Sociology 1301
Introduction to Sociology, Sections 001 & 002  
Background Material:

Your Job
 in College  

 Opening Day Reading The Art of Context (Quiz)
Part 1
    
PLEASE PRINT THIS OUT AND BRING TO CLASS EACH DAY! 		Study guide: Lecture outlines and handouts Part 1  
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
Who Am I?  
Readings:

Sociological Imagination

Forced labor and the things we buy

And on the subject of Welfare
 
 
TOPIC 2:  Macro-Theory 
Readings:

Durkheim on "Suicide."   

Marx and "The Communist Manifesto." 

The Protestant Ethic and the Religious Tattoo



       
TOPIC 3:  Micro-Theory 
Readings:
 Goffman     Gay Evangelical  
 
 
TOPIC 4:  Research Methods & Ethics
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

Norms, Politics, Shame