​Course Materials

• Course Overview
• Analytical Summaries
• St. John's College Advantage Program

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Unit 1 - Sociological Perspectives

• Article
  • C. Wright Mills - "The Promise" (DUE 1/31)
    • Analytical Summary
• Textbook - Pages 4-45 (DUE 2/7)
  • Page 32 - #11-17
  • Page 44 - #8-10
• Article
  • ​"The Role of Social Power Relations in Gift Giving on Valentine's Day"  (DUE 2/14)
    • Analytical Summary

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Unit 2 - Culture

• Article
  • ​Barry Glassner - "The Culture of Fear" (DUE Fri. 3/2)​
    • Analytical Summary
• Textbook - Pages 72-102
  • ​Pages 103-104 - #11-20 ​(DUE Wed. 3/7)

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Unit 3 - Socialization

Article

• Emily Kane - "Parents’ Responses to Children’s Gender Nonconformity" (DUE Friday 3/23)
  • ​Questions for Article

Textbook 

• Pages 110-132 - #9-20 (Due Tuesday 3/27)

Truman Show ​- socialization_sociology_concepts_in_truman_show.docx

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​Unit 4 - Groups and Social Structure

Article

• Adler & Adler - "Peer Power: Clique Dynamics among School Children" (Due Friday, 4/20)​​
  • Analytical Summary

Textbook

• Read pages 140-179 ​(Due Friday 4/27)
  • p. 166 - #13-21
  • p. 198 - #13-17

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Unit 5 - Social Inequality - Race, Class, and Gender

Articles

• Peggy McIntosh - "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" (Due May 4)
• • Analytical Summary​

​Textbook

• Read pages 276-301 ​(Due 5/11)
  • ​p. 303 - #19-27
• Read pages 242-268 (5/16)
  • ​p. 270 - #17-23
• Read pages 310-328 (Extra Credit)
  • p. 340 - #16-20

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Final Exam Review Sheet (Due 5/17)

Project for St. John's College Credit