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UNIT OUTLINE: THE SOCIOLOGICAL VIEW/ SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH A. What is Sociology? i. Definition ii. The Sociological Imagination iii. Sociology vs. Commonsense B. The Development of Sociology i. The Origins of Sociological Thinking ii. Major Thinkers and their contributions - Auguste Compte - Harriet Martineau - Herbert Spencer - Emile Durkheim - Max Weber - Karl Marx C. The Major Theoretical Perspectives i. The Functionalist Perspective ii. The Conflict Perspective iii. The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective D. Conducting Sociological Research i. The Scientific Method ii. Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research ii. Research Designs - Experiments - Surveys - Secondary Analysis - Field Research iii. Ethics in Research _________________________________________________________ TERMS TO KNOW: Alienation Bourgeoisie Class conflict Commonsense Knowledge Conflict Perspectives Dysfunctions Functionalist Perspectives Global Interdependence Industrialization Latent Functions Macrolevel analysis Microlevel analysis Means of Production Perspective Positivism Power Elite Proletariat Social Darwinism Social Facts Social Solidarity Societal consensus Society Sociological Imagination Sociology Symbolic Interactionist Perspectives Hypothesis Objective Theory Deductive Approach Descriptive studies Explanatory Studies Inductive Approach Independent Variable Dependant Variable Experimental Group Control Group Survey Questionnaire Interview Secondary Analysis Field Research Complete Observation Participant Observation Ethnography FEBRUARY 2011~ SOCIOLOGY Monday Tuesday Wednesday 2 Welcome to Sociology Thursday 3 What is Sociology?? Course Outline Notes Expectations Exercise: Thinking Sociologically Reading: Why Study Sociology? 7 The Sociological Perspectives Notes Video: Sociological Perspectives Textbook Assign. The Perspectives 14 Ethical Issues in Research Reading Video: The Milgram Experiment Discussion Review: Quiz #1 Video: Why Sociology? Friday 4 The Origins of Sociological Thinking Handout/Lecture Notes Worksheet 8 Perspectives continued… 9 Sociological Research 10 Research continued… 11 Research continued… Reading: What kind of social scientist are you? Notes Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research Worksheet Group Work: Exploring the Sociological Perspectives Introduction/ Explanation: Reading Assignment #1: An Idea Whose Time has Come 15 16 Seminar DUE: Reading Assignment #1 Topic Selection Quiz- Unit 1 Intro. to: “THE SEMINAR” Presentation Date Selection Notes Video: Sociological Research UNIT # 1 STUDENT OUTCOMES THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE: THEORY AND METHODS a) Define sociology and outline its contributions to social understanding. b) Describe the sociological imagination; explain its importance in understanding people’s behaviour. c) Explain what Mills meant by the sociological imagination, how private troubles are linked to public issues, and why it requires us to include many points of view and experiences in our thinking. d) Using references, explain why sociologists need to develop a Global Sociological Imagination. e) Define race, ethnicity, class, sex, and gender, and explain why these terms are important to the development of our sociological imaginations. f) Discuss industrialization and urbanization as factors that contributed to the development of sociological thinking. g) Identify Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber and explain their contributions to early sociology. h) Outline the major assumptions, and key contributors, of functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. i) Distinguish between microlevel and macrolevel analyses and state which level of analysis is utilized by each of the major theoretical perspectives. j) Distinguish between the quantitative and qualitative research models. k) Identify the research methods employed by sociologists, their advantages as well as their limitations. m) Distinguish between common sense knowledge and fact.