Course Schedule
Notes:
(RN) = Reading Notes; (O) = Optional Material
(SO) = "seeing Ourselves"; (BA) = "Bowling Alone"
(Choice) = Read one of the two and answer related RN questions. SKIM through the other.

Week 1

1. Introduction and Concepts

Wed., Aug. 31: Sociological Perspective / Intro (Lecture)

• No Reading

Fri., Sept. 2: Culture (RN) (Lecture)

• "Symbol: the Basic Element of Culture," Leslie A. White (SO)
• "Manifest and Latent Functions," Robert A. Merton (SO)
• "India's Sacred Cow," Marvin Harris (SO) (O)

Week 2

Mon., Sept. 5: Socialization (RN) (Lecture)

• "The Self," George Herbert Mead (SO)

Wed., Sept. 7: Social Interaction (RN) (Lecture)

• "The Presentation of Self," Erving Goffman (SO)
• "The Dyad and the Triad," Georg Simmel (SO)

Fri., Sept. 9: Social Structure and Social Interaction (Lecture)

•  "Social Structure," Coser, Nock, Steffan, and Spain

Week 3

Mon., Sept. 12: Gender and Socialization (RN) (Discussion)

• "Sex Differences: Real and Imaginary," Coser, Nock, Steffan, and Spain
• "On Becoming Male: Reflections of a Sociologist on Childhood and Early Socialization," James M. Henslin (Choice)
• "On Becoming Female: Lessons Learned in School," Donna Eder (Choice)
• "But What Do You Mean: Women and Men in Conversation," Deborah Tannen
• "Sexuality and Gender in Children's Daily Worlds," Barrie Thorne and Zella Luria (O)
• "Reviving Ophelia : Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls," Mary Pipher (O)

2. Social Groups and Social Control

Wed., Sept. 14: Social Groups and Formal Organizations (RN) (Lecture)

• "The Characteristics of Bureaucracy," Max Webber (SO)
• "Japanese Etiquette and Ethics in Business," Boye De Mente (SO) (Choice)
• "The Managed Heart," Arlie Russell Hochschild (SO) (Choice)
• "The Corporation," a film by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan (O)
• "Primary Groups," Charles Horton Cooley (SO) (O)

Fri., Sept. 16: Deviance and Social Control (RN) (Lecture)

• "The Functions of Crime," Emile Durkheim (SO)
• "On Being Sane in Insane Places," Dvid L. Rosenhan (SO) (Choice)
• "The Saints and the Roughnecks," William J. Chambliss (Choice)
• "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," a film by Milos Forman (O)

Week 4

3. Social Inequality

Mon., Sept. 19: Principles of Stratification (RN)

• "Some Principles of Stratification," Kingsley Davis and Willbert Moore (SO)
• "Some Principles of Stratification: A Critical Analysis," Melvin Tumin (p 387 - 394)

Wed., Sept. 21: Social Class in the US (RN) (Lecture)

• "Who Has How Much and Why," Andrew Hacker (SO)
• "Framing the Issue" from "The Classless Society," Paul W. Kingston
• "Determine What Type of Socialist You Are," a Selector by the Red Encyclopedia
•  "Manifesto of the Communist Party," Karl Marx (SO) (O)
• "Consumption" from "Bobos in Paradise," David Brooks (p 69 - 102) (O)

Fri., Sept. 23: Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity (RN) (Lecture)

• "The Construction of the Ghetto," Massey and Denton (p 17 - 59)

Week 5

Mon., Sept. 26: Racial Identity (RN) (Lecture)

• "The Souls of Black Folk," W. E. B. Du Bois (SO)
• "Stories of Self-Definition," Clara Rodriguez (p 47 - 62)
• "Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White," Frank H. Wu (O)

Wed., Sept. 28: Racial Identity

• "Breaking Silences," from "Strangers from a Different Shore," Ronald Takaki
• "Diary of a Homeless Man," John R. Coleman

Fri., Sept. 30: Inequalities of Gender (RN) (Lecture)

• "Bringing the Men Back in: Sex Differentiation and the Devaluation of Women's Work," Barbara Reskin
• "How Subtle Sex Discrimination Works," Nijole V. Benokraitis (SO)

Week 6

Mon., Oct. 3: global stratification (Lecture)

• "Broken Promises," Joseph Stiglitz (p 23 - 52)
• "The uses of Global Poverty: How Economic Inequality benefits the West," Daina Stukuls Eglitis (SO)
• "Historical Capitalism with Capitalist Civilization," Immanuel Wallerstein (O)
• Essay Assignment 1, Due: Fri., Oct. 14

4. Social Institutions

Wed., Oct. 5: Economy and Work (RN)

• "When Work Disappears," William Julius Wilson (SO)
• "Roger and Me," a film by Michael Moore (O)
• "Alienated Labor," Karl Marx (SO) (O)

Fri., Oct. 7: Economy and Work (Cont.) (Lecture)

• Summery and Commentory on "Roger and Me," one page in total
• Work on your assignment.

