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1. Index cards 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 red folder as you enter

2. Culture Review theory Applying the 3 theories What is culture? Before next week

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

4. Extra Credit Extra credit assignments range between 1-4 points each Opportunities will be posted on the website 5 points maximum possible Can raise a B+ to an A but not a B- to an A Don’t rely on the extra credit to transform your grade

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

6. Use your sociological imagination 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 Focus on someone’s personal characteristics or experiences

7. Review 3 Major Theories Functionalist Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist Roles 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

8. 2.Conflict Theorist 3. Symbolic Interactionist 1. Functionalist a. 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 b. If people do not know their roles, or are unable to perform roles 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. c. 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. Read the statements and write down who would say each. 3 mins

9. Functionalist Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist Remember, this theory is concerned with roles 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. What would they say? Work in groups of 5-6. Choose one theory. What might the theory say or ask about the topic of teenage pregnancy? (choose just one theory)

10. Sign in sheet Computer Team 2 De Avila E. Fatima Kim Joan Ko Brian Bangash Sikandar Contreras Jose Kim Sandra Team 5 Zarate Jose Stier Andrew Ramos Irvin Duran Erica Kagiwada Michiru Torres Alejandra Team 8 Villa Cecelia Romero Arnulfo Hong Ji Youn Ramirez Stephanie Lopez Nancy Team 1 Ruiz Ruben Hernandez Edgardo Lim Su Jin Trujillo Vanessa Hall Ashley Ziegler Rebecca Team 3 Ayala Miguel Cisneros Alex Garcia Stephanie Freeman Thomas Callas Lacy Fuimaono Lupelele Team 6 Rosas Ashley Rendon Hugo Perez Myrka Montenegro Jessica Jung Mal Lewis Anthony Team 9 Romo Marlene Turner Quint Flores Janet Patel Pragnesh Howden Thanh Team 10 Song Su Min De la Cruz Alexandra Franco Rocio Azer Cindy Abassi Mariam Team 4 Guice John Kim Min Soo Ramos Victor Hueso Alfonso Na Hansol Mata Socorro Team 7 Leon Genesis Shepsion Britannia Clausen Joseph Douglas Shanese Amaya Kevin Olumba Nenna Door

11. Functionalist Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist Remember, this theory is concerned with roles 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. What would they say? Work in groups of 5-6. Choose one theory. What might the theory say or ask about the topic of teenage pregnancy? (choose just one theory)

12. 3 ways of looking at society

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

14. Culture Total way of life shared my members of a community bound together by a common: -history -geographic location -language -economic level -religion

15. 6 Characteristic’s of Culture • Islearned • Is taken for granted (“the last thing a fish would notice is water”) • Is symbolic (the significance of cultures lies in the meaning it holds for people) • Isconstantly changing and shaped by political, social, and economic conditions. • Effects how we perceive and evaluate the world around us

16. Culture exists on 3 levels  Non-material culture Material culture

17. What culture is NOTThink of a typical “multicultural day” • Artifacts or material used by a people  • Biological traits such as race • The idealized and romantic heritage of a people as seen with food, music, holidays, etc. • Higher class status derived from a knowledge of the arts, manners, literature, etc.

18. Values: shared beliefs about what is important • General guidelines for behavior • Define what is important within society (ex: respect for elders) • Ideas of what people should give importance to • Vary from one society to another What do you we value in the United States?

19. Values in the U.S. Sociologist Robin Williams (1965) identified the following as underlying core values shared my many in U.S. society: • Achievement and success • Individualism • Activity/Work • Efficiency and practicality • Science and technology • Material comfort • Love • Education • Freedom Do we have the same values now?

20. Value Contradictions. Do some of these values contradict each other? How so? • Progress • Humanitarianism • Equality • Safety • Healthy Lifestyles • Concern for the Environment • Freedom • Self-fulfillment • Achievement and success • Individualism • Activity/Work • Efficiency and practicality • Science and technology • Material comfort • Love • Education • Religion Example: Material comfort and concern for the environment

21. Ideal culture vs. Real culture Example: Do we value safety (for children)? Yes. Laws require seat belts, car seats, young children cannot sit in the front seat until they are a certain age/weight No. We don’t always value it because many school buses do not have seatbelts

22. Ideal culture vs. Real culture 1. Pick one value. 2. What are 2 ways we do value this? 3. What are 2 ways we do not? Progress Humanitarianism Freedom Equality Love Education Safety for children Healthy lifestyles Concern for the environment

23. Value contradictions: two different values that can contradict each other Example: material comfort can contradict concern for the environment Ideal Culture vs Real Culture: one value that a society feels is important but may not really value Example: education (free public education for K-12, but also lots of budget cuts)

24. Students who succeed in this class Went to class Checked syllabus and website regularly Paid attention and participated Studied for quizzes and used the paper scoring guides Did the reading

25. 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 didn’t know that I wasn’t passing. But I really need to pass to stay eligible for basketball/ football/ track…etc. Can’t you round my grade up?

26. Building a learning community getting to know each other Introduce yourself to 2-3 people sitting around you. Get the name, e-mail address, and phone number of at least 2 other students in class

27. Assignment #3 • Due Monday A # 3 Bring in a cultural artifact (not a picture) • Any item that has meaning to you and represents a group you are part of • Not just related to ethnic culture • Prepare to share what it symbolizes • Read Ch 2 Race/ethnicity/nationality Language Gender Socio-economic status Age • Sports • Religion • Political ideology • Interests/hobbies • Experiences