1. Welcome
Class: Introduction to
Sociology
Course, 1000; Section, 380
Instructor: John R. Carlson,
Ph.D.

2. Sociology
 It is a social science discipline
that study’s human society
and social interaction.

3. This course is a
systematic study of
human society with
primary emphasis on …
social interaction,
culture,
socialization,
social groups,
social institutions,
social causation,
& social change.

4. GENERAL COURSE
INFORMATION:
Topic Outline:
Sociological approach
Sociological view of culture
Social structure and
organization
Social interaction
Socialization
Deviance and social control
Social inequality,
differentiation, and
stratification
Social institutions
Social change

5. Breakdown of the grade
point assignment
 Attendance/participation…
…….14 pts.;
 Class group
presentation……… 16 pts.;
 4 Examinations: 20
pts/each...80 pts.
100
possible points

6. REQUIRED COURSE
MATERIALS
display of name placard at
each class session;
Textbook: Kendall, Diana.
2008. Sociology In Our
Times. Seventh Edition.
Wadsworth Publishing.
ISBN: 9780495504276.

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8. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STUDENTS
The assigned textbook (see section
XII, below) readings and lecture
material will be supplemented by
DVD presented documentaries and
experiential activities conducted
during the class sessions.
Students should read the assigned
chapter(s) (see section, XII, below)
and be fully prepared to discuss the
chapter material, since at times
students will be called on to answer
and/or furnish a constructive
comment on a particular issue at
hand.
Moreover, lack of preparedness (i.e.,
not constructively responding to a
discussion question),and/or students
not displaying a name placard will
result in no participation points being
granted for the particular class
session at hand.

9. EXAMINATIONS: ESSAY &
MULTIPLE CHOICE SEGMENTS
 Allexam grades will take
into account an item
analysis of multiple choice
questions, whereby, those
questions proving to be
problematic (i.e., poorly
worded, redundant
choice(s)), will be
adjusted accordingly.

10. Exam Point Breakdown
Exam I
 essays, 4 pts.;
 multiple choice, 16 pts.
Exam II
 essays, 6 pts.;
 multiple choice, 14 pts.
Exam III
 essays, 8 pts.;
 multiple choice, 12 pts.
Exam IV
 essays, 10 pts.
 multiple choice, 10 pts.

11. GRADING POLICY
The following grade scale will be for the
most part, applied:
90 – 100 = A
80 – 89 = B
79 – 70 = C
60 – 69 = D
Below 60 = F
Students demonstrating improvement over
time, typically
receive the benefit of doubt in terms of their
overall grade
assignment, given that some students take
time to become
acclimated to test taking and the like.

12. ATTENDANCE POLICY
• Regular attendance and
participation in discussions
(i.e., posted in discussion link,
and addressing questions
posed during in-class sessions)
is expected and graded. Full
positive participation facilitates
and understanding of the
subject matter as well as
serving as an important
method for assessing the level
of comprehension of the course
material.

13. ATTENDANCE POLICY –
continued-
• It is the student’s responsibility to
sign the attendance sheet found at
the entrance of the class; tardy
students will not be permitted to
sign this attendance sheet;
whereby, no attendance
points/session will be granted for
those attendance class after the
attendance sheet has been
collected (attendance
points/session =.1 pts.; maximum
participation score/session = 7
pts..).
• Excessive absences (i.e., 3
incidents of entire class absences),
will result in a request by the
instructor to formally withdraw
from the class.

14. CLASS SCHEDULE, Segment I:
Discussion wk. 1 Jan. 12th Chapter 1
The Sociological Perspective
Discussion wk. 2 **Jan 19th Chapter 2
Sociological Research Methods selecting
empirical article for group Presentation;
Discussion wk. 3 Feb. 2nd Chapter
3 Culture Chapter 5 Society, Social
Structure, and Interaction; focus on pgs.
138-139; 148-157; 169 (Macro Sociological
Perspective)
Discussion wk. 4 Feb. 9th EXAM
I; Debrief Examination
_________
**in-class session

15. CLASS SCHEDULE, Segment II:
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOG
Y
Discussion wk. 5 **Feb 16th
Chapter 4 Socialization
Chapter 6 Groups and
Organizations
Chapter 20 Collective
Behavior, Social Movements &
Social Change
Discussion wk. 6 Feb 23rd
Chapter 10 Race and
Ethnicity; Chapter 11 Sex and
Gender
Discussion wk. 7 March 2nd
E X A M I I; Debrief Exam

