Chapter 1 - The Sociological Imagination
The Big Picture
The sociological imagination stresses that people's social experiences - the groups to which they belong and their experiences within these groups - underlie their behavior. (Henslin 32)
Chapter 1 Assignments:
Wednesday, August 28
- Discuss course syllabus and classroom expectations
- Sociological Findings vs. Common Sense activity
- Introduce concept of the sociological imagination
- Discuss explanations for suicide rates in the United States
- Complete pre-viewing questions for Quiet Rage in class
- View film Quiet Rage: The Stanford Prison Experiment
- Finish viewing Quiet Rage
- Complete post-viewing questions
- Discuss post-viewing questions
- Read pp. 6-7 in the textbook. In your notes, explain how sociology is similar to and different than the other social sciences.
- Discuss how sociology compares to the other social sciences
- Discuss sociological theories (ppt below)
- Group activity: Applying sociological theories
- Chapter 1 Quiz on Thursday, September 5 : Be able to explain what the sociological imagination is, how the film Quiet Rage included examples of the sociological imagination, how sociology is similar to and different than other social sciences, and different sociological theories.
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