Are there Aliens in Pine Bush?

List three (3) possible explanations for this local issue.

Do Now:

FOCUS:How did the field of sociology develop?Who are the early Sociologists?How are these theories different?What are some CURRENT theories?

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Write these down in your notebook

When and why did Sociology Develop?

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Industrial Revolution

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Rural Economy Changes to Industrial Economy Growth of Cities

Housing shortages, crime, poverty, different lifestyles5

Interactions used to be based on personal relationships

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Impersonal nature of cities –relationships now based on work

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How did Sociology Develop?• Relationships no longer

personal, less helpful, more anonymous

• People became frustrated, many were poor and some were wealthy

• Political revolutions developed in this time period.

• Many also questioned religious and traditional explanations of life

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Who were the Early Sociologists?

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Early Sociology

Auguste Comte• 1st to apply research to

study social life• Focused on Social

Order and Social Change

• Society changes through social dynamics – the processes of social order and social change.

Herbert Spencer• Influenced by Charles

Darwin• Social change and

unrest were natural and led to stability and perfection

• Believed that no steps should be taken to correct problems – best aspects of society would survive over time.

I was born in January actually, I don’t know why my mom named

me Auguste

I don’t know where my hair stops and my beard begins?

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Early Sociology

Karl Marx• Society structured by

economy• Two classes:

proletariat (workers) and bourgeoisie (capitalists)

• Imbalance would lead to revolution and be primary cause of social change

• CONFLICT THEORY

Emile Durkheim• Saw society as

interdependent parts that maintains the system throughout time

• Viewed these parts as functions

• FUNCTIONALISM• Believed shared

beliefs/values held society together

• Sociologists should study features that are observable and can be tested.

• Suicide Study (handout)

It is me, Karl. I started Communism. Yeah…

yeah…I know. It didn’t work out well.

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Do Now: Write this focus in your notes.

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Max Weber was a sociologist who was interested in separate groups in society and the effect of SOCIETY on the INDIVIDUAL. He believed you should go beyond study of observations – but uncover feelings and thoughts of individuals. Rather than looking at society with an objective view – looking at an issue from the perspective of those being studied. “VERSTEHEN” –translates to “Meaningful Understanding" putting yourself in the shoes of others to see things from their perspective.

Early SociologistsMax Weber

• More interested in separate groups in society

• Focus: effect of SOCIETY on the INDIVIDUAL

• Should go beyond study of observations – but uncover feelings and thoughts of individuals

• Principle of VERSTEHEN –translates to Meaningful Understanding" putting yourself in the shoes of others to see things from their perspective.

• See situations through the eyes of others

• IDEAL TYPE: the essential characteristics of a feature of society

• Example: Construct an ideal school, American, Work attitude, etc.

• By examining many different examples of each ideal type

Verstehen!

NO! I am not sneezing!

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Do Now: (Hand in from yesterday)

Straight Man in a Gay World

• 1. What are the two viewpoints being explored in this episode

• 2. Why did the Castro District become a mecca for gay rights?

• 3. Describe a scene where one of them is faced with experiencing the opposite viewpoint and their reaction.

• 4. At what point do you think there was a turning point?

• Out of all the following below, which of these people is more likely to commit suicide?

• Explain your answers

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Do Now:

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Do Now: Leah SullivanAge 13

Tyler Clementi 18

Justin De'Andre James, 8 Jessica Fashano , 27 Abraham Biggs, 19

Julien Hug 35

Emile Durkheim’s Suicide Study• Wrote the first groundbreaking book

in the field of Sociology.• French Sociologist Emile Durkheim in

1897 • Durkheim explores the differing

suicide rates among Protestants and Catholics, arguing that stronger social norms among Catholics results in lower suicide rates.

• Concluded that social unity and lack of isolation had more to do with suicide than religious beliefs

Activity

• Current suicide statistics• List some possible causes for these statistics• List some possible correlations for these

statistics• CAUSE=Direct result of an action/issue/event• CORRELATION= Related to action/issue/event

but not necessarily a cause. Ex. You more a probably chance of dying if you go to the hospital.

Do Now:

• List three (3) products you use this morning before getting to school

• List two things you bought at the mall recently.

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What are some Current Sociology Theories?

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What do sociologists look at?

• CAUSE=Direct result of an action/issue/event• CORRELATION= Related to action/issue/event

but not necessarily a cause. Ex. You more a probably chance of dying if you go to the hospital.

Survey for Teachers

• http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=2hxgfcx0d1d6kgb968868

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Current PerspectivesFunctionalist Perspective

• Comte, Spencer, Durkheim• Society a set of interrelated

parts that work together to produce a stable society

• Consensus• Not all elements run smoothly • DYSFUNCTION: negative

consequence for the lack of stability in society

• Example: Crime – disrupts – not stabilizes

• There are positive functions and negative functions

• Each can be either• MANIFEST or LATENT• Manifest: intended

consequence• Latent: unintended

consequence

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Example:

A Manifest function of a car is to provide transportation

A Latent function of a car is to gain social standing through a display of wealth

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What are the following used for?

Can you list things in society that have both Manifest and Latent Functions?

In a group of three….brainstorm items, institutions, etc. that have both Manifest and Latent Functions

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Current PerspectivesConflict Perspective

• Karl Marx• People in society who

possess more power in society control others with less power

• Study various groups: women and men, race, family, employers and employees, etc.

