Welcome to Mr. Tredinnick's Sociology Course
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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.
Sociology Discussion Questions
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Unit IV - Social Conformity and Deviance
Unit IV Course Schedule
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Week 14: Conformity
(Nov 20-24) Class 4.1: Observing Conformity - Warm-Up: All We Like Sheep? (4.1) - Understanding Conformity (Notes) + Asch Conformity Experiment + Candid Camera: The Elevator Experiment + Conformity Experiment - People are Sheep + WYFFT: The Elevator Experiment + Bystanders Effect: Kitty Genovese - Conformity Experiment (Assignment) Class 4.2: No School - Thanksgiving Break Week 17: End of Unit IV
(Dec 11-15) Class 4.7: Review Day - Work Time + Unit IV Study Guide - Social Conformity and Deviance (Review) Class 4.8: Unit IV Test - Unit IV Test - Social Conformity and Deviance - All Unit III Assignments need to be in by 11:59pm on Friday, December 15th, 2017 |
Week 15: The Non-Conformists
(Nov 27-Dec 1) Class 4.3: Abnormal Behavior - Warm-Up: What is deviant behavior? (4.3) - Deviance (Notes) - Identifying Deviance (Assignment) Class 4.4: Criminal Behavior - Warm-Up: Criminal Deviance (4.4) - Criminology (Notes) - Analyzing Criminal Behavior (Assignment) + The Grapevine: Doing Time in Iceland + FBI: 2015 Crime Statistics + Canada's Crime Rate 
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Week 16: Modes of Deviance
(Dec 4-8) Class 4.5: The Use of Deviance - Warm-Up: How have you used Deviance? (4.5) - Comparing Movements (Assignment) Historic + American Civil Rights Movement + Anti-Apartheid Movement + Indian Independence Movement Current + Black Lives Matter + Standing Rock Class 4.6: Societal Deviance - Warm-Up: Listing Deviance (4.6) - Deviance Ethnography (Assignment) Week 18: End of Course
(Dec 18-21) Class 4.9: Semester Wrap-Up - Complete Missing Assignments - Complete Test Corrections - Course Survey |
Unit IV Notes
Unit IV Review
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Unit IV Assignment
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Unit IV Resources
Unit III - Social Agents
Unit III Course Schedule
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Week 9: Social Groups: The Family
(Oct 16-20) Class 3.1: Sociological Groups - Warm-Up: Who Matters to You? (3.1) - Group Sociology (Notes) - Group Dynamics (Assignment) Class 3.2: The Family and Socialization - Warm-Up: The Family (3.2) - Family Socialization (Notes) - Family Situations (Assignment) Week 11: Social Groups - Societal Connections
(Oct 30-Nov 3) Class 3.5: Race and Ethnicity - Warm-Up: Do We Know Ourselves? (3.5) - Racial and Ethnic Relations (Notes) + A Class Divided (Assignment) + PBS: A Class Divided Class 3.6: Sociological Perspective of Sexuality - Warm-Up: Current Sexuality Issues (3.6) - Human Sexuality (Notes) - Addressing Third Genders (Assignment) |
Week 12: Social Groups - Wider Connections
(Nov 6-10) Class 3.7: Religious Groups - Warm-Up: Religion as a Connector (3.7) - Religion and Socialization (Notes) - The Afghan Woman (Assignment) - Sectarian Violence (Assignment) + CFR: The Sunni-Shia Divide Class 3.8: Media and Government - Warm-Up: Government's Role (3.8) - Views on Role of Government (Notes) - Messages in the Media (Assignment) - SImon Sinek on Millenials in the Workplace |
Week 10: Social Groups - Individual Connections
(Oct 23-27) Class 3.3: Friends and School Groups - Warm-Up: Choosing Your Social Groups (3.3) - Peer Groups (Notes) + Peer Dynamics Cornell Notes (Assignment) - Impacts of Bullying (Assignment) + Stop Bullying Class 3.4: Age and Gender - Warm-Up: Perspectives of Life (3.4) - Age Stratification (Notes) - Gender Norms (Notes) - Examples of Groups (Assignment) + Carl and Ellie's Story Week 13: Review and Examination
(Nov 13-17) Class 3.9: Unit III Review - Work Time + Unit III Review Guide - Social Agents Class 3.10: Finish Unit III - Unit III Test - Social Agents - All Unit III Assignments need to be in by 11:59pm on Friday, November 17th, 2017 |
Unit III Notes
Unit III Review
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Unit III Assignments
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Unit III Resources
Unit II - Culture and Social Structures
