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Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
Course Description
This course delves into the basic principles of group living. Different cultures and
their class systems are discussed, and these are compared with the U.S. society.
Sociology also deals with such important situations as marriage and family, divorce,
juvenile delinquency, crime, minority groups, racism, and world religion.
Credit: ½
Semester Course
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
TOPIC: Scientific Ways of Knowing
 Students realize that the current body of scientific knowledge must be based on
evidence, be predictive, logical, subject to modification, and limited to the natural
world. This includes demonstrating an understanding that scientific knowledge
grows and advances as new evidence is discovered to support or modify existing
theories, as well as to encourage the development of new theories. Students are able
to reflect on ethical scientific practices and demonstrate an understanding of how the
current body of scientific knowledge reflects the historical and cultural contributions
of women and men to provide us with a more reliable and comprehensive
understanding of the natural world.
CONTENT STATEMENT
 Describe the ethical practices and guidelines in which science operates.
CONCEPTS
VOCABULARY
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History and scope of the field of
sociology.
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Methods used by sociologists to study
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The importance of ethics in research.
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Conflict Perspective
Functionalist Perspective
Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
Hypothesis
Ethics
Experiments
Interview
Observation
Survey
PERFORMANCE SKILLS:
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Analyze a social situation or institution using one of the three main sociological
perspectives.
Examine the methods for gathering and using data in the field of sociology.
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
TOPIC: Civil and Human Rights
 There are challenges to civil rights and human rights throughout the world. Politics,
economics, and culture can all influence perceptions of civil and human rights.
CONTENT STATEMENT
 Beliefs about civil and human rights vary among social and governmental systems.
 Nations and international organizations pursue their own interests on issues related to
civil and human rights, resulting in both conflict and cooperation particularly as it
relates to injustices against minority groups.
 Modern instances of genocide and ethnic cleansing present individual, organizational
and national issues related to the responsibilities of participants and non-participants.
CONCEPTS
VOCABULARY
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Culture and types of culture.
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The connection between culture and
language.
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Differences among world cultures.
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Cultural change.
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Theory of deviance
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Social construction of discrimination
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Gender-role socialization
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Institutional racism
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Culture
Subculture
Counterculture
Ethnocentrism
Norms
Values
Beliefs
Non-Material Culture
Material Culture
Civil Disobedience
Immigrant
Social Stratification
Social Class
Social Category
Power
Authority
Control Theory
Labeling Theory
Affirmative Action
19th Amendment
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
24th Amendment
De Facto Segregation
De Jure Segregation
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
CONCEPTS
VOCABULARY (cont’d)
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Racism
Sexism
Pink-Collar Jobs
Glass Ceiling
Ageism
Assimilation
Pluralism
Subjugation
Genocide
Civil Rights Act
Hate Groups
Jim Crow Laws
Literacy Tests
Poll Tax
PERFORMANCE SKILLS:
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Determine the impact governmental policy has on majority/minority relations.
Analyze the effectiveness of grass-roots movements on U.S. policy-making.
Create examples to explain how deviance is relative to time and space.
Give examples of how deviance is functional and dysfunctional.
Interpret differences in crime and arrest rates by social categories of people (ethnicity,
gender, socioeconomic status, age, etc.).
Assess the effects of various laws and policies relating to social control.
Identify the social construction of race, including historical variations in
conceptualization of the nations of “race.”
Describe the most common patterns of minority group treatment by majority groups
(assimilation, pluralism, subjugation, genocide).
Compare the status of minorities in the U.S. today with the social status of minorities
in early 19th century U.S. society.
Define gender-role socialization and illustrate the ways in which family, media, and
schools contribute to it.
Explain how institutional racism works in American society.
Compare the level of discrimination in our society today compared to our society 200
years ago.
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
TOPIC: Region
 A region is an area on the earth’s surface that is defined by certain unifying
characteristics which give it a measure of homogeneity and distinguish it from
surrounding areas. The unifying characteristics may be physical or cultural. Regions
change over time.
