SOCIOLOGY: THE STUDY OF SOCIAL LIFE
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48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives: 1. Define Sociology 2. Situate Sociology in the broader social science disciplinary field 3. Identify the tools used to make sense of social life 4. Relate this course to social science courses taken in high school
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4. History The study of the past. Scholars who focus on history are called historians.
5. Linguistics The scientific study of language. It involves the
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2. Discuss concerns raised by advances in technology;
3. Discuss major environmental issues in today's world;
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ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL LIFE: SOCIAL INEQUALITY
48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives:
1. Define and describe social stratification;
2. Identify, define and give examples of the three most common social stratification systems;
3. Discuss the basic ideas of Marx's theory of class structure;
4. Discuss the basic ideas of Weber's class system;
5. Identify and discuss factors contributing to the gender wage gap;
6. Distinguish between absolute and relative poverty;
7. Define what is meant by 'feminization of poverty' and 'cycle of poverty';
8. Identify and discuss common stereotypes associated with poverty and homelessness;
9. Differentiate between types of social mobility;
10. Discuss the role of social class in crime, victimization, and criminal justice
ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL LIFE: GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS
48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives:
1. Differentiate a social group from an aggregate and a category;
2. Distinguish primary groups from secondary groups;
3. Define and give examples of in-groups and out-groups;
4. Define and give examples of groupthink;
5. Discuss the social influences involved in bystander apathy;
6. Identify the different types of organizations;
7. Relate the characteristics associated with bureaucracy;
8. Identify the major social institutions in Canadian society
ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL LIFE: SOCIAL INTERACTION
48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives:
1. Identify and describe the components of social interaction;
2. Distinguish between and give examples of achieved and ascribed status;
3. Discuss the role of master status in our social lives and interactions;
4. Distinguish between and give examples of role conflict and role strain;
5. Relate examples of verbal and non-verbal communication;
6. Discuss social interaction within the context of an increasing digital world;
7. Describe how social interaction is 'gendered'
ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL LIFE: SEXUALITY
48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives:
1. Relate sexuality as a spectrum;
2. Distinguish sexual identity from sexual orientation;
3. Discuss how sexuality relates to gender;
4. Discuss the notion of sexual fluidity;
5. Define and discuss heteronormativity, homophobia and heterosexism;
6. Define and discuss Straight Privilege;
7. Identify the major issues impacting the LGBTQ+ community;
8. Recognize examples of positive and negative representations of LGBTQ+ in entertainment media;
9. Define and recognize examples of bisexual erasure;
10. Identify aspects of sexuality of interest to criminologists.
ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL LIFE: GENDER
48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives:
1. Distinguish between sex and gender;
2. Differentiate gender diversity from the binary conception of gender;
3. Describe and relate examples of gender identity, gender expression, and gender role;
4. Discuss gender socialization in North American society;
5. Identify gender stereotypes and ways to challenge such stereotypes;
6. Define, discuss and critique various models of feminism;
7. Recognize and provide examples of feminism and feminist criminology in popular culture;
8. Relate and give examples of sexism in everyday life;
9. Discuss the role of gender in crime, criminality, and criminal justice.
ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL LIFE: RACE AND ETHNICITY
48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives
1. Distinguish between race, ethnicity and minority group;
2. Explain what is meant by race as a social construct;
3. Define and give examples of racism in real life and popular culture;
4. Discuss and give examples of White Privilege;
5. Define and discuss pluralism, multiculturalism, and assimilation;
6. Define and give examples of prejudice and discrimination;
7. Recognize and provide examples of racial and ethnic stereotypes;
8. Describe the various forms of ethnic conflict;
9. Discuss the role of race and ethnicity in crime, criminality and criminal justice
ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL LIFE: SOCIALIZATION
48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives:
1. Define the processes of socialization and resocialization;
2. Describe how we come to develop a social self;
3. Explain Goffman's theory of dramaturgy;
4. Identify the primary agents of socialization;
5. Relate examples of re/socialization that fall within the disciplinary field of criminology
ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL LIFE: CULTURE
48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives:
1. Define culture;
2. Identify and describe the components of culture;
3. Identify and describe key concepts relating to cultural diversity;
4. Recognize components of culture and cultural diversity in popular culture examples;
5. Provide examples of subcultures and countercultures;
6. Differentiate cultural exchange from cultural appropriation;
7. Describe what is meant by 'cyberculture'
RESEARCH: STUDYING SOCIAL LIFE
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1. Distinguish between positivist and interpretivist methodological approaches;
2. Differentiate the features of quantitative and qualitative research methods;
3. Identify and relate examples of key ethical issues involved in doing social research;
4. Summary the advantages of learning and understanding statistics
THEORY: EXPLAINING SOCIAL LIFE
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1. Identify the main theoretical approaches used in Sociology and Criminology;
2. Relate the main premise, level of analysis, and key ideas of each theoretical approach;
3. Recognize aspects of theoretical approaches in popular culture examples;
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PERSPECTIVE: THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL LIFE
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- 1. SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF SOCIAL LIFE
- 2. General Social Sciences Secondary School Curriculum General Social Science Courses: •Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology (Grade 11) •Challenge and Change in Society (Grade 12)
- 3. General Social Sciences Secondary School Curriculum Skills gained: •Formulating appropriate questions •Collecting and analyzing data •Differentiating between evidence and opinion •Thinking critically about issues •Recognizing bias •Organizing and communicating effectively
- 4. Foundations of Social Life Foundations of Social Life is essentially the training ground for advanced courses in sociology, criminology, and family studies.
- 5. Sociology Sociology is the study of social life.
- 6. Sociology and Other Social Sciences • Psychology • History • Political Science • Communication Studies • Family Studies • Anthropology • Criminology
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- 8. SOCIOLOGY • Present • Analytic • Generalizing HISTORY • Past • Descriptive • Individualizing Historical Sociology focuses on how societies develop through history.
- 9. SOCIOLOGY • Social institutions POLITICAL SCIENCE • State and government Political Sociology draws on sociological theories and methods to explain state formation and governance. Military Sociology is the study of the military as a social group and organization.
- 10. SOCIOLOGY • Social institutions COMMUNICATION STUDIES • Communications • Media Media Sociology Cyber-Sociology Digital Sociology Visual Sociology
- 11. SOCIOLOGY • Social institutions FAMILY STUDIES • Family Family Sociology
- 12. SOCIOLOGY • Modern • Quantitative Methods • Qualitative Methods ANTHROPOLOGY • Ancient • Qualitative Methods Cultural Sociology Social Anthropology
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- 16. Tools of Sociology Our focus will be on application, connection, and critique, which will be accomplished by: •Using popular culture •Making connections •Engaging with the social world
- 17. Using Popular Culture Recreational Sociology = applying sociology and the sociological imagination to the popular culture products we consume in everyday life.
- 18. Making Connections • Criminology • Subsequent courses • Complementary courses • Everyday lives
- 19. Engaging with the Social World