Full Description
This book contains exercises that address the range of subject matter, core skills and ideas in introductory sociology courses. The classroom exercises begin with a rationale for the exercise, including learning goals, and follows with instructions to students. The exercises conclude with several different evaluation schemes.
Contents
PART ONE: THEORY AND METHODS - Kathe Lowney Puzzling over Theoretical Perspectives - Steve Dern[ac]e and Lisa Jadwin Observation of the Social World Marketing - John W Eby Faculty Doors as Symbolic Statements - Paul Higgins Helping Experiment - Sue R Crull and Susan M Collins A Very Short Survey PART TWO: CULTURE - Andrea Malkin Brenner Understanding Social Location - Corrine Lally Benedetto Decoding Norms - Andrea Malkin Brenner The Symbolic Basis of Culture The Cultural Cocktail Party - Jeff Lashbrook Investigating Students' Rooms - Virginia Teas Gill Application Exercise on Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism PART THREE: SOCIALIZATION AND INTERACTION - Betsy Lucal Gender Socialization - Keith A Roberts Leadership, Gender and the Invisible Ceiling - Victoria Rosenholtz A Play Based on Goffman's Theory of Dramaturgy PART FOUR: GROUPS AND SOCIAL INFLUENCE - Kim M King The Year Is 2292 AD - Andrea Malkin Brenner Stereotyping and Labeling - Judy Singleton Group Decision-Making - Keith A Roberts The Seed Jar Social Construction of Reality PART FIVE: STRATIFICATION - John R Bowman Guided Fantasy The Titanic Game - Brenda L Beagan Social Inequality Budgeting for a Low Income - Keith A Roberts Occupation and Income Exercise - Judy Aulette Divorce and Income PART SIX: ORGANIZATIONS AND BUREAUCRACY - Charles S Green III Structural Change at Your College or University - Alton M Okinaka Critique of Student Government PART SEVEN: RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION - Jacqueline C Simpson A Group Exercise in Affirmative Action - Marcia Marx abd Mary Thierry Texeira Critically Thinking About Race through Visual Media - Jacqueline C Simpson Drawing Pictures Race abd Gender Stereotypes - Travis W Anderson A 'Coming Out' Role Play PART EIGHT: DEVIANCE AND CRIME - Paul Higgins Images of Crime - Brenda L Beagan Debating Deviance - Robert B Pettit Drug Testing in the Workplace What Would You Do? - Paul Higgins The Hand Game PART NINE: COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, SOCIAL CHANGE - Charles S Green III Studying a Collective Behavior Episode - Mark R Warren Family History Project - Charles S Green III Studying a Social Movement Organization PART TEN: SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS - Nancy Wisely Families across Cultures in the Media - Judy Aulette Parenthood Defining Family - Judy Aulette Housework Division of Labor - John W Eby Proposed Grading System - Majorie Altergott Tommy's Story - Frank D Beck and Julie A Pelton Mapping Census Data for Your Town PART ELEVEN: MULTITOPIC ASSIGNMENTS//MAJOR CLASS PROJECTS//GENERAL - John J Shalanski Critical Reports on Contemporary Social Problems - Sue R Crull Meal for the Homeless - Angela J Hattery Social Class Stratification Project - Mellisa Holtzman Song Analysis Project - Lynn H Ritchey Creating a Society PART TWELVE: COURSE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Ada Haynes Student Empowerment Student-Designed Syllabus - John R Bowman Initial Group Assessment - Sue R Crull Group Quiz - Sandy Welsh Facilitating Discussion - Kathleen R Johnson Group Presentations - Kathleen R Johnson Panel Debates
