1. Welcome to SOCI 1010 4B Introduction to Sociology
Winter quarter
Monday and Wednesday
12– 1:55 p.m.
Metropolitan Community College

2. Agenda for Class #1 Introduction Attendance Survey Review Syllabus
Assign Syllabus Activity
Historical Development
Websites
Printing Notes
Student
Film clip, if time TGMBC

3. Attendance Survey
What is your favorite snack or comfort food?

4. Reviewing the Syllabus

5. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
SOCI 1010, CHAPTER #1

6. Came from other fields of study
Early Theorists
Came from other fields of study
Had to “sell” the importance of sociological study
Sociology is a young discipline compared to some of the other sciences such as chemistry, mathematics or even history. Founders came from other fields such as biology, philosophy or economics. For thumbnail backgrounds see

7. Industrial Revolution
INDUSTRIALIZATION
Crowding
Urbanization
Crime
Social problems
Interest in sociology came as the result of world events. A primary influence was the industrial revolution which sparked tremendous change first in Western Europe and then in the U.S. and Canada.

8. Germ theory John Snow - London cholera epidemic
Advances In Sciences
Germ theory John Snow - London cholera epidemic
Evolution Charles Darwin - On the Origin of the Species
New technologies
Simultaneous advancement in the sciences increased our interest in sociology.
John Snow, a London physician, helped identify the source of a cholera epidemic. This was related to the invention of the microscope and the identification of microorganisms. Note similarities in vocabulary between sociology and microbiology, “culture”, “colonies”, etc..
The publication of controversial literature on evolution challenged long held religious explanations yet provided a rationale for the structural-functional explanations for social life - - an integrated whole with emphasis on the purposes of things and the importance of consensus for healthy functioning. (Society is like a giant body -- if one organ is sick it affects the performance of the remaining organs = organic analogy. If the economy is depressed, that influences family life, funding for education, satisfaction with government, etc.)

9. Multicultural contacts Diffusion of aspects of culture
Age Of Exploration
Multicultural contacts
Diffusion of aspects of culture
Recognition of universals
Sociology became a recognized academic endeavor near the close of a period of exploration and colonization by the countries of Western Europe. Obviously, life for the Native Americans changed as the result of contact with Europeans. But the explorations had both positive and negative effects on the Europeans as well. Think about all the ways European life changed as the result of contact with and importation of products from the “new world”.
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10. Age Of Revolution Rapid social change Different ideologies
The “Enlightenment” period of the 17th & 18th centuries brought renewed interest in democracy and dissatisfaction with exploitation. The U.S. Revolution, the French Revolution(s) and finally the Russian Revolution created major change in the power structure and the belief systems related to power, leadership and governance.

11. Methodology Dilemmas
Could the methods of the “natural” sciences be applied to the social world or to human behavior?
Because of the unpredictable nature of human behavior, some individuals have viewed the application of scientific methods to social problems as artificial or pretentious. The debate between “pure” science and the “softer” social sciences continues. As a social scientist how do you feel about these applications?

12. Could you take the “science” out of the laboratory?
Is the world our laboratory?
*Inset is petroglyph account of Kit Carson’s conflict with Dine’ (Navajo) native peoples.
See virtual field trip for preview of activities that may be used later in the course.

13. What is a laboratory?
Lesson 2 will explore the application of scientific methods to a variety of social situations.

14. SOCI 1010 Websites www.mccneb.edu Student email Film-- TGMBC
Printing notes
Student
Film-- TGMBC

15. Film Clip
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16. Assignment
Syllabus Activity
Read Chapters 1 - 2