Sociology

  Today we presented the Group Minority Projects that we've been working on in class. Each group presented a different minority group that has a prominence in the U.S. They illustrated a timeline of their immigration & determined their cultural significance. After all of the presentations, we completed a self evaluation using the project rubrics. Then we finished a handout with follow-up questions from the project.
  To end class, we defined vocabulary for our last unit (set 7).
  Thursday we will discuss collective behavior. We will also have a book check, so be prepared!

Sociology

Today we presented our Criminology Reports in class. We completed a self-evaluation regarding the project & began our Set 6 Vocabulary for Social Inequality.

Sociology

  Today we took our unit 1 test - Culture & Social Structure. After the test, we read an arcticle & answered a few discussion questions about the "McDonaldization of Society." Then your Set 4 Vocabulary was given to you.
  Please be prepared for DEAR & binder checks tomorrow.

Set 4
1. personality
2. heredity
3. instinct
4. aptitude
5. socialization
6. looking-glass self
7. role-taking
8. agents of socialization
9. peer group
10. mass media
11. total institution
12. re-socialization

Global I - B schedule

  Today we took notes about the early Roman Republic. We used a definition diagram to explain & interpret key vocabulary from this section's notes. These diagrams should be kept in your binder for next binder check.
  Then we discussed the form of republic set up by early Romans. We  used whiteboards in class & worked with our table partner to graph the flow of power in the republic.
  We compared the Roman Republic with the U.S. Republic by looking up the similar attributes in the US Constitution. Then we took a citizenship test to test common American history knowledge.
  Homework: complete worksheet pg. 26 "The Roman Republic"

*Remember your map quiz will be on Tuesday, March 1.

Sociology

Why do cultural universals exist?
  Today we presented our Rites of Passage projects. This project highlighted cultural universals & variations. Each group should have turned in their proof of research, citation page, & powerpoint.
  Next, we studied the Arapesh & Mundugamor cultures that were observed in Mead's case study of emotional dispositions. We highlighted each culture's values & norms and then attempted to answer why there were variations despite close proximity & similar societies.
  Then we used a worksheet to test our ability to distinguish ethnocentrism from cultural relativism. We answered & discussed this in class.
  For the remainder of class, we worked on Set 2 of vocabulary.

*Be prepared for a quiz on Friday along with binder checks.

Sociology

  For the first few minutes of class we had DEAR & binder checks. Please make sure your binders are set up according to instructions.
  We began our vocabulary section with Set 1 of 12 terms. You had time in class to do this & it should stay in the vocabulary section of your binder.
  We reviewed the founding fathers of sociology & took notes on the theoretical perspectives. Select one of the three news passages on pg. 3 to write a brief essay (10-12 sentences) that describes how adopting each of the 3 perspectives might affect your view of the chosen passage.Consider what functionalists might focus on, the interests of conflict theorists, the interests of interactionists. If you did not finish in class it needs to be done as homework for Tuesday.

Homework: Read the Case Study on pg. 28 & answer the "Think About It" questions.