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Welcome
Class: Introduction to Sociology
Course, 1000; Section, 380
Instructor: John R. Carlson, Ph.D.
Sociology
It is a social science discipline
that study’s human society
and social interaction.
This course is a systematic study of human society with
primary emphasis on …
social interaction,culture, socialization, social groups, social institutions, social causation, & social change.
GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION:
Topic Outline:
Sociological approachSociological view of cultureSocial structure and organizationSocial interactionSocializationDeviance and social controlSocial inequality, differentiation, and stratificationSocial institutionsSocial change
Breakdown of the gradepoint assignment
Attendance/participation……….14 pts.;
Class group presentation……… 16 pts.;
4 Examinations: 20 pts/each...80 pts.
100 possible points
REQUIRED COURSE
MATERIALS
display of name placard at
each class session;
Textbook: Kendall, Diana.
2008. Sociology In Our
Times. Seventh Edition.
Wadsworth Publishing.
ISBN: 9780495504276.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STUDENTS
The assigned textbook (see section XII, below) readings and lecture material will be supplemented by DVD presented documentaries and experiential activities conducted during the class sessions.
Students should read the assigned chapter(s) (see section, XII, below)and be fully prepared to discuss the chapter material, since at times students will be called on to answer and/or furnish a constructivecomment on a particular issue at hand.
Moreover, lack of preparedness (i.e., not constructively responding to a discussion question),and/or students not displaying a name placard will result in no participation points being granted for the particular class session at hand.
EXAMINATIONS: ESSAY &
MULTIPLE CHOICE SEGMENTS
All exam grades will take into account an item analysis of multiple choice questions, whereby, those questions proving to be problematic (i.e., poorly worded, redundant choice(s)), will be adjusted accordingly.
Exam Point BreakdownExam I
essays, 4 pts.;
multiple choice, 16 pts.
Exam II
essays, 6 pts.;
multiple choice, 14 pts.
Exam III
essays, 8 pts.;
multiple choice, 12 pts.
Exam IV
essays, 10 pts.
multiple choice, 10 pts.
GRADING POLICY
The following grade scale will be for the most part, applied:
90 – 100 = A80 – 89 = B79 – 70 = C60 – 69 = DBelow 60 = F
Students demonstrating improvement over time, typically
receive the benefit of doubt in terms of their overall grade
assignment, given that some students take time to become
acclimated to test taking and the like.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
• Regular attendance and participation in discussions (i.e., posted in discussion link, and addressing questions posed during in-class sessions) is expected and graded. Full positive participation facilitates and understanding of the subject matter as well as serving as an important method for assessing the level of comprehension of the course material.
ATTENDANCE POLICY –continued-
• It is the student’s responsibility to sign the attendance sheet found at the entrance of the class; tardy students will not be permitted to sign this attendance sheet; whereby, no attendance points/session will be granted for those attendance class after the attendance sheet has been collected (attendance points/session =.1 pts.; maximum participation score/session = 7 pts..).
• Excessive absences (i.e., 3 incidents of entire class absences), will result in a request by the instructor to formally withdraw from the class.
CLASS SCHEDULE, Segment I:
Discussion wk. 1 Jan. 12th Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
Discussion wk. 2 **Jan 19th Chapter 2 Sociological Research Methods selecting empirical article for group Presentation;
Discussion wk. 3 Feb. 2nd Chapter 3 Culture Chapter 5 Society, Social Structure, and Interaction; focus on pgs. 138-139; 148-157; 169 (Macro Sociological Perspective)
Discussion wk. 4 Feb. 9th E X A M I; Debrief Examination
_________
**in-class session
CLASS SCHEDULE, Segment II:
S O C I A L P S Y C H O L O G
Y
Discussion wk. 5 **Feb 16th
Chapter 4 Socialization
Chapter 6 Groups and
Organizations
Chapter 20 Collective
Behavior, Social Movements &
Social Change
Discussion wk. 6 Feb 23rd
Chapter 10 Race and
Ethnicity; Chapter 11 Sex and
Gender
Discussion wk. 7 March 2nd
E X A M I I; Debrief Exam
CLASS SCHEDULE, Segment III:
U R B A N S O C I O L O G Y & S O C I A L P R O B L E M S
Discussion wk. 8 March 16th Chapter 8 Class and Stratification in the United States
Chapter 9 Global Stratification; Chapter 19 Population and Urbanization
Discussion wk. 9 March 23rd Chapter 7 Deviance and Crime; Chapter 12 Aging and Inequality Based on Age; Chapter 18 Health, Health Care, and Disability
Discussion wk. 10 March 30th E X A M I I I; Debrief Exam
CLASS SCHEDULE, Segment
IV:
S O C I A L I N S T I T U T I O N S
&
G R O U P P R E S E N T A T I O N S
(due, April 15th
)
Discussion wk. 11April 6th ** Chapter 14
Politics and Government in Global Perspective
Discussion wk. 12 April 13th Chapter 13
The Economy and Work in Global Perspective;
Chapter 16 Education
Discussion wk. 13 April 20th Chapter
17 Religion; Chapter 15 Families…
Discussion wk. 14 April 27th F I N A L
E X A M (based on chapters 13, 14, 15, 16 &
17); Debrief Final Exam
First Essay Question
Discuss whether or not
Sociology is a scientific
discipline. Provide 3 primary
reasons to support your
position.
