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Welcome
Unit 1:
The Sociological Perspective
Unit 2:
Doing Research
Unit 3:
Culture
Unit 4:
Socialization
Exam #1
Unit 5: Social Interaction & Structure
Unit 6: Groups & Organizations
Unit 7: Deviance
Unit 8: Crime & Criminal Justice
Exam #2
Unit 9: Social Stratification
Unit 10: Global Stratification
Unit 11: Race & Ethnicity
Unit 12: Gender
Exam #3
Unit 13: Sexuality
Unit 14: Age and Aging
Unite 15: Families
Unit 16: Education
eviance
Exam #4
Unit 17: Religion
Unit 18: Economy & Work
Unit 19: Government and Politics
Unit 20: Health Care
Exam #5
Unit 21: Population & the Environment
Unit 22: Collective Behavior
Unit 23: Social Change
Exam #6
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Contact Information:
Dr. Frank Elwell
Office Hours: Daily 8:00 to 11:00
email: felwell@rsu.edu
Office: 202-B Prep Hall
Phone: 918.343.7851
Required Texts:
Margaret L. Anderson and Howard F. Taylor,
Sociology: Understanding a Diverse
Society, 4th edition. Optional:
Book Companion Site
This site contains the essential information off of the Book Companion
Site--lectures, glossaries, and summaries. Students who wish to truly master
the course material may go to the Companion web site for many useful
learning aides, such as flash cards (for mastering glossary terms), practice
tests, and illustrations of textbook concepts.
Important Notice:
E-mail communications with students will only be through the RSU student
e-mail system. Students are responsible for checking their RSU student
accounts on a regular basis. To set up your account click on the following
link:
RSU Student E-Mail Account.
All Students are required to read, sign, and return the following
student contract. Catalog Description:
Foundations of social interaction including patterns of social structure,
culture, socialization, family, education, religion, economic and political
structures, primary relationships, social differentiation, organization,
deviance, collective behavior, and social change. Scientific methods and
sociological theorists will be discussed.
Course Outline:
You
will study the units listed in the column on the left. Each unit name is a link to a Study Guide which connects to
required and recommended readings, study questions, practice tests,
selected topic presentations, glossary terms to know, and other
material useful in mastering the unit.
Americans with Disabilities Act:
Rogers State University is committed to providing students
with disabilities equal access to educational programs and services.
Any student who has a disability that he or she believes will require
some form of academic accommodation must inform the professor of such
need during or immediately following the first class attended. Before
any educational accommodation can be provided, it is the responsibility
of each student to prove eligibility for assistance by registering for
services through Student Affairs.
Students needing more information about
Student Disability Services
should contact the Office
of Student Development at 343-7707.
Course Objectives:
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Course Goals |
General Education Goal Supported: |
How Evaluated |
| Students will
demonstrate an understanding of sociocultural stability |
#6 Demonstrate
knowledge of the history and functions of social institutions |
Exams consisting of
multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, and essays; class
discussions. |
| Students will
demonstrate an understanding of sociocultural change |
#9 Demonstrate
knowledge of the relationships among people and their physical and
social environments |
Exams consisting of
multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, and essays. |
| Students will
demonstrate mastery of the vocabulary of the social sciences |
#6 Demonstrate
knowledge of the history and functions of social institutions |
Exams consisting of
multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, and essays; class
discussions. |
| Students will
develop an awareness of the social forces shaping their lives |
#9 Demonstrate
knowledge of the relationships among people and their physical and
social environments |
Exams consisting of
multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, and essays; class
discussions. |
Grading:
There will be six examinations in this
class, each worth 100 points. Each exam will cover three
or four units. Exams will
consist of multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, and essays. To receive full
credit on the essays you must do more than simply answer the
question, you must demonstrate to me that you have actively read and
mastered the material.. All exams and written assignments are graded
in accordance with the standards explained on the Grading
Page.
The first step in mastering any discipline is to master its
vocabulary. Therefore, I have placed a great deal of emphasis in each exam
on fill-in-the-blank questions. As part of each exam you will be given 10 to
20 definitions; you will be required to supply the correct glossary term for
each. Each study guide contains a glossary you must master. Do so, and you
will go a long way toward passing this course.
Attendance Policy:
It is important that you attend both physically
and mentally. Studying the texts and
the lecture/ presentations are key. Inappropriate classroom behavior will cause
you to be dismissed from the class.
Make-up exams will be administered
immediately after the scheduled final exam.
Academic Integrity:
By signing your name to a
test or paper you are indicating that the work is yours and yours alone. Any
academic cheating will result in failure of the course. "Plagiarism is the
representation of the words or ideas of another as one’s own, including:
direct quotation without both attribution and indication that the material
is being directly quoted, e.g. quotation marks; paraphrase without
attribution; paraphrase with or without attribution where the wording of the
original remains substantially intact and is represented as the author’s
own; expression in one’s own words, but without attribution, of ideas,
arguments, lines of reasoning, facts, processes, or other products of the
intellect where such material is learned from the work of another and is not
part of the general fund of common knowledge" (Office of Academic Affairs,
Rogers State University).
Updated Continuously
İFrank Elwell Send comments to felwell at rsu.edu
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