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Sociology 1101

Sociology 1101. Tom LaPorte. Sociology 1101. Attendance Student e-mail New to CTC Music School Events - football club 2011 champs, basketball champions 2010, cheerleaders Cell Phones on SILENT- MLK Billy Kyles FB from 27 to 49% Fs 2 truths and a lie- Cards. Sociology 1101.

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Sociology 1101

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  1. Sociology 1101 Tom LaPorte

  2. Sociology 1101 Attendance Student e-mail New to CTC Music School Events- football club 2011 champs, basketball champions 2010, cheerleaders Cell Phones on SILENT- MLK Billy Kyles FB from 27 to 49% Fs 2 truths and a lie- Cards

  3. Sociology 1101 Our society demands legitimate, authority and credentials- Non traditional Student Sociology Theology Doctorate Ancient Near Eastern History 10 years as elected official Teacher-ESL, EIP, IRR, TAG- teaching styles SLU & GSU All this impacts my work as a social scientist I write and give talks Public Scholarship

  4. Sociology 1101 Biases Mixed ethnically, religious and economic family Southerner Married Grown daughter Son-in-law in military in Japan granddaughter and grandson Runner and exercise enthusiast Not a member of a religious organization

  5. Sociology 1101 • Expectations • Do the Work • An A is an A- la nina(s) • Work load- READ the chapters- cricket discussions • Respectful discussions • Use Resources • Typos  • Confidentiality

  6. Sociology 1101 • Class Format • Reading- an absolute must (including the Down to Earth Sections) • Balanced assessments Midterm, Culture activity, pop quizzes, 1 project and Final • Summary questions in Angel-example to follow • Blog http://drtlpsoc.blogspot.com • Presentations are built in to class • Twitter, Facebook, text • Seminar style discussions- not purely lecture • Current events when applicable

  7. Litigation & Quiz • Exploratory and Experiential • Odd questions and autobiographical- iceberg to follow • Humor • Please take out a piece of paper • 1st class quiz

  8. Sociology 1101 Syllabus

  9. Sociology 1101 • Angel- view now • Power Points • Questions • Activities • Assessments • Soc Fest • Soc Archives • Blog http://drtlpsoc.blogspot.com/ -view now

  10. Sociology 1101 Circles Inside Outside Quilt Sociological Perspective p.4- extra credit

  11. Sociological Perspective • Pre-course discussion • Is human behavior so predictable that ALL aspects are researchable?

  12. Sociology 1101 Nature vs. Nurture? The Caveman or Community? Randy Thornhill, a biologists wrote that in antiquity the biggest and strongest men raped women at will and thus had more offspring. In turn the male children were encoded with DNA that providing larger stature physically and men psychologically predisposed to aggression. Scientific writer, Sharon Begley, agrees that modern human behavior, ranging from rape to mate choice to warfare, has its origins in Stone Age evolutionary adaptations. However she argues the answer lies in environmental psychology.

  13. Sociology 1101 Data Research Language of discussion

  14. Social vs. Academic Language SocialLanguage Academic Content Language 14

  15. Globalization • Technology driving force of social change • Breakdown of National Barriers • TV, affordable travel and the Internet • Globalization and Your Life • Globalization of Capitalism- QVC to Amazon

  16. Culture Activity • Bring Yourself in a Bag or on a Plate

  17. Chapter 1 • Class next Thursday • Read Chapter 1 • Post a response to the blog by Saturday • http://drtlpsoc.blogspot.com/ • Questions

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