Introduction to Sociology

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Week	Readings	Lectures	Summaries	Tests
Week 1, Introduction	Topic 1: Introduction	Lecture	intro	n/a
Week 2, The Sociological Gaze/Perspective/Imagination	Topic 2: The Sociological Gaze/Perspective/Imagination	Lecture	What is Sociology What Sociologists do Social Change and the great transformation Sociological Imagination Chapter 1: http://wps.pearsoned.co.uk/ema_uk_he_plummer_sociology_5/205/52631/13473673.cw/-/13473689/index.html	n/a
Week 3,	Socialisation Chapter 7: Culture Chapter 5:	Lecture	Chapter 7: Micro Sociology: The Social Construction of Everyday Life The social Construction of reality The life course and generations The sociologies of identity, emotion and the body. Chapter 5: Culture What is culture Understanding culture	Test/Exam/Assignment <!– Where result is known write in style –!>
Week 4,	Social Structures Chapter 15:	Lecture	Chapter 15: Economies, Work and Consumption Changing economies The world of corporations Research Time and addiction Compulsive Buying Language Society and Addiction Text Addiction and anxiety.	Background Info Research paper Links
Week 5,	Classical Sociological Theorists & Theories ch 2	Title of Lecture or Tute <!– Where more then one or an outline link in style –!>	Title of Reading being summarised <!– Where more then one link in style –!>	Test/Exam/Assignment <!– Where result is known write in style –!>
Week 6,	Contemporary Sociological Theorists & Theories Ch 4	Title of Lecture or Tute <!– Where more then one or an outline link in style –!>	Title of Reading being summarised <!– Where more then one link in style –!>	Test/Exam/Assignment <!– Where result is known write in style –!>
Week 7,	The Sociology of Politics and Social Movements, Groups, Organisations & the Network Society ch 6 and 16	Title of Lecture or Tute <!– Where more then one or an outline link in style –!>	Title of Reading being summarised <!– Where more then one link in style –!>	Test/Exam/Assignment <!– Where result is known write in style –!>
Week 8,	Gender ch 12	Title of Lecture or Tute <!– Where more then one or an outline link in style –!>	Title of Reading being summarised <!– Where more then one link in style –!>	Test/Exam/Assignment <!– Where result is known write in style –!>
Week 9,	Title of Readings	Title of Lecture or Tute <!– Where more then one or an outline link in style –!>	Title of Reading being summarised <!– Where more then one link in style –!>	Test/Exam/Assignment <!– Where result is known write in style –!>
Week 10,	Title of Readings	Title of Lecture or Tute <!– Where more then one or an outline link in style –!>	Title of Reading being summarised <!– Where more then one link in style –!>	Test/Exam/Assignment <!– Where result is known write in style –!>
Week 11,	Title of Readings	Title of Lecture or Tute <!– Where more then one or an outline link in style –!>	Title of Reading being summarised <!– Where more then one link in style –!>	Test/Exam/Assignment <!– Where result is known write in style –!>
Week 12,	Title of Readings	Title of Lecture or Tute <!– Where more then one or an outline link in style –!>	Title of Reading being summarised <!– Where more then one link in style –!>	Test/Exam/Assignment <!– Where result is known write in style –!>
Week 13,	Title of Readings	Title of Lecture or Tute <!– Where more then one or an outline link in style –!>	Title of Reading being summarised <!– Where more then one link in style –!>	Test/Exam/Assignment <!– Where result is known write in style –!>
Week 14,	Title of Readings	Title of Lecture or Tute <!– Where more then one or an outline link in style –!>	Title of Reading being summarised <!– Where more then one link in style –!>	Test/Exam/Assignment <!– Where result is known write in style –!>