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Sociology TEKS Checklist 2011-2012
Introduction Paragraph
Social behavior
Human society
Methods/strategies of research
Individual relates to society
Role of culture
Social structure
Socialization
Social change
Free Enterprise/Capitalism/Free Market
Constitutional Republic
Foundations of Sociology
Development of field of sociology
Auguste Comte
Emile Durkheim
Herbert Spencer
Max Weber
Karl Marx
W E B DuBois
Booker T Washington
Robert E Park
Harriet Martineau
Jane Addams
Robert Nisbet
Julian Samora
Hunting-gathering societies
Agrarian societies
Pastoral societies
Industrial societies
Post-industrial societies
Types of societies that exist today
US institutions resulting from –
industrialization, urbanization &
immigrant assimilation
Cultural life in US over time
Culture & Social Structure
Language
Symbols
Norms
Values
Elements of culture form a culture
Subculture
Primary groups
Secondary groups
Formal groups
Informal groups
Reference groups
E-communities
Membership roles
Status
Values
Mores
Role conflicts
Methods of resolution
Ethnicity
National origin
Age
Socioeconomic status
Gender
US subculture groups
Stereotypes
Social problems in US subcultures
Counterculture movements (impact)
Individual & Society
Socialization
Process of socialization
Functions/roles of agents of socialization
Socialization as lifelong process
Education
Exclusion from labor force
Juvenile justice system
Adolescence as distinct stage
Biological growth & development
Undefined status
Increased decision making
Increased pressures
Search for self
Contemporary adolescent issues – dating,
dating violence, sexuality, teen parenting, drug
use, suicide & eating disorders
Male/female development (differences)
Traditional roles of work
Labor force composition
Late adulthood
Retirement
Physical & mental functioning
Dependency on others
Death
Theories of deviance – Functionalist,
Conflict & interactionist perspectives
Crime & arrest rates – ethnicity, gender,
socioeconomic status & age
National Crime Victimization Survey
Criminal Justice System
Social Inequity
Caste systems
Class systems
Social mobility
Motivation
Poverty
Poverty (impact on individual & society)
Theories of social stratification
Global stratification
Inequality
Race
Ethnicity
Characteristics of minority groups
Bias, prejudice, disciminiation
African-American
Asian American
Hispanic American
American Indian
Gender roles
Aging
Health care system
Social Institutions
Family (function, rituals, change over time)
Family systems/patterns
Free Enterprise
Socialism
Impact of different types of govt has on
citizens
Citizenship
Participation of different groups
Functionalist theory
Conflict theory
Interactionist theory
American education
Religion (needs it provides)
Society
Institutionalization of science
Norms of research
Mass media (history/types)
Demography
Settlement patterns in society
Population growth (impact)
Changing World
Types of collective behavior
Social movements
Cultures change from –
technology, population, natural
environment, revolution & war
Skills
Create a product on a
contemporary sociological
issue/topic
Sequence
Categorize
Identify cause/effect
Compare/contrast
Find main idea
Summarize
Making generalizations &
predictions
Draw inferences & conclusions
Use math to interpret sociological
info
Correct terminology
Use grammar, spelling, sentence
structure & punctuation
Transfer info from one medium to
another
Create written, oral & visual
presentations
Problem solving process
Decision making process
Conflict-resolution using
persuasion, compromise, debate &
negotiation
Science & Technology