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Welcome! Ms. Krall 347

Welcome! Ms. Krall 347. First things first…. Are you in the right class?. The Agenda for the next couple of days…. Student information Syllabus overview Introduction to the class and first unit. Student Information. On the index card provided… Name Parent/Guardian name

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Welcome! Ms. Krall 347

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  1. Welcome!Ms. Krall 347

  2. First things first… • Are you in the right class?

  3. The Agenda for the next couple of days…. • Student information • Syllabus overview • Introduction to the class and first unit.

  4. Student Information • On the index card provided… • Name • Parent/Guardian name • Parent/Guardian contact number • Contact email • Where do you see yourself in 10 years? • On the back… • Why are you taking this course? • What is your predicted grade? • Why is this so?

  5. Syllabus • Course Topics • Course requirements • Course expectations

  6. Topics • Sociological imagination and sociological research

  7. Topics • Culture and cultural variation

  8. Topics • Socialization of individual within a group • Social Institutions

  9. Topics • Crime and deviance

  10. Topics • Social stratification

  11. Topics • Social groups and social inequality

  12. Topics • The role of education and religion in society

  13. Today’s Objectives… • Seating charts • Finish syllabus • Introduction to the course

  14. Course Expectations… Class web page

  15. Welcome back! With your neighbor…. • Name one topic of sociology you learned yesterday…. • Name one thing that you learned about your neighbor…

  16. Activity… • What does Society look like? • Spend 5 minutes drawing a picture or diagram of American society. • Are there similarities within your group? • Are there differences? How can that be?

  17. So What is Sociology?

  18. Activity! • In a list write down as many things that you can think of to describe yourself. • Cross off everything that describes you as individuals and leave all that describes you in terms of your relationship and interactions with others.

  19. What do we have left? That we are not simply individual members of society but we also identify ourselves in social terms! We need social interaction to survive and thrive as individuals! So what IS sociology? The scientific study of human behavior in groups. Study of groups and societies humans build and how these affect our behavior (social interaction) Study of everyday behavior in a critical light (sociological perspective)

  20. Good morning • Bell Ringer… • Tell your neighbor one thing your learned about sociology yesterday…

  21. Lifeboat Activity!

  22. Sociology Chapter one The Sociological Imagination Today’s objective: To define Sociology, The Sociological Perspective and how Sociologists use this perspective to study society.

  23. “the scientific study of the behavior of humans in groups.” “the systematic study of the groups and societies humans build and how these affect our behavior.” (Social Interaction) it is often a look at the everyday, but in a critical light Developed in the 19th century Your bell ringer…Defining Sociology

  24. How Sociology fits in Introduction to Sociology: What is Sociology?

  25. Questions sociologists ask: • How does being a member of a particular social group shape behavior? • What are the patterns of behavior? • What are the roles of individuals in groups?

  26. Things are not what they seem to be! in order to understand society we take the role of other people, hence a sociological perspective( a new way of looking at ourselves) in uncovering these layers, we look for: 1. The general in the particular 2. The unusual in the usual First rule of sociology

  27. The Sociological Imagination • C. Wright Mills used the term sociologicalimagination to describe the ability to look at issues from a sociological perspective. • Personal troubles versus public issues • Ex: unemployment, obesity Introduction to Sociology: What is Sociology?

  28. Example… • After reading your handout look closely at the picture…

  29. To think about…What’s going on in that picture? • What is the impact of making assumptions in our daily life? • How do societal norms ( what we might think is right and true) impact our expectations and our interpretations of events?

  30. Welcome Back! • Bell ringer for today…. • Define the sociological imagination with your neighbor • What are three questions that sociologists ask?

  31. Answers… • a new way of looking at ourselves • How does being a member of a particular social groups shape behavior? • What are the patterns of behavior? • What are the roles of individuals in groups? • Reminder- homework due tomorrow!

  32. Another example…

  33. List six reasons why someone would take their own life. Sociologists ask… 1. what do people do? (descriptive) Why do people do what they do? (explanatory) Sociological point of viewEx. Suicide

  34. Your reasons…

  35. How are they alike? “Unhappiness Theory” of suicide: People commit suicide because they are seriously, chronically, and profoundly unhappy. This theory, is an example of an individualistic (or non-sociological) explanation. It is not wrong, but it is not particularly sociological. Rephrase your statements into feelings

