Saturday, January 5, 2013

Working to bring SOCY to life

Working on the syllabus for "Introduction to Sociology" starting Jan 14th.  Key objective is to bring Sociology to life for the predominantly freshmen/sophomore students.  I use the text SOC by Jon Witt combined with loads of examples that illustrate the Sociological Imagination as used in real life.  As examples, on the first day I"ll ask students "What forces have shaped their decision to enroll in CU Boulder?  In SOCY 1001?  Choose their major?"  The myriad answers will illustrate the ways that economics, politics, family, peers, cultural norms, gender, and many other social processes/factors interact to shape the course of each of our lives.