Sociology Project –Due Date: October 3 rd .

1. Sociology Project –Due Date: October 3rd. • Work on your surveys • Begin the PowerPoint that will go with your completed project. • Let me know when you have a survey so I can make your copies • User ID: your student ID number. It HAS to be 9 numbers long. If your ID has less add 0’s to it • Example: 00009165 • VC(first and last initial)(month of birth and day) • Example: VClk0429 would be mine

2. What do we do? In your group you must define and choose five (5) different group members to interview and how many members of that group to survey. • Assign a group member to an interview (s) • Create a survey with at least ten (10) questions. Try to create measurable questions as they are easier to tabulate and create data from. Multiple choice, True or False, “On a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the most and 1 being the least…” etc. • Who will type the survey, hand out, collect and measure, create charts, where, when, etc. • Your group must include sociological research in reference to their topic. • Hand in list of group members and their assignments • Create a PowerPoint Presentation on your Project

3. You MUST… • Make sure you DO NOT demean or make fun of ANY group – this is Sociology Class and a certain maturity level is expected. • Work together – you are studying groups, group interaction, and also working together in a group. You are responsible for making sure each member has a role and is accountable for it.

4. Project Grading Rubric: 1-10 points each. 50 pts. =100 • Project contains data from surveys. Group used data to try and explain the results of their issue. • Multiple surveys were created, given out and collected. No demeaning or insulting stereotypes • Contains at least: One (1) pie chart/bar graph, Six (6) or more slides explaining results. • A summary explaining your perceptions of your results. Did the data prove your expectations? Were there any surprises or obstacles you didn’t foresee? • Visually pleasing, neat, creative, interesting.

5. When and why did Sociology Develop?

6. Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution

7. Housing shortages, crime, poverty, different lifestyles

8. Interactions used to be based on personal relationships

9. Impersonal nature of cities –relationships now based on work

10. What do sociologists look at? • CAUSE=Direct result of an action/issue/event • CORRELATION= Related to action/issue/event but not necessarily a cause. Ex. You have more of a probability of dying if you go to the hospital.

11. What Changes Resulted fromThe Industrial Revolution • Relationships no longer personal, less helpful, more anonymous. • Many were poor and some were wealthy – middle class develops • Urbanization leads to crime, poverty and class struggle • People begin to question former religious and traditional explanations of life

12. DO NOW: (Hand In) When and why did sociology develop? How did society change? What is the difference between a cause and a correlation?

13. Who were the Early Sociologists?

14. Auguste Comte' I was born in January actually, I don’t know why my mom named me Auguste • 1st to apply research to study social life • Focused on Social Order and Social Change Herbert Spencer • Influenced by Charles Darwin • Social change and unrest were natural and led to stability and perfection • No steps should be taken to correct problems – best aspects of society would survive over time. I don’t know where my hair stops and my beard begins?

15. Hi, I’m Emile. I studied suicide and became famous for it and don’t you forget it! It is me, Karl. I started Communism. Yeah…yeah…I know. It didn’t work out well. Believed shared beliefs/values held society together Viewed these parts as functions FUNCTIONALISM Sociologists should study features that are observable and can be tested. Father of Sociology – 1st to make it a Science Emile Durkheim Karl Marx • Society structured by economy • Two classes: proletariat (workers) and bourgeoisie (capitalists) • Imbalance would lead to revolution and be primary cause of social change • CONFLICT THEORY

16. Verstehen! NO! I am not sneezing! • More interested in separate groups in society • Focus: effect of SOCIETY on the INDIVIDUAL • Should go beyond study of observations – but uncover feelings and thoughts of individuals • Systematic process in which an outside observer of a culture attempts to relate to it and understand others. • Principle of VERSTEHEN –translates to Meaningful Understanding" putting yourself in the shoes of others to see things from their perspective. Max Weber

17. Wrap Up • August Comte was the 1stto apply research to study social life and Focused on Social Order and Social Change • Emile Durkheim believed shared beliefs/values held society together. Studied suicide rates among different religious groups. • Max Weber believed in putting yourself in the shoes of others to see things from their perspective. • Karl Marx believed that economic imbalance was the primary cause of social conflict. • Herbert Spencer believed No steps should be taken to correct problems – best aspects of society would survive over time.

18. Summary What is Sociology? What is sociological identity What kinds of questions are there? How do sociologists measure society? What is sociological perspective? What is sociological imagination?

