CURRICULUM COVER SHEET Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards ENGAGING STUDENTS FOSTERING ACHIEVEMENT CULTIVATING 21 ST CENTURY GLOBAL SKILLS Curriculum Design Template Content Area: Social Studies Course Title: Introduction to Sociology Grade Level: 11-12 Unit I: Introduction to Sociology Unit II: Culture 2 Weeks Unit III: Society Unit IV: Socialization Unit V: Social Interaction Unit VI: Groups and Organizations Unit VII: Sexuality Unit VIII: Deviance Unit IX: Education Mini-unit Date Created: 8/3/11 Board Approved on: August 27, 2012
Unit I: Introduction to Sociology Essential Questions 1. Why is sociology an important tool for your future career? 2. What are the origins of Sociology? 3. What are the various theories of Sociology? 4. What research techniques are involved in sociology? 5. What are the major sociological issues in today s society? Enduring Understandings 1. The application of sociological thinking skills and knowledge has relevance and impact on the lives of individuals and the world in which they live. 2. The study of human nature reveals the ideals, beliefs, values, and institutions of a culture. 3. The research process requires the use of a variety of resources to ensure validity. 4. Critical examination and evaluation of data is essential to making informed decisions. 5. Recognizing a diversity of viewpoints benefits all. 1. Global perspective 2. Positivism 3. Theory 4. Theoretical approach 5. Structural-functional approach 6. Social-conflict approach 7. Feminism 8. gender-conflict approach 9. symbolic-interaction approach 10. scientific sociology 11. reliability 12. validity 13. research method 14. hypothesis Sociology is the study of human social behavior. It assumes a group, rather than an individual, perspective. Sociologists look for patterns in social relationships. D. History, Culture, and 6.3.12.D.1 Analyze current laws involving individual rights and national security, and evaluate how the laws might be applied to a current case study that cites a violation of an
Individuals can benefit by using their sociological knowledge to evaluate events in their personal lives. individual's constitutional rights. 1. Projects 2. Student presentations 3. Teacher observation of group activities 4. Reflective journals 5. Graphic organizers 6. Student participation 7. Field observation notes Suggested Activities: 1. In cooperative groups, develop visual representations of the three theoretical perspectives to compare and contrast the three perspectives 2. Group discussion on the origins of sociology 3. Create a graphic organizer that illustrates the similarities and differences of the social sciences 4. Project: personal coat of arms that identifies how one is affected by society 5. Field observation on human interaction with a focus on how people act in groups in terms of their body language Unit II: Culture 1. What is culture? 2. How does race and one s nationality influence people? 3. Why is it important to understand people s cultural differences? 4. How does music influence one s culture? 5. How does culture support social inequality? 1. Culture influences the daily lives of people. 2. Understanding the nature of culture as a construct will promote the ability to reflect on cultural norms as windows into the customs, beliefs, and practices of groups that are different than those experienced by the viewer.
1. Culture 2. Culture shock 3. Language 4. Sapir-Whorf thesis 5. Norms 6. Folkways 7. High culture 8. Popular culture 9. Multiculturalism 10. Eurocentrism 11. Afrocentrism 12. Counterculture 13. Ethnocentrism D. History, Culture, and 6.1.12.D.2.a Analyze contributions and perspectives of African Americans, Native Americans, and women during the D. History, Culture, and 6.2.12.D.6.a American Revolution. Assess the role of increased personal and business electronic communications in creating a global culture, and evaluate the impact on traditional cultures and values. 1. Debates 2. Essays 3. Oral presentations 4. Reflective journals 5. Student participation 6. Picture collage
Suggested Activities: 1. Persuasive writing and/or speaking in response to the nature vs. nurture debate 2. Investigate various aspects of American culture and create a picture collage depicting findings 3. In cooperative groups, analyze the importance of culture from the three perspectives 4. Compare and contrast American values past and present 5. Debate to what extent social behavior is determined by culture and heredity Unit III: Society 1. What factors shape society? 2. Why do societies change? 3. What are the 3 viewpoints (of society) of Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim? 4. What are the various types of groups in society? 1. Factors which influence society are numerous and varied. 2. Societies change for many reasons. 3. Societies are comprised of many varied groups. 1. Society 2. Horticulture 3. Pastoralism 4. Agriculture 5. Industrialism 6. Capiltalists 7. Proletarians 8. Alienation 9. Rationality 10. Anomie B. Geography, People, and the Environment 6.2.12.B.6.a Determine the global impact of increased population growth, migration, and changes in urban-rural populations on natural resources and land use.
