Guiding Thought Question: Connect the idea of deviance to how criminal behavior could be considered deviance. Come up with a definition of Criminal Behavior

Today's Leaning Objective: Students will be able to explain the sociological concepts of crime and different societal approaches to crime. Students will take notes on the sociological views of crime and then use statistics and articles to examine crime in different societies. 

Guiding Thought Question: Predict what deviance in terms of within a social structure, and why sociologists would be interested in studying it.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will know the sociological principles of deviance and be able to answer thought questions connected to the ideas of the principles. 

Guiding Thought Question: Watch the clip from Dead Poet's Society and explain how the clip displays conformity and defines it. How does he try to explain the need to go against conformity?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the concepts related to conformity and groupthink as related to Sociology. Students will take notes, and observe a number of experiments then create an observation of their own to measure conformity. 

Guiding Thought Question: Based on your on ideas and what you have been able to see, how is government able to impact society? Provide an example.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the ways that government and media impact societal norms and values. Students will take notes on the role of government and review examples of societal messages in real examples.

Guiding Thought Question: Using your own ideas come up with ideas for how religion can unify and divide people, and then what role religion has in raising individuals. 

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the different sociological perspectives of the purpose of religion, and be able to apply the concepts to the examination of sectarian violence in the Middle East. 

Guiding Thought Question: Why might it be difficult for students who do not identify as male or female, or females who were born as males and males who who born as females, to feel accepted in societies?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine the debates associated with sexual orientation and gender identity and their impacts on the process of socialization. Students will take notes and then answer a series of thought questions relating to the topics.

Disclaimer: The purpose of this lesson is not to try to force you to accept a certain perspective, it is providing information regarding differing perspectives relating to human sexuality. That being said it is not ok to discriminate against someone because of their choices in gender identification or sexual orientation.