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3 Performance Assessment: Foundations of Sociology
4 Performance Assessment: Four Sociological Theories
5 Performance Assessment: Sociological Research and the Scientific Method
6 Performance Assessment: Culture and Society
7 Performance Assessment: Socialization and Group Interaction
11 Performance Assessment: Racial and Ethnic Inequality
12 Performance Assessment: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
14 Performance Assessment: Marriage and Family
17 Performance Assessment: Health, Aging, and the Elderly
19 Performance Assessment: Work and the Economy
20 Performance Assessment: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
21 Performance Assessment: Social Movements, Media, and Technology
25 Why It Matters: Sociological Foundations
26 Outcome: Introducing Sociology
27 Reading: What Is Sociology?
33 Reading: Introduction to Theoretical Perspectives
35 Reading: Structural-Functional Theory
36 Reading: Conflict Theory
37 Reading: Feminist Theory
38 Reading: Symbolic Interactionist Theory
40 Reading: Introduction to Sociological Research
41 Reading: The Scientific Method
42 Outcome: Research Methods
43 Reading: Surveys
45 Reading: Field Research
47 Reading: Summary of Research Methods
49 Putting It Together: Sociological Foundations
54 Reading: Ethnocentrism and Xenocentricism
55 Outcome: Elements of Culture
56 Reading: Values and Beliefs
58 Reading: Symbols and Language
60 Reading: Pop Culture and Subculture
61 Reading: Cultural Change
62 Outcome: The Evolution of Societies
66 Reading: Functionalism and Society
Review Marx’s ideas about alienation and the four types of alienation in the fol
70 Reading: Social Constructions of Reality
74 Outcome: Self-Development
76 Reading: Moral Development
78 Reading: Why Socialization Matters
79 Reading: Social Group Agents
82 Reading: Resocialization
84 Reading: Types of Groups
86 Reading: Leadership Styles
90 Reading: The McDonaldization of Society
91 Putting It Together: Socialization and Interaction
92 Why It Matters: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
93 Outcome: Deviance
95 Outcome: Theories of Social Deviance
97 Reading: Conflict Theory and Deviance
98 Reading: Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance
99 Outcome: Crime and The Law
100 Reading: The Criminal Justice System
101 Reading: Criminal Activity
103 Why It Matters: Social Stratification and Inequality
104 Outcome: Social Stratification
111 Outcome: Global Stratification
113 Reading: Global Stratification and Inequality
114 Reading: Global Stratification
115 Reading: Global Classification
124 Why It Matters: Race and Ethnicity
131 Outcome: Race and Ethnicity in the United States
137 Reading: Arab Americans
138 Reading: White Ethnic Americans
141 Outcome: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Sexual orientation is typically divided into at least four categories: heterose
144 Reading: Gender Identity
145 Outcome: Gender
147 Reading: Gender Inequality
149 Reading: The Women’s Movement
Norms regarding gender and sexuality vary across cultures. In general, the Unit
155 Outcome: Marriage and Family
156 Reading: Defining Family
157 Reading: Marriage and Courtship Patterns
158 Reading: Lines of Descent and Family Stages
159 Outcome: Family Life
160 Reading: Variations in Family Life
166 Why It Matters: Religion and Education
167 Outcome: Sociological Views on Religion
168 Reading: The History of Religion
169 Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Religion
170 Outcome: World Religions
171 Reading: Types of Religion
176 Reading: Judaism
180 Reading: Religion and Social Change
183 Reading: Education Around the World
184 Reading: Universal Access to Education
185 Outcome: Theoretical Perspectives on Education
187 Reading: Conflict Theory on Education
189 Reading: Symbolic Interactionist Theory on Education
191 Reading: Hot Topics in Education
193 Reading: Contemporary Issues in Education
197 Outcome: The Social Construction of Health
199 Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine
202 Reading: Health in the United States
204 Reading: Healthcare in the United States
205 Reading: Healthcare Outside of the United States
208 Reading: The Graying of the United States
212 Reading: Growing Old
214 Reading: Death and Dying
215 Outcome: Challenges Facing the Elderly
216 Reading: Poverty
217 Reading: Ageism and Abuse
219 Why It Matters: Government and Politics
222 Reading: Types of Authority
223 Outcome: Types of Government
224 Reading: Forms of Government
225 Reading: Politics in the United States
229 Why It Matters: Work and the Economy
235 Outcome: Globalization and the Economy
236 Reading: Globalization
237 Outcome: Work in the United States
240 Reading: Poverty in the United States
243 Outcome: Demography and Population Growth
247 Reading: Urbanization on the Rise
248 Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Urbanization
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251 Reading: Environmental Racism
252 Putting It Together: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
262 Reading: Introduction to Media and Technology
264 Outcome: Media and Technology in Society
266 Reading: Media Globalization
267 Reading: Technological Globalization
268 Outcome: Theoretical Perspectives on Media and Technology
270 Reading: Conflict Perspective on Media and Technology
271 Reading: Symbolic Interactionism on Media and Technology
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159 Outcome: Family Life
159 Outcome: Family Life
Recognize variations in family life
People’s concepts of marriage and family in the United States are changing. Increases in cohabitation, same-sex partners, and singlehood are altering of our ideas of marriage. Similarly, single parents, same-sex parents, cohabitating parents, and unwed parents are changing our notion of what it means to be a family. While most children still live in opposite-sex, two-parent, married households, that is no longer viewed as the only type of nuclear family.
What you’ll learn to do:
- Understand the prevalence of single parents, cohabitation, same-sex couples, and unmarried individuals
- Discuss the social impact of changing family structures
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
The learning activities for this section include:
- Reading: Variations in Family Life
- Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Marriage and Family
- Self-Check: Family Life