INTRODUCTION
TO SOCIOLOGY II[1]
SOC101
Joel L. From, Ph.D Office:
Room 132
Winter 2010 Office Hours: By
Appointment.
3 Credit Hours Office
Phone: 756-3203
jfrom@briercrest.ca Home
Phone: 756-2847
Web-page: www.joelfrom.com
COURSE TEXTBOOKS:
Henslin, James M. et
al. Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach. 5th Canadian ed.
Each student is required to purchase an Introduction
to Sociology II course package.
Each student is required to purchase the Introduction
to Sociology II in-class notes which will be distributed each day in class. They
will be charged to your student account after add/drops.
Quick Reference Format Guide 2009-2010: Each student is required to have a copy of the
current Briercrest College Format Guide.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
A. Cognitive Objectives
1. To provide a foundation for understanding
contemporary social thought and trends
2. To prepare the student for further
academic work in the social sciences
3. To acquaint the student with perennial
issues in social science
B. Affective Objectives
1. To cause the student to feel the force of
well-crafted arguments, especially when their conclusions differ from his or
her own view
2. To help the student appreciate the beauty
of new and penetrating insights
3. To initiate the student into the realm of
fundamental ideas
4. To infuse this rich heritage of great
minds into the student's own thinking
C. Skill Development Objectives
1. To initiate the process of sociological
analysis and written composition
2. To assist the student in detecting and
appreciating sound sociological argument
3.
To encourage
the student to read with sociological understanding
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
A. Dialogue
with the readings is extremely important! Therefore, unannounced quizzes will be periodically given on the Required
Reading(s) for that day.
Value: 10%
B. Each
student will choose one of the tables in the class notes for SOC101 posted on
your instructor’s website (joelfrom.com). Please note that there are 54 tables numbered
with Roman numerals (please do not choose either of the first two tables). You are
asked to research the material presented in the table and give a brief (5
minute) oral presentation on it as well as a 2-page written report which includes
the substance of your oral report. You could, for instance, update (or correct)
some of data or provide a compelling illustration of the underlying social
reality. In any case, you should be prepared to offer analysis and insight into
the data. The tables will be assigned on a first-come basis. Your written
reports are due at the time you present in class.
Value:
15%
C. Each
student will write a 2500+ word Thesis
Defense Paper. Your paper should deal with an important (and controversial)
sociological issue. It is very important that your paper defend a thesis, that
is, it must rationally persuade your reader to adopt a certain (contestable) viewpoint
with respect to your topic. Please do not merely chronicle what others have
said. Please append a photocopy of the first page of each reference cited.
Due
Date: March 25, 2010
Value: 25%
D. Each
student will write a Midterm Exam on
March 2, 2010 and a Final Exam (as
scheduled by the Registrar’s office). The Midterm is worth 20%, and the Final, 30%
of the final grade.
COURSE UNITS, TITLES, AND REQUIRED
Unit |
Section Title |
Required |
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Unit 4 |
Social
Stratification |
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I. |
Introduction |
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II. |
Stratification Variables |
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A. |
Economic Class |
SOCIOLOGY, Chapter 6 |
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B. |
Social Status |
Weber, “Class, Status, Party” [CP] |
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C. |
Power |
Mills, "The Power Elite" [CP] |
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D. |
Income |
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III. |
Functions/Dysfunctions of Stratification |
Davis & Moore, "Some Principles of
Stratification" [CP] Tumin, "Some Principles of
Stratification" [CP] |
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IV. |
Ascriptive Processes |
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A. |
Introduction |
SOCIOLOGY, Chapter 8 |
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B. |
Racial and Ethnic Stratification |
Satzewich, "Social Stratification: Class
and Racial Inequality" [CP] Lemann, "The Origins of the
Underclass" [CP] |
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C. |
Gender Stratification |
SOCIOLOGY, Chapter 7 |
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Unit 5 |
Social
Institutions |
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I. |
The Family |
SOCIOLOGY, Chapter 13 Whitehead,
"Dan Quayle Was Right" [CP] |
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II. |
Education |
SOCIOLOGY, Chapter 14, 308-25 Cote and Allahar, “Troubles in |
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III. |
Religion |
SOCIOLOGY, Chapter 14, 325-42 Bibby, "The Imminent Crisis" [CP] |
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IV. |
Mass Communication |
Meyrowitz, "New Group Identities" [CP] |
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V. |
Health Care |
SOCIOLOGY, Chapter 15 |
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Unit 6 |
Social
Issues |
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I. |
Urban Sociology |
SOCIOLOGY, Chapter 17, 390-97 |
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II. |
Rural Sociology |
Bolaria et
al., "Rural Issues and Problems” [CP] |
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III. |
Modernization |
SOCIOLOGY, Chapter 18 Drucker, "The Age of Social
Transformation" [CP] |
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Unit 7 |
Selected Canadian Issues |
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I. |
Demography |
SOCIOLOGY, Chapter 17, 383-90 |
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II. |
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Denis, " |
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III. |
Aboriginal Peoples |
Frideres, "First Nations: Walking the Path
of Social Change" [CP] |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
(Materials
Used Directly in the Course)
Bailyn, Bernard.
“An Interpretation.” Education
in the Forming of American Society.
Bibby, Reginald W.
"The Imminent Crisis."
In Unknown Gods.
Bolaria, B.
Singh et al. "Rural Issues and
Problems." In Social Issues and
Contradictions in Canadian Society. 2d ed.
Coleman, James. "The Rational Reconstruction
of Society." American Sociological
Review 58 (Feb. 1993): 1-15.
Comte, Auguste. "The Positive
Philosophy." Excerpts from The
Positive Philosophy. Translated by Harriet Martineau.