Week 7

Mon., Oct. 10: Education (RN) (Lecture)

• "Education and Inequality," Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis (SO)

Wed., Oct. 12: University Day!

Fri., Oct. 14: Review for the Mid-term

• No reading
• Essay Assignment 1 Due

Week 8

Mon., Oct. 17: Mid-term!

Wed., Oct. 19: No Class

• Essay Assignment 2, Due: Mon., Oct. 24

Fri., Oct. 21: Fall Break! Enjoy!

Week 9

Mon., Oct. 24: Globalization and Stratification

• "Manufacturing trade winds are blowing Asia's way, but what's wrong with that?" The Observer, Guardian
• "Bra wars: Europe strikes back ," The Observer, Guardian
• "China's poorest will suffer," The Observer, Guardian
• "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" Frontline, PBS
• "The Woman Who Made Your Jacket," a Photo Essay by Time Magazine
• Essay Assignment 2 Due

Wed., Oct. 26: Review of Mid-Term and Assignment 1

• Start reading Bowling Alone

Fri., Oct. 28: Politics (RN) (Lecture)

• "The Power Elite," C. Wright Mills (SO)
• "Political Participation," Robert Putnam (BA)
• "Politics," Coser, Nock, Steffan, and Spain
• "Understanding the September 11 Terror Attacks: A Human Rights Approach," Kathryn Sikkink (SO)

Week 10

Mon., Oct. 31: Religion (RN) (Lecture)

• "Religion," Coser, Nock, Steffan, and Spain
• "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism," Max Weber (SO)
• "Religious Participation," Robert Putnam (BA)
• "Asceticism and the Spirit of Capitalism," Max Weber (O)

5. Social Change

Wed., Nov. 2: Modernity

• "The Search for Meaning in Modern America," Robert N. Bellah (SO)
• "The Disenchantment of Modern Life," Max Weber (SO)
• "Anomy and Modern Life," Emile Durkheim (SO) (O)
• Essay Assignment 3, Due: Wed., Nov. 9

Fri., Nov. 4: Search for Meaning

• "Born Rich," a film by Jamie Johnson

Week 11

Mon., Nov. 7: Social Change (RN) (Lecture)

• "Thinking About Social Change in America," Robert Putnum (BA)

Wed., Nov. 9: Social Change: Trends (RN) (Lecture)

• "Against the Tide? Small Groups, Social Movements, and the Net," Robert Putnam (BA)
• "Reciprocity, Honesty, and Trust," Robert Putnam (BA) (O)
• Eassy Assignment 3 Due

Fri., Nov. 11: Social Change: Why (RN) (Lecture)

• "Technology and Mass Media," Robert Putnam (BA)
• Group Presentation, Nov. 28

Week 12

Mon., Nov. 14: Social Change: Why (Cont.) (RN) (Lecture)

• "What Killed Civic Engagement? Summed Up," Robert Putnam (BA)
• "Generation to Generation," Robert Putnam (BA)

Wed., Nov. 16: Negative Social Capital (RN) (Lecture)

• "The Dark Side of Social Capital," Robert Putnam (BA)
• "Toward an Agenda for Social Capitalists," Robert Putnam (BA)

Fri., Nov. 18: Social Movements and Collective Behavior (RN) (Lecture)

• "Social Movements and Collective Vehaviro," Coser et al.
• "On the Origin of Social Movements," Jo Freeman (SO)
• "Abortion Movements in Poland, Creat Britain, and The United States," Janet Hadley (SO)
• "The Animal Rights Movement as a Morel Crusade," James M. Jasper and Dorothy Nelkin (SO)
• "Tiananmen Square: A Personal Chronicle from China," Brian C. Russo (SO) (O)

Week 13

Mon., Nov. 21: Population-Intro (Lecture)

• No Reading

Wed., Nov. 23: No class

Fri., Nov. 25: Thanks Giving!

Week 14

Mon., Nov. 28: Modernity and Suvival of Small Cultures

• Group Presentation

Wed., Nov. 30: Modernity and Suvival of Small Cultures

• Group Presentation

Fri., Dec. 2: Population-Trends, Perspective, Data (Lecture)

• No Reading

Week 15

Mon., Dec. 5: Population-Mortality, Fertility, Migration; Review for Final (Lecture)

• Main Points of "Population, An Introduction to Concepts and Issues," John R. Weeks

Wed., Dec. 7: Population-Age Structure, Urbanization, Environment (Lecture)

• No Reading

Fri., Dec. 9: No Class

Sat., Dec. 10, 12:00pm: Final Exam!