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Essential
Question
What is
Sociology?

How do
Sociologists do
research?

What is ethical
Research?

How does
culture
influence
society?

Topics and Activities

Sociology is the study of collective behavior and social interactions between
people. The insights drawn about patterns of behavior help us understand how
society progresses and changes.i
Day 1: The Sociological Perspective READ Lesson 1 pp. 4-11
Day 2: Historical Origins of Sociology READ Lesson 2 pp. 12-19
Day 3: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology: Structural Functionalism READ
Lesson 3 pp. 22-26
Day 4: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology: Social-Conflict READ Lesson 3
pp. 27-28
Day 5: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology: Symbolic-Interaction READ Lesson
3 pp. 29-30
Day 6: QUIZ Chapter 1
Sociologists use a variety of research methods, including survey research,
secondary analysis, and field research, that provide different insights into
human behavior. They follow a code of ethics to protect the safety and
integrity of their research subjects. ii
Day 1: Research Methods READ Lesson 1 pp. 37-42
Day 2: Research Methods continued
Day 3: Skills for Sociologists
Day 4: Causation in Sociology READ Lesson 2 ppm. 46-51
Day 5: The Scientific Method READ Lesson 3: 54-57
Day 6: Ethics in Research READ ASA Code of Ethics pp. 58-62
Day 7: Unit Project Lab Day 1
Day 8: Unit Project Lab Day 2
Day 9: Unit Project Lab Day 3
Day 10: Unit Project Presentations
Day 11: Unit Project Presentations
Day 12: Unit Project Presentations and Quiz Chapter 2
Culture influences how individuals view reality and influences collective
behavior.iii
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1: The Basics of Culture READ Lesson 1 pp. 68-71

2: Components of Culture: Language READ Lesson 2 pp. 72-74
3: Components of Culture: Norms READ Lesson 3 pp. 75-78
4: Components of Culture: Norms
5: Components of Culture: Values READ Lesson 3 pp. 79-81
6: Components of Culture: Material Culture READ Lesson 4 pp. 84-86
7: Diversity and Similarity READ Lesson 5 pp. 87-92
8: Cultural Universals READ Lesson 5 93-94
9: Unit Project Lab Day 1
10: Unit Project Lab Day 2
11: Unit Project Lab Day 3

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Day 12: Unit Project Presentations
Day 13: Unit Project Presentations
Day 14: Unit Project Presentations and Quiz Chapter 3

What factors
influence an
individuals
development?

Many agents- including family, peers, and the mass media- play a role in
socialization, a process that occurs throughout a persons lifetime.iv

How is Society
Organized?

Social structure consists of different patterns of social relationships. How a

society is structured affects social relationships within that society. v

How does the

way in which a
society is
structured
affect human
relationships?
How do groups
function as
units of
society?

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1: The Importance of Socialization READ Lesson 1 pp. 100-104

2: Socialization of Self READ Lesson 2 105-109
3: Socialization of Self
4: Agents of Socialization: Family READ Lesson 3 pp. 110-111
5: Agents of Socialization: Religion READ Lesson 3 p. 112
6: Agents of Socialization : Schools READ Lesson 3 p. 112
7: Agents of Socialization: Peers READ Lesson 3 p. 113
8: Agents of Socialization : Media READ Lesson 3 pp. 114-115
9: Socialization through the Life Cycle READ Lesson 4 pp. 118-123
10: Erik Eriksons Stages of Psycho-Social Development
11: Processes of Socialization READ Lesson 5 pp. 124-126
12: Unit Project Lab Day
13: Unit Presentations SHOE BOX
14: Unit Presentations SHOE BOX
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17: Unit Presentations SHOE BOX
18: Unit Presentations SHOE BOX and Quiz Chapter 4

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Social Structure and Status READ Lesson 1 pp. 132-135

Zimbardo Stanford Prison Experiment
Social Structure and Roles READ Lesson 2 pp. 138-142
Evolution of Societies READ Lesson 3 pp. 143-146
Industrial and Post-Industrial Societies READ Lesson 4 pp. 147-150
Quiz Chapter 5

Various types of groups serve different personal and societal purposes, such as
developing individual identities or working together to achieve a common
goal.vi
Day 1: Primary and Secondary Groups READ Lesson 1 pp. 156-159

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Day 2: Other Groups and Networks READ Lesson 2 pp. 160-162
Day 3: Types of Social Interaction READ Lesson 3 pp. 163-165
Day 4: Types of Social Interaction READ Lesson 3 pp. 165-167
Day 5: Stanley Milgram and Solomon Asch
Day 6: Quiz Chapter 6 Lessons 1-3 Socialization, status, roles, and group
APPLIED: Breakfast Club
Day 7: Socialization, status, roles, and groups APPLIED: Breakfast Club
Day 8: Socialization, status, roles, and groups APPLIED: Breakfast Club
Day 9: Unit Project Lab Day 1
Day 10: Unit Project Lab Day 2
Day 11: Unit Project Presentations

What is
deviance?

Who defines
Deviance?

Deviance is the violation of Social Norms vii

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1: Deviance and Social Control READ Lesson 1 pp. 180-183

2: Functionalism and Deviance READ Lesson 2 pp. 184-186
3: Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance READ Lesson 3 pp. 187-189
4: Chambliss Study READ pp. 190-191
5: Conflict Theory and Deviance READ Lesson 4 pp. 192-194
6: Crime and Punishment READ Lesson 5 pp. 195-196
7: Rationalizations for Punishment READ Lesson 5 pp. 197-198
8: Contact with Offenders- Law Enforcement
9: Defense of Offenders- Attorneys
10: Incarceration of Offenders - CIP
11: Unit Project Lab Day 1
12: Unit Project Lab Day 2
13: Unit Project Lab Day 3
14: Projects DUE Quiz Chapter 7

i (James M. Shepard, Ph. D, Robert W. Greene, 2014) Chapter 1

ii (James M. Shepard, Ph. D, Robert W. Greene, 2014) Chapter 2
iii (James M. Shepard, Ph. D, Robert W. Greene, 2014) Chapter 3
iv (James M. Shepard, Ph. D, Robert W. Greene, 2014) Chapter 4
v (James M. Shepard, Ph. D, Robert W. Greene, 2014) Chapter 5
vi (James M. Shepard, Ph. D, Robert W. Greene, 2014) Chapter 6
vii (James M. Shepard, Ph. D, Robert W. Greene, 2014) Chapter 7