Table of Contents
Week 1: Course Overview, History of Sociology, Sociological Perspective
Openstax. The history of sociology. In Introduction to Sociology 2e. OpenStax CNX. Dec 18, 2019 https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e.
Openstax. Why study sociology. In Introduction to Sociology 2e. OpenStax CNX. Dec 18, 2019 https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e.
Study Guide Questions – Week 1
Week 2: Foundational Sociological Theories
Section 1.3. Theoretical perspectives in sociology. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401
Study Guide Questions – Week 2
Week 3: Culture, Diversity in the US
Section 3.1. Culture and the sociological perspective. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401
Section 3.2. The Elements of culture. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401
Section 3.3. Cultural diversity. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401
Study Guide Questions – Week 3
Week 4: Socialization, Selfhood, Total Institutions
Section 4.1. The importance of socialization. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401
Section 4.2. Explaining socialization. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401
Section 4.4. Socialization through the life course. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401
Study Guide Questions – Week 4
Week 5: Development of Modern Society, Organizations, Bureaucracy
Section 5.2. The development of modern society. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Section 6.3. Formal organizations. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Section 4.5. Resocialization and total institutions. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Study Guide Questions – Week 5
Week 6: Introduction to Gender Inequalities, Exam 1
Johnson, A. G. (2014) Patriarchy, the system. The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy. 3rd edition. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
Sandberg, C. (2010) Why we have too few women leaders. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_sandberg_why_we_have_too_few_women_leaders.html.
Slaughter, A. M. (2013) Can we all ‘have it all.’ Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/anne_marie_slaughter_can_we_all_have_it_all?language=en
Study Guide Questions – Week 6
Week 7: Gender Politics, Social Structure, Social Interactionism
Section 11.1. Understanding gender and sex. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Section 5.1. Social structure: The building blocs of social life. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Section 5.3. Social interaction in everyday life. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Study Guide Questions – Week 7
Week 8: Social Control, Deviance, Crime
Section 7.1. Social control and the relativity of deviance. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Section 7.2. Explaining deviance. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Section 7.3. Crime and criminals. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Study Guide Questions – Week 8
Week 9: Criminal Justice, Race Politics
Section 10.2. The meaning of race and ethnicity. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Goffman, A. (2014) On the Run. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Goffman, A. (2015) How we are priming some kids for college – and others for prison. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/alice_goffman_how_we_re_priming_some_kids_for_college_and_others_for_prison?language=en.
Study Guide Questions – Week 9
Week 10: Racial and Ethnic Inequalities, Stratification
Section 1o.5. Racial and ethnic inequality in the United States . In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Lipsitz, G. (2011) How Racism Takes Place. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
Openstax. What is social stratification. In Introduction to Sociology 2e. OpenStax CNX. Dec 18, 2019 https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e.
Study Guide Questions – Week 10
Week 11: Media and Technology, Exam 2
Openstax. Technology today. In: Introduction to Sociology 2e. OpenStax CNX. Dec 18, 2019 https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e.
Openstax. Media and technology in society. In: Introduction to Sociology 2e. OpenStax CNX. Dec 18, 2019 https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e.
Openstax. Theoretical perspectives on media and technology. In: Introduction to Sociology 2e. OpenStax CNX. Dec 18, 2019 https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e.
Tufekci, Z. (2017) We are building a dystopia just to make people to click on ads. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/zeynep_tufekci_we_re_building_a_dystopia_just_to_make_people_click_on_ads?language=en
Study Guide Questions – Week 11
Week 12: Social Class and Inequalities
Section 8.1. Systems of stratification. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Section 8.2. Explaining stratification. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Section 8.3. Social class in the United States. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Study Guide Questions – Week 12
Week 13: Social Problems: Poverty, Prejudice, Discrimination
Section 8.4. Economic inequality and poverty in the United States. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Section 10.3. Prejudice. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Section 10.4. Discrimination. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Study Guide Questions – Week 13
Week 14: Global Stratification, Sociology of Development
Openstax. Global stratification and classification. In Introduction to Sociology 2e. OpenStax CNX. Dec 18, 2019 https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e.
Openstax. Global wealth and poverty. In Introduction to Sociology 2e. OpenStax CNX. Dec 18, 2019 https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e.
Section 9.3. Explaining global stratification. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Section 20.3. Society and the environment. In: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Open Textbooks. https://doi.org/10.24926/8668.2401.
Study Guide Questions – Week 14
Suggested video for viewing and discussing in class:
Dorling, D. (2016) Maps that show us who we are (not just where we are). Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/danny_dorling_maps_that_show_us_who_we_are_not_just_where_we_are.
Week 15: Environmental Sociology, Course Overview, Final Exam
Openstax. The environment and society. In Introduction to Sociology 2e. OpenStax CNX. Dec 18, 2019 https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e.
Study Guide Questions – Week 15
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