an eiland distance education course

Course Calendar and Assignments

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Tentative Schedule

Week 1
  • August 30, 2010
    • Administrative matters:
    • Attendance, Grades, Tests, Assignments
    • What is Sociology?
  • September 1, 2010
    • Sociology and the Real World
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 1

Week 2
  • September 6, 2010
    • NO CLASS – HOLIDAY!
  • September 8, 2010
    • Sociology’s Family Tree: Theories and Theorists
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 2

Week 3
  • September 13, 2010
    • Sociology’s Family Tree: Theories and Theorists
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 2
  • September 15, 2010
    • Studying Social Life: Sociological Research Methods
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 3

Week 4
  • September 20, 2010
    • Studying Social Life: Sociological Research Methods
  • September 22, 2010
    • EXAM #1 (CHAPTERS 1-3)

Week 5
  • September 27, 2010
    • Cultural Crossroads
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 4
  • September 29, 2010
    • Cultural Crossroads

Week 6
  • October 4 , 2010
    • The Self and Interaction
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 5
  • October 6, 2010
    • The Self and Interaction

Week 7
  • October 11, 2010
    • Separate and Together: Life in Groups
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 6
  • October 13, 2010
    • Separate and Together: Life in Groups

Week 8
  • October 18, 2010
    • Deviance
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 7
  • October 18, 2010
    • Deviance

Week 9
  • October 25, 2010
    • Deviance
  • October 27, 2010
    • EXAM #2 (CHAPTERS 4-6)

Week 10
  • November 1, 2010
    • Social Class: The Structure of Inequality
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 8
  • November 3, 2010
    • Social Class: The Structure of Inequality

Week 11
  • November 8, 2010
    • Race and Ethnicity as Lived Experience
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 9
  • November 10, 2010
    • Race and Ethnicity as Lived Experience
    • OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT PART 1 DUE

Week 12
  • November 15, 2010
    • Constructing Gender and Sexuality
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 10
  • November 17, 2010
    • Constructing Gender and Sexuality
    • OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT PART 2 DUE

Week 13
  • November 22, 2010
    • Constructing Gender and Sexuality
  • November 24, 2010
    • EXAM #3 (CHAPTERS 8, 9, & 10)

Week 14
  • November 29, 2010
    • The Macro-Micro Link in Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 11
  • December 1, 2010
    • The Macro-Micro Link in Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion

Week 15
  • December 6, 2010
    • Life at Home
    • Ferris & Stein: Chapter 13
  • December 8, 2010
    • Life at Home

Week 16
  • Final Exam (Ch. 11 & 13) Date: TBA

Note: The schedule is subject to change as the semester progresses. I will let you know in advance before it changes. If you miss class I suggest you contact a classmate or me to find out what you missed, and if any schedule changes have been made.


©S. Samoff, August 2010 and T. T. Eiland, January 1998
Last modified: August 30, 2015