Sociology

Avon Lake City Schools

Curriculum Framework

Sociology (Semester Course)

Course Overview:

Sociology is a science that studies human society and social behavior. The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the content, terminology, methodology, and application of the discipline. Areas covered include types of societies, socialization and agents of socialization, deviance and social control, sex and gender, race and ethnicity, age and health issues, the family, and religion. This elective course examines modern day topics from the three sociological theoretical perspectives.

Textbook (Title and Publishing Company):

Sociology: A Down-To-Earth-Approach; Pearson Publishing

Online/Supplemental Materials:

Various contemporary media resources

Assessments:

  • First Quarter: Formative Assessments for Units 1-4.
  • Second Quarter: Formative Unit Assessments for Units 5-7;
  • End of Semester Summative Exam.

Standards/Learning Goals:

Subject to Pacing and Schedules

First Quarter

Unit 1: Origins of Sociology

  1. The Sociological Perspective
  2. Founders of Sociology
  3. The Three Sociological Perspectives/Paradigms

Unit 2: Socialization

  1. What is Human Nature?
  2. Socialization into the Self, Mind and Emotions
  3. Socialization into Gender
  4. Agents of Socialization
  5. Socialization Through the Life Course

Unit 3: Deviance and Social Control

  1. Deviance and Social Control from the Sociological Perspectives
  2. Reactions to Deviants

Second Quarter

Unit 4: Sex and Gender

  1. Inequality from a Global Perspective
  2. How Females Became a Minority Group
  3. Gender Inequality in the United States and in the Workplace
  4. Gender Violence
  5. The Changing Face of Politics

Unit 5: Race and Ethnicity

  1. Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States
  2. Theories of Prejudice
  3. Global Patterns of Intergroup Relations

Unit 6: The Family

  1. Marriage and Family in the Global Perspective
  2. Theoretical Perspectives of Marriage and Family
  3. The Family Life Cycle
  4. Diversity and Trends in U.S. Families
  5. Divorce and Remarriage

Unit 7: Religion

  1. Sociological Perspectives on Religion
  2. The World’s Major Religions
  3. Types of Religious Groups

Last UPdated: September, 2023