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Sociology 1301	Introduction to Sociology, Section 007 & 009
Fall, 2019	Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-10:50 & 11:00-12:20

Background Material:

Your Job
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Opening Day Reading

Out the "Window."

Part 1	PLEASE PRINT THIS OUT AND BRING TO CLASS EACH DAY!	Study Guide of Lecture Outlines and Handouts for Part One
Links to readings from the first segment of the course:	These will help you think through exam questions.	"Which Sociological Perspective?"	The Macro-Micro Triangle
TOPIC 1: Self and Society	Readings:	Sociological Imagination Forced Labor and the Things We Buy	News report on Obamacare And on the subject of Welfare
TOPIC 2: Macro-Theory	Readings:	Durkheim on "Suicide." Stats: Divorce and Suicide Marx and "The Communist Manifesto."	The Protestant Ethic and the Religious Tattoo Click for a News Link about the article
	Macro-Perspectives on Ferguson, Missouri, Police, and Race:	Functionalist: Washington Times Op-Ed	Conflict: Washington Post Op-Ed
TOPIC 3: Micro-Theory	Readings:	Goffman	Gay Evangelical
TOPIC 4: Research Methods	Readings:	Frat Rape	Tearoom Trade
	Optional book on Participation Observation Research:	Gang Leader Part 1 Gang Leader Part 2	Gang Leader Part 3
TOPIC 5: Culture	Readings:	Language No Language Yes	American Made Cars? One Hen -- Two Ducks ...

Pop quiz for the first day of class

Part 2	PLEASE PRINT THIS OUT AND BRING TO CLASS EACH DAY!	Study Guide of Lecture Outlines and Handouts for Segment 2
Links to readings from the 2nd segment of the course:	These will help you think through exam questions.	"Which Sociological Perspective?"	The Macro-Micro Triangle
TOPIC 1: Socialization	Reading:	Cheating in Adolexcent Romantic Relationships
TOPIC 2: Social Deviance	Readings:	Race, Prison, & Drugs	Gun Control Research: Study 1 Study 2
		Campus Carry	On handguns: Training Accuracy
TOPIC 3: Social Structure and Interaction	Readings:	Ethnomethodology	Dr. Sheldon Cooper illustrates Ethnomethodology: Apple Windows Media
TOPIC 4: Groups and Organizations	Reading:	Obedience	A re-enactment of the Asch Experiment on YouTube

Part 3	PLEASE PRINT THIS OUT AND BRING TO CLASS EACH DAY!	Study Guide of Lecture Outlines and Handouts, Segment 3
Links to readings from the third segment of the course:	These will help you think through exam questions.	"Which Sociological Perspective?"	The Macro-Micro Triangle
TOPIC 1: Stratification	Readings: Diagrams from Lecture	Forbes 400 & You 26 Billionaires College students debate: Money and Social Class	Gunning for the Poor (Conflict Theory?) The race card (Functionalist Theory?)
TOPIC 2: Gender and Age	Readings & Links:	Gender and Violence in High School	5 Things Women Couldn't do in 1965
		Koufax Gay?	Lindsey Lohan x 2
		Dirty Pictures	Who is this Mystery Woman
		The OBJECT of desire	Wage discrimination
	The "P" Word	Women Tweet Giuliani's defense	A Sign
		Women, Aging, & American Film	Andy Rooney
	Age, Gender, and Sex	Sexuality and Aging Caution - Rated "R" for nudity	Sexuality, Age, and Illness Also rated "R" for nudity
TOPIC 3: Religion, Sex, Gender	Reading:	Cumpulsory Heterosexuality and the Bible?
TOPIC 4: Race Lubbock's Segregation Law repealed in 1977	Readings:	Race and History Race and the Name Game Race and Wealth	Asain Americans' Secret to Success De-facto segregation Immigration, Asylum, and Death Driving While Black

Part 4	PLEASE PRINT THIS OUT AND BRING TO CLASS EACH DAY!	Study Guide of Lecture Outlines and Handouts for Part 4
Links to readings from the fourth segment of the course:	These will help you think through exam questions.	"Which Sociological Perspective?"	The Macro-Micro Triangle
TOPIC 1: Family	Readings:	Religiosity ... Fundamentalism, ... Partner Violence. Marriage, Cohabitation, Cheating	Teen Pregnancy Research Teen Pregnancy News Teen Pregnancy Politics
TOPIC 2: Education	Readings:	Pygmalion in the Classroom	The SAT and Social Class College Tuuition Costs
TOPIC 3: Religion	Readings:	Tattoo 1 Tattoo 2 Hypocrisy Factor	Obama 1 Obama 2

Part 5	PLEASE PRINT THIS OUT AND BRING TO CLASS EACH DAY!	Study Guide of Lecture Outlines and Handouts for Part 5
Links to readings from the fifth segment of the course:	These will help you think through exam questions.	"Which Sociological Perspective?"	The Macro-Micro Triangle
TOPIC 1: Health Care	Readings: Is Religion a Health Resource for the Poor? Uninsured Kids	The Impact of Obamacare Maternal Mortality in Texas Killing White Women	U.S Healthcare spending vs. the rest of the developed world: News Report The Full Research Article
TOPIC 2: Politics (Government)	Readings:	Social Class, Religion, and Presidential Appointments Presidents' Religion	Who Voted for Trump? (Optional)
TOPIC 3: Economy	Readings:	Ads and Schools	Taking On the Hotels

Part 6	PLEASE PRINT THIS OUT AND BRING TO CLASS EACH DAY!	Study Guide for the Final Segment
Links to readings from the final segment of the course:	These will help you think through exam questions.	"Which Sociological Perspective?"	The Macro-Micro Triangle
TOPIC 1: Collective Behavior	Readings:	Rumors	Snopes.com - Urban Legends Is Paul Dead???
TOPIC 2: Populations and Community	Readings:	Alcohol, Drugs, & the Homeless	Overton 1 Overton 2
TOPIC 3: Social Change	Readings:	The Support Study Support Study Overheads	Hospice Pain and suffering at life's end