19. Create a survey for your project • Must have a minimum of 10 questions. • Must be measurable: “On a scale of 1 to 4, 1 being the least 4 being the most, how much did peer pressure play a role in choosing which cafeteria you eat in?” • Think about what you want to know? Who do you want to ask? What are you trying to prove/disprove with your data? • Should be typed. We are going to the computer lab Tues and Wed. this week. • You can work on your PowerPoint part of the project as well.

20. Do Now: • Out of all the following below, which of these people is more likely to commit suicide? • Why?

21. Do Now: Leah SullivanAge13 Julien Hug 35 Tyler Clementi18 Abraham Biggs, 19 Justin De'Andre James, 14 Jessica Fashano, 27

22. Do Now: Do you think Durkheim's Theory of Suicide holds true today? • Wrote the first book in the field of Sociology. • Durkheim explored the differing suicide rates among Protestants and Catholics, arguing that stronger social norms among Catholics results in lower suicide rates. • Concluded that social unity and lack of isolation was more related to suicide than religion Emile Durkheim’s Suicide Study: 1897

23. Results of Durkheim’s Study: • Suicide rates are higher in men than women (although married women who remained childless for a number of years ended up with a high suicide rate) • Suicide rates are higher for those who are single than those who are married • Suicide rates are higher for people without children than people with children • Suicide rates are higher among Protestants than Catholics and Jews • Suicide rates are higher among soldiers than civilians • Suicide rates are higher in times of peace than in times of war Suicide rates are higher in Scandinavian countries • the higher the education level, the more likely it was that an individual would commit suicide, however • Durkheim established that there is more correlation between an individual's religion and suicide rate than an individual's education level; Jewish people were generally highly educated but had a low suicide rate.

24. Durkheim’s Types of Suicides • Egoistic suicide: reflects a prolonged sense of not belonging, of not being integrated in a community • No bond to social groups (well-defined values, traditions, norms, and goals) • Were left with little social support or guidance • Altruistic suicide: is characterized by a sense of being overwhelmed by a group's goals and beliefs. It occurs in societies where individual needs are seen as less important than the society's needs as a whole. (cults, military).

25. Anomic suicide: reflects an individual's moral confusion and lack of social direction, which is related to dramatic social and economic upheaval….can’t adjust to life changes. (Economic conditions cause rise/fall – lost “dreams”. • Fatalistic suicide: the opposite of anomic suicide, when a person is excessively regulated. Prisons, institutions.

26. Current Day Statistical Proven Causes of Suicide: • The death of a loved one. • A divorce, separation, or breakup of a relationship. • Losing custody of children, or feeling that a child custody decision is not fair. • A serious loss, such as a loss of a job, house, or money. • A serious illness. • A terminal illness. • A serious accident. • Chronic physical pain. • Intense emotional pain. • Loss of hope. • Being victimized (domestic violence, rape, assault, etc). • A loved one being victimized (child murder, child molestation, kidnapping, murder, rape, assault, etc.). • Physical abuse. • Verbal abuse.

27. Sexual abuse. • Unresolved abuse (of any kind) from the past. • Feeling "trapped" in a situation perceived as negative. • Feeling that things will never "get better." • Feeling helpless. • Serious legal problems, such as criminal prosecution or incarceration. • Feeling "taken advantage of." • Inability to deal with a perceived "humiliating" situation. • Inability to deal with a perceived "failure." • Alcohol abuse. • Drug abuse. • A feeling of not being accepted by family, friends, or society. • A horrible disappointment. • Feeling like one has not lived up to his or her high expectations or those of another. • Bullying. (Adults, as well as children, can be bullied.) • Low self-esteem

28. Wrap Up • What reasons did you use for your “causes” of suicide? • What did Emile Durkheim discover in his “Suicide Studies”? • What is the difference between cause and causation? • What is Anomic suicide? • What is Egoistic suicide? • What is Altruistic suicide?

29. Do Now: • What kind of car do you want? • Why? • What are your plans for the prom? (Where will you get your clothes? How will you get there? Are you going to the hair salon, nail salon?)

