SOCIOLOGY 1: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

FALL 2008

MW 8:00A – 9:25A

Cedar 10

1316

CLASS AND EXAM SCHEDULE

WEEK	DATE	ASSIGNMENT	WEEK	DATE	ASSIGNMENT
1	Aug 25^th	First day of class	9	Oct 20^th
	Aug 27^th			Oct 22^nd	All materials DUE
2	Sept 1^st	Holiday: Labor Day	10	Oct 27^th	2^nd Exam Assigned
	Sept 3^rd			Oct 29^th	2^nd Exam DUE
3	Sept 8^th		11	Nov 3^rd
	Sept 10^th			Nov 5^th
4	Sept 15^th		12	Nov 10^th	Holiday: Veteran’s Day
	Sept 17^th	All materials DUE[1]		Nov 12^th
5	Sept 22^nd	1^st Exam Assigned	13	Nov 17^th
	Sept 24^th	1^st Exam DUE[2]		Nov 19^th
6	Sept 29^th		14	Nov 24^th
	Oct 1^st			Nov 26^th	All materials DUE
7	Oct 6^th		15	Dec 1^st
	Oct 8^th			Dec 3^rd	Last Day of Instruction
8	Oct 13^th		FINAL EXAM: MONDAY, DECEMBER 8^TH, 8:00A – 10:00A
	Oct 15^th

SOCIOLOGY 1: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

FALL 2008

MW 8:00A – 9:25A

TOYON 2

1316

CLASS AND EXAM SCHEDULE

1^st E X A M	WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17^TH– All Materials DUE
	MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22^ND – 1^ST Exam Assigned
	WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24^TH – 1^ST Exam DUE
	Preparation: See Exam Questions
2^nd E X A M	WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22^ND – All Materials DUE
	MONDAY, OCTOBER 27^TH – 2^ND Exam Assigned
	WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29^TH – 2^ND Exam DUE
	Preparation: See Exam Questions
FINAL E X A M	WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26^TH – All Materials DUE
	MONDAY, DECEMBER 8^TH, 8:00A – 10:00A – FINAL EXAM DUE
	Preparation: See Exam Questions

* If Notes, Readings, and Outlines are not approved by the due date, the student may still receive full credit if they are appropriately modified before the time of the Exam due date (although they will not receive choice of Exam Questions).

Grades based upon:

· (3) Sets of Notes/Readings @ 50 Points each = 150 points · (3) Sets of Outlines @ 50 Points each = 150 points · (2) Graphic Presentations @ 50 points each · (1) Graphic Presentation @ 100 points · (2) Essays @ 100 points each = 200 points · (1) Final Exam @ 200 points TOTAL: 900 Points

A = 810 – 900 B = 720 – 809 C = 630 – 719 D = 540 – 629 F = > 540 * Plus improvement on final per Contract

REQUIRED READINGS:

1. Giddens, Anthony, Mitchell Duneier, and Richard P. Appelbaum. 2007. Introduction to Sociology. Sixth edition. New York: Norton.

2. Draut, Tamara. 2005. Strapped: Why America’s 20- and 30-Somethings Can’t Get Ahead. New York: Anchor Books.

SUGGESTED READINGS, VIDEOS, ETC.:

1. Allen, Garland E. 1989. “Eugenics and American social history, 1880-1950”. Genome. Vol. 31, pp. 885-889.

2. Côté, J. Arrested Adulthood: The changing nature of maturity and identity. New York: New York University Press.

3. David-Floyd, R.E. 1990. Ritual in the Hospital: Giving birth the American way. Berkeley, ca: University of California press.

4. Eitzen, Stanley D. and Craig S. Leedham, editors. 2000. Solutions to Social Problems: Lessons from other societies. Second edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

5. Eriksen Paige, Karen. 1978. “The Ritual of Circumcision.” Human Nature, May: pp. 41-48.

6. Gilovich, T. 1991. How We Know What Isn’t So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life. New York: The Free Press.

7. Ritzer, George. 2000. The McDonaldization of Society. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Pine Forge Press.

8. Schwalbe, M. 2001. The Sociologically Examined Life. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company.

RECOMMENDED READINGS FOR ALL HAMILTON/CLARKE COURSES:

* Refer to Reserve Readings on the web

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[1] “All materials due” means that on or before 8:00 am on the stated date, readings, notes, and outlines must be approved for choice and credit.

[2] “Exam due” means that the exam must be received on or before class on the stated date.