CONTENT STATEMENT
 Criteria are used to organize regions and as the criteria change, the identified regions
change (e.g., types of economic activities, ethnic groups, natural vegetation).
 The characteristics of regions change over time and there are consequences related to
those changes (e.g., industrial belt to rust belt, pristine locations to tourist attractions,
colony to independent state).
 There are interconnections within and among physical and human regions (e.g., river
systems, transportation linkages, common currency).
 Regions are used as a basis to analyze global geographic issues (e.g., desertification,
political disputes, economic unions).
CONCEPTS
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Cultural similarities and differences.
VOCABULARY
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Community
Cultural Universals
Cultural Particulars
Social Institution
Social Networks
PERFORMANCE SKILLS:
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Compare and contrast cultural similarities and differences.
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
TOPIC: Culture
 The study of culture examines the socially transmitted beliefs, values, institutions,
behaviors, traditions and way of life of a group of people; it also encompasses other
cultural attributes and products, such as language, literature, music, arts and artifacts,
and foods. Students come to understand that human cultures exhibit both similarities
and differences, and they learn to see themselves both as individuals and as members
of a particular culture that shares similarities with other cultural groups, but is also
distinctive. In a multicultural, democratic society and globally connected world,
students need to understand the multiple perspectives that derive from different
cultural vantage points.
CONTENT STATEMENT
 Human beings create, learn, share, and adapt to culture.
CONCEPTS
VOCABULARY
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Types of social status.
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The structure of social groups.
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Types of social interaction.
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Role of cultural groups in society.
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Reasons for conformity.
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Reasons for rebellion.
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Ascribed Status
Achieved Status
Roles
Role Conflict
Role Strain
Collectivists
Primary Group
Primary Relationships
Secondary Relationships
Cultural Diffusion
Assimilation
Multiculturalism
Cultural Pluralism
Ethnic Movements
Melting Pot
Tossed Salad
Culture
Subculture
Counterculture
Social Exchange
Religion
Judaism
Hinduism
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
CONCEPTS
VOCABULARY (cont’d)
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Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Subculture
Counterculture
Cooperation
Conflict
Social Exchange
Coercion
Conformity
Groupthink
Civil Disobedience
Grass-Roots Movement
PERFORMANCE SKILLS:
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Analyze how status and role affect interactions in a group.
Explain the common forms of social interaction.
Compare the views of society as a melting pot or a tossed salad.
Identify cultural groups that have influenced policy-making in the 20th century.
Compare and contrast the political/economic experiences of two or more ethnic
groups in American society.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the counterculture movement.
Identify the preconditions that guide the outcome of collective behavior.
Compare and contrast cyclical and evolutionary theories of social change.
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
TOPIC: Technology
 Technological advances present issues related to costs, distribution of benefits, ethical
considerations, and deliberate and unintended consequences.
CONTENT STATEMENT
 The development and use of technology influences economic, political, ethical
considerations, and deliberate and unintended consequences.
CONCEPTS
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The role of technology in society.
Technology
Discovery
Invention
Diffusion
PERFORMANCE SKILLS:
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Analyze the change technology brings to society.
Evaluate the pros/cons of technological change on society.
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
TOPIC: Global Connections
 The 21st century is characterized by changing circumstances as new economies
emerge and new technologies change the way people interact. Issues related to health,
economics, security and the environment are universal.
CONTENT STATEMENT
 Advances in communications technology have profound effects on the ability of
governments, interest groups, individuals and the media to share information across
national and cultural borders.
CONCEPTS
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The role of technology in how
governments and interest groups
disseminate information
Government
Interest Group
Lobbying
Mass media
PERFORMANCE SKILLS:
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Analyze the effects of advances in communications technology on the ability of
governments, interest groups, individuals and the media to share information.
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
TOPIC: Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
 Schools, religious institutions, families, government agencies, and the courts all play
an integral role in our lives. They are organizational embodiments of the core social
values of those who comprise them, and play a variety of important roles in
socializing individuals and meeting their needs, as well as in the promotion of societal
continuity, the mediation of conflict, and the consideration of public issues.
