Blackhurst – Sociology

Today’s Agenda  Video Clips  High School Musical (6:00)  10 Things I Hate About You (2:00)  Mean Girls (7:25)  Video Guide  Making Group Decisions  Statuses and their Ranks in Society

Making Group Decisions  Imagine that circumstances force you to go to a new location. You do not know whether it will be hot or cold, dry or wet, barren or vegetated, populated or unpopulated. You can bring only EIGHT items with you. You do not know how long you will be there. Working in a group of 3-4 students, select eight items most necessary for your survival.

select eight items ONLY!  Pickax  Powdered milk  Raft  Bible  6 wool blankets  7” hunting knife  8 gallons water  Tape recorder  Radio transmitter  10 lbs freeze dried dinners .45-caliber pistol  Camping manual with first aid kit  Large tent  200 ft nylon rope  parachute

Rank these roles… 1-12  Class President  Star in the School Play  Holder of High Grades  Captain of the Football Team  Student with Reputation for Honesty  Friend with sense of humor  Student who drives a car to school  Member of a Very Wealthy Family  Talented Musician  Good-looking Student  Class Clown  Member of high status friends group (part of the popular clique)

Ms. Blackhurst’s rankings… 4. Class President 7. Star in the School Play 2. Holder of High Grades (top academic student) 6. Captain of the Football Team (talented athlete) 1. Student with Reputation for Honesty 3. Friend with sense of humor 9. Student who drives a car to school 10. Member of a Very Wealthy Family 5. Talented Musician 8. Good-looking Student 12. Class Clown 11. Member of high status friends group (part of the popular clique)

Statuses Status’ are often ranked in society This has an effect on social structure and order. Started the beginning of social classes… This was the conflict from the Conflict Theory that Marx disliked.

Your ranking tells us…  …what is important to you.  …how you view the social hierarchy.  How does your ranking differ from those of society? The people of Peters Township?  Do your rankings differ from mine? Why do you think that is?