First, as you enter please try to find your seat. (See the whiteboard)
Second, please keep cell phones in your backpacks and on silent mode.
Third, please take a Student Notes Packet for unit 1, available here.
Teen-Parent Conflicts
Discuss with a partner:
Identify some conflicts you have with your parents. What are they over?
Discuss as a group:
Do you think these conflicts are personal?
Student Demographics Survey - Please fill out the Student Demographic Survey. It is only for me. Please share as much info as you are comfortable sharing. If there is info on the survey that you feel comfortable telling me but you do not want it shared with the class, please indicate (private) on your answer.
Class discussion:
What makes you an individual? Discussion.
HW: Name Survey
Reading Packet, available here.
Syllabus.
As you read the syllabus, think about what the class asks of you. Are you really ready to commit to that? Are you ready to be open, present and prepared? If not, please consider changing classes. The sooner you are able to get your schedule set, the better it is for you, your classmates and for me.
Teen-Parent Conflicts
Discuss with a partner:
Identify some conflicts you have with your parents. What are they over?
Discuss as a group:
Do you think these conflicts are personal?
What is difficult about being a teen?
HW1: Read Parent-teen Conflicts by Stephanie Coontz. (In your student packet)
As you read, think about what Coontz attributes the conflicts to. What is her overall thesis?
Today: How did sociology begin? How is sociology different from other social sciences?
Why are we starting sociology with a discussion of individuality?
The Syllabus.
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