30. What are some Current Sociology Theories?

31. Current Perspectives Functionalist Perspective There are positive functions and negative functions Each can be either MANIFEST or LATENT Manifest: intended consequence Latent: unintended consequence • Comte, Spencer, Durkheim • Society a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable society • Consensus • Not all elements run smoothly • DYSFUNCTION: negative consequence for the lack of stability in society • Example: Crime – disrupts – not stabilizes

32. Example: A Manifest function of a car is to provide transportation A Latent function of a car is to gain social standing through a display of wealth

33. Can you list things in society that have both Manifest and Latent Functions? In a group of three….brainstorm items, institutions, etc. that have both Manifest and Latent Functions

34. Wrap Up • What are theories behind Functionalist Theory? • What is Manifest Content? • What is Latent Content? • What is “a negative consequence for the lack of stability in society” called?

35. Exit Quiz • What is Manifest Function? • What is Latent Function? • What is Conflict Theory? • List three (3) relationships you have that illustrate conflict theory

36. Do Now Did you greet anyone yet today in the hallway? Describe three people you greeted and how you greeted them. • How would you greet someone: • You see every day • You work with • You haven’t seen in a long time

37. People in society who possess more power in society control others with less power– • What theory is this? • How does this theory play a role in America? • How is this important in change in society?

38. Do Now: Reading: “Cooley’s Looking Glass Self”

39. Interactionist Activity 1. Volunteers come up to express the word given to you to the class without talking

40. Interactionist Theory Example: objects, words, gestures American flag, salute, a high five, slang How people use symbols is symbolic interaction • Functionalists and Conflict Theorists focus on society in general or groups • Interactionists focus on individuals and their interaction with each other • Role of symbols in life • Symbol: anything that represents something else

41. Do Now: What do these mean?

42. Interactionist Activity Wrap Up • Was it difficult to get your point across using only “symbols”? • Are there any symbols that you used in a different state or country that are entirely different here? • Are there any symbols you use at home that only the micro-culture of your family would understand? • What is “Looking Glass Self”?

43. Current Perspectives Conflict Perspective Competition over scarce resources (power, wealth) Group gains control of it – establish rules and procedures to keep it Protect their interests at expense of other groups Leads to social conflict – social change – inevitable in society • Karl Marx • People in society who possess more power in society control others with less power • Study various groups: women and men, race, family, employers and employees, etc.

44. Institutions and relationships that are inherently in conflict • Employee/Boss • Teacher/Student • Principal/Student • College Prof./Student • Coach/Player • Landlord/Tenant • Police/Citizen • Shopkeeper/Customer • Parent/child • Wealthy/poor • Name some relationships in which you are in conflict with each day – whether or not you are the controller…or controlled.

45. Group – present your list of conflicts • Are you the controller…or controlled? • Put “controlled” on left side of paper • Put “controller on right side of paper • In what role do you play most?

46. Can you list four (4) groups in society that possibly illustrate Conflict Perspective? Reading 1

47. Do Now:

48. Wrap Up • What event started the need for sociology? • Why? • What did Emile Durkheim study and what were his observations? • What is a correlation? Give an example • What would be a direct cause? • What is manifest content? • What is latent content? • What do interactionists look at? Why is it important to measure assumptions before accepting them as fact?

49. Do Now: (Hand in from yesterday)Straight Man in a Gay World • 1. What are the two viewpoints being explored in this episode • 2. Why did the Castro District become a mecca for gay rights? • 3. Describe a scene where one of them is faced with experiencing the opposite viewpoint and their reaction. • 4. At what point do you think there was a turning point?

50. Common Core Standards: Unit I Introduction to Early Sociology & Theories I. RS: History/Social Science 11-12 • Reading 1:Interactionist Theory: 6. 8. II RS: Science Technical 11-12 2. 6.8. • Reading 2:Cooley’s Looking Glass Self: 1. 6. 7. 8. • Reading 3: What is Conflict Theory?: 2. 4. 6. • Reading 4: Functionalist Theory: 2. 6. I. WS History/Science/Tech 11-12 Writing 1 a. b. e. Anchor: Reading: Domain specific, evaluate, differentiate, analyze, compare multiple theories, synthesize, (through activities), nonfiction technical, primary source excerpts, data use, validity. Sociological Experiment PROJECT: Anchor:History, Science/Tech 11-12: assert/defend claims, convey clearly, evidence, research, produce, collaborate, publish, multiple sources, reflect, revise Anchor:Reading Science/Tech11-12: evaluate, argue, differentiate, analyze, challenge, diagrams and data, compare, validity, quantitative evidence.