York University
 Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies
AP/SOCI 1010 6.0 I Introductory Sociology
 Friday 11:30 am
Fall/Winter 2016-17

LECTURE SCHEDULE AND READINGS:

LECTURE SCHEDULE AND READINGS:
TERM ONE:

Week 1: Sept 9   What is Sociology?  
Readings:  Brym 1 Chapter 1 pp. 2-33 ;    Dancer’s Gift Chapter 1

Week 2: Sept 16  Capitalism and Stratification
Readings:  Brym 1 Chapter 8 pp. 192-206:  Dancer’s Gift Chapter 12

Week 3: Sept 23   The Sociological Perspective
Readings:  Brym 1  Chapter 2 pp. 33-63:

Week 4:  Sept 30    Culture and Biology
Readings:  Brym 1   Chapter 3 pp. 65-93; Canadian Society Chapter 1

Week 5:  Oct 7   Socialization
Readings:  Brym 1 Chapter 4 pp.94-115;  Canadian Society Chapter 3; Dancer’s Gift Chapter 3.

Week 6:  Oct 14   Gender Socialization and Inequality
Readings:  Brym 1 Chapter 11; Dancer’s Gift Chapter 4

Week 7:  Oct 21   Social Interaction
Readings: Brym 1 Chapter 5; Canadian Society Chapter 2 

Week 8:  Nov 4    Family: Structures and Diversities
Readings:  Brym 1  Chapter 15; Canadian Society Chapter 6; Dancer’s Gift Chapter 9.

Week 9:   Nov 11   Population
Readings:   Brym 1  Chapter 20 ; Dancer’s Gift Chapter 7.

Week 10:  Nov 18     Collective Behaviour
Readings:   Brym 1  Chapter 21:  Canadian Society Chapter 16

Week 11:  Nov 25    The World of Work
Readings:   Brym 1  Chapter 13; Canadian Society Chapter 9

Week 12:  Dec 2  In-Class Exam

TERM TWO

Week 14:  Jan 6    The Mass Media
Readings:   Brym 1 Chapter 18; Canadian Society Chapter 14

Week 15:  Jan 13 The Internet & Capitalism
Readings:  Brym 1 Chapter 22; Dancer’s Gift Chapter 6

Week 16:  Jan 20  Ethnicity
Readings:  Brym 1 Chapter 10; Canadian Society Chapter 8

Week 17:  Jan 27  Politics
Readings:  Brym 1 Chapter 14; Canadian Society 16; Dancer’s Gift Chapter 8

Week 18:  Feb 3   Education
Readings:  Brym 1 Chapter 17; Canadian Society Chapter 11

Week 19:  Feb 10  Sociology of Religion
Readings:  Brym 1 Chapter 16; Brym 2 Part 3B

Week 20: Feb 24  Crime and Deviance:
Readings:     Brym 1  Chapters 7, Canadian Society Chapter 17

Week 21: Mar 3 Research Methods
Readings:  Brym 1 Chapter 2 (repeat); Dancer’s Gift Chapter 5

Week 22:  Mar 10  Globalization
eadings:  Brym 1 Chapter 9; Canadian Society Chapter 17

Week 23:   Mar 17  Sociology and the Environment
Readings:  Brym 1  Chapter 22; Canadian Society Chapter 20

Week 24:  Mar 24 Review Class

Week 25   Mar 31 Final Exam in Class

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