  36. Rate, Number, and Ranking of Suicide for Each U.S.A. State*, 2005 Rank State [Division] (2004 rank) Deaths Rate 1 Montana [M] (2T) ....................... 206 ...........22.0 2 Nevada [M] (2T) ......................... 480 ...........19.9 3 Alaska [P] (1). ............................. 131. ..........19.7 4 New Mexico [M] (4). .................. 342. ..........17.7 4 Wyoming [M] (5). ......................... 90. ..........17.7 6 Colorado [M] (6). ........................ 800. ..........17.1 7 Idaho [M] (7) ...............................228 ...........16.0 8 Arizona [M] (11). .........................945. ..........15.9 9 South Dakota [WNC] (13). ......... 121. ..........15.6 10 Oregon [P] (10) ........................... 560 ...........15.4 11 Oklahoma [WSC] (14). ............... 522. ..........14.7 12 North Dakota [WNC] (29). ........... 92. ..........14.5 13 Arkansas [WSC] (20). ................. 400. ..........14.4 13 Tennessee [ESC] (18T). ...............856. ..........14.4 15 Utah [M] (9). ............................... 348. ..........14.1 16 West Virginia [SA] (8). ................255. ..........14.0 17 Kentucky [ESC] (16T). ............... 566. ..........13.6 18 Florida [SA] (15) ......................2,347 ...........13.2 18 Kansas [WNC] (16T). ................. 362. ..........13.2 18 Maine [NE] (21). .........................175. ..........13.2 21 Washington [P] (18T). .................822. ..........13.1 22 Missouri [WNC] (22). .................727. ..........12.5 22 Vermont [NE] (12). ....................... 78. ..........12.5 24 Mississippi [ESC] (23). ...............363. ..........12.4 24 New Hampshire [NE] (39T). .......162. ..........12.4 26 South Carolina [SA] (29T). .........510. ..........12.0 27 Indiana [ENC] (33). .....................745. ..........11.9 28 Alabama [ESC] (24T). .................535. ..........11.7 28 Ohio [ENC] (29T). ................... 1,341. ..........11.7 30 North Carolina [SA] (24T). ......1,009. ..........11.6 30 Wisconsin [ENC] (24T). ............. 643. ..........11.6 32 Pennsylvania [MA] (32). ..........1,430. ..........11.5 33 Virginia [SA] (35). .......................866. ..........11.4 34 Iowa [WNC] (28). ....................... 333. ..........11.2 34 Louisiana [WSC] (27). ................ 505. ..........11.2

  37. It is the external factors that sociologists are more concerned with. explanations for human behavior emphasize externalfactors and that individualistic (or non-sociological) explanations emphasize internalfactors. Why is one state higher than another?

  38. The four types… • According to Emile Durkheim, there are four classifications of Suicide • Egoistic (mentally ill) • Fatalistic (terminally ill) • Altruistic (cults, suicide bombers) • Anomic (can’t handle stress, insecure)

  39. Activity 2…Ted and Zelda • As you read this partial biography of Ted and Zelda’s lives, write a list of the social issues and social processes that contributed to their difficulties.

  40. Welcome Back! Bell Ringer… 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a social science? a. biology b. political science c. psychology d. economics Introduction to Sociology: What is Sociology?

  41. 2. Sociology is defined as: a. the scientific study of humans. b. the study of ancient cultures and behavior. c. the study of how the brain works. d. the study of human society and social behavior. Introduction to Sociology: What is Sociology?

  42. 3. What are the four types of Suicide according to Durkheim?

  43. Activity 3 • How would each of the social sciences look at the following police incident… • If this was deemed a suicide, which one of Emile Durkheim’s Theories would apply?

  44. The Sociological Imagination A New Way of Looking at the World “When wars happen, an insurance salesman becomes a rocket launcher; a store clerk, a radar man; a wife lives alone; a child grows up without a father. Neither the life of an individual, nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both… Yet men do not usually define the troubles they endure in terms of historical change and institutional contradiction. The well-being they enjoy, they do not usually impute to the big ups and downs of the societies in which they live… The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society. That is its task and its promise.” C. Wright Mills (1959)

  45. Teenage Wasteland • As you read the article, write down your response to the following question…. • Do you think C. Wright Mills would hold the four teenagers responsible for their suicide or would he look outside of them for a cause?

  46. Welcome Back! Bell Ringer…. Think back to yesterday’s scenario of the man found dead in his apartment. If this was deemed a suicide, which one of Emile Durkheim’s Theories would apply?

  47. Theories!!!! How does society function?

  48. Functionalism views society as a set of interrelated structures-or parts. each structure performs a function which is important to the maintenance and stability of society. Society is seen as existing in a state of consensus Social systems perform functions which keep society stable. Ex. Family, school, religion, community Two types: Latent (hidden) and Manifest (obvious) Structural Function Theory

  49. Conflict theory assumes that life rarely runs smoothly and conflict is a natural part of social relationships. Conflict theory takes the view that society is based on competition over scarce resources. This competition generally manifests itself in struggles between dominant groups and subordinate groups. Conflict

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