Sociology

Recommended Prerequisite:  None

Grades Offered:  9-12

Credit:  1/2

SDE Course Code:  3432

MNPS Course Code:  SST5650

 

Course Description:

 

In Sociology students study dynamics and models of individual and group relationships.  This course stresses man in his social and cultural environment, problems of self-development, communication and social adjustment.  It also involves the student in current problems such as population growth, minority concerns, and ecology.

 

Course of Study:

 

·        Introduction to Sociology

o       Theoretical Perspectives

·        Culture and Social Structures

o       Culture

o       Socialization

o       Groups and Formal Organizations

o       Deviance and Social Control

·        Social Inequality

o       Social Stratification

o       Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity

o       Inequalities of Gender and Age

·        Social Institutions

o       Family

o       Religion

o       Political and Economics Institutions

·        Social Change

 

Reading:  In addition to use of the textbook, students are expected to read from a variety of sources including essays, studies, newspapers/periodicals, maps, charts, graphs, political cartoons, and government documents.  Students are expected to gain literal understanding of readings and also interpret, analyze, and evaluate information from readings.

 
Writing:  Students are expected to write regularly and effectively in various domains including narrative, descriptive, persuasive, analytical, and practical.  Suggested written assignments include essays, book reviews, document based questions, journals, surveys, and research papers.

  

Standards:

 

TN State Department of Education Standards

http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cistandards2001/ss/cisssociology912.htm

 

Textbook:

 

Shepard, Jon and Greene, Robert.  Sociology and You.

            Columbus, OH:  Glencoe/McGraw Hill, 2003.  (Basal Adopted 2002)

 

Recommended and/or required resources:

 

Wall map of the World

Wall map of the United States

Atlases (overhead, computer generated and/or hands on) that accompany the adopted text

Textbook Ancillary Materials

TV-DVD/VCR  (especially coverage of studies, such as Milgram’s)

Interactive CDs

Wherever possible, classrooms should have computers that are web accessible.

Periodicals