Sociology

What are the 2 main methods of enforcing social norms?

  Today we reviewed our discussion regarding values, norms, & social change. We finished watching a video about social movements & their effects. We wrote a reflection of the videos in our journals.
  Then we read an article, "Are Social Norms Unraveling?" about the changing of norms throughout generations of young people. We used the handout to write a response to the article & discussed with a partner some common social norms used in today's society. We turned this in at the end of class.
  Remember: Thursday your paper on the Social Norm Experiment is due & we will share our experiments in class. Also, if you do not have a google account, please create one to be used in our project next week.

Sociology

To begin class we had DEAR and binder checks.
Then we took a quiz over the sociological point of view & cultural diversity. We graded & discussed them in class.
For the remainder of class, we watched a film about social movements in the US including the Civil Rights Movement.

Homework: Conduct & document your social norm experiment. Be prepared to share your experiences & turn in your paper on Thursday, Feb. 10.

Sociology

What is the connection between the larger world and you personal life referred to as?

  Today we discussed cultural conformity by identifying the values that shape & change within a society.
We took notes along with a powerpoint  & discussed the dynamics of values and social norms.
We wrote a paragraph in our Journals describing how values might change in future generations.
Then we examined 3 different cultures by studying the underlying values & ideals they appealed to.
We discussed social control and the means by which norms are enforced.

  We will begin work on a colloborative effort to research & examine the affects of social norms on our society. What happens when social norms are broken? To demonstrate this, try breaking one of the norms!    
   In class, you were given an instruction sheet with several options for norm-breaking-experiments you can try. Choose only a norm experiment that has an informal negative sanction. Document the experiment. Then, write about it & share your experience with the class. Your 1 pg paper should be double-spaced in 12pt Times New Roman font. We will turn in papers & share our experiments with the class on Thursday, February 10.

*Remember, tomorrow we will have DEAR & binder checks. We will also take a quiz over the Sociological Point of View and Cultural Diversity.

Psychology

To begin with, we discussed the results of our Memorization Experiment & the 3 types of Memory. Demonstrating working memory & prompting effects, we participated in an memory experiment with random & everyday objects. Then we had to list as many of the objects as we could remember or circle the objects we recognized. The activity was followed by discussion on the effects & uses of prompting.
Then we divided the class into 3 groups to examine a part of our section on Thinking & Problem Solving. We shared our findings & took notes as a class.
Next, we participated in a creative problem-solving activity where we each had common objects. We had to work with a partner to repurpose our objects. We shared our repurposed items with the class.
Lastly, we worked on #1-4 on pg. 302.
We will discuss our quiz on Memory & Thought at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Psychology

Today we took a quiz over our section on Sensation & Perception. We reviewed & graded them in class.

Then we discussed the processes of Memory & Forgetting. We had a strange event happen in class which tested our memory skills....we used this surprise visit to apply the principles of encoding, storage, & retrieval.

For Thursday, please conduct the Memorization Experiment. We discussed the details in class -- subjects must memorize the following number sequence: 6, 9, 8, 11, 10, 13, 12, 15, 14, 17, 16. Bring your recorded results to class for discussion.

Psychology

To begin class today, we had our usual reading time (DEAR) & binder checks.
Then we picked up where we left of in our discussion of the senses & perceiving our surroundings.
We broke into groups to do a Senses Experiment outdoors. In each team there was a blinded person, a guide, & a recorder. The guide took the blinded person around the grounds exposing them to 10 different stimulus (wet grass, fragrant leaves, warm glass, etc...). The blinded person would describe each stimulus & the recorder would take notes throughout the experiment.
Then we wrote a paragraph reflecting on what it was like not having the sense of sight. How did you compensate? How did it feel having to be aware of surroundings for another person?

Lastly, we defined perception & began a discussion on perceptual inference. We examined a series of photographs & derived concepts from the images.
We will pick up here on Tuesday.