Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

SOC 101 Syllabus 4  Friday, January 25: Researching Authority  Required Texts:  “Milgram Obedience Study,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W147ybOdgpE  “Stanford Prison Experiment,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsWJPNhLCUU  ICE : Issue Paper – What is the “reality” of authority?  IP : Last day to submit Issue Paper for Section 1 Section 2: Framing Social Life: Culture, Individuals, & Groups Week 4: Culture  Monday, January 28: What is Culture?  Analytical Essay : Revised Prospectus Due  Textbook : Ferris & Stein, “Cultural Crossroads,” 67-83  Wednesday, January 30: Components of Culture  Required Texts : DuBois, “Insightful Human Portraits Made from Data,” (13:00)_  Friday, February 1: Cultural Change  Required Texts : Halifu Osumare, “Keeping it Real: Race, Class, and Youth Connections Through Hip-Hop in the U.S. & Brazil.” Humboldt Journal of Social Relations , 37 (2015): 6-18.  ICE : Circuits of Culture Analysis Week 5: Individuals  Monday, February 4: Socialization & Development of the Self  Analytical Essay : Outline Due  Textbook : Ferris & Stein, “The Self and Interaction,” 97-105.  Wednesday, February 6: Agents of Socialization  Textbook : Ferris & Stein, “The Self and Interaction,” 106-112.  Required Texts: Conti, Norman. “Weak Links and Warrior Hearts” 410-423.  Friday, February 8: Interactions  Textbook : Ferris & Stein, “The Self and Interaction,” 113-122.  Required Texts : Hwang, Rebeca. “The Power of Diversity within Yourself,” Video, 9:45.  ICE : Group Presentations - Social and Personal Selves Week 6: Groups  Monday, February 11: What is a Group?  Analytical Essay : Rough Draft Due  Textbook : Ferris & Stein, “Separate and Together: Life in Groups,” 123-131.  Wednesday, February 13: Group Dynamics  Textbook : Ferris & Stein, “Separate and Together: Life in Groups,” 141-152.  Required Texts: “Power Distance and Group Dynamics of an International Project Team” 43- 54.  Friday, February 15: Leadership  Required Texts: Assigned to Groups  ICE : Cumulative Project – Groups, individuals, and culture  IP : Last day to submit Issue Paper for Section 2 Section 3: Understanding Equality Week 7: Social Stratification  Monday, February 18: No Class Meeting – President’s Day  Wednesday, February 20: Social Stratification  Analytical Essay : Revised Prospectus Due or Final Draft for Section 2 Due  Textbook : Ferris & Stein, “Social Class: The Structure of Inequality,” 185-199.  Required Texts: James T. Zebroski, “Social Class as Discourse.” 17-28.