SO 11 Course Syllabus for Spring 1997
Leo Fay

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Office: DMH 114, Phone: ext. 2783

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OFFICE HOURS

Students are welcome to consult with me about any matter. Office hours during the semester will be:

Monday 2:10 - 3:00

Tuesday 9:45 - 10:35, 12:45 - 1:30

Thursday 9:45 - 10:35

Friday 10:00 - 10:35

and by appointment

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1. OVERVIEW

This is an introductory course in sociology. Its purposes are: 1) to provide a solid grounding in the basic concepts and approaches of sociology; 2) to illustrate the ways in which sociology can provide an understanding of contemporary social, political, and economic life; and 3) to encourage further, and more specific, pursuit of sociological understanding.

2. BOOKS

E. Alix, Sociology

J. Henslin, Down to Earth Sociology, 9th edition

3. ASSIGNMENTS

The only assignments for this course are the required readings and the classroom lectures. There is no term paper and no other assignments, so careful and thoughtful retention of the readings and lecture material is expected.

4. ATTENDANCE

l. Attendance will count 10% of the final grade. No absence= 100%; up to 1 absence = 95; 2=85; 3=75; 4=65; 5 or more = 0. Lateness or leaving early is counted as an absence.

5. TESTS AND GRADES

a. Beginning Tuesday, January 28, there will be a quiz on assigned readings (11 quizzes) every Tuesday as listed on page 2. Make-ups will not be given, but everyone's lowest quiz grade will be dropped to allow for legitimate absence. These quizzes will count 50% of the final grade.

b. There will be a mid-term and a final on the class notes only. They will each count 20% of the final grade. The material for the final will cover the notes only since the mid-term.

6. COURSE OUTLINE

I. The Sociological Perspective

A. Ways of Explaining Human Behavior

B. The Sociological Way

C. Scientific Research

II. Basic Concepts of Social Structure

A. Macrostructure and Microstructure

B. Culture, Norms, and Socialization

C. Power, Conflict, and Inequality

D. Models and Theory

III. Society and the Individual

A. Socialization

B. Deviance and Social Control

C. Demography and Social Change

IV. Stratification

A. Meaning

B. Theories

C. The American Class Structure

V. Social Institutions

A. The Family

B. Religion

C. Politics

7.  TESTS

  lffay@fair1.fairfield.edu