Soc 100
Introduction
to
Sociology
Fall 2010
Instructor: Dr. Gonzalo Santos T.A.: Mr. Roberto Rodriguez |
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Classroom: DDH-G102 |
Class Time: MWF 10:55 am - 12:15 pm |
Offices: DDH-AA205 (GS) / AA204 (RR) |
Phones: |
Course
content:
This course is designed to
introduce the field of Sociology to lower
division college students. Students learn why and how the systematic
study of
our contemporary, highly complex social world is important, even
urgently
needed, in fact possible, and very rewarding. General areas of interest
are
culture;
socialization; social interaction; networks, groups, and organizations;
deviance,
crime, and social control; social stratification; globalization,
inequality,
and development; race and ethnicity; sexuality and gender; family,
collective action
and social movements. Specific social institutions we may explore
include religion, education, politics, work, health and
aging. All
these areas and topics will be approached at three levels:
at the global/national
(mega), institutional/ethnic (meso), and community/family/individual
(micro) levels.
Classroom
activities: The class meets on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and
Fridays for an hour-and-a-half sessions. Attendance is mandatory. We
will
cover in
ten weeks 14 chapters from the textbook (two, chapters 12 & 14, are
omitted). Usually, Dr. Santos will
lecture, then have class
discussions &
exercises. Occasionally, there
may be a video
shown. The Power Point presentations may be found at the course's
Blackboard 9 site.
Instructions
on Taking Chapter Tests at CSUB's BlackBoard 9:
All testing and writing activities will be performed in CSUB's online testing system, Blackboard 9, located at CSUB's web portal and at: https://bb.csub.edu/webapps/login/ For those students who need to be introduced to this system, please go to: http://www.csub.edu/els/bb9/ If you need help: Contact the Student Technology Help Desk for Blackboard-related question in the library at (661) 654-2315; or, for computer-related questions, contact the Student Help Desk at (661) 654-2307. Or simply go to the E-Learning Services at the lower level of the campus library, accessible through the East entrance door (by the pond) during regular working hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. No help available on Saturday, or Sunday. Be prepared! The maximum duration for each chapter test is 60 minutes. After each weekly deadline, access to any given chapter test will be closed and only rare testing extensions will be granted. So make sure you prepare well, choose a testing day, time & place well, and have enough time available and peace & tranquility (no distractions) to begin testing; take time to read carefully each question before you answer it - do not rush! (a common mistake). You may take the test with the open book, but exclusively on your own, please. Never plan to take a test in two or more sittings; plan always to take each test in a single session (the computer tends to freeze with incomplete tests). Save your answers every time. If you change your mind on a specific answer, don't forget to save it again! And don't forget to send your quiz/test to grade when you are done (lots of students forget this last step and their scores are not computed!). Security precaution: If you are using a public computer always quit both the Blackboard site and the browser after you are done with testing -- otherwise, someone may access your own Blackboard account and "try out" some tests! This is because your access codes stay active until you quit the browser. And remember, never share your testing access codes with anyone! Cheating Warning: Students are hereby formally forewarned that anybody caught cheating on the tests will automatically fail the course. Blackboard has a monitoring capability that automatically "flags" for instructors a variety of potential cheating cases and situations -- including comparing student answers, times of testing, etc. |
Plagiarism: To prevent students from wittingly or
unwittingly engaging in plagiarism, Dr. Santos strongly recommends
students to carefully read and abide by the document CSUB
Classifications of Plagiarism found at:
http://www.csub.edu/tlc/options/resources/turn_it_in_help_page.shtml
Anyone found guilty of engaging in plagiarism will automatically fail
the course and be reported to the Office of Student Discipline and
Judicial Affairs for further disciplinary action.
Extra
Credit: There are several
ways students may obtain extra points:
2) Campus Activities:
Occasionally, students will be encouraged to attend certain events on
campus and write a
one-to-two page report on it, for extra credit. Some of these
activities have already been identified in the schedule below.
Grading: The average of the accumulated 14 chapter test scores will
count for up to 100 points. Extra credit
will be added, and un-excused absences subtracted, to arrive at the
final grade, which
will be assigned according to
the following table:
94-100+ = A |
87-89 = B+ |
77-79 = C+ |
65-69 = D |
90-93 = A- |
84-86 = B |
74-76 = C |
< 65 = F |
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80-83 = B- |
70-73 = C- |
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Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
Sept. 13 | Sept. 15 | Sept. 17 |
INTRODUCTION TO CLASS |
Ch. 1:
Sociology: Theory & Methods |
Ch. 1:
Sociology: Theory & Methods |
Sept. 20 | Sept. 22 | Sept. 24 |
Ch. 2: Culture & Society |
Ch. 2:
Culture & Society |
Ch. 2:
Culture & Society |
Sept. 27 | Sept. 29 |
Oct. 1 |
Ch. 3: Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging |
Ch. 3:
Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging |
Ch. 3:
Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging |
Oct. 4 |
Oct. 6 |
Oct. 8 |
Ch. 4: Social
Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet |
Ch. 4:
Social
Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet Extra Points: Movie "The 800 Mile Wall" 7:00 pm, DDH-G102 |
Ch. 4:
Social
Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet |
Oct. 11 | Oct. 13 | Oct. 15 |
Ch. 5: Networks, Groups,
and Organizations |
Ch. 5:
Networks, Groups, and
Organizations Extra Points: Carlos Fuentes talk on Globalization, 7:00 pm, Doré Theater |
Ch. 5:
Networks, Groups, and
Organizations |
Oct. 18 | Oct. 20 | Oct. 22 |
Ch. 6: Conformity, Deviance, and Crime |
Ch. 7:
Stratification, Class, & Inequality |
Ch. 7:
Stratification, Class, & Inequality Extra Points: Sunday, Oct. 24, Guelaguetza Festival, 11:00 am-5:00 pm, CSUB Amphitheater |
Oct. 25 | Oct. 27 | Oct. 29 |
Ch. 8:
Global Inequality |
Ch. 8:
Global Inequality |
Ch. 9:
Gender Inequality |
Nov. 1 |
Nov. 3 |
Nov. 5 |
Ch. 10: Ethnicity & Race |
Ch. 10: Ethnicity & Race |
Ch. 11: Families and Intimate Relationships |
Nov. 8 |
Nov. 10 | Nov. 12 |
Ch. 13: Politics & Economic Life Extra Points: Victor Villaseñor talk on his book "Burro Genius", 7:00 pm, Doré Theater |
Ch. 13:
Politics & Economic Life |
Ch. 15:
Ubanization, Population, and the Environment |
Nov. 15 | Nov. 17 | Nov. 19 |
Ch. 16: Globalization in a Changing World |
Ch. 16:
Globalization in a Changing World |
Ch. 16:
Globalization in a Changing World |