UNIT 1: POINT OF VIEW and DIVERSITY
Reading:
Chapter 1: Sections 1 and 2-->Page 4-17
Chapter 2: Sections 1 and 2-->Page 24-39
Chapter 1: Sections 1 and 2-->Page 4-17
Chapter 2: Sections 1 and 2-->Page 24-39
WEEK 1
8/22-8/26
TOPIC
The Sociological Point of View -Examining Social Life *The Sociological Perspective *Sociology’s Place in the Social Sciences |
READING
Chapter 1 Section 1-Page 4-8 CASE STUDY: Does Technology Isolate us? Case Study Word Version Case study reference article |
Week 2
8/29-9/2
READING
Chapter 1 Section 2-Page 9-17 CASE STUDY: Is Your Generation Really "Post-Racial?" Case Study Word Version Case Study Reference Article |
HOMEWORK
QUIZ PROJECT 1-2 Worksheet: Sociology: Then and Now (linked under Topic) |
Week 3
9/5-9/9
(NO SCHOOL MONDAY 9/5)
TOPIC
Cultural Diversity
-The Meaning of Culture
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READING
Chapter 2
Section 1: Page 24-29 CASE STUDY: Why Do We Like to Watch Rich People on TV and in the Movies? Case Study Work Version Case Study Reference Article |
HOMEWORK
QUIZ PROJECT 2-1 Group Mini-Poster
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Week 4
9/12-9/16
TOPIC
Cultural Diversity -Cultural Variation
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READING
Chapter 2 Section 2: Page 30-39 CASE STUDY: Who is Your Family? Reference Article: The Changing Face of the American Family |
HOMEWORK
QUIZ PROJECT
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