What is sociology? Why study sociology?

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What is sociology? Why study sociology?

What is sociology? How would you define sociology….what is it? 2-3 minutes to reflect and write Sociology Defined: systematic study of human society and social interaction Apply theories and research Society: large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations Social interaction-complex connections between individuals and groups within the recurring patterns of society “group/individual dynamic”

Why Study Sociology? Sociological Thinking Sociology & Everyday life quiz (page 5) Complete quiz-write answers in notebook Answers on page 6 Reflection: How would a sociologist look at an issue like credit card debt? Discuss with partner Write down 2 points The Overspent American

Why Study Sociology? Sociological Thinking Moving beyond intuition and common sense to scientific understandings Commonsense and myths C. Wright Mills-”Sociological Imagination” Phone Conversation The ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society Personal troubles (credit card debt) vs public issues (national debt, unemployment) Placing the personal in the larger social context-seeing the connection E.g. “Overspending” on pages 7-11 Global connections

Why Study Sociology? “Identity” Culture Shock & Diversity Training Race-term used to differentiate groups based upon physical characteristics (e.g. skin color) Ethnicity-term used to differentiate groups based upon cultural heritage or identity (e.g. language) Class-term used to differentiate groups based upon a relative societal position of wealth/ power/prestige/or other valuable resources Gender- term used to subscribe meanings, beliefs, and practices to sex differences (e.g. masculinity vs femininty)

Units/Topics in Sociology Culture, Socialization & Social Groups What is Diversity? Cheerios Lose the Bike Shorts Dove: Beauty Pressure Children See Commercial Social Stratification-Class & Wealth People Like Us Social Stratification-Ethnicity, Race, Gender What would you do?-Racism & What would you do?-Racism part 2 Deviance, Social Control and Criminality Social Control Breaking the Cycle Family, Education & Religion Out of the car

The Course mcox.wikispaces.com Projects Thursday Topics & Friday Articles 5-6 person rotation Classroom Activities & Classroom Participation