BBF 1-1 2010 SOCI 1013 Christmas break assignment

SOCI 1013 Reading Guide and Homework

Second Semester SY 2010-2011

I. Important Concepts for Reading: Please read the chapters relevant to the topics listed below. You may add references from the Internet provided that you include the URL and cite the sources properly.

A. Sociological Perspectives

1. Microperpectives - Rational Choice; Exchange Theories; Symbolic Interaction

2. Macroperpectives – Structural Functionalism vs. Conflict Theories

B. Socialization

1. Definition of Socialization

2. Types of Socialization

3. Stages of Socialization according to George Herbert Mead

4. Jean Piaget’s Psychomotor Stages

5. Process of Socialization

a. George Herbert Mead’s Self – “I” and the “Me”

b. the Significant Others

c. the Generalized Others

d. Taking the Role of the Other

C. Small Groups

1. Definition of Groups

2. Comparison of social groups to social aggregate and social categories

3. Primary groups and secondary groups

4. Primary and secondary relationships

5. Factors that lead to the formation of Primary Relationships

D. Social Processes

1. Definition of Social Processes

2. Types of social processes

a. Cooperation

b. Competition

c. Conflict

d. Amalgamation

e. Acculturation

f. Assimilation

g. Accommodation

II. Homework: (To be written or typed on short bond paper; to be submitted on January first day of classes and emailed as attachment to angsosyoklasrum@yahoo.com)

A. Sociological Perspectives

1.a. Write the definitions of the following:

a. Rational Choice theories

b. Exchange Theories

c. Symbolic Interaction

d. Structural Functionalism

e. Conflict Theories

1.b. Compare and contrast the structural functionalist and the conflict perspectives. Shoe your comparison in table form

B. Socialization

2. Create a Life Map showing the important people in your every stage of your life such as birth, toddlerhood, childhood (elementary days), adolescence (high school); college etc. Highlight the significant events that affected the formation of a “SELF CONCEPT” or how you view yourself to be. You may draw the life map and put the text in boxes for every stage.

C. Small groups

3. During the Christmas break, try to observe your interaction with your family, relatives, friends, former classmate, and even people in the mall or places you go to. Write an essay on how people behave in groups. (Approximately two pages single space short bond paper)

D. Social Process

4. Watch “The Last Samurai” (Tom Cruise as lead actor). If the film is not available, you may choose classic films such as Dances with Wolves, Pilipinas, Kapit sa Patalim, Bata bata Paano ka Ginawa, Mano Po Series Or any film that you believe sill show different social processes.

List the social processes and then give the definition and describe each process then cite and describe a scene from the film that you watched and explain how it shows the process.

There are four short assignments but you will submit all four assignment as one homework output. You will submit the printed (hard copy) on January 4, 2010 but email the homework to angsosyoklasrum@yahoo.com and salocinnitsuj@gmail.com on or before January 3, 2010.

Enjoy the holiday!

Jef_eleven

SO100 Finals

Dear students:

I hope that you learned something this semester, more than just how to put a condom in place. In the tradition of creative integration exercises in my class, the final examination is a practical one, and a reflective one too.

Taking to mind the reportsd and the graded recitation, look for a song that is relevant to any of the topics discussed. Do not get the first song that you find. look for a song that you can ponder on and relate it to you own experience while at the same time integrate the learnings in the classroom remember, we do not want to be traditional so search deeper. look for rare songs, unique songs, songs that are relevant and that you would include if we are to publish a soci 1013 songbook.

So what do you do if you have finlly found a song?Get the lyrics and chords and paste it on a Word file. Assign filename with your name and section. You can be creative with the page but take it easy on the graphics so as not to overdo the file size. If you have the piece of tablature, please include it. If you have an MP3 file less than 10MB then send it too. Be sure to save the file. Send it via electronic mail (E-mail) to angsosyoklsrum@yahoo.com `before October 7, 2008.

Happy searching. If you are in the mood, you can take a video of yourself singing the song! Send it to me or post it in YouTube. Speak out. Do not be afraid. It is through this that you will know if indeed you learned something this semester.

Happy testing!

Justin V. Nicolas