Unit II Course Schedule
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Week 4: Defining Culture
(Sept 11-15) Class 2.1: What is Culture - Warm-Up: What is Culture? (2.1) - Culture: A Sociological Look (Notes) - Research a Culture (Assignment) + World Culture Encyclopedia Class 2.2: Folk and Popular Culture - Warm-Up: Defining Taboos (2.2) - Differences in Culture (Notes) - Understanding Cultural Relativism (Assignment) + Research Starters: Cultural Relativism + TED Talk: Jimmy Nelson |
Week 5: Examining Regional Variations
(Sept 18-22) Class 2.3: Differences in Culture - Warm-Up: Uniqueness of Cultures (2.3) - Cultural Variations (Notes) + National Geographic: Horn Scorn - Variation and the Hindu Cow (Assignment) Class 2.4: Major Cultural Traits - Warm-Up: Importance of Language (2.4) - Components of Language (Notes) - Components of a Religion (Notes) - Create a Language (Assignment) + WikiHow: How to Create a Language + Hello in Many Languages |
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Week 6: American "Culture"
(Sept 25-29) Class 2.5: American Culture - Warm-Up: American to an Extent (2.5) - Seeing "American Culture" (Notes) - Culture and Obesity (Assignment) Class 2.6: Examining the Spread of Culture - Warm-Up: Cradle of Culture (2.6) - Cultural Diffusion Case-Study (Assignment) + EarthXplorers - Mississippi Delta - Lesson and Map It |
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(Oct 2-6) Class 2.7: Exploring the Community - Warm-Up: Summarize the Great Migration (2.7) - Cultural Diffusion Case-Study (Assignment) + EarthXplorers - Mississippi Delta - Take it Local Class 2.8: Exploring the Community - Warm-Up: Summarize your Data (2.8) - Cultural Diffusion Case-Study (Assignment) Both Map-It and Take It Local should be done by the end of class today |
Week 8: Social Structures
(Oct 9-13) Class 2.9: Society - Warm-Up: Explain Society (2.9) - Societal Structure (Notes) - Societal Identity (Assignment) Class 2.10: Finish Unit II - Unit II Test - Culture and Social Structures - All Unit II Assignments need to be in by 11:59pm on Friday October 13th, 2017 |
Unit II Notes
Unit II Review
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Unit II Assignments
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Unit II Resources
Unit I - Principles of Sociology
Unit I Course Schedule
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Week 1: Introduction to Sociology
(Aug 21-25) Class 1.1: What is Sociology? - Forum 1.1 - Welcome to the Course - Sociology: An Introduction (Notes) - TED Talk: Sam Richards (Assignment) + TED Talk: Sam Richards - The Forest and the Trees (Assignment) Class 1.2: History of Sociological Thought - Forum 1.2 - History of Sociological Thought - The Origins of Sociology (Notes) Sociology Origins Cornell Notes (Notes) + The School of Life: Emile Durkheim + The School of Life: Max Weber + The School of Life: Auguste Comte + The School of Life: Karl Marx + Study.com: Harriet Martineau - Sociological Thinkers (Assignment) |
Week 2: The Sociological Perspective
(Aug 28-Sept 1) Class 1.3: The Three Perspectives of Sociology - Forum 1.3 - Perspectives of Sociology - The Perspectives of Sociology (Notes) - Differences in Examining Society (Assignment) Class 1.4: Looking at Society through Sociology - Forum 1.4 - Looking at Society through Sociology - The Chicago School (Notes) - A Sociological Lens (Assignment) - Discussion 1.1 - Applying Sociology Discussion (Forum) 
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Week 3: The Science of Sociology
(Sept 4-8) Class 1.5: Sociology as a Social Science - Forum 1.5 - Sociology as a Science - Sociology as a Science (Notes) - Research Ethics (Assignment) +ASA: Code of Ethics Reminder: Unit I Test to be completed by Sept 9th + Unit I Review Guide: Principles of Sociology (Notes) Class 1.6: Finish Unit I - Unit I Test (Schoology) - All Unit I Assignments need to be in by 11:59pm on Friday September 8th, 2017 |
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Unit I Notes
Unit I Review
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Unit I Assignments
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Unit I Resources
Sociology Course Resources
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Class Forum
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