Sociology 101, Introduction to Sociology @QC
Readings for the first
half of the course are here on line at www.sociology101.net. You can print them
at home, on campus, or anywhere in the world. Get a 1/2 inch or 1 inch
three-ring binder, and a three-hole puncher, and put the readings in the binder
(or at least put them in a strong, manila folder). You can also print out a
second copy of each reading, staple the pages together, and bring each article
to class when we are discussing it. There are many options. The important
thing is to have and read the articles ON PAPER.
TIP: The headers for each week's
reading (the words right after the date), and the full title of each article,
are very important. As you read each article make sure you fully understand the
meaning of all the words and phrases, including the article titles and sub
titles. To do that you will have to use a dictionary AND closely read all the
articles. You absolutely need to remember all the headings and reading
titles. It will help you to remember the authors as well. This reading list is the most important document in the class. Know it well!
Peter Berger, Invitation to Sociology:
A Humanistic Perspective
At http://www.amazon.com/Invitation-Sociology-Perspective-Peter-Berger/dp/0385065299 At: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780385065290&itm=3
1. Feb 1-3 - Things are not as they
seem to be: The peculiarities and hidden
uses of cultural patterns
- Body Rituals of the Nacirema
by Horace Miner
- Baseball
Magic by George Gmelch
- India's Sacred Cow by
Marvin Harris
- Ritual & Taboo (at dictionary.com)
-
REALLY
important Things To Know For This Class
2. Feb 8-10 - Society Inside of Us:
Culture, Ethnicity, Socialization, Internalization, and Roles
- Cultural Responses to Pain
by Mark Zborowski,
- Learning The Student Role:
Kindergarten As Academic Boot Camp by Harry Gracy
- Fashion and Status by Alison
Lurie
- Culture
- the Encarta Encyclopedia
3. Feb 17-18 (Class on Wed & Thurs,
no class Mon,) What Happens When Corporations Are Not Regulated By
Government?: The Contradiction Between
Corporate Profit and the Public Good
- Love Canal by Michael Brown
- Pinto
Madness by Mark Dowie
- Six Errors On
the Way To The Financial Crisis by Alan Binder
4. Feb 22-24 The Case of Marijuana
Possession and Policing: Things Are Not As They Seem To Be
- The Epidemic of Pot Arrests
in New York City by Harry G. Levine
- Stop the War on Pot Users –
by Tony Newman
- NY
City's Marijuana Arrest Crusade ... Continues by Harry Levine (the graphs and tables are the most important
part)
- Excerpts from:
Marijuana Arrest Crusade: Racial Bias and Police Policy in New York City
(30 pages) by Harry G. Levine and Deborah P. Small
- Whites
Smoke Pot, but Blacks Are Arrested – by Jim Dwyer
- Busted: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving
Police Encounters by Flex Your Rights (45 minute video – watch closely)
5. March 1-3 - Family, Health
and Government Policy in the U.S., Canada, and
-
- Health
care in crisis: does Canada have the answer? From Consumer Reports
- The Idea
Behind Our Failed Health-Care System by Malcom Gladwell
- Until Medical Bills Do
Us Part by Nicholas Kristof
- Health Care Realities –
Paul Krugman
(Tip: Make sure you already have or now
get Invitation
to Sociology by Peter Berger. Used books from Amazon take two weeks for
delivery)
6. March 8-10 - The Impact of Racial Prejudice
- Racism and Research: The case of the
Tuskegee syphilis study by Alan Brandt,
- Decisions
of death. by David Bruck
- Asian
Americans: The myth of the model minority by Ronald Takaki
7. March 15 - 17 - Wealth and Inequality
in America + The Sociological Imagination
- Wages, Wealth and Politics
by Paul Krugman
- The
Great Wealth Transfer by Paul Krugman
- Helping The Poor, The
British Way by Paul Krugman
- The
Promise of the Sociological Imagination. by C. Wright Mills,
- Invitation
To Sociology by Peter Berger - Read Back Cover, Table Of Contents, Preface.
8. March 22 (Review) – MARCH 24, WED, MIDTERM EXAM - click here for MIDTERM STUDY MATERIALS
March 29 – April 5 – Spring Break (Read Invitation
to Sociology, Read Invitation to
Sociology, Read Invitation to
Sociology)
9.
Wed April 7 Invitation To
Sociology by Peter Berger (Bring the
book to class).
- Read Back Cover, Table Of Contents,
Preface. Chapter 1. "Sociology
As An Individual Pastime." Bring
the book to class)
10. April 12 -14 Invitation to
Sociology. By Peter Berger (Bring the book to class)
- read: Chapter 2 "Sociology as a Form of Consciousness" (Chapter 2
is about the four motifs Tip: read the
last two pages first, especially the last paragraph of Chapter 2).
11. April 19-21 - Social Control,
Institutions, Stratification – (Bring the book
to class)
- read: Chapter 4: "Man In Society"
12. April 26-28 Roles, Reference Groups, Socialization, Internalization,
& The Sociology Of Knowledge (Bring the
book to class)
- read: Chapter 5: "Society In Man"
13. May 3-5 Real Choice And Real
Freedom In The Real World (Bring the book to
class)
- Read: Chapter 6: "Society As Drama"
- Skim: Chapter 8: "Sociology As A Humanistic Discipline"
- Read Closely: The Last Three Pages Of Chapter 8 -- Pages 174-176
14. May 10-12, Monday May 17. Review and Wrap Up (Bring the book
and readings to class)
The final exam covers the whole
semester.
All final exams at the college, including ours, will be scheduled by the QC
Registrar and held sometime from Tuesday May 18 to Tuesday May 28.
The time of the final exam is ice and is announced by the Registrar's office
later in the semester.
FINAL EXAM,
TUEDAY MAY 25, 11-1 IN OUR CLASS ROOM
(REMSEN 100]
click
here for MIDTERM STUDY MATERIALS
click
here for: KEY CONCEPTS FROM INVITATION TO SOCIOLOGY (Berger's book)
(click here)
Peter Berger, Invitation
to Sociology: A Humanistic Perspective
At http://www.amazon.com/Invitation-Sociology-Perspective-Peter-Berger/dp/0385065299
At: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780385065290&itm=3
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