Essay Grading
Guidelines
Expository Style:Expository Style:
Opening paragraphOpening paragraph
Body; closingBody; closing
Proper GrammarProper Grammar PunctuationPunctuation
Tense, spelling, etc.Tense, spelling, etc.
RhetoricRhetoric-- terms; conceptsterms; concepts
LogicLogic-- examples; statistical supportexamples; statistical support
EfficientEfficient-- brief, concisebrief, concise
EffectiveEffective-- clearclear
Essay & Discussion
question Guidelines –
continued-Proper Citations- adhere to APA referencing system
Example:
The sociological imagination concept
refers to….” the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society” (Kendall, 2008: pg. 5).
- appearing at the end of your essays, is a bibliography section).
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The Writing Process
Creating a Thesis Statement
Developing an Outline
Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions for Argument
Papers
Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions for
Exploratory Papers
Invention Presentation
Prewriting (Invention)
Proofreading Your Writing
Reverse Outlining: An Exercise for Taking Notes and Revising
Your Work
Starting the Writing Process
Understanding Writing Assignments
Writer's Block/ Writer's Anxiety
Writing Process Presentation
Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis
Statements
Tips for Writing Your Thesis Statement
1.Determine what kind of paper you are writing:
An analytical paper breaks down an issue or
an idea into its component parts, evaluates the
issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and
evaluation to the audience.
An expository (explanatory) paper explains
something to the audience.
An argumentative paper makes a claim about
a topic and justifies this claim with specific
evidence. The claim could be an opinion, a
policy proposal, an evaluation, a cause-and-
effect statement, or an interpretation. The goal
of the argumentative paper is to convince the
audience that the claim is true based on the
evidence provided.
Thesis Statement-owl-
If you are writing a text which does not
fall under these three categories (ex. a
narrative), a thesis statement
somewhere in the first paragraph could
still be helpful to your reader.
2. Your thesis statement should be
specific—it should cover only what you
will discuss in your paper and should
be supported with specific evidence.
3. The thesis statement usually
appears at the end of the first
paragraph of a paper.
4. Your topic may change as you write,
so you may need to revise your thesis
statement to reflect exactly what you
have discussed in the paper
Thesis Statement, from Owl-continued
Thesis Statement
Examples
from –owl-• Example of an analytical thesis
statement:
• An analysis of the college admission process reveals one challenge facing counselors: accepting students with high test scores or students with strong extracurricular backgrounds.
• The paper that follows should:
• explain the analysis of the college admission process
• explain the challenge facing admissions counselors
Thesis Statement
Example types from owl-
continued-
• Example of an expository(explanatory) thesis statement:
The life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent studying, attending class, and socializing with peers.
• The paper that follows should:
explain how students spend their time studying, attending class, and socializing with peers
Thesis Statement
Example types from owl-
continued-
Example of an argumentative thesis
statement:
High school graduates should be
required to take a year off to pursue
community service projects before
entering college in order to
increase their maturity and global
awareness.
• The paper that follows should:
present an argument and give
evidence to support the claim that
students should pursue community
projects before entering college
Thesis Statement, from
owl-
You should answer these questions by doing the following:
• Set the context – provide general information about the main idea, explaining the situation so the reader can make sense of the topic and the claims you make and support
• State why the main idea is important – tell the reader why s/he should care and keep reading. Your goal is to create a compelling, clear, and convincing essay people will want to read and act upon
• State your thesis/claim – compose a sentence or two stating the position you will support with logos (sound reasoning: induction, deduction), pathos (balanced emotional appeal), and ethos (author credibility).
Thesis Statement –from
owl-
• If your argument paper is long, you may want to forecast how you will support your thesis by outlining the structure of your paper, the sources you will consider, and the opposition to your position. Your forecast could read something like this:
• First, I will define key terms for my argument, and then I will provide some background of the situation. Next I will outline the important positions of the argument and explain why I support one of these positions. Lastly, I will consider opposing positions and discuss why these positions are outdated. I will conclude with some ideas for taking action and possible directions for future research.
• This is a very general example, but by adding some details on your specific topic, this forecast will effectively outline the structure of your paper so your readers can more easily follow your ideas.
Body Section –from
owl-
Body Paragraphs: Moving from General to Specific Information
• Your paper should be organized in a manner that moves from general to specific information. Every time you begin a new subject, think of an inverted pyramid - the broadest range of information sits at the top, and as the paragraph or paper progresses, the author becomes more and more focused on the argument ending with specific, detailed evidence supporting a claim. Lastly, the author explains how and why the information she has just provided connects to and supports her thesis (a brief wrap up or warrant).
Body Diagram –owl-
Owl, paragraph
guidelines
The four elements of a good paragraph (TTEB)
• A good paragraph should contain at least the following four elements: Transition, Topic sentence, specific Evidence and analysis, and a Brief wrap-up sentence (also known as a warrant) – TTEB!
• A Transition sentence leading in from a previous paragraph to assure smooth reading. This acts as a hand off from one idea to the next.
• A Topic sentence that tells the reader what you will be discussing in the paragraph.
• Specific Evidence and analysis that supports one of your claims and that provides a deeper level of detail than your topic sentence.
• A Brief wrap-up sentence that tells the reader how and why this information supports the paper’s thesis. The brief wrap-up is also known as the warrant. The warrant is important to your argument because it connects your reasoning and support to your thesis, and it shows that the information in the paragraph is related to your thesis and helps defend it.
In-Text References, ASA Style,
In-text ReferencesIf the author's name is in the text, put the date in parentheses:
When Duncan (1959) studied...
If the author's name is not in the text, enclose last name and year in parentheses:
When these relationships were studied (Gouldner 1963)...
Pagination follows the year of publication after a colon:
As tabulated by Kuhn (1970:71) the results show...
For joint authors, give both last names:
(Martin and Bailey 1988)...
ASA Format, from Owl
In-text Reference Formatting
Include page references when you directly
cite the authors words and when you think it
will help the reader. Later references to the
same source are cited in the same way as
the first.
Cite the last name of the author and year of
publication.
Quotations in the text should give page
references. Block quotations (direct
quotations of more than 40 words) should be
offset from the main text. Do not include
quotation marks with block quotes.
ASA format, from Owl
For three authors, give all last names in the
first citation in the text; afterwards use the first
name and et al.; for four or more names, use
the first author's last name plus et al.:
(Carr, Smith, and Jones 1962)...(Nilson et al.
1962)...
For institutional authorship, supply minimum
identification from the beginning of the
complete citation:
(U.S. Bureau of the Census 1963:117)...
Separate a series of references with a
semicolon and alphabetize:
(Burgess 1968; Marwell et al. 1971)...
For unpublished papers, cite the date. If no
date is given, use n.d.:
Jones (n.d.)...
For machine-readable data files, cite
authorship and date:
...(Institute for Survey Research 1976).
ASA Format from Owl
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ASA Citation Basics
When using APA format, follow the author-date method of
in-text citation
. This means that the author's last name and
the year of publication for the source should appear in the
text,
E.g., (Jones, 1t998), and a complete reference
should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper.
If you are referring to an idea from another work but NOT
directly quoting
the material, or making reference to an
entire book, article or other work, you only have
to make reference to the author and year of publication in
your in-text reference.
Conducting Primary Research
Documenting Electronic Sources
Evaluating Sources of Information
Formatting in Sociology (ASA Style)
Guidelines for Fair Use
Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Research: Overview
Resources for Documenting Sources in the Disciplines
Searching the World Wide Web
Writing a Research Paper
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