16. CLASS SCHEDULE, Segment III:
URBAN SOCIOLOGY &
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Discussion wk. 8 March 16th Chapter 8
Class and Stratification in the United States
Chapter 9 Global Stratification; Chapter 19
Population and Urbanization
Discussion wk. 9 March 23rd Chapter
7 Deviance and Crime; Chapter 12 Aging
and Inequality Based on Age; Chapter 18
Health, Health Care, and Disability
Discussion wk. 10 March 30th E X A M
I I I; Debrief Exam

17. CLASS SCHEDULE, Segment
IV:
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
&
GROUP PRESENTATIONS
(due, April 15th)
 Discussion wk. 11April 6th ** Chapter 14
Politics and Government in Global Perspective
 Discussion wk. 12 April 13th Chapter 13
The Economy and Work in Global Perspective;
Chapter 16 Education
 Discussion wk. 13 April 20th Chapter
17 Religion; Chapter 15 Families…
 Discussion wk. 14 April 27th F I N A L
E X A M (based on chapters 13, 14, 15, 16 &
17); Debrief Final Exam

18. First Essay Question
Discuss whether or not
Sociology is a scientific
discipline. Provide 3 primary
reasons to support your
position.

19. Essay Grading
Guidelines
Expository Style:
 Opening paragraph
 Body; closing
Proper Grammar
 Punctuation
 Tense, spelling, etc.
Rhetoric- terms; concepts
Logic- examples; statistical support
Efficient- brief, concise
Effective- clear

20. Essay & Discussion
question Guidelines –
continued-
Proper Citations
- adhere to APA referencing
system
Example:
The sociological imagination
concept
refers to….” the ability to see the
relationship between individual
experiences and the larger
society” (Kendall, 2008: pg. 5).
- appearing at the end of your
essays, is a bibliography section).

22. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/o
wl

23. Webmaster's Blog
Browse OWL Resources
The Writing Process
Creating a Thesis Statement
Developing an Outline
Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions for Argument
Papers
Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions for
Exploratory Papers
Invention Presentation
Prewriting (Invention)
Proofreading Your Writing
Reverse Outlining: An Exercise for Taking Notes and Revising
Your Work
Starting the Writing Process
Understanding Writing Assignments
Writer's Block/ Writer's Anxiety
Writing Process Presentation

24. Thesis Statement-owl-
Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis
Statements
Tips for Writing Your Thesis Statement
1.Determine what kind of paper you are writing:
An analytical paper breaks down an issue or
an idea into its component parts, evaluates the
issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and
evaluation to the audience.
An expository (explanatory) paper explains
something to the audience.
An argumentative paper makes a claim about
a topic and justifies this claim with specific
evidence. The claim could be an opinion, a
policy proposal, an evaluation, a cause-and-
effect statement, or an interpretation. The goal
of the argumentative paper is to convince the
audience that the claim is true based on the
evidence provided.

25. Thesis Statement, from Owl-continued
If you are writing a text which does not
fall under these three categories (ex. a
narrative), a thesis statement
somewhere in the first paragraph could
still be helpful to your reader.
2. Your thesis statement should be
specific—it should cover only what you
will discuss in your paper and should
be supported with specific evidence.
3. The thesis statement usually
appears at the end of the first
paragraph of a paper.
4. Your topic may change as you write,
so you may need to revise your thesis
statement to reflect exactly what you
have discussed in the paper

26. Thesis Statement
Examples
from –owl-
• Example of an analytical thesis
statement:
• An analysis of the college
admission process reveals one
challenge facing counselors:
accepting students with high test
scores or students with strong
extracurricular backgrounds.
• The paper that follows should:
• explain the analysis of the college
admission process
• explain the challenge facing
admissions counselors

27. Thesis Statement
Example types from owl-
continued-
• Example of an expository
(explanatory) thesis statement:
The life of the typical college
student is characterized by
time spent studying, attending
class, and socializing with
peers.
• The paper that follows should:
explain how students spend their
time studying, attending class,
and socializing with peers

28. Thesis Statement
Example types from owl-
continued-
Example of an argumentative thesis
statement:
High school graduates should be
required to take a year off to pursue
community service projects before
entering college in order to
increase their maturity and global
awareness.
• The paper that follows should:
present an argument and give
evidence to support the claim that
students should pursue community
projects before entering college

29. Thesis Statement, from
owl-
You should answer these questions by
doing the following:
• Set the context – provide general
information about the main idea,
explaining the situation so the reader can
make sense of the topic and the claims
you make and support
• State why the main idea is important – tell
the reader why s/he should care and
keep reading. Your goal is to create a
compelling, clear, and convincing essay
people will want to read and act upon
• State your thesis/claim – compose a
sentence or two stating the position you
will support with logos (sound reasoning:
induction, deduction), pathos (balanced
emotional appeal), and ethos (author
credibility).