Contemporary
Sociology. Edited by Peter S. Li and B. Singh
Bolaria.
Davis, Kingsley, and Wilbert E. Moore. "Some
Principles of Stratification." American
Sociological Review 10 (April 1945): 242-49. Reprinted in Social Stratification: Class, Race, and
Gender in Sociological Perspective, 39-46.
De Coulanges, Denis. The
De Tocqueville, Alexis. “The Omnipotence of the Majority in the
Denis, Wilfred.
"
Drucker, Peter. "The Age of Social
Transformation." The Atlantic Monthly. November 1994,
53-80.
Durkheim, Emile.
"The Normality of Crime."
Excerpts from The Rules of
Sociological Method. 8th ed.
Durkheim, Emile. "What is Social Fact?"
In The Rules of Sociological Method. 8th ed.
Fishman, Robert. “
Frideres, James.
"First Nations: Walking the Path of Social Change." In Social Issues and Contradictions in Canadian
Society, 3d. ed., 195-227.
Henslin, James M. et
al. Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 4th Canadian Edition.
Henslin, James M. et
al. Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, 5th Canadian Edition.
Lemann, Nicholas. "The Origins of the
Underclass." Atlantic Monthly,
June 1986. Excerpted in Individualism and Commitment in American
Life. Edited by Robert Bellah et al.
Marx, Karl. "Classes in Capitalism and
Pre-Capitalism." Excerpted from The Communist Manifesto, The Poverty of
Philosophy, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, and Capital. Vol. 3. Reprinted in Social Stratification: Class, Race, and
Gender in Sociological Perspective, 69-76.
Meyrowitz, Joshua. “New Group Identities.” In No Sense of Place.
Mills, C. Wright. "The Power Elite."
Excerpted from The Power Elite,
[1956]. Reprinted in Social
Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective,
161-70.
________. "The Promise of Sociology."
Excerpted from The Sociological
Imagination. Reprinted in Seeing
Ourselves. 4th ed. Edited by John J. Macionis and Nijole V.
Benekraitis.
Nisbet, Robert. “The Problem of Community.”
Excerpted from The Quest for Community,
[1953]. Reprinted in Communitarianism: A
New Public Ethics. Edited by Markate Daly.
________. “The Two Revolutions.” In The Sociological Tradition. Revised
Edition.
________. “The Unit Ideas of Sociology.” In The Sociological Tradition. Revised
Edition.
Novek, John and Kampen, Karen. “Sustainable or
Unsustainable Development? An Analysis of an Environmental Controversy,” Canadian Journal of Sociology 17 (1992).
Excerpted in Society in Question. Edited by Robert Brym.
Satzewich, Vic. "Social Stratification: Class
and Racial Inequality." In Social
Issues and Contradictions in Canadian Society, 3d ed., 165-94.
Social
Issues and Contradictions in Canadian Society. 3d ed. Edited by B. Singh Bolaria.
Social
Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective. Edited by David B. Grusky.
Sociological
Perspectives. Edited by Kenneth Thompson et al. Middlesex: Penguin Books,
1975.
Sociological
Theory: A Book of
Sociology. 5th ed. Edited by Robert
Hagedorn.
Tumin, Melvin. "Some Principles of
Stratification: A Critical Analysis." American
Sociological Review 18 (August
1953). Reprinted in Social
Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective, 47-54.
Weber, Max. “Class, Status, Party.” In Social Class and Stratification: Classic
Statements and Theoretical Debates. 2d ed. Edited by Rhonda F. Levine.
Whitehead, Barbara D. "Dan Quayle Was
Right." Atlantic Monthly. April
1993, 47-84.
Wuthnow, Robert. "Introduction." In Sharing The Journey: Support Groups and
COURSE PACKAGE
SOC101
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Bibby, Reginald W.
"The Imminent Crisis." In Unknown Gods.
Bolaria, B. Singh et
al. "Rural Issues and Problems." In Social Issues and Contradictions in Canadian Society. 2d ed.
Davis, Kingsley and
Wilbert E. Moore. "Some Principles of Stratification." American Sociological Review 10 (April
1945): 242-49. Reprinted in Social
Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective. Edited
by David B. Grusky.
Denis, Wilfred. "
Drucker, Peter.
"The Age of Social Transformation." The Atlantic Monthly, November 1994, 53-80.
Frideres, James. "First Nations: Walking the
Path of Social Change." In Social
Issues and Contradictions in Canadian Society. 3d ed. Edited by B. Singh
Bolaria.
Lemann, Nicholas.
"The Origins of the Underclass." Atlantic
Monthly, June 1986. Excerpted in Individualism
and Commitment in American Life. Edited by Robert Bellah et al.
Meyrowitz, Joshua. “New Group Identities.” In No Sense of Place.
Mills, C. Wright.
"The Power Elite." Excerpted from The
Power Elite, [1956]. Reprinted in Social
Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective. Edited
by David B. Grusky.
Satzewich, Vic. "Social Stratification: Class
and Racial Inequality." In Social
Issues and Contradictions in Canadian Society. 3d ed. Edited by B. Singh
Bolaria.
Tumin, Melvin.
"Some Principles of Stratification: A Critical Analysis." American Sociological Review 18 (August
1953). Reprinted in Social
Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective. Edited
by David B. Grusky.
Weber, Max. “Class, Status, Party.” In Social Class and Stratification: Classic Statements
and Theoretical Debates. 2d ed. Edited by Rhonda F. Levine.
Whitehead, Barbara
D. "Dan Quayle Was
Right." Atlantic Monthly, April 1993, 47-84.