Competition over scarce resources (power, wealth)Group gains control of it – establish rules and procedures to keep itProtect their interests at expense of other groupsLeads to social conflict – social change – inevitable in society

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Can you list four (4) groups in society

that possibly illustrate Conflict

Perspective?

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Computer Lab for Sociology Project

• Monday October 17th

• Thursday October 20th

• Can create PowerPoints, calculate survey answers, prepare presentations, etc.

• Computer Lab is in room 223.

Institutions and relationships that are inherently in conflict

• Employee/Boss• Teacher/Student• Principal/Student• College Prof./Student• Coach/Player• Landlord/Tenant• Police/Citizen• Shopkeeper/Customer• Parent/child• Wealthy/poor

• Name some relationships in which you are in conflict with each day – whether or not you are the controller…or controlled.

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Current PerspectivesInteractionist Perspective

• Functionalists and Conflict Theorists focus on society in general or groups

• Interactionists focus on individuals and their interaction with each other

• Role of symbols in life• Symbol: anything that

represents something else

Example: objects, words, gesturesAmerican flag, salute, a high five, slangHow people use symbols is symbolic interaction

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Interactionist Activity

Turn to the student nearest to you. Express the word you were given without talking

Interactionist Activity Wrap Up

• Was it difficult to get your point across using only “symbols”?

• Are there any symbols that you used in a different state or country that are entirely different here?

• Are there any symbols you use at home that only the micro-culture of your family would understand?

Exit Quiz

• What is Manifest Function?• What is Latent Function?• What is Conflict Theory?• List three (3) relationships you have that

illustrate conflict theory

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Wrap Up• What event started the need for sociology?• Why?• What did Emile Durkheim study and what were his

observations?• What is a correlation? Give an example• What would be a direct cause?• What is manifest content?• What is latent content?• What do interactionists look at?Why is it important to measure assumptions before accepting

them as fact?

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Your survey must include the following questions

• What grade are you in: 9 10 11 12• Do you feel we have a bullying problem at

Valley Central?• Have you ever been bullied since you began

high school?• Have you ever been harassed online? If so,

please choose one or more of the following:1. MySpace 2. Facebook 3. Formspring 4. Email 5. Game Forum

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Project Grading Rubric: 1-10 points each. 50 pts. =100

1. Explain your group’s topic. Why you chose that. 2. Short biography of all group members in your slide show3. Hypothesis: What do you think the results will be of your topic (s). 4. What do each of your group members think? 5. Slide show must contain good visuals: photos, clipart, charts, graphs,

etc.6. Create your surveys. Give out and collect. No demeaning or insulting

stereotypes7. Project contains data from surveys. Group used data to try and explain

the results of their issue.8. Contains at least: One (1) pie chart/bar graph, Six (6) or more slides

explaining results.9. A summary explaining your perceptions of your results. Did the data

prove your expectations? Were there any surprises or obstacles you didn’t foresee?

10. Visually pleasing, neat, creative, interesting.

Fact Finders

• http://2010.census.gov/2010census/

• http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml

• Valley Central High School Sociology Project: Due Oct. 14th 2011 Group Culture and Perceptions

• Your group will choose an issue at Valley Central High School and explore this issue using a sociological perspective. You will collect information from different groups to create a survey. Make sure you DO NOT demean or make fun of ANY group – this is Sociology Class and a certain maturity level is expected.

• Work together – you are studying groups, group interaction, and also working together in a group. You are responsible for making sure each member has a role and is accountable for it.

What are you looking for?• Choose an issue as a basis for your survey. Examples:

Perceptions about North Cafeteria vs. South Cafeteria, Race and Ethnicity, Bullying Perception, Drug Use, Perceptions about high school experience, VC Trends, etc.

Sociology Mini-Project DUE OCT. 14th

What do we do?In your group you must define and choose five (5) different

group members to interview and how many members of that group to survey.

• Assign a group member to an interview (s)• Create a survey with at least ten (10) questions. Try to create

measurable questions as they are easier to tabulate and create data from. Multiple choice, True or False, “On a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the most and 1 being the least…” etc.

• Who will type the survey, hand out, collect and measure, create charts, where, when, etc.

• Your group must include sociological research in reference to their topic.

• Hand in list of group members and their assignments• Create a PowerPoint Presentation on your Project

Every group must include the following questions in their survey, (in addition to the 10 or more you create).

• What grade are you in: 9 10 11 12• Do you feel we have a bullying problem at

Valley Central?• Have you ever been bullied since you began

high school?• Have you ever been harassed online? If so,

please choose one or more of the following:• 1. MySpace 2. Facebook 3. Formspring 4.

Email 5. Game Forum 6.Other _______(please list)

You MUST…

• Make sure you DO NOT demean or make fun of ANY group – this is Sociology Class and a certain maturity level is expected.

• Work together – you are studying groups, group interaction, and also working together in a group. You are responsible for making sure each member has a role and is accountable for it.

Homework Assignment: Test Grade

You are a sociologist studying an issue of your choice.

Find an article about your issue and in a five (5) paragraph essay look at it

from one of the below viewpointsFunctionalist Perspective

Conflict PerspectiveInteractionist Perspective

Due: