“Sociology is the study of s l b r and h n g ps” (Schaeffer, 2011). DEFINITION “Sociology is the study of s l b r and h n g ps” (Schaeffer, 2011). Sociology is a branch of s____ s____ that deals with the study of so____ty, g_____ps, p______es, n_______ (laws, pr_____es, pa____ns of b_______; a belief of what is a______table; unwritten or written rules on how to behave), and orga______tions.

(American Sociological Society) DEFINITION “So______gy is a ______science involving the study of the social lives of p______, g_____, and s_________.” (American Sociological Society)

S_______: Body of knowledge obtained by methods based on systematic observation Natural science: Study of _______ features of nature and the ways they interact and change Social science: Study of s_____ features of humans and the ways they interact and change Source: Schaeffer, 2011 (McGraw Hill) 3

FOCUS of Sociology (Schaeffer, 2011) Impacts of r_____ips on people’s a______de and be_____r. Photo courtesy of http://www.openideo.com/open/impact/inspiration/social-network-analysis

Focus of Sociology A____s, R_____s, R_____s, and R_______s.

How sociologists examine society? Rely on critical thinking, which C. Wright Mills calls, SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION

What is SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION? “An a_______s of the r_____hip between an ind______ual and the w____er society, both t_____ and in the p_____t” (Schaeffer, 2011). The connection between history (past) and biography (your current personal experiences and context).

SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION It allows us to go beyond per al e s and observation to understand broader p c issues.

OTHER SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES D______g is a process of questioning actions and ideas that are usually taken for granted.” (Peter Berger)

Debunking Looking beyond Seeing through Unmasking Art of mistrust

DIG THE HOLE

SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION ABILITY TO VIEW One's OWN WORLD as an O_______ER!

Sociological Imagination Is also an examination of the effects of social forces on people’s personal and social lives.  What are social forces? (racism, gender inequality, population growth or decline, globalization, poverty, change in education, etc.)

Insert video on sociological imagination.

Seeing the ______ in the F__________ “Things are not always what it seems.” What is true in the past may no longer be true today. What you see may not be what you are getting.

Seeing the g______ from the pa_______. To be able to study the general patterns, you look at individuals.

Social Institutions Game: Cultural Dig (feel like you are the archeologist) Inspired by an exercise from Robert Greene

Objectives To familiarize students with the different social institutions.

Instructions I will be giving you a set of pieces of paper (pictures) and I would like you to match these with their corresponding social institutions.

Reflection Questions Based on the pictures, what then are the functions of each social institutions (6). What are the elements/features of each social institution? How can each institution affect you? What possible social issues can you study about a particular institution using sociology?

1. Family Based on the pictures, what then are the functions of each social institutions (6). What are the elements/features of each social institution? How can each institution affect you? What possible social issues can you study about a particular institution using sociology?