District Standards For Sociology

01

Understand the historical, theoretical, and methodological components of sociology that allow students to develop skills of critical inquiry and problem solving.

02

Understand and apply the language of sociology as it pertains to culture, society and cultural and societal issues.

03

Understand the processes through which individuals develop potential and learn the patterns of culture.

04

Understand that deviance is a common and necessary part of all societies and groups within societies.

05

Understand how social life is organized into social institutions in order to meet basic human needs.

Unit 1

The Foundations of Sociology

4 Weeks

1361.01 Recognize that sociology involves the development of a perspective that applies knowledge from various disciplines.

Standard Reference
136101

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Define sociology and justify why it is important to study.

Ch. 1

EOC, TMA

02

Comprehend how social forces shape individuals thoughts and actions.

Ch. 1

EOC, TMA

03

Apply the benefits of the sociological perspective to their daily lives.

Ch. 1

EOC, TMA

04

Understand and apply the concept of global perspective.

Ch. 1

EOC, TMA

1361.02 Understand the importance of theory in sociology.

Standard Reference
136102

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Highlight the historical changes in European society that contributed to the development of sociology.

Ch. 1

EOC, TMA

02

List the seminal thinkers in sociology and distinguish their theories.

Ch. 1

EOC, TMA

03

Apply the major theories of sociology and understand the importance of theory in sociological analysis.

Ch. 1

EOC, TMA

04

Examine the difference between scientific and nonscientific ways of seeking to understand human social behavior.

Ch. 1, 2

EOC, TMA

1361.03 Understand the elements of sociology as a science.

Standard Reference
136103

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Assess the advantages measuring and gathering information in a scientific way.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

02

Comprehend the terms; empirical evidence, concept, variable, and measurement.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

03

Be able to calculate and understand means, medians, and modes.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

04

Define and differentiate between the concepts of validity and reliability.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

05

Know the difference between independent and dependent variables.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

06

Assess the desirability of objectivity in research and have awareness of how sociologists attempt to remain objective.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

07

Identify the ethical issues that may arise in the course of doing sociological research.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

1361.04 Explore the four major methods by which sociologists conduct research and assess the primary strengths and weaknesses of each.

Standard Reference
136104

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Understand the basic components of experiments, surveys, participant observation, and secondary analysis.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

02

Relate how bias can affect research.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

03

Define hypothesis.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

04

Outline the principles that guide the selection of a sample.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

05

Ascertain the distinction between quantitative and qualitative research.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

06

Recognize the steps in sociological investigation.

Ch. 2

EOC, TMA

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Unit 2

Culture and Society

4 Weeks

1361.05 Examine and understand the components of culture.

Standard Reference
136105

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Know the following terms as defined sociologically: culture; subculture; counterculture; material and nonmaterial culture; symbols, language; cultural transmission; values; beliefs; norms; social control.

Ch. 3

EOC, TMA

02

Examine how elements of culture change over time and between cultures.

Ch. 3

EOC, TMA

03

Understand the crucial role of language in cultural transmission and in shaping culture.

Ch. 3

EOC, TMA

04

Identify the social problems which result from value inconsistencies and conflicts in cultures.

Ch. 3

EOC, TMA

1361.06 Explore the diversity of subcultures and countercultures found in complex, modern societies.

Standard Reference
136106

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Assess the debate over multiculturalism.

Ch. 3

EOC, TMA

02

Define and differentiate cultural integration and cultural lag.

Ch. 3

EOC, TMA

03

Know the processes by which cultures change.

Ch. 3

EOC, TMA

04

Describe the difference between ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.

Ch. 3

EOC, TMA

05

Summarize the differences between the four theoretical perspectives on culture.

Ch.

EOC, TMA

06

Ascertain how culture both constrains and enhances human freedom.

Ch. 3

EOC, TMA

1361.07 Understand the role of the individual in a group setting and the influence of groups on individuals in society.

Standard Reference
136107

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Define status, ascribed status, achieved status, status inconsistency, role, role conflict, role strain, social structure.

Ch. 4

EOC, TMA

02

Examine the function of roles and status in socieal structure, as well as the inconsistencies of each.

Ch. 4

EOC, TMA

03

Comprehend primary and secondary groups and give examples of each.

Ch. 4

EOC, TMA

04

Define the role of groups and group dynamics in social structure, including conformity, group think, and networking.

Ch. 4

EOC, TMA

05

Differentiate the leadership styles and assess the role of leadership in a group structure.

Ch. 4

EOC, TMA

06

Know the sociological definition of society.

Ch. 4

EOC, TMA

07

Examine how the Lenskis use technological development as a criterion for classifying societies at different levels of evolutionary development.

Ch. 4

EOC, TMA

08

Recognize and compare the characteristics of the different types of societies.

Ch. 4, 10

EOC, TMA

09

Explain how Weber used the concept of rationalization of society as a means of interpreting societal change.

Ch. 10, 21, 22

EOC, TMA

10

Understand the central role of social conflict in Marxian theory of societal evolution.

Ch. 1, 10, 22

EOC, TMA

11

Discern Durkheim's theory of how an expansion of society's division of labor promotes a shift from mechanical to organic solidarity.

