SOC&101/Survey of Sociology
 

Week Nine

It is only when you step back, stop looking at the wires one by one, microscopically, and take a macroscopic view of the whole cage, that you can see why the bird does not go anywhere- Marilyn Frye, "Oppression"

Readings
  • Sociology: A Global Perspective
             Chapter 14:  Education
         Chapter 15:  Religion
 
  • Review the major ideas of the reading using the "key Concepts" that are boxed and highlighted on the pages of the chapter.
Internet
Practice
  1. What is education and what are the sociological perspectives on education??
  2. Discus the social functions of education and the development of mass education in the United States.
  3. Discuss how class, race, gender, age, religion, and family type affect individual's access to education?
  4. What is religion and what purpose does it serve in society?
  5. Discus the different sociological perspectives on religion.
  6. What are the major world religions?
  7. Take the practice quiz
Content This week covers the educational system as a social institution and how class, race, gender, age, religion, and family type affect individual's access. Additionally, we will discuss the components of religion and its influence on social life.