Power Points: Social Stratification.

Children of the Mountains

Click on the link to view the entire show "Hidden America: Children of the Mountains"

Discussion questions: Do you think that these people are stuck, or do you think everyone has a chance to get out? What are their life chances? Does their caste and class system make them privileged or penalized?  

Communist Manifes"toon"

Here is a short video explaining the "Communist Manifesto," one of Karl Marx's most important works.

Power Points: Deviance

Crime: What is More Harmful to Society- Street or Corporate?

Street Crime consists of petty crime: theft, violent crime, damage to property, etc.

Corporate crime is  committed either by a corporation or by individuals acting on behalf of a corporation or other business entity. It can consist of:

§  white-collar crime

§  organized crime

§  state-corporate crime

Which type of crime do you think is more harmful to society? Why? 

Now, after thinking about the two types of crime, take a look at this article:

Twenty Things You Should Know About Corporate Crime

Discussion Questions: After reading this article, has your opinion changed? Do you agree with the article? Why or why not?

Thug Life in DC

Below is the first video that we watched in class. You can watch the rest of the documentary on Youtube

Week 2: Culture

This week you will learn about culture and what culture is, and who is in a culture.

Socialization - Powerpoints

Socialization is the lifelong process by which people learn the ways of the society in which they love.

Culture Powerpoints

Social Structure- Powerpoints

Social structure: Invisible large system that coordinates human activities in broadly predictable ways

4 components: Status and role, groups, and institutions

Social Construction- A Short Video

This video is a great, quick way to grasp the concepts of social construction of reality

Discussion questions: 
What are some symbols, actions, or things that were not presented in the video that are socially constructed?
How do they differ from different societies?
What would symbolic interactionists say about social construction of reality?

Nike and Alienation (Swoosh!)

Once you read about the workplace, rationalization, and alienation, check out this video on Nike.

"Consuming Kids"- Socialization

This video (trailer) examines how children learn and absorb their culture from media.

Discussion questions: do you think that children learn more from media or from parents? Do you try to keep your kids away from media? Do you discuss television/radio/movies with your kids? How influential do you think media is?