Welcome to Mr. Tredinnick's Sociology Class
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Sociology is essentially the study of Human behavior and Social Structures. In this one semester class we will examine social phenomenon from an academic perspective looking for patterns of social interaction and how those interactions influence human behavior. Through a variety of methods students will explore different sociological ideas from an educative perspective in order to develop their own social perspectives and critical thinking skills.
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Unit IV: Final ProjectUnit IV Course ScheduleDay 4.1 - Final Project
- Hand out Assignment sheet - Work Time Day 4.2 - Final Project - Work Time Day 4.3 - Final Presentations - Present Findings + Papers due at time of presentation Day 4.4 - Final Presentations - Present Findings + Papers due at time of presentation |
Assignment Paper
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Unit III: Social Agents
Unit III Course ScheduleDay 3.1 - Family Situations
- Family Situation Questions Stations HW: Have questions finished for next class Day 3.2 - Family Situations - Discuss Family Situation Questions Day 3.3 - Government
- Social Role of Government Questions Day 3.4 - Start Invictus - Watch movie "Invictus" HW: Invictus Questions due day 3.7 Day 3.5 - Invictus - Watch movie "Invictus" Day 3.6 - Invictus - Finish "Invictus" HW: Questions due next class Day 3.7 - Leadership - Discuss Invictus Questions - Discussion: What are the principles of leadership? Day 3.8 - Ageing - Social Stratification by Age - Jack Kervokian Interview Day 3.9 - Gender Equality - Use the Gender Equality Website to find out 5 advantages men have over women - Write a paragraph answering the following question: Explain why it is unfair to have inequality based on gender? Day 3.10 - Impact of Stress - Holmes-Rahe Stress Test - Stress Notes Day 3.11 - Review - Review all materials for next class's test Day 3.12 - Test - Unit III Test - Social Agents Jack Kervokian InterviewUNFPA: Promoting Gender Equality |
Unit III Assignments
Unit III Notes
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Unit II: Socialization
Unit II Course ScheduleDay 2.1 - Importance of Socialization
- Go over tests - Introduction to Socialization Videos + The Asch Experiment + Dead Poets Society Conformity + Invisible Rope Experiment - Socialization Group work HW: Finish Group work Questions Day 2.2 - Importance of Socialization Discussion - Discuss Groupwork Day 2.3 - Religion and its Role in Society - Religion Notes + Discuss while going through notes Day 2.4 - Social Stratification - Social Stratification Notes HW: Social Class Structure Handout Day 2.5 - Social Construct of Race - Race and Ethnicity Notes - A Class Divided Movie HW: What does the movie "A Class Divided" reveal about the nature of racism? Day 2.6 - Social Groups - Groups: A Social Perspective HW: Social Group Book work Day 2.7 - Friendships - Friendship Ethnography - Invisible Rope Experiment Day 2.8 - Sexuality - Human Sexuality Notes Day 2.9 - Sexuality - Human Sexuality Book Work Day 2.10 - Deviance - Deviance Notes and Discussion HW: Cure for Violence Day 2.11 - Review - Review all materials for test next class Day 2.12 - Test - Unit II Test - Socialization 
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Unit II Assignments
Unit II Notes
A Class DividedDead Poets Society Conformity Clip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit I: Culture
Unit I Course ScheduleDay 1.1 - Syllabus Day
- Go Over Class Expectations - Course Overview HW: Pre-Class Views (Due day 1.2) Day 1.2 - Sociological Perspective - Collect Sociological Views Assignment - Sociological Perspectives Discussion + Questions under "Unit I Assignments" Day 1.3 - Three Schools of Sociological Thought - Teenage Pregnancy Discussion - Schools of Sociological Thought Notes Day 1.4 - Societal Value - Finish Sociological Perspective - Lifeboat Game HW: What does the Life boat game reveal about the value or worthlessness of people in society? Answer in a well thought out paragraph (3-5 sentences) Day 1.5 - What is Culture? - Culture: A Sociological Look (Notes and Discussion) HW: What cultural trait is the most important in determining a culture's identity? Defend your answer using the Argument, Reasoning, Evidence method. Day 1.6 - Cultural Perspective - Euthanasia Discussion - Cultural Perspectives Activity Day 1,7 - Regional Discussions - What type of diversity exists inside your own country between regions? + What are the major differences between different areas of your country? HW: Cultural Diversity Discussion Questions (Due Day 1.8) Day 1.8 - Diversity of Food - Warm Up Question: Knowing what you do about the United States try to determine the five most typical foods in the United States. - America's Best Food Discussion HW: Culture and Obesity (Due Day 1.9) 
Day 1.9 - Culture Shock
- Warm-Up: What is culture shock? Describe a moment in which you went through culture shock. - Begin movie "God Grew Tired of Us" HW: Discussion Questions due Day 1.11 Day 1.10 - God Grew Tired of Us - Finish movie HW: Discussion Questions due Day 1.11 Day 1.11 - Cultural Relativism - Discuss God Grew Tired of Us Questions - Cultural Relativism Notes Day 1.12 - Review - Review all materials for next classes' test Day 1.13 - Test - Unit I Test - Culture |
Unit I Assignments
Unit I Notes
God Grew Tired of UsStudy Topics for Test- Cultural Diversity
- Globalization - Migration and its Impact on Culture - Cultural Relativism - Basic ideas of Sociology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