1. Debates 2. Essays 3. Oral presentations 4. Reflective journals 5. Student participation 6. Picture collage Unit IV: Socialization 1. Why is social experience the key to human personality? 2. What familiar social settings have special importance to human development? 3. How do our experiences change over the course of our lifetimes? 4. Who is Sigmund Freud and what is psychoanalysis? 1. Individuals develop relationships within the context of a culture, and in turn, their actions influence that culture. 2. Our experiences change in myriad ways over the course of our lifetimes. 1. Socialization 2. Id 3. Ego 4. Superego 5. Sensorimotor stage 6. Preoperational stage 7. Self 8. Looking glass self 9. Peer group 10. Total institution 11. Resocialization D. History, Culture, and 6.2.12.D.5.d Analyze how feminist
movements and social conditions have affected the lives of women in different parts of the world, and evaluate women s progress toward social equality, economic equality, and political equality in various countries. 1. Tests and quizzes. 2. Written essay. 3. Classroom discussion. Suggested Activities: 1. Develop skits using various socialization concepts (i.e., peer groups, mass media, family, lookingglass self, I-self, me-self, self concept, play stage, de-socialization, etc.) 2. Create collages to represent student s looking glass self, a visual representation of how we think others view us 3. Inquiry lesson on socialization in which students identify the concepts of socialization through a self-guided investigation using terms and/or pictures provided by the teacher 4. Group discussion on the affects of society on the self 5. In groups, create a children s story using the idea of socialization Unit V: Social Interaction 1. What are the various roles in society? 2. What is a status and how does a society perform these roles? 3. What are the three applications of interaction in everyday life? 4. What is humor and what makes something funny? 1. The study of human nature reveals the ideals, beliefs, values, and institutions of a culture. 1. Status 2. Status set 3. Role 4. Street smarts 5. Ethnomethodology
6. Personal space D. History, Culture, and 6.2.12.D.5.d Analyze how feminist movements and social conditions have affected the lives of women in different parts of the world, and evaluate women s progress toward social equality, economic equality, and political equality in various countries. 1. Tests and quizzes. 2. Journal writing Suggested Activities: 1. Group discussion on status on our lives. 2. Compare and contrast roles in society. Unit VI: Groups and Organizations 1. How do groups affect how we behave? 2. What is the McDonaldization of society? 3. What is bureaucracy and problems associated with it? 4. What are social groups? Identify the various types. 1. Social groups are made up of people with shared experiences, loyalties, and interests. 2. McDonaldization is a symbol of US culture. 1. Social group 2. Primary group 3. Secondary group
4. Groupthink 5. Dyad 6. Triad 7. Network 8. Oligarchy 9. McDonaldization D. History, Culture, and 6.3.12.D.1 Analyze current laws involving individual rights and national security, and evaluate how the laws might be applied to a current case study that cites a violation of an individual's constitutional rights. 1. Tests and quizzes 2. Essays Unit VII: Sexuality and Society 1. What is the sexual revolution and how did it change U.S. society? 2. Why do societies control people s sexual behavior? 3. How does sexuality play a part in social inequality? 4. What are the various types of sexual orientation in our society today? 1. The sexual revolution has affected the United States and the world. 2. Sexual orientation is a product of our society and biology. 1. Sex
2. Primary sex characteristics 3. Intersexual people 4. Transsexuals 5. Incest taboo 6. Sexual orientation 7. Heterosexuality 8. Homosexuality 9. Bisexuality 10. Asexuality 11. Heterosexism A. Civics, Government, and Human Rights 6.1.12.A.1.b Analyze how gender, property ownership, religion, and legal status affected political rights. 1. Test and quizzes. 2. Paper on issues in America Suggested Activities: 1. Classroom discussion. 2. Debate on sexuality in our country. Unit VIII: Deviance 1. What is deviance and why is it found in all societies today? 2. What are the various forms of crime in society today? 3. What is hate crime and what are examples of this? 4. What should be done to those accused of a crime? 1. Deviance is affected by social control, biological context and personality factors. 2. Emile Durkheim and Robert Merton have created insights to deviance using structionalfunctional analysis.
1. Deviance 2. Crime 3. Stigma 4. Hate crime 5. Plea bargaining 6. Rehabilitation A. Civics, Government, and Human Rights 6.2.12.A.6.a Evaluate the role of international cooperation and multinational organizations in attempting to solve A. Civics, Government, and Human Rights 6.2.12.A.6.d global issues. Assess the effectiveness of responses by governments and international organizations to tensions resulting from ethnic, territorial, religious, and/or nationalist differences. 1. Debates 2. Projects 3. Reflective Journals 4. Simulations 5. Student participation Suggested Activities: 1. Compare and contrast the structural-functional analysis of Emile Durkheim and Robert Merton. 2. Conformity simulation in which students examine daily tasks they perform such as brushing their teeth or combing their hair. Discuss why they do these things, how they would feel if they didn t do them, how would they be viewed by others if they didn t do them? 3. Debate on punishment and rehabilitation 4. In groups, develop presentations that highlight the major concepts of deviance
Unit IX: Education Essential Questions; What issues and challenges are U.S. schools currently experiencing? The US faces various challenges with our educational system. 1. Literacy 2. Functional illiteracy 3. Mainstreaming D. History, Culture, and 6.1.12.D.5.c Assess the effectiveness of public education in fostering national unity and American values and in helping people meet their economic needs and expectations. 1. Writing paper. 2. Classroom discussion on findings. Suggested Activities: 1. Compare and contrast the educational systems of various countries throughout the world.