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Brian
Campbell
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Erin
Steuter
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| Office: AD 223 Phone: 364-2624 Email: bcampbell@mta.ca www.sociologicalimagination.net/~blcampbell/ |
Office: AD 224 Phone: 364-2285 Email: esteuter@mta.ca www.mta.ca/faculty/socsci/socanth/steuter.html |
| Part I Lectures and Test January 9 to February 18 |
Part II Lectures and Test March 4 to April 8 |
This course is team-taught by two sociologists who will introduce you to the basic concepts of sociology. Sociology is the scientific study of society. It is concerned with the way humans organize and understand their affairs and the intended and unintended consequences of organizing them in a particular way. Throughout the course you will be introduced to key concepts, methods, and theoretical perspectives used by sociologists to understand the world we live in. Key concepts include agency, social structure, socialization, culture, structured social inequality, social institutions, and social change. Extensive use is made of examples from the Canadian context. In addition to lectures, the course includes a lab component and completion of a short survey.
We encourage students to e-mail or come to see us for clarification and discussion of course material and themes. We recommend that you make an appointment to see any one of us in our office.
During the term students can gain access to course materials (overheads, announcements etc) by going to the home page for the course at www.sociologicalimagination.net/soci1001.
The following text and dictionary are required for the course and are available at the university bookstore:
Brian Campbell and Erin Steuter, eds. Course Readings for SOAN 1001B: Introduction to Sociology. Sackville, N.B.: Mount Allison University, January 2003, Parts I and II
We also direct your attention to the Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences at http://bitbucket.icaap.org/. Athabasca, Alberta: Athabasca University.
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Activity
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Value
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Timing
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| Test 1 on Part I |
49%
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February 18 |
| Test 2 on Part II |
50%
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Scheduled in the exam period |
| Survey participation |
1%
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Online until January 24 |
Students must write all tests and the final exam on the assigned dates. Anyone missing a test or the exam will receive 0 for that assignment. In the case of illness or crisis, alternative tests will only be considered if students provide acceptable documentation of the reason for their absence.
Tests in this course will be multiple choice and true/false format and will examine your knowledge of the assigned readings, lectures, and class discussions.
Students will be given the opportunity of participating in a short online survey that will be used in class in the discussion of research methods. Those students who participate will get one percent added to their mark.
Brian Campbell and Erin Steuter
Reading 1.1 C. Wright Mills, "The Promise"
Reading 1.2 Rodney Stark, "Groups and Relationships: A Sociological Sampler"
Reading 1.3 Berkeley Fleming and Tom Goff, "Sociological Perspectives" Excerpt 1
Reading 1.4 Lynn McDonald, "The Women Founders of the Social Sciences"
Reading 1.5 Berkeley Fleming and Tom Goff, "Sociological Perspectives" Excerpts 2 and 3
Reading 1.6 James Inverarity, "Sanctions and Solidarity; The Contribution of Emile Durkheim"
Reading 1.7 James Inverarity and Pat Lauderdale, "Sociological Analysis of the Criminal Sanction"
Reading 1.8 George Ritzer, "The McDonaldization of Society: An Introduction"
Reading 1.9 George Ritzer, "McDonaldization and Its Precursors: From the Iron Cage to the Fast-Food Industry"
Reading 1.10 Rudi Volti, "The Sources of Technological Change"
Reading 1.11 Ruth Schwartz-Cowan, "The Industrial Revolution in the Home"
Reading 1.12 Ted Palys, "Research Objectives"
Reading 1.13 Ted Palys, "Perspectives on Research"
Reading 1.14 John Goyder, "The D&D of R&D"
Reading 1.15 Neil Guppy and Bruce Arai, "Who Benefits from Higher Education?"
Reading 1.15 Brian Campbell and Berkeley Fleming, "Access to Excellence? The social background of Mount Allison students as compared to four other universities in the Maritimes."
Reading 1.16 Daniel Albas and Cheryl Mills Albas, "Phase III: The Exam Act Proper"
Reading 2.1 Michael Schwalbe, Inventing the Social World
Reading 2.2 Allan Johnson, The Structures of Social Life
Reading 2.3 Howard S. Becker, Culture: A Sociological View
Reading 2.4 Peter Berger and Thomas Luckman, Becoming a Member of Society - Socialization
Reading 2.5 Anton Allahar, The Myth of the Classless Society
Reading 2.6 Barbara Ehrenreich, Scrubbing in Maine
Reading 2.7 Augie Fleras and Jean Elliot, Race Matters
Reading 2.8 Augie Fleras and Jean Elliot, Faces of Racism
Reading 2.9 D. Kendall, J.L. Murray and R. Linden, Sex and Gender
Reading 2.10 Susannah Wilson, Paid Work, Jobs and the Illusion of Economic Security
Reading 2.11 James Potter, Advertising
Reading 2.12 Augie Fleras and Jean Lock Kunz, Advertising and Minorities
Reading 2.13 David Croteau and William Hoynes, The Economics of the Media Industry
Reading 2.14 Robert Hackett and Richard Gruneau, Blind Spots on Labour, Corporate Power and Social Inequality
Reading 2.15 Joanne Naiman, The Role of the State
Reading 2.16 Katherine Dwyer, Lessons of Quebec City
Reading 2.17 Gary Teeple, The Decline of the Canadian Welfare State
Reading 2.18 James Cote and Anton Allahar (Eds.), The Liabilities of Youth in Advanced Industrial Society
Reading 2.19 Murray Dobbin, How Do Corporations Rule the World?
Reading 2.20 Naomi Klein, A Tale of Three Logos
Reading 2.21 Diana Kendall, J. Lothian Murray, R. Linden, Collective Behaviour and Social Change
Reading 2.22 E. Jones, R. Haenfler, B. Johnson, B. Klocke (eds.), Building A Better World