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1. Write your full name on it E-mail address Major Current job and/or career goal Something you want me know about you: interests, how to pronounce your name, nickname, learning need, something you are going through, anything I should know 6) Try to add any info that will help me remember your name 7) Small picture taped to the other side Turn into green folder – 4 points Index cards “If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from his angle as well as your own.” – Henry Ford (Founder of Ford Motor Company)

2. Today Grades in this class Review sociological imagination Review 3 major theories Culture Preview Be a sociologist Upcoming assignments

3. Extra Credit Extra credit assignments range between 1-4 points each Opportunities will be posted on the website 5 points maximum possible *additional points can be earned in class Can raise a B+ to an A but not a B- to an A Don’t rely on the extra credit

4. Upcoming extra credit option Student Health Center Workshops – 2 points extra credit possible September 13th: Anger Management 11 AM September 18th: Understanding Depression 11 AM September 26th: Positive Psychology: The Science of Feeling Good 12 Noon September 28th: Managing Anxiety 3 PM

5. Upcoming extra credit option Attend one workshops listed and type one page explaining: 1. Summary of info 2. Use your sociological imagination: What aspects of society could be making this issue a social problem? 3. How can this issue be addressed on a larger scale? Are there changes that could possibly occur in our society to make this less of a social problem? Due: 1 week before Finals, or as completed

6. Health Center

7. Grading Grading 2 Papers Class Participation 3 tests 8 AssignmentsFinal Test (not cumulative) Total PointsPossible-150

8. Students who succeed in this class Attend class and focus Check syllabus and website regularly Pay attention and participate Study for tests and use the paper scoring guides Do the reading

9. The time to focus on your grade is now Don’t be this guy at the end of the semester But I really needed an A to transfer to CSUDH/UCLA/USC…etc. Can’t I turn in some extra credit? I had a lot going on in my life. But I really need to pass to stay eligible for basketball/ football/ track…etc. I didn’t know I wasn’t passing.

10. Graded work • Will be passed back in green folders • Last names A-L or M-Z • Keep all graded work • Keep track of your grade

11. Sociological Imagination/ Sociological Perspective • Ability to see the many ways society influences our thoughts and actions

12. How do sociologists think? Any behavior Sociological Perspective Individual Perspective Focus on influences bigger than one person (location, culture, peers, family, government, religion, media…) Focus on someone’s personal characteristics or experiences

13. Use your sociological imagination With 1-2 partners choose one of the situations below and explain the behavior from and individual perspective and a sociological perspective James in an alcoholic man Jennifer spends too much of her money on makeup Joey dropped out of high school Sociological Perspective Individual Perspective Focus on influences bigger than one person (location, culture, peers, family, government, religion, media…) Focus on someone’s personal characteristics or experiences 5 minutes

14. Which is the best predictor of your chances of success in school? A) your gender B) social class/economic status of your parents C) your race/ethnicity D) your work ethic/level of responsibility E) the difficulty level of your major

15. Chances of success in school based on parents’ socioeconomic status Jack and Jill are of equal intelligence, work ethic, grades in high school, preparation

16. 3 ways of looking at society

17. Review 3 Major Theories Functionalist Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist Jobs people perform and how society functions. How is something helpful or hurtful in society? Inequality and looks for groups that might be taking advantage of other groups. Haves vs Have Nots Influence of social groups, labels, and meanings of symbols

18. Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist Functionalist Read the statements and write down who would say each. 1. Media images become social problems when groups use these images to exert power over others and serve their own interests. EX: news programs in certain countries are only allowed to show positive reports about their political leaders 2. If people do not know their duties or are unable to perform duties due to media images, then social problems occur. EX: a mother who feels she should use her time and money to maintain her beauty may neglect her responsibilities to her children. 3. Social definitions can change over time and the media has the power to influence definitions EX: repeated images of Latina women as uneducated housekeepers cause stereotyping. 3 mins

19. Functionalist Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist What would they say? Focus on one theory. What might the theory say or ask about the topic of teenage pregnancy? Remember, this theory is concerned with jobs people performand how society functions. How does it help or hurt society? Remember, this theory is concerned withinequality and looks for groups that might be taking advantageof other groups. Remember, this theory is concerned with the influence of social groups, labels, and meanings of symbols.

20. Group Activity Expectations • Introduce yourself when working with new students • Every group member must contribute • Allow others to complete their thoughts • Ask others for input • Be respectful • Focus and put in your best effort • -Not a time to check cell phones • -Not a time for restroom breaks • 7. Stop when you hear buzzer and face front • 8. Listen when other groups share

21. Door Screen Computer Team 4 Duplessis-Fleming Erin Inocencio Jessica Arrogante Denise Alston Theodore Meredith Amanda Team 5 Melgoza Enrique Cortez Jonathan Rodela Callie Islas Fabiola Boggs Kwyn Team 6 NorrellKierra Sisson Derek Cortez Jacqueline Sanchez Irene Duke Jovon Team 1 Cortez Tamara Baines Gregory Moore Brittani Moreno Jesus Chavez Mark Team 2 Sullivan Grace Sterling Shanena Jimenez Jennifer Garcia Edwin Hernandez Joanna Team 3 ManaloLawrenz Pena Rosa Garcia Christian Martinez Daniel Guerrero Sergio Team 7 Vela-Cervantes Yunuen Gomez Marcos Donis Jacqueline Zalenski Peter Kondo Jamie Team 8 DuenasDagoberto Herrera Jennifer TerrazasNolberto Martinez Ruendy Velasco Conrad Team 9 Montes Brandon Vo Y Selmon Kimberly Ortega Jose Team 10 Arakaki Justin Rodriguez David Zapata Zaldy Sanchez Miguel Team 11 Cudjoe Justin Garcia Hugo Wright Brittany Wakamatsu Tomoe

22. Functionalist Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist Work in a group. Focus on one theory. What might the theory say or ask about the topic of teenage pregnancy? Remember, this theory is concerned with jobs people performand how society functions. How does it help or hurt society? Remember, this theory is concerned withinequality and looks for groups that might be taking advantageof other groups. Remember, this theory is concerned with the influence of social groups, labels, and meanings of symbols.

23. How is American culture viewed by others? View International Student Experience Colombia University International Business Students View Part 2

24. Be a sociologist • Sociologists study human behavior • Use your observations of student and teacher behaviors in college • Determine behaviors that help and hurt the classroom environment and student learning Underline the top 3 in every category

25. Assignments Due Thursday: Read article on websiteCultural Relativism Due next Tuesday: Read Ch 2: p 33-44. A#3: Bring in a cultural artifact (any item that has meaning to you, not just ethnic culture) *Cannot be a picture SportsReligionPolitical ideologyInterests/hobbiesExperiences Race/ethnicity/nationality LanguageGenderSocio-economic statusAge

26. Structural Functionalist Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist Review Remember, this theory is concerned with jobs people perform and how society functions as well as what the functional or dysfunctional aspects of the topic are. Remember, this theory is concerned with inequality and looks for groups that might be taking advantage of other groups Remember, this theory is concerned with the influence of social groups, labels, and meanings of symbols

27. Comparing the theories