Class Schedule

Week	Date	Topic	Assignment
1	August 29, 2011 August 31, 2011	Administrative matters: Attendance, Grades, Tests, Assignments What is Sociology? Brief Lecture: What is Sociology? Sociology and the Real World	Course Syllabus Chapter 1 In-Class Exercise #1
2	September 5, 2011 September 7, 2011	NO CLASS – HOLIDAY! Sociology’s Family Tree: Theories and Theorists	Chapter 2 In-Class Exercise #2
3	September 12, 2011 September 14, 2011	Sociology’s Family Tree: Theories and Theorists Studying Social Life: Sociological Research Methods Culture	Chapter 3
4	September 19, 2011 September 21, 2011	Studying Social Life: Sociological Research Methods Culture	EXAM #1 (CHAPTERS 1-3)
5	September 26, 2011 September 28, 2011	Cultural Crossroads Cultural Crossroads	Chapter 4 In-Class Exercise #3
6	October 3, 2011 October 5, 2011	The Self and Interaction The Self and Interaction	Chapter 5 In-Class Exercise #4 DATA WORKSHOP ASSIGNMENT DUE
7	October 10, 2011 October 12, 2011	Separate and Together: Life in Groups Separate and Together: Life in Groups	Chapter 6 In-Class Exercise #5
8	October 17, 2011 October 19, 2011	Deviance and Conformity Deviance and Conformity	Chapter 7 In-Class Exercise #6

Week		Date	Topic	Assignment
9		October 24, 2011 October 26, 2011	Deviance and Conformity	EXAM #2 (CHAPTERS 4-7)
10		October 31, 2011 November 2, 2011	Social Class: The Structure of Inequality Social Class: The Structure of Inequality	Chapter 8 In-Class Exercise #7
	11	November 7, 2011 November 9, 2011	Race and Ethnicity as Lived Experience Race and Ethnicity as Lived Experience	Chapter 9 In-Class Exercise #8 OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT PART 1 DUE
	12	November 14, 2011 November 16, 2011	Constructing Gender and Sexuality Constructing Gender and Sexuality	Chapter 10 In-Class Exercise #9 OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT PART 2 DUE
	13	November 21, 2011 November 23, 2011	Constructing Gender and Sexuality	EXAM #3 (CHAPTERS 8, 9, & 10)
	14	November 28, 2011 November 30, 2011	The Macro-Micro Link in Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion The Macro-Micro Link in Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion	In-Class Exercise #10 Chapter 11
	15	December 5, 2011 December 7, 2011	Life at Home Life at Home	Chapter 13
	16	Final Exam (Ch. 12 & 13) Date: Monday, December 12, 10:30am-12:30pm

Note: The schedule is subject to change as the semester progresses. I will let you know in advance before it changes. If you miss class I suggest you contact a classmate or me to find out what you missed, and if any schedule changes have been made.