COURSE:                  Sociology 1001

TITLE:                       Analyzing Society

TERM:                       Spring, 2006

LECTURES:             MW 9:00-9:50  (Fine Arts N141)

INSTRUCTOR:                    Eric Primm

OFFICE:                                Ketchum 11A

OFFICE PHONE:                 303-492-8838

HOME PHONE:                   303-444-8381 (Please DO NOT Call After 9:00 PM).

EMAIL ADDRESS:             primm@colorado.edu  (NOTE: I do not have internet access at home and I only check email a couple of times a week.  The best way to contact me is by phone).

OFFICE HOURS:                 Wednesday 2:00-3:00 and Friday 9:00-9:50  (Other days and times are available by appointment.  Additionally, I will be available before and after lectures for approximately 15-20 minutes).

TEACHING ASSISTANT: Shannon Coffey.  Your teaching assistant’s contact

                                                information and recitation requirements will be covered in recitation.  NOTE:  You must be registered for a recitation to take the course.

REQUIRED TEXT:             Kendall, Diana.  5^th Edition. Sociology in Our Times.  Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

COURSE GRADES:

Course grades will be determined on the basis of your average score from two midterms, the final exam, and your recitation grade.  Each exam accounts for 1/4 of your final course grade for a total of 3/4, and your recitation grade will account for 1/4 of your final grade.

Midterms: There will be two midterm exams.  The midterms must be taken on the day, at the time, and in the place (FA N141) that they are scheduled.  Midterms cannot be taken early or late.  Midterms will consist of 50 multiple choice and/or True/False questions.  Midterms will cover only the required textbook readings and lectures (25 questions from each) for the section of the course they cover.  Each midterm will count towards 1/4 of your final grade.

Final Exam: The final is REQUIRED and must be taken on the day, at the time, and in the place (FA N141) that it is scheduled.  The final cannot be taken early or late.  There is no make up for the final.  It will be a multiple choice and/or True/False exam with 100 questions, and it will count towards 1/4 of your final grade.  The final exam will be COMPREHENSIVE and cover all required readings and all lectures (50 questions from each).  Students who do not take the final will fail the course.  Note: At present, the final is scheduled for Wednesday, May 10^th from 1:30pm-4:00pm.

Recitation:  Requirements for recitation will be covered in recitation by your teaching assistant.  Your recitation grade will account for 1/4 of you final grade.

REQUIRED READING AND RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE:

Week Beginning

            1/16                 Perspective and Methods  (Ch. 1 and 2)

            1/23                 Culture  (Ch. 3)

            1/30                 Socialization  (Ch. 4)

            2/6                   Interaction and Groups/Organizations  (Ch. 5 and 6)

            2/13                 MIDTERM  1  ON  WED.  2/15, 9:00-9:50  IN  FA  N141

            2/20                 Deviance and Crime  (Ch. 7)

            2/27                 Stratification/Class (Ch. 8 and 9)

            3/6                   Race/Ethnicity (Ch. 10)

            3/13                 Sex & Gender and Aging (Ch. 11 and 12)

            3/20                 MIDTERM  2  ON  WED.  3/22, 9:00-9:50  IN  FA  N141

            3/27                 SPRING BREAK: (No classes or office hours this week)

            4/3                   Religion (Ch. 17)

            4/10                 Economics and Politics (Ch. 13 and 14)

            4/17                 Family and Education (Ch. 15 and 16)

            4/24                 Population/Urbanization (Ch. 19)

            5/1                   Collective Behavior/Social Change (Ch. 20) 

                                    Last day of class: 5/3 

REQUIRED FINAL----WED.  5/10, 1:30-4:00 IN  FINE ARTS  N141

NOTES:

            –Lectures may or may not follow the topics in the readings.

            –Not all reading topics will be covered in the lectures.

            –Lectures may go into greater/lesser depth on topics than readings.

            –Chapter 18 in the text has not been assigned.

            –The final exam counts 1/4 more for each midterm exam missed.

–Students are responsible for all the information in this syllabus AS WELL AS all information and announcements made in lecture, WHETHER OR NOT YOU ATTEND LECTURE.  If you miss lectures, please arrange with another student to acquire missed notes and announcements.