Teacher’s Name: Building: Grade: Subject/Course:
Telleen / Underwood High / 11-12 / SociologyContent / Skills / Essential Questions / Assessment
August / Vocabulary
Founders of Sociology
Sociological theories
Goal of Sociology
Sociological perspective
Functionalism
Conflict perspective
Symbolic Interactionism / Explain why there is a need for studying sociology.
Identify the various forms of sociological perspective.
What is the goal of sociology? / Why do we need to study Sociology?
What do sociologists do?
What are the different types of Sociologists?
Who was influential in founding sociology? / Quizzes
Worksheets
Classroom discussion
Readings
Activity
September / Vocabulary
Research methods
Causation in Science
Procedures and ethics in science
Culture
Norms and values
Material culture
Cultural universals
Socialization / Identify the different research methods.
Analyze the issue of ethics in research.
Interpret the meaning of information.
Identify the different elements of culture.
Analyze symbols and language.
Recognize the different ways we enforce our norms.
Analyze the importance of socialization / What is the importance of accurate research methods?
What are the different types of research methods?
What are the origins of culture?
Why does society of norms and values?
What are beliefs and material culture?
How and why does culture change?
How are we socialized? / Quizzes
Worksheets
Classroom discussion
Essays
Objective tests
Debate
Movie
October / Vocabulary
The self
Role taking
Agents of socialization
Total institutions
Desocialization
Resocializaiton
Social structure
Status
Role
Group
Reference groups
Social Interaction / Analyze the self and the roles we have.
Evaluate the agents of socialization.
List the agents of socialization.
Demonstrate an understanding how total institutions work.
Describe your own status and roles.
Identify different groups in our society.
Analyze social interaction. / What is the self and what are our roles
What are the different agents of socialization?
Are we most influenced by when we are socialized?
What is a total institution and what do they work?
What are the different ways that a total institutions change people?
What are the multiple roles we have?
How are we influenced by social interaction? / Quizzes
Worksheet
Classroom Discussion
Essays
Objective tests
Daily assignments and reading
November / Conformity
Maslow’s Obedience Experiment.
Formal organizations
Deviance
Social control
Primary and secondary deviance
Victim discounting
Crime and punishment.
Social Stratification
Social class
Poverty
Social mobility
Minorities
Race
Ethnicity
Prejudice
Discrimination / Analyze why we conform.
Evaluate the importance of being obedient.
Interpret how formal organizations are run.
Recognize the significance of deviance.
Evaluate victim discounting
Analyze various social classes
Recognize the difference between race and ethnicity.
Analyze prejudice and discrimination. / What is the role of conformity?
Why do we need obedience?
What role does formal organizations play in society?
What is the cause of victim discounting?
Why do we different punishments for different crimes?
What is relative poverty?
How does social mobility work? / Quizzes
Worksheets
Classroom Discussion
Essays
Posters and other visual aids
Objective tests
Presentations
Daily assignments
Movie
Green eyes, Blues experiment
December / Gender Identity
Gender Inequality
Ageism
Family
Marriage
Divorce
Blended Families
Social Change
Collective Behavior
Social Movement / Analyze the role sexism.
Understand what gender identity is.
Interpret the purpose gender roles.
Evaluate the cause and effect of ageism.
Examine the cause of social change.
Analyze the causes of collective behavior
Understand the various causes and outcomes of divorce.
Interpret the meaning of Social movement. / What is gender Identity?
What is the role of Gender roles and gender inequality?
Who benefits from ageism?
What is the role of the family?
What causes ageism?
What is the role of family?
Why do we have marriage?
Why is there social change?
What causes collective behavior? / Quizzes
Worksheets
Classroom Discussion
Essays
Posters and other visual aids
Objective tests
Presentations
Daily assignments
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