Introduction to Sociology

Elementary Statistics

Associated Readings and Activities

Assessment

SETTING THE STAGE

Basic concepts/vocabulary

Basic concepts/vocabulary

IS Ch. 1 Theory
ES  Ch.1 Data

IS Essay #1 – Explain the Sociological Perspective
ES Data Exercises

Methodology

Summarize Data with graphs

IS Ch. 2 Research Methods
ES Ch.1Design
      Ch 2 Graphs

IS Activity #1 - Creation of Method section
ES Data Exercises

Culture

Statistics for describing, exploring data

IS Ch 3 Culture
ES Ch 3 Summary  
          Measures

IS Essay #2
ES Data Exercises

WE DON’T HAPPEN BY CHANCE!

How do we learn societal expectations?

Probability

IS Ch. 4 Socialization
and Ch. 5 Social Interaction
ES Ch. 4 Probability

IS Activity #2 – Review GSS Data and activity
ES Data Exercises

WHAT IS ‘NORMAL’?

Deviating from Social Norms

Normal Distribution

IS Ch. 7 Deviance
ES Ch. 5 and 6 Normal Distribution

IS Activity #3 – Compare GSS data with Class data
ES Data Exercises

Social Categories

Hypothesis Testing

IS Ch. 8 Social Stratification, Ch. 9 Race and Ethnicity, and Ch. 10 Gender Stratification
ES Ch. 7, 8, and 9 Inferential Statistics

IS Essay #3 – Written Description of Project Findings
ES Data Exercises

CONCLUSIONS

Essay Portfolio

Research Portfolio

Assemble Complete Portfolio