Sociology Standards Domain 1: Sociological

Perspective and Methods of Inquiry

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ASA National Standards for High School Sociology

First Part of the Document: Background and Content

• Introduction • Why Sociology is Important

• Development of the Standards • Using the National Standards

• Learning Domains

ASA National Standards for High School Sociology

Second Part of the Document: How to Use Them

• How the Standards Address Larger Curricular Goals • Future Considerations

• Conclusions • Appendix: Enrichment Concepts

• Contributors

Domain 1: The Sociological Perspective and Methods of Sociological

Inquiry

Domain 1: The Sociological Perspective and Methods of Inquiry

Assessable Competencies Essential Concepts

1.1 Students will identify sociology as a scientific field of inquiry.

1.1.1 - Scientific method 1.1.2- Hypotheses 1.1.3- Independent and dependent variables 1.1.4- Scientific study of society

1.2 Students will compare and contrast the sociological perspective and how it differs from other social sciences.

1.2.1- Impact of social context on human behavior 1.2.2- Social construction of reality 1.2.3- Sociological imagination

1.3 Students will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the major methods of sociological research.

1.3.1- Surveys and interviews 1.3.2- Experiments 1.3.3- Observations 1.3.4- Content analysis 1.3.5- Research ethics

1.4 Students will identify, differentiate among, and apply a variety of sociological theories.

1.4.1- Functionalist perspective 1.4.2- Conflict theory 1.4.3- Symbolic interaction

Domain 1: The Sociological Perspective and Methods of Inquiry

Assessable Competencies Essential Concepts

1.1 Students will identify sociology as a scientific field of inquiry.

1.1.1 - Scientific method 1.1.2- Hypotheses 1.1.3- Independent and dependent variables 1.1.4- Scientific study of society

1.2 Students will compare and contrast the sociological perspective and how it differs from other social sciences.

1.2.1- Impact of social context on human behavior 1.2.2- Social construction of reality 1.2.3- Sociological imagination

1.3 Students will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the major methods of sociological research.

1.3.1- Surveys and interviews 1.3.2- Experiments 1.3.3- Observations 1.3.4- Content analysis 1.3.5- Research ethics

1.4 Students will identify, differentiate among, and apply a variety of sociological theories.

1.4.1- Functionalist perspective 1.4.2- Conflict theory 1.4.3- Symbolic interaction

Domain 1: The Sociological Perspective and Methods of Inquiry

Assessable Competencies Essential Concepts

1.1 Students will identify sociology as a scientific field of inquiry.

1.1.1 - Scientific method 1.1.2- Hypotheses 1.1.3- Independent and dependent variables 1.1.4- Scientific study of society

1.2 Students will compare and contrast the sociological perspective and how it differs from other social sciences.

1.2.1- Impact of social context on human behavior 1.2.2- Social construction of reality 1.2.3- Sociological imagination

1.3 Students will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the major methods of sociological research.

1.3.1- Surveys and interviews 1.3.2- Experiments 1.3.3- Observations 1.3.4- Content analysis 1.3.5- Research ethics

1.4 Students will identify, differentiate among, and apply a variety of sociological theories.

1.4.1- Functionalist perspective 1.4.2- Conflict theory 1.4.3- Symbolic interaction

Domain 1: The Sociological Perspective and Methods of Inquiry

Assessable Competencies Essential Concepts

1.1 Students will identify sociology as a scientific field of inquiry.

1.1.1 - Scientific method 1.1.2- Hypotheses 1.1.3- Independent and dependent variables 1.1.4- Scientific study of society

1.2 Students will compare and contrast the sociological perspective and how it differs from other social sciences.

1.2.1- Impact of social context on human behavior 1.2.2- Social construction of reality 1.2.3- Sociological imagination

1.3 Students will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the major methods of sociological research.

1.3.1- Surveys and interviews 1.3.2- Experiments 1.3.3- Observations 1.3.4- Content analysis 1.3.5- Research ethics

1.4 Students will identify, differentiate among, and apply a variety of sociological theories.

1.4.1- Functionalist perspective 1.4.2- Conflict theory 1.4.3- Symbolic interaction

Domain 1: The Sociological Perspective and Methods of Inquiry

Assessable Competencies Essential Concepts

1.1 Students will identify sociology as a scientific field of inquiry.

1.1.1 - Scientific method 1.1.2- Hypotheses 1.1.3- Independent and dependent variables 1.1.4- Scientific study of society

