SO 48.101.204 (9 AM) SO 48.101.210 (1 PM) SO 48.101.211 (2 PM)

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
CALENDAR – ASSIGNMENTS
INSTRUCTOR: CHARLOTTE RYAN
OFFICE LOCATION: / SOCIOLOGY DEPT – COBURN HALL 4TH floor
OFFICE PHONE: / PH: 978-934-4310 FAX: 978-934-4071
E-MAIL ADDRESS: /

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK(S) – Available in Bookstore

Gamson and Peppers. SIMSOC, Simulated Society, 5th Ed.

Schaefer, Richard.Sociology Matters, 2nd Ed.

Ferguson, Susan.Mapping the Social Landscape, 4th Ed.

Reading Assignments– Spring 2006

January-February / PART ONE / WHAT IS SOCIETY?
CLASS / TOPIC / READINGS
WEEK 1 / Course overview / Total reading pages for week: 12 pages
Monday January 23 / No Class / No reading
Wednesday January 25 / First Class – Course overview / No reading
Friday January 27
Paper # 1 Assigned / What is a sociological perspective / Schaefer, Ch. 1: 1-6;
In Ferguson, Mills Ch. 1: 1-6;
Aspirations paper due 2/6/06

WEEK 2

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TOPIC

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Total reading pages for week: 55 pages

Monday January 30 / Forming a learning community / Gamson & Peppers, Interpersonal Influence, Part 2: 49-56;
“ “ Social Conflict, Part 4: 83-95;
Wednesday Feb 1 / LIBRARY FIELD WORK / Complete library assignment
Friday Feb 3 / SIMSOC – the rules / Gamson & Peppers, Rules: 1 – 33; Simulations, Part 1:41-43;

WEEK 3

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Total reading pages for week: 26-28 pages

Monday Feb 6
Paper #1 DUE!! / SIMSOC –
Please be on time for class / Gamson & Peppers, Social Protest/Change, Part 3: 75-81
Schaefer, Ch. 9: 216-18
In Ferguson, Mills, Ch 35: 421-428
Wednesday Feb 8
Friday Feb 10
WEEK 4 / Total reading pages for week: 27-30 pages
Monday Feb 13 / SIMSOC –
Please be on time for class / In Ferguson,
Haney et al., Ch 5: 47-57; orAdler, Ch 15: 173-186;
Gamson and Peppers, Better Society, Part 5: 97-114;
Wednesday Feb 15
Friday Feb 17
Paper #2 SIMSOC / SIMSOC paper assigned- due 3/6/06
FEB-MARCH / PART TWO / WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY
CLASS / TOPIC / READINGS
WEEK 5 / Total reading pages for week:62-63
Tuesday Feb 21 / Culture and Socialization / Schaefer, Ch 2: 33-63
Wednesday Feb 22 / In Ferguson, Granfield, Ch 13: 147-159; or Dyer, Ch 14:161-172
Friday Feb 24 / Social Structure, Groups & Orgs. / Schaefer, Ch 3: 64 – 86;
WEEK 6 / Total reading pages for week: 40 – 46
Monday Feb 27 / Social Structure, Groups and Orgs. / In Ferguson, Blee, Ch 17: 200-213
WednesdayMarch 1 / Library Research Day
Friday March 3 / Deviance and Social Control
SIMSOC PAPER DUE Monday / Schaefer, Ch 4: 87-108.
In Ferguson, McLorg/Taub, Ch 20: 241-251 or
Boswell/Spade, Ch 21: 265-277
WEEK 7 / Total reading pages for week: 38 – 41
Monday March 6
Paper # 2 due today!! / Stratification in the United States / Schaefer, Ch 5: 111-128;
In Ferguson,Domhoff, Ch 24: 289-301;
WednesdayMarch 8
Friday March 10 / Life Chances, national and global / Schaefer, Ch 5:128-141;In Ferguson,Wilson, Ch 42: 488-500;
SPRING RECESS 3-10 – 3-20
WEEK 8 / Total reading pages for week: 47 – 48
Monday March 20 / Inequality by Race & Ethnicity / Schaefer, Ch 6: 142-162
In Ferguson, LeDuff, Ch 34: 410-420
WednesdayMarch 22 / Inequality by Gender / Schaefer, Ch 7: 165-182
In Ferguson, Espiritu, Ch 29: 353-363; or
Sadker, Ch 30: 366-377;
Friday March 24 / Review - Midterm / Bring questions on all previous reading
March/April / PART 3 / WHAT DO SOCIOLOGISTS DO?
CLASS / TOPIC / READINGS
WEEK 9 / Total reading pages for week: 33
Monday March 27 / Midterm / MIDTERM on all previous reading
WednesdayMarch 29
Paper # 3 assigned. / Beginning study of first year experience
Paper 3 due April 5th / Handout- MacLeod - Aspirations
Schaefer, Ch 1: 18-30;
In Ferguson, Schwalbe, Ch 4: 36 – 46
Friday March 31 / Theoretical background – categories
WEEK 10 / Reading pages for week: on web
Monday April 3 / Confidentiality and Research Ethics
WednesdayApril 5 / Brainstorming questionnaire
Paper # 3 due today
Friday April 7 / Formulating questionnaire
WEEK 11 / Readingpages for week: on web
Monday April 10 / Testing and revising questionnaire
WednesdayApril 12 / Begin interview
Friday April 14 / Finish interview
WEEK 12
Monday April 17 / NO CLASS
WednesdayApril 19 / Partners review interview / BRING TRANSCRIBED INTERVIEW TO REVIEW
FridayApril 21 / Lecture – the analysis process / Reading for week: on web
Final transcript due on Monday.
April – May / PART FOUR / HOW CAN WE USE SOCIOLOGY?
CLASS / TOPIC / READINGS
WEEK 13
Monday April 24 / Analyzing interviews - aspirations / Read group transcripts
Final transcript due today.
Wednesday April 26 / Analyzing interviews - constraints / Read group transcripts
Friday April 28 / No class
WEEK 14 / Total reading pages for week:
Monday May 1 / Top priorities - constraints
Wednesday May 3 / Brainstorming policy changes / Gamson & Peppers, Better Society, Part 5: 97-114
Friday May 5 / Group time – work on proposals
WEEK 15
Monday May 8 / Presentations / No reading
WednesdayMay 10 / Presentations
Thursday May 11 / Final class – wrap up presentations
All class work due by 5/16