sociology review
Opportunity and Assessment
Emphasis on fairness and assessing student progress.
Instructor encourages effort and assures students that they have every opportunity to succeed.
Automatic credit for assignments provided to help students succeed.
Completing assignments guarantees half credit, incentivizing completion for more.
First Generation College Graduates
Mention of a presentation about first-generation college students.
Instructor identifies as a first-generation college graduate and reflects on their family situation regarding education.
Sociology Definitions
Sociology: The study of human society.
Society: A group of people who reside in a defined area, share a culture, and interact with one another.
Sociological Theories
Discussion of "anomie":
Definition: A breakdown of social norms in a society.
Emile Durkheim: Key theorist in sociology who studied anomie.
Gilligan's Theory of Moral Development
Highlights on moral development with gender consideration.
Stages of Moral Development
Preconventional: Moral reasoning based on punishment; children avoid wrong actions to avoid trouble.
Conventional: Moral reasoning based on conformity; understanding of societal norms.
Postconventional: Moral reasoning based on individual principles and ethics.
Kohlberg's stages: Preconventional, Conventional, Postconventional.
Protestant Ethic
Definition: Emphasizes working hard, saving money, and living simply to reach heaven.
Suggests a capitalist society where the upper class sees benefits from a hardworking lower class.
Links to modern politics: Right-wing Christianity's view on traditional family roles.
Calvinism
Definition: A religious doctrine stating that people are predestined for success or failure, with no ability to change their fates.
Good things happen to 'good' people, while 'bad' people face negative outcomes, reinforcing social classes.
Privilege in Society
Definition of privilege: Special rights or advantages granted by social class, wealth, or status.
Discussion on how privilege is experienced by individuals based on societal structure.
Examples of privilege in terms of socioeconomic standards and opportunities available to certain groups.
Microaggressions
Definition: Subtle, unintentional, often dismissive comments that reflect biases or discrimination.
Example: Someone congratulating another on their success without recognizing the advantages they may have had in achieving it.
Prison Industrial Complex
Concept of prison as an economic force, providing jobs and benefiting from the labor of incarcerated individuals.