Fall, 1997 __ Dr. Kroeger The following will be used in the course and are available in the college bookstore:
Macionis, John J. Society: The Basics. 3rd Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1996
SOC 101 COURSEPAK Readings.
Library Reserve readings are cataloged under Professor's name (Kroeger) and are requested by author and title of article. The library call number is given by the article name in the syllabus.
.Course requirements include two "hour" exams plus a final exam.
EXAMS TAKEN AFTER THE SCHEDULED TIME WILL BE SEVERELY
PENALIZED.
An internet "electronic reserve bookshelf" (ERES) will be set up later in the semester to include overheads, etc. that are not found in your textbook or in the COURSEPAK readings. This can be accessed on the Hunter College home page (www.hunter.cuny.edu) by clicking on ERES and following instructions.
WEEK TOPIC AND ASSIGNED READINGS
1-2 TOPIC: Introduction: Sociological Perspective; Social Organization; Concepts and methods.
READ: Macionis Ch 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory & Method pp 1-13
COURSEPAK: "From Micro-motives to Macrobehavior"
3 What is "doing sociology?; Sociological Methods
READ: Macionis Ch 1: pp. 14-28.
COURSEPAK:: "Sociological Inquiry: Tools for Critical Analysis"
4-6 TOPIC: Building blocks of social organization: culture and society
READ: Macionis Ch 2: Culture
Ch 4: Social interaction in Everyday Life
Ch 5: Groups and Organizations
COURSEPAK: "From Social Acts to Nation-states"
Library Reserve: Sorenson, "Growing up as a Fore" (Kroeger.67)
FIRST EXAM
WEEK TOPIC AND ASSIGNED READINGS
7-10 TOPIC: Socialization ; the family and religion
READ: Macionis Ch 3 Socialization: From Infancy to Adulthood
Ch 10 Sex and Gender
Ch 12 The family and Religion
Ch 14 Population and Urbanization
Library Reserve: Trumbull, "The Mountain People" (Kroeger.68)
SECOND EXAM
11-12 TOPIC: Social control; inequality--Class, status, and power; race and ethnicity
READ: Macionis Ch 6 Deviance
Ch 7 Social stratification
Ch 9 Race and ethnicity
13-14 TOPIC: Economic and political institutions
READ: Macionis Ch 11 Economics and politics
FINAL EXAMINATION
NO CLASSES: Thursday, October 2, 1997 (Rosh Hashanah)
Monday, October 13, 1997 (Yom Kippur)
Thursday, November 27, 1995 (Thanksgiving break)
CHANGE OF DAY: Tuesday, Nov 25 will follow Thursday schedule
LAST DAY OF CLASSES: Tuesday, 12/15/1997
FINAL EXAMINATION: Monday, 12/22/95 1:45-3:45 p.m. (This room)