30. Thesis Statement –from
owl-
• If your argument paper is long, you may want to
forecast how you will support your thesis by
outlining the structure of your paper, the sources
you will consider, and the opposition to your
position. Your forecast could read something like
this:
• First, I will define key terms for my argument, and
then I will provide some background of the
situation. Next I will outline the important positions
of the argument and explain why I support one of
these positions. Lastly, I will consider opposing
positions and discuss why these positions are
outdated. I will conclude with some ideas for
taking action and possible directions for future
research.
• This is a very general example, but by adding
some details on your specific topic, this forecast
will effectively outline the structure of your paper
so your readers can more easily follow your ideas.

31. Body Section –from
owl-
Body Paragraphs: Moving from General
to Specific Information
• Your paper should be organized in a
manner that moves from general to
specific information. Every time you begin
a new subject, think of an inverted
pyramid - the broadest range of
information sits at the top, and as the
paragraph or paper progresses, the
author becomes more and more focused
on the argument ending with specific,
detailed evidence supporting a claim.
Lastly, the author explains how and why
the information she has just provided
connects to and supports her thesis (a
brief wrap up or warrant).

32. Body Diagram –owl-

33. Owl, paragraph
guidelines
The four elements of a good paragraph (TTEB)
• A good paragraph should contain at least the following
four elements: Transition, Topic sentence, specific
Evidence and analysis, and a Brief wrap-up sentence
(also known as a warrant) – TTEB!
• A Transition sentence leading in from a previous
paragraph to assure smooth reading. This acts as a
hand off from one idea to the next.
• A Topic sentence that tells the reader what you will be
discussing in the paragraph.
• Specific Evidence and analysis that supports one of
your claims and that provides a deeper level of detail
than your topic sentence.
• A Brief wrap-up sentence that tells the reader how and
why this information supports the paper’s thesis. The
brief wrap-up is also known as the warrant. The warrant
is important to your argument because it connects your
reasoning and support to your thesis, and it shows that
the information in the paragraph is related to your
thesis and helps defend it.

34. ASA Format, from Owl
In-Text References, ASA Style,
In-text References
If the author's name is in the text, put the date in parentheses:
When Duncan (1959) studied...
If the author's name is not in the text, enclose last name and year in parentheses:
When these relationships were studied (Gouldner 1963)...
Pagination follows the year of publication after a colon:
As tabulated by Kuhn (1970:71) the results show...
For joint authors, give both last names:
(Martin and Bailey 1988)...

35. ASA format, from Owl
In-text Reference Formatting
Include page references when you directly
cite the authors words and when you think it
will help the reader. Later references to the
same source are cited in the same way as
the first.
Cite the last name of the author and year of
publication.
Quotations in the text should give page
references. Block quotations (direct
quotations of more than 40 words) should be
offset from the main text. Do not include
quotation marks with block quotes.

36. ASA Format from Owl
For three authors, give all last names in the
first citation in the text; afterwards use the first
name and et al.; for four or more names, use
the first author's last name plus et al.:
(Carr, Smith, and Jones 1962)...(Nilson et al.
1962)...
For institutional authorship, supply minimum
identification from the beginning of the
complete citation:
(U.S. Bureau of the Census 1963:117)...
Separate a series of references with a
semicolon and alphabetize:
(Burgess 1968; Marwell et al. 1971)...
For unpublished papers, cite the date. If no
date is given, use n.d.:
Jones (n.d.)...
For machine-readable data files, cite
authorship and date:
...(Institute for Survey Research 1976).

37. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl
ASA Citation Basics
When using APA format, follow the author-date method of
in-text citation
. This means that the author's last name and
the year of publication for the source should appear in the
text,
E.g., (Jones, 1t998), and a complete reference
should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper.
If you are referring to an idea from another work but NOT
directly quoting
the material, or making reference to an
entire book, article or other work, you only have
to make reference to the author and year of publication in
your in-text reference.

38. Conducting Primary Research
Pertinent Owl Windows
Documenting Electronic Sources
Evaluating Sources of Information
Formatting in Sociology (ASA Style)
Guidelines for Fair Use
Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Research: Overview
Resources for Documenting Sources in the Disciplines
Searching the World Wide Web
Writing a Research Paper

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40. Navigating CE6 portal

41. Next Week
Chapter 1 The
Sociological
Perspective