes and Labels
1. Sociological Perspective Keynote
HW: Study for quiz on the Sociological Perspective. You should be able to explain the meaning of the four main "concepts" that we have defined as essential to "thinking like a sociologist".
Quiz will be next class: Wednesday 9/18. 1. 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: A. Finish "What is Sociology Questions - Crash Course" questions 1. Emile Durheim and his theories on suicide.
2. Suicide and Social Location (race/ethnicity) A. Groups report out on findings from last class B. Discuss Suicide Risk and Protective Factors
3. The Suicide Tourist
HW: None 1. Data Analysis - What is the connection between guns and suicide?
2. Social Location and Suicide
A. What is 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. Social location can predicts levels of privilege, power, inequality, and social status (or lack of) for various groups within a society. How does your social location "rank" on the social latter (societal hierarchy)? B. Suicide and Race/Ethnicity (social location) With your table determine the following for your assigned racial/ethnic group (everyone should write down the answers - you will need them for your HW assignment):
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 C. Groups report out 3. Suicide Risk and Protective Factors
HW: Assignment #2 - Guns, Suicide and Social Location (Race/Ethnicity) Answer the following questions in a paragraph each: 1. Identify and explain one significant connection between guns and suicide. 2. Summarize the data on suicide for your assigned racial/ethnic group in America. Include the following data in your summary:
3. Which risk and protective factors are "sociological" (meaning which are the result of social or societal issues beyond an individual person's mental health)? (look here: Suicide Risk and Protective Factors) 1. Using this data visualization test your hypotheses and determine "who" is the most common victim of gun violence (cause, sex, age, race).
2. The Gender Inequality Of Suicide: Why Are Men At Such High Risk?
3. Assignment #1 - Gun Deaths in America Activity Reflection (10 mins to work on in class) 4. Intro to Mr. Parise 5. Review Course Info
6. What to expect and what I expect
Put simply:
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