BREMEN COMMUNITY
HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT #228
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Department: SOCIAL STUDIES
Curriculum: SOCIOLOGY
WRITTEN: Spring, 2007, Revised 2011
AUTHORS: Jodie Hausken, Robert Reiser, Steve Kushner, Eric Mollin
Sociology Syllabus
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Course Number: 234 Course Title: Sociology
Course Description:
Sociology is a study of people and their interactions with groups and institutions. It focuses on roles within groups and institutions and the interpersonal relationships of these roles. This course also contains sociological theory and the topics of social disorganization, cultural variations, and social problems.
Enduring Understandings (the student will understand that):
1. Sociology is comprised of key terms, core concepts, and major theories.
2. Sociological concepts and implications in this field of study apply to his/her own life.
3. There are basic principles of sociological research and experimentation.
4. Sociologists place importance and significance on high ethical and professional standards.
Sociology is the study of how people, behave in groups and it presents us with the opportunity to view human behavior from a different perspective.
5. Social structures are affected by different cultural ideas and experiences.
6. Social inequality has influenced society and affected people according to their status in society.
7. Gender differences and age have resulted in inequalities for some Americans.
8. There are five major social institutions: family, education, political life, the economy, and religion that meet the needs of society.
Credit: ½
Level: 11th and 12th
Prerequisite: None
Area of Study:
Unit I - Sociological Perspectives
Unit II - Culture
Unit III - Socialization
Unit IV - Social Structures
Unit V - Deviance and Social Control
Textbook: Sociology and You, Shepard and Greene, National Textbook Company, 200
Sociology
Suggested Time Lines:
Unit I -Sociological Perspectives 3 Week
Performance Task: Research a famous figure in Sociology
Unit II -Culture 4 Weeks
Performance Task: Break a Cultural Norm
Unit III -Socialization 3 Weeks
Performance Task: Create a Board Game
Unit IV - Social Structures 3 Weeks
Performance Task: Social Interactions in the 21st Century
Unit V -Deviance and Social Control 4 Weeks
Performance Task: Reflection Essay