Soc 100
Introduction
to
Sociology
Fall 2011
Instructor: Dr. Gonzalo Santos T.A.: Ms. Anna Herder |
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Classroom: BDC-153B |
Class Time: MW: 12:20 pm - 2:25 pm |
Offices: DDH-AA205 (GS); DDH-AA204 (AH) |
Phones: 654-2191 (GS); 654-2718 (MH) |
CSU Faculty Currently in Collective
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is a possibility of a work interruption. Updates on this situation will
be provided throughout the course. |
Textbook: Jon Witt, 2011. "SOC 2011" (2nd. edition). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0-07-352829-8.
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 (in fact,
urgently
needed), possible, and 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 student may choose
to explore include religion, education, politics, work, health and
aging. All
these areas and topics will be approached at three levels:
global/national
(mega), institutional/ethnic (meso), and community/family/individual
(micro).
Classroom
activities: The class meets on Mondays and
Wednesdays for two-hour sessions. Attendance is mandatory. We will
cover in
ten weeks fifteen chapters from the textbook. Typically, Dr. Santos (or
Ms. Herder) will lecture, using a PowerPoint presentation, followed by
class
discussions &
perhaps some exercises. Occasionally, a video
may be shown.
Blackboard
Resources: The class has
a Blackboard account set up, to which students will be added into
before the first day of class (Sept. 12). In it, students will find the
following resources & links:
Instructions
on Taking Chapter Tests at CSUB's BlackBoard:
To
gain access:
go
to the CSUB BlackBoard site: click and bookmark the
following URL address:
If
you are doing it from an off campus computer, make sure your browser
is properly configured (click on Blackboard support links and read
how you
can ensure your browser is properly configured).
You will need to know your UserID and password. Your UserID is the NetID that you got to access MyCSUB. Your initial password is the last five digits of your CSUB ID Number. Once logged on to Blackboard, you will be asked to change it immediately (if you have used Blackboard before you'll need to enter your old password). Choose an easy to remember, easy to type new password. We also suggest that you set up your login hint immediately - and write all these codes somewhere where you will not loose them, nor expose them to theft by others.
If
you need help:
If
you don't know your UserID, or if you've changed your
password
and have forgotten it, contact the Help Desk in the
library
at (661) 654-2307,
or simply go to the Library, Lower Level Room 1, during
office
hours.
Be
prepared!
The maximum duration for each chapter
test
is 60 minutes. After
each chapter deadline
passes, access to each chapter test will be closed and no late testing
will be
possible. So make sure you have prepared well, chosen a day, time &
place
well, and have ample time and tranquility (with 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 usually freezes 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!).
Other
Credit: There are several
ways students may obtain extra points:
2) Extra Campus Activities:
Occasionally, students will be encouraged to attend certain events on
campus and write a one-page report on it, for extra credit.
Grading: The average of the eighteen chapter test
scores will count for up to 90 points. Other credit
will be added, and un-excused absences subtracted, and the final grade
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 |
Sept. 12 | Sept. 14 |
INTRODUCTION TO CLASS | Ch. 1: The Sociological Imagination |
Sept. 19 |
Sept. 21 |
Ch. 2: Sociological Research |
Ch. 3: Culture |
Sept. 26 | Sept. 28 |
Ch. 4: Socialization | Ch. 5:
Social Structure & Interaction |
Oct. 3 |
Oct. 5 |
Ch. 6: Deviance | Ch. 7: Families |
Oct. 10 | Oct. 12 |
Ch. 8: Education |
Ch. 8: Religion |
Oct. 17 | Oct. 19 |
Ch. 9: Government |
Ch. 9:
Economy |
Oct. 24 | Oct. 26 |
Ch. 10:
Social Class |
Ch. 11:
Global Inequality |
Oct. 31 |
Nov. 2 |
Ch. 12: Gender & Sexuality |
Ch. 13: Race and Ethnicity |
Nov. 7 |
Nov. 9 |
Ch. 14: Health & Medicine |
Ch. 14:
Environment |
Nov. 14 | Nov. 16 |
Ch. 15: Social Change |
Ch. 15: Social Movements |