Sociology 1201 Sociology 1201 Instructor: Bruce Mork Pick up syllabus and class list with your group assignment as you enter. Pick up syllabus and class

Sociology 1201Sociology 1201

Sociology 1201Sociology 1201Instructor: Bruce MorkInstructor: Bruce Mork

Pick up syllabus and class list with your group Pick up syllabus and class list with your group assignment as you enter. assignment as you enter.

Find your group on the class lists and look on Find your group on the class lists and look on the back to find the map of where your group the back to find the map of where your group sits. Introduce yourself to your group sits. Introduce yourself to your group members..members..


Syllabus and ScheduleSyllabus and Schedule Teaching assistant: Alex McCallum, Mariano Teaching assistant: Alex McCallum, Mariano

GlitsosGlitsos Texts: Edin and Lein, Promises I Can Keep Texts: Edin and Lein, Promises I Can Keep Risman, Families as They Really Are Risman, Families as They Really Are Schedule and reading assignmentsSchedule and reading assignments Questions?Questions?


Course objectives (from syllabus)Course objectives (from syllabus)

1.To understand the ways in which social 1.To understand the ways in which social inequality affects families inequality affects families

2. To understand how American society's cultural 2. To understand how American society's cultural norms about gender, sexuality, marriage, and norms about gender, sexuality, marriage, and parenting affect family life. parenting affect family life.

3. To understand how the family as an institution 3. To understand how the family as an institution intersects with the other major institutions in intersects with the other major institutions in American society, including politics, the American society, including politics, the economy, religion, and the education system. . economy, religion, and the education system. .

4. To identify the major trends and movements for 4. To identify the major trends and movements for change that may modify American families, as change that may modify American families, as well as the impact of public policy. well as the impact of public policy.


My expectations My expectations

Arriving on timeArriving on time Keeping up with the readingKeeping up with the reading Treating each other and me with respectTreating each other and me with respect Try to remember to turn off your cell phones Try to remember to turn off your cell phones

and I will do the same and I will do the same If you have along with you a laptop or other If you have along with you a laptop or other

device that can access the internet, feel free device that can access the internet, feel free to look up materials that relate to our class. to look up materials that relate to our class. I’m a bit more skeptical about multi-tasking. I’m a bit more skeptical about multi-tasking.


GroupsGroups

Facilitator, recorder, reporterFacilitator, recorder, reporterProject record sheetProject record sheetWorksheet--Your family of orientation: 1. Worksheet--Your family of orientation: 1.

On your own (5 minutes); 2. In groups (10 On your own (5 minutes); 2. In groups (10 minutes and then see if more is needed)minutes and then see if more is needed)

Notice to all: group members will evaluate Notice to all: group members will evaluate each others participation at the end of the each others participation at the end of the semester. semester.


Friday’s reading assignmentFriday’s reading assignment

Edin and Kefalas, Edin and Kefalas, Promises I Can KeepPromises I Can Keep (E&K),"Introduction" (E&K),"Introduction"

Bring to class two discussion questions on Bring to class two discussion questions on the reading assignment. These will be the the reading assignment. These will be the basis for group work on Friday. basis for group work on Friday.

Who Am I?Who Am I?

My home pageMy home pageMy family history: photosMy family history: photos



Introductions: my mother’s parents’ Introductions: my mother’s parents’ families in southern Minnesota families in southern Minnesota


My father’s parents and his siblings My father’s parents and his siblings


My family of orientation plus my My family of orientation plus my mother’s parentsmother’s parents


Introductions: my family and yoursIntroductions: my family and yours

My familyMy family Where do you see the Where do you see the

power of social forces power of social forces most obviously in most obviously in these photos? these photos?


Social forces: definition Social forces: definition

The pressures and expectations arising The pressures and expectations arising out of our relationships with other peopleout of our relationships with other people

How much influence do social forces have How much influence do social forces have on the shape of your family (as opposed to on the shape of your family (as opposed to individual characteristics—values, individual characteristics—values, preferences, and the like?) preferences, and the like?)

GroupsGroups

Choose a facilitator and notetaker for the Choose a facilitator and notetaker for the day.day.

Take turns with reading discussion Take turns with reading discussion questions you brought to class and questions you brought to class and discussing your questions with the group. discussing your questions with the group.



Sociological approaches to familySociological approaches to family

The scientific method: theory and researchThe scientific method: theory and researchObjectivity and the community of scholarsObjectivity and the community of scholarsScience: the process of creating (and Science: the process of creating (and

modifying) theories that are tested through modifying) theories that are tested through systematic research. E.g. what are the systematic research. E.g. what are the consequences of divorce for children? (not consequences of divorce for children? (not primarily a matter of opinion or political primarily a matter of opinion or political views)views)


Research methodsResearch methods

Experiment: NOT FEASIBLE OR Experiment: NOT FEASIBLE OR ETHICALETHICAL

Quantitative research methods: censuses, Quantitative research methods: censuses, surveys and samples, government surveys and samples, government statisticsstatistics

Qualitative research methods: field study, Qualitative research methods: field study, in-depth interviewsin-depth interviews

Cross cultural and longitudinal studiesCross cultural and longitudinal studies

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