Ch. 4

EOC, TMA

12

Identify the major similarities and differences among the different analyses of societal development.

Ch. 1, 4, 10, 22

EOC, TMA

1361.08 Explore the consequences of societal evolution.

Standard Reference
136108

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Know Durkheim's concept of the social fact.

Ch. 4

EOC, TMA

02

Fully comprehend the concepts of anomie and alienation in terms of societal evolution.

Ch. 1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 22

EOC, TMA

03

Compare and contrast the costs and benefits of societal development.

TMA

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Unit 3

Socialization

3 Weeks

1361.09 Explore the different theories about how humans are socialized.

Standard Reference
136109

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Define socialization and understand its role in the development of personality.

Ch. 5

EOC, TMA

02

Summarize how contemporary sociologists attempt to resolve the nature versus nurture debate.

Ch. 5

EOCTMA

03

Assess the effects of social isolation on children.

Ch. 5

EOC, TMA

04

Know the different theories of personality, moral, and cognitive development and understand the role of social experience in each.

Ch. 5

EOC, TMA

1361.10 Examine the agents of socialization and understand how their effects vary through the different stages of life.

Standard Reference
136110

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Analyze the roles played by the family, schools, peer groups, and the mass media in the socialization process.

Ch. 5

EOC, TMA

02

Describe the socialization processes associated with different stages in the life cycle.

Ch. 5

EOC, TMA

03

Recognize the process of re-socialization that occurs in total institutions.

Ch. 5

EOC, TMA

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Unit 4

Deviance and Crime

3 Weeks

1361.11 Explore the contributing factors and functions of deviant behavior.

Standard Reference
136111

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Define deviance and social control.

Ch. 8

EOC, TMA

02

Compare and contrast the biological, psychological, and sociological explanations for deviance and criminality.

Ch. 8, 9

EOC, TMA

03

Describe and discern the differences in the theoretical models used to explain crime and deviance.

Ch. 8, 9

EOC, TMA

1361.12 Understand the rates, factors, and types of crime in the United States.

Standard Reference
136112

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Examine how age, race, ethnicity, social class, and gender influence crime rates.

Ch. 9

EOC, TMA

02

Know the major types of crime.

Ch. 9

EOC, TMA

03

Assess crime rates in the United States and compare these to crime rates in other parts of the world.

Ch. 9

EOC, TMA

04

List the four types of punishment for criminal behavior.

Ch. 9

EOC, TMA

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Unit 5

The Social Institutions of the Family and Religion

4 Weeks

1361.13 Comprehend the functions of marriage and the family as a social institution.

Standard Reference
136113

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Define social institution.

Ch. 1

EOC, TMA

02

Understand what is meant by kinship, marriage, and family.

Ch. 15

EOC, TMA

03

Distinguish the extended from the nuclear family.

Ch. 15

EOC, TMA

04

Describe how the structure and form of the family tends to change as societies modernize.

Ch. 15

EOC, TMA

05

Understand the patterns that influence dating, courtship, and marriage.

Ch. 15

EOC, TMA

06

Identify the primary social functions of the family.

Ch. 15

EOC, TMA

07

Compare and contrast the functions of the family from the main theoretical perspectives.

Ch. 15

EOC, TMA

1361.14 Examine the challenges facing families today.

Standard Reference
136114

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Analyze the family issues that arise when both parents work outside the home.

Ch. 15

EOC, TMA

02

Know the ways in which the variables of class, race, and ethnicity influence marital and familial relationships.

Ch. 15

EOC, TMA

03

Account for the reasons why the divorce rate in the United States is so high.

Ch. 15

EOC, TMA

04

Discern which sorts of marital partners are likely to divorce.

Ch. 15

EOC, TMA

05

Recognize the adjustments that must be made by individuals following a divorce or remarriage.

Ch. 15

EOC, TMA

1361.15 Investigate the functions of religion as a social institution.

Standard Reference
136115

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Know how sociologists define religion.

Ch. 17

EOC, TMA

02

Understand and evaluate the theoretical analyses of the purposes of religion.

Ch. 17

EOC, TMA

03

Identify the differences between church, sect, and cult and know why each comes into existence.

Ch. 17

EOC, TMA

04

Recognize how religion changes as a society undergoes industrialization.

Ch. 17

EOC, TMA

05

Highlight the reasons for the revival of fundamentalist religion in the United States.

Ch. 17

EOC, TMA

1361.16 List and compare the main religions of the world.

Standard Reference
1361

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference

Assessment Correlation

01

Identify the locations in the world where Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism are most prevalent.

Ch. 17

EOC, TMA

02

Know the other areas where significant number of adherents to these religions can be found.

Ch. 17

EOC, TMA

03

Know the distinction between monotheism and polytheism.

Ch. 17

EOC, TMA

04

Understand at least three beliefs of the major religions of the world.

Ch. 17

EOC, TMA

05

Recognize the historical and contemporary conflict that has occurred in parts of the world where religions have come into contact and competed for power.

Ch. 17

EOC, TMA