Contemporary Thoughts and Issues – Syllabus

Miss Huffman

Course Description

CTI is a junior/senior level elective designed to allow for the discussion of current events as they apply to the study of society and culture. Students will be required to express their thoughts in open discussion and structured essay. Course curriculum will emphasize the following themes: Culture and Social Change, Deviance and Social Control, Social Class Systems, and Collective Behavior and Social Movements.

Course Text

Sociology - Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Supplementary Reading

Article packets distributed each unit.

Assessment

• Unit study guides
• Chapter review questions
• Article Analysis
• Article Free Response
• Article Review questions
• Processing of Notes (both lecture and taken from text)
• Quizzes
• Unit tests
• Current Event Essays
• Socratic Seminars
• Other activities designed to enrich the learning experience

CTI Units/ Course Outline

*The following textbook chapter titles and page numbers are in addition to the many handouts, notes, and articles pertaining to each topic.

What is Sociology?: Chapter 1: The Sociological Point of View. Pages 2-18.

Culture: Chapter 2: Cultural Diversity. Pages 22-37.

Chapter 3: Cultural Conformity & Adaption. Pages 42-59.

Deviance: Chapter 8: Deviance & Social Control. Pages 174-195.

Gender: Chapter 11, Section 1. Pages 260-271.

Race and Race Relations : Chapter 10: Racial and Ethnic Relations. Pages 230-259.