CONTENT STATEMENT
 Institutions are the formal and informal political, economic, and social organizations
that help us carry out, organize, and manage our daily affairs.
CONCEPTS
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Social institutions.
Similarities and differences of world
religions.
Government
Economics
Schools
Sports
Science
Religion
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
PERFORMANCE SKILLS:
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Determine the role social institutions play in the lives of people.
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
TOPIC: Financial Responsibility and Money Management
 Responsibility personal finance decisions are based upon reliable information and
used to reach personal goals
CONTENT STATEMENT
 Financial decision-making involves considering alternatives by examining costs and
benefits.
CONCEPTS
VOCABULARY
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Types and dimensions of social
stratification.
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Effects of social stratification.
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Government response to stratification.
PERFORMANCE SKILLS:
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Consider the effects of cultural relativism.
Explain the effects of ethnocentrism.
Poverty
Wealth
Power
Prestige
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
TOPIC: Role of the People
 The government of the United States protects the freedoms of its people and provided
opportunities for citizens to participate in the political process.
CONTENT STATEMENT
 In the United States, people have rights which protect them from undue governmental
interference. Rights carry responsibilities which help define how people use their
rights and which require respect for the rights of others.
CONCEPTS
VOCABULARY
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Nature of deviance.
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United States criminal justice system.
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Types of crime.
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Deviance
Crime
Blue Collar Crime
White Collar Crime
Rehabilitation
Punishment
Conformity
PERFORMANCE SKILLS:
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Explain how levels of deviance can positively affect society.
Judge the merits of the death penalty.
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
TOPIC: Human Settlement
 People live in settlements which vary in size, composition, location, arrangement,
and function. These settlements are the focus of most aspects of human life
including economic activities, transportation systems, governance, communications
and culture. Human settlements differ between regions, places and over time.
CONTENT STATEMENT
 Patterns of settlement change over time in terms of functions, sizes, and spatial
patterns (e.g., a canal town becomes an industrial city, a rural area becomes a
transportation hub, cities merge into megalopolis).
 Urbanization provides opportunities and challenges for physical and human systems
in cities and their surrounding regions (e.g., development of suburbs, loss of habitat,
central markets, squatter settlements on city outskirts, regional specialization services
or products, creation of ethnic enclaves).
CONCEPTS
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Emigration and Immigration
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Social and religious differences
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Urbanization
Suburbanization
Central-City Planning
Ghetto
Barrio
Subculture
Migration
Population Pyramids
Assimilation
Cultural Pluralism
Subjugation
Institutionalized Discrimination
Population Transfer
PERFORMANCE SKILLS:
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Analyze the impact of immigration on social institutions in the United States.
Interpret the sources of prejudice and discrimination, especially the resource-conflict
theory.
Delineate the push-pull factors that affect emigration and immigration.
Discuss the major reasons for the decline of the cit and the impact of this decline.
Sociology Grades 11, 12
2011-2012
Social Studies Course of Study
TOPIC: Civic Participation and Skills
 Individuals and groups have the capacity to engage with others to impact global
issues.
CONTENT STATEMENT
 Individuals can evaluate media messages that are constructed using particular tools,
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characteristics and conventions for unique purposes. Different communication
methods affect how people define and act on issues.
Individuals can assess how effective communicators address diverse audiences.
Individuals can identify, assess and evaluate world events, engage in deliberative civil
debate and influence public processes to address global issues.
Effective civic participation involves identifying problems or dilemmas, proposing
appropriate solutions, formulating action plans, and assessing the positive and
negative results of actions taken.
Individuals can participate through non-governmental and non-profit organizations to
help address humanitarian needs.
CONCEPTS
VOCABULARY
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Collective behavior
Group Think
Public Opinion
Mass Hysteria
Fads
PERFORMANCE SKILLS:
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Analyze the effects of crowds on individual behavior.