Sociology 100 92 Introduction to Sociology Fall 2020

Sociology 100 -92: Introduction to Sociology Fall 2020 (Short Session) - Prof. Christian W. Erickson, Ph. D. -christian. erickson@morton. edu

Sociology 100 -92: Introduction to Sociology – 09/09/2020. • Professor Christian W. Erickson, Ph. D. • e-mail: christian. erickson@morton. edu. • Academic website (external): christianerickson. org. • SOC 100 -92 (Virtual): • Blackboard/Blackboard Collaborate – External - SOC 100 -92 – Youtube Playlist 100 -92. • Syllabus distributed via Blackboard, discussed in virtual lecture this evening. • Overview of Course. • Lecture (Virtual). • Blackboard Collaborate – 6: 30 to 9: 35 – 15 minute break approximately 8: 00 – 8: 15 pm. • Introductory Image. • Westworld Season 3. • Why? Captures “zeitgeist” (spirit of the time) – apocalyptic – rapid and revolutionary change – near future. • Subject: • Sociology: “the study of human society” (Conley 2019, p. 5). • Video: Conley E-text – “Chapter 1 Paradox: A Successful Sociologist Makes the Familiar Strange. ”

Sociology 100 -92: Introduction to Sociology – 09/09/2020. Overview of Course (continued). • Reading: • A chapter a week, except weeks 1 -2 and week 12. • Weeks 1 and 2 (have Chapters 1 and 2 ideally read by Monday 9/14, Chapter 3 begun by Tuesday 9/15). • Tonight’s lecture will end early. • During remaining virtual lecture time read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, or I will be sending. pdfs for Chapters 1 and 2, this evening. • Week 12 (November 25) Chapters 12 and 13. • Midterm and Final exams (id key terms, essay). • Exam review guide distributed two weeks before exam. • Individual Collaborate presentation. • 5 – 7 minutes. • Presentations can begin September 30 th. • Based on research paper subject. • Research paper 7 -10 pages, due end of semester (December 11 th). • Assignment has four components. • Part 1: One paragraph description of topic, 3 properly cited sources. • Part 2: One page description of topic, 6 properly cited sources. • Part 3: One and half page description, 9 properly cited sources, annotated bibliography. • Part 4: Final paper due, 11: 59 pm, December 11 th.

Sociology 100 -92: Introduction to Sociology – 09/09/2020. • Detailed Review of syllabus. • Distribute and discuss. • Paper assignment 1. • Paper/Presentation Possible Topics. • Paper Assignment 1 Examples. • Presentation Guidelines. • Presentation Examples.

Presentation Example – Paper Assign. 1 Example 1. Origins and Impact of 2020 Coronavirus Outbreak on Families and Society. Prof. Christian W. Erickson, Ph. D. - christian. erickson@morton. edu

Sociology 100 -92: Introduction to Sociology - 09/09/2020. • Paper Assignment 1: Example 1. • Relevant for “Comparative Method” discussion, and Chapters 11 “Health… ”; 12 “Family”; 17 “Science, The Environment and Society”; in Conley (2019, pp. 71, 434 -479, 482 -529, 710 -747). • Compare and Contrast your family and analyze in depth. • Dimensions of difference: history; class status position; ethnicity; immigrant/non-immigrant; citizen/non-citizen, using concepts from book/lecture. • Comparison of Impact of Coronavirus Possible Pandemic on Erickson-Kuczborski family and Stockstill family. • Dimensions of difference. • Geographic: • Erickson-Kuczborski. • Chicago Metropolitan Area, United States of America. • Stockstill. • “Quarantine Zone” near Wuhan City, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China. • Ethnicity. • Class Status. • Risk. • Erickson-Kuczborski – Low (at this time). • Stockstill – High – significantly reduced when evacuated from “Quarantine Zone. ” • Media. • Future Direction of Research.

Sociology 100 -92: Introduction to Sociology - 09/09/2020. Sources: • 1) ABC (American Broadcasting Company) News. 2020. “Global Effort to Contain the Coronavirus. ” January 26. https: //www. goodmorningamerica. com/news/video/global-effort-coronavirus 68541254 (Accessed 09/18/2020). • Conley, Dalton. 2019. You May Ask Yourself: An Introduction to Thinking Like a Sociologist, Sixth Edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc. • 2) Stockstill, Patrick. 2020. “Twitter Feed of Patrick Stockstill. ” Twitter. (Accessed 09/18/2020). https: //twitter. com/honkus. TKE. • 3) United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2020. “ 2019 Novel Coronavirus, Wuhan, China. ” https: //www. cdc. gov/coronavirus/2019 -ncov/index. html (Accessed 09/18/2020). • World Health Organization. 2020. “Coronavirus. ” January 26. https: //www. who. int/healthtopics/coronavirus (Accessed 09/18/2020).

Presentation Example – Paper Assign. 1 Example 2. Opening the Infinite Frontier: Scientific Megaprojects. Prof. Christian W. Erickson, Ph. D. - christian. erickson@morton. edu

Sociology 100 -92: Introduction to Sociology - 09/09/2020. • Paper Assignment 1: Example 2. • Use of Paper Assignment 1 Suggested Topic 19 (for SOC 100 “Intro To Sociology). • Relevant Conley (2019) chapters: Chapter 17 – Science, the Environment, and Society. • Impact of scientific technological revolutions on society: Scientific Megaprojects. • Megaprojects are increasingly necessary in order to engage in highly advanced research. • Potentially quite profound and dramatic increases in scientific knowledge, and linked technological research and development (example of “larger forces of history” Conley 2019, p. 6). • Cases/Case Studies. • Fermi. Lab Projects (USA). • Kurchatov Institute (Russian Federation). • CERN (Europe). • International Space Station (USA/Multinational/Russian Federation). • Future Direction of Research.

Sociology 100 -92: Introduction to Sociology - 09/09/2020. • Paper Assignment 1: Example 2. • Sources: Formatted according to APSA (American Political Science Association)/APSR (American Political Science Review) style guidelines): • Archibugi, Daniele; Andrea Filippetti, Marion Frenz. 2019. “Investment in innovation for European recovery: A public policy priority. ” Science and Public Policy. November 9. https: //doi. org/10. 1093/scipol/scz 049 (Accessed 09/18/2020). • Conley, Dalton. 2019. You May Ask Yourself: An Introduction to Thinking Like a Sociologist, Sixth Edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc. • Hoddeson, Lillian; Adrienne W. Kold, and Catherine Westfall. 2008. Fermilab: Physics, The Frontier & Megascience. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. • Tyson, Neil de. Grasse; and, Avis Lang. 2018. Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military. New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc.