Clinical Sociologist

Dr. John Lamberton   Putting Sociology to Work INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY PLAYBOOK Proprietary Lecture Notes

Assistant Professor

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
2021 FALL SEMESTER COURSE CALENDAR

AUGUST
WEEK 1
23  INTRODUCTION:  What is Sociology?
       Review the basic building block in Sociology:  the Dyad.
       According to the dyadic model, what is Culture and where does it come from (how is it produced)?
25  Read the SYLLABUS in D2L.
        Review the Syllabus.
        Review the biological uniqueness of homo sapiens.
            Neo-Cortex
            Cognition  
            Symbolism
27  Read Chapter 1 in text:
       What's the Sociological Imagination?
       What are Macro/Micro Theories?
       Who are Classical Sociologists and what did they say?
            Auguste Comte
            Harriet Martineau
            Max  Weber
            Karl Marx
            Herbert Spencer - Fredrich Nietzsche - Jack London
       Who are Contemporary Sociologists and what did they say?
            W. E. B. Dubois
            Charlotte Perkins Gilman
            Robert K. Merton
            C. Wright Mills
       What are four major theories about the nature of society?
            Functionalism
            Conflict
            Symbolic Interactionism
            Post Modern theories stating that societies now are characterized by information and consumption
       Write Journal 1 due September 1 at 11:59 pm.  Submit on D2L under the Assignment tab Journal 1.  
WEEK 2
30  Reading assignment in the text for Week 2:   Chapter 2
       Today's class discussion will finish Chapter 1 on Social Theory:  Symbolic Interactionism.
SEPTEMBER
1    Class discussion begins a series on Research Methods
       We will begin with the Bell Curve:  Central Tendency vs. Variance
       What are Qualitative and Quantitative methods?
       What is the Theory and Research Cycle?   
3     Please watch the video on Cultural Rituals.
 WEEK 3
6     LABOR DAY HOLIDAY:  No schoolwork today.
        Please watch the History Video before Wednesday.
8     Discuss Structural Functionalism vs. Symbolic Interactionism theories in Chapter 1 using the Cultural Rituals video.
        Write Journal 2 (click on link for assignment) due on Wednesday, September 13 at 11:59 pm.  Please submit on D2L under the Assignment tab Journal 2. 
10    Discuss Conflict theory in Chapter 1.
         Discuss Culture (click on link)
WEEK 4
13    Journal 2 assignment due today by 11:59 pm. 
15    REMINDER:  Read Chapters 3 and 4 in text.
         Discuss Socialization (click on link)
17    Finish studying Chapter 4:
         Ethnomethodology/Conversation analysis
         What is Context?  Where does it come from?  Is context social or psychological? Both?
         Individual Context:  Nature/Nurtured Self >Mood>Social context>Perception of Social Context>Presentation of Self
         What gives your conversation context?
         Write Journal 3 due Wednesday, September 22 at 11:59 pm.
 WEEK 5
20    Review for Exam #1.
         Read Chapter 7 on Inequality and Chapter 15 on Economy.
22    Read Chapter 9: Race & Ethnicity
         EXAM 1 over Chapters 1-4; PlayBook content and lecture notes between 8/23 - 9/17: See D2L under Exams for Instructions.
         Journal 3 due today at 11:59 pm.
24    Read Chapter 10:  Sex & Gender, Sexuality
WEEK 6
27     Sex & Gender, Sexuality
          Environment
29     Environment
OCTOBER
1        Environment
WEEK 7
4        Environment
           Review Chapter 7 
6      
8
WEEK 8
11       Chapter 15: Economy
13
14-15 Fall break 
WEEK 9
18      HOMECOMING WEEK
           Chapter 13: Religion
           Journal 4
20      Chapter 13: Religion
           Chapter 6: Deviance & Social Control
22      Chapter 6: Deviance & Social Control
          
WEEK 10
25       Chapter 16: Health & Medicine
            Journal 5 due Friday, October 29, by 11:30 am.
27        Chapter 16: Health & Medicine
             EXAM #2 posted on D2L, Wednesday, October 27 at 8 am until 11:30 pm. The Exam will be over Chapters 7, 9. 10, 15 and links: Sex & Gender, Sexuality, Race & Ethnicity and Environment
29        Chapter 16: Health & Medicine
WEEK 11
NOVEMBER
1         Chapter 17: Population, and Urbanization
           Journal 6 due Friday, November 5, by 11:30 am
3         Chapter 17: Population, and Urbanization
5         Chapter 17: Population, and Urbanization  

WEEK 12
8         Chapter 8: Global Wealth
10       Chapter 8: Global Wealth                 
12       Chapter 8: Global Wealth
              
WEEK 13
15       Chapter 18: Social Movements & Social Change     
17       Chapter 18: Social Movements & Social Change 
19       Chapter 18: Social Movements & Social Change 
            
WEEK 14
22        Chapter 18: Social Movements & Social Change
24-26  Thanksgiving Break
WEEK 15
29        Chapter 12: Education
            Journal 7 posted
DECEMBER
1           Chapter 12: Education
3           Chapter 12: Education

WEEK 16
6          REVIEW
            Journal 8 posted
8          REVIEW
10       REVIEW

FINALS WEEK:  13-17
13         17175 (MWF 11am) Final Exam at 11am-12:50am  
17         17173 (MWF 10am) Final Exam at 9am-10:50am
             

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