1.2 Students will compare and contrast the sociological perspective and how it differs from other social sciences.

1.2.1- Impact of social context on human behavior 1.2.2- Social construction of reality 1.2.3- Sociological imagination

1.3 Students will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the major methods of sociological research.

1.3.1- Surveys and interviews 1.3.2- Experiments 1.3.3- Observations 1.3.4- Content analysis 1.3.5- Research ethics

1.4 Students will identify, differentiate among, and apply a variety of sociological theories.

1.4.1- Functionalist perspective 1.4.2- Conflict theory 1.4.3- Symbolic interaction

Teaching with TRAILS Domain 1

1.2.1 Impact of social context

on human behavior

1.2.2 Social construction of reality

Chris Salituro, Stevenson High School, csalituro@d125.org

Using TRAILS to Search

Lesson Setup

• Drugs and Deviance TRAILS resource • Deviance is relative to time, place and

perception • Deviance written into law becomes a crime • Crime is relative to time, place and

perception

Chris Salituro, Stevenson High School, csalituro@d125.org

Lesson Procedure

Chris Salituro, Stevenson High School, csalituro@d125.org

Lesson Discussion

• Difficulty of agreeing on what is deviant • Prior knowledge & assumptions affect

perception of deviance. • Without bias, there is often inconsistency in

how drugs are categorized vs. how students categorize them. o Ex. Caffeine=2, Alcohol=3, Nicotine=4

Chris Salituro, Stevenson High School, csalituro@d125.org

Lesson Discussion

• Real world implications: o Social construction of drugs as a criminal

problem has created stigma and hidden the medical problem

o Different drugs are viewed differently: tobacco v. marijuana marijuana viewed differently from place to place

• Eric Schlosser’s Reefer Madness

crack cocaine vs. powder cocaine

Chris Salituro, Stevenson High School, csalituro@d125.org

Drugs and Deviance Lesson

• For more info see my blog post on drugs and deviance visit Sociology Sal

• http://sociologysal.blogspot.com/2009/11/relativity-of-deviance-and-drugs.html

Chris Salituro, Stevenson High School, csalituro@d125.org

Lesson Plan Ideas for Domain 1 Domain 1 - The Sociological Perspective and Methods

of Inquiry

Assessable Competencies 1.4 - Students will identify, differentiate among, and apply a variety of sociological theories. • Tape on Floor Activity • Musical Chairs Activity • Theoretical Perspectives Through Videos

Hayley Lotspeich, Wheaton North High School, hayley.lotspeich@cusd200.org

Hayley Lotspeich, Wheaton North High School, hayley.lotspeich@cusd200.org

Hayley Lotspeich, Wheaton North High School, hayley.lotspeich@cusd200.org

Teaching Sociology from an Event: Hurricane Katrina as a Local Example

Dennis R. McSeveney , Ph.D. University of New Orleans, dennis.mcseveney@uno.edu

Domain 1 – The sociological Perspective and Methods of Inquiry

“The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society.” C. Wright Mills, The Sociological Imagination

Dennis R. McSeveney , Ph.D. University of New Orleans, dennis.mcseveney@uno.edu

Hurricane Katrina

Dennis R. McSeveney , Ph.D. University of New Orleans, dennis.mcseveney@uno.edu

After the Levees Failed: Flooding in New Orleans

Dennis R. McSeveney , Ph.D. University of New Orleans, dennis.mcseveney@uno.edu

A Familiar Place?

Dennis R. McSeveney , Ph.D. University of New Orleans, dennis.mcseveney@uno.edu

1372 Madrid Street, New Orleans, LA.

Dennis R. McSeveney , Ph.D. University of New Orleans, dennis.mcseveney@uno.edu

1.3 Students will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the major methods of

sociological research

• 1.3.1- Surveys and interviews • 1.3.2- Experiments • 1.3.3- Observations • 1.3.4- Content analysis • 1.3.5- Research ethics

Dennis R. McSeveney , Ph.D. University of New Orleans, dennis.mcseveney@uno.edu

What Methods Can Be Used to Study a Disaster?

Dennis R. McSeveney , Ph.D. University of New Orleans, dennis.mcseveney@uno.edu

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