Sociology Standards Domain 2: Social
Structure: Culture, Institutions, and Society
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ASA National Standards for High School Sociology
First Part of the Document: Background and Content
• Introduction• Why Sociology is Important• Development of the Standards• Using the National Standards
• Learning Domains
ASA National Standards for High School Sociology
Second Part of the Document: How to Use Them
• How the Standards Address Larger Curricular Goals• Future Considerations
• Conclusions• Appendix: Enrichment Concepts
• Contributors
Domain 2: Social Structure – Culture, Institutions and Society
Assessable Competencies Essential Concepts
2.1Students will describe the components of
culture.
2.1.1- Nonmaterial culture, including norms and values2.1.2- Material culture2.1.3- Subcultures
2.2Students will analyze how culture influences individuals, including
themselves.
2.2.1- Ethnocentrism2.2.2- Cultural relativity2.2.3- Culture shock2.2.4- American values
2.3Students will evaluate important social institutions and how they respond to
social needs.
2.3.1- Social institutions such as: family, education, religion, economy, and government2.3.2- Social statuses and roles
2.4Students will assess how social institutions
and cultures change and evolve.
2.4.1- Shifting historical context such as: industrial revolution, urbanization, globalization, the internet age2.4.2- Countercultures2.4.3- Social movements
Domain 2: Social Structure – Culture, Institutions and Society
Assessable Competencies Essential Concepts
2.1Students will describe the components of
culture.
2.1.1- Nonmaterial culture, including norms and values2.1.2- Material culture2.1.3- Subcultures
2.2Students will analyze how culture influences individuals, including
themselves.
2.2.1- Ethnocentrism2.2.2- Cultural relativity2.2.3- Culture shock2.2.4- American values
2.3Students will evaluate important social institutions and how they respond to
social needs.
2.3.1- Social institutions such as: family, education, religion, economy, and government2.3.2- Social statuses and roles
2.4Students will assess how social institutions
and cultures change and evolve.
2.4.1- Shifting historical context such as: industrial revolution, urbanization, globalization, the internet age2.4.2- Countercultures2.4.3- Social movements
Domain 2: Social Structure – Culture, Institutions and Society
Assessable Competencies Essential Concepts
2.1Students will describe the components of
culture.
2.1.1- Nonmaterial culture, including norms and values2.1.2- Material culture2.1.3- Subcultures
2.2Students will analyze how culture influences individuals, including
themselves.
2.2.1- Ethnocentrism2.2.2- Cultural relativity2.2.3- Culture shock2.2.4- American values
2.3Students will evaluate important social institutions and how they respond to
social needs.
2.3.1- Social institutions such as: family, education, religion, economy, and government2.3.2- Social statuses and roles
2.4Students will assess how social institutions
and cultures change and evolve.
2.4.1- Shifting historical context such as: industrial revolution, urbanization, globalization, the internet age2.4.2- Countercultures2.4.3- Social movements
Domain 2: Social Structure – Culture, Institutions and Society
Assessable Competencies Essential Concepts
2.1Students will describe the components of
culture.
2.1.1- Nonmaterial culture, including norms and values2.1.2- Material culture2.1.3- Subcultures
2.2Students will analyze how culture influences individuals, including
themselves.
2.2.1- Ethnocentrism2.2.2- Cultural relativity2.2.3- Culture shock2.2.4- American values
2.3Students will evaluate important social institutions and how they respond to
social needs.
2.3.1- Social institutions such as: family, education, religion, economy, and government2.3.2- Social statuses and roles
2.4Students will assess how social institutions
and cultures change and evolve.
2.4.1- Shifting historical context such as: industrial revolution, urbanization, globalization, the internet age2.4.2- Countercultures2.4.3- Social movements
Domain 2: Social Structure – Culture, Institutions and Society
Assessable Competencies Essential Concepts
2.1Students will describe the components of
culture.
2.1.1- Nonmaterial culture, including norms and values2.1.2- Material culture2.1.3- Subcultures
2.2Students will analyze how culture influences individuals, including
themselves.
2.2.1- Ethnocentrism2.2.2- Cultural relativity2.2.3- Culture shock2.2.4- American values
2.3Students will evaluate important social institutions and how they respond to
social needs.
2.3.1- Social institutions such as: family, education, religion, economy, and government2.3.2- Social statuses and roles
2.4Students will assess how social institutions
and cultures change and evolve.
2.4.1- Shifting historical context such as: industrial revolution, urbanization, globalization, the internet age2.4.2- Countercultures2.4.3- Social movements
Domain 2: Lesson Plan IdeasSocial Structure: Culture, Institutions, and Societyhttps://trails.asanet.org/Pages/default.aspx
From TRAILS • Norm Violation Video Presentation (Author – Medora W.
Barnes, John Caroll University)• Qualitative Methods – Cross Cultural Images (Author – Susan
Goodrich Lehmann and Noah P. Schultz)• Sports and American Culture (Author – Jamie L. Gusrang,
University of Connecticut)
Hayley Lotspeich, Wheaton North High School, [email protected]
http://www.asanet.org/introtosociology/home.html
From IntroSocSite • Guidelines for Write Up of Breaking A Social Norm Assignment• Culture – TV Media and Reality: An Observation
Lesson Plan Ideas for Domain 2 Social Structure: Culture, Institutions, and Society
Hayley Lotspeich, Wheaton North High School, [email protected]
Comparing American Values to Vulnerability with Your Sociological Imagination
Chris Salituro, Stevenson High School, [email protected]
Culture and U.S. Values
• Robin Williams• L. Robert Kohl
o The Values Americans Live By
• American Values vs. Other Cultures’ ValuesPersonal control/responsibility vs Fate/destinyChange seen as natural and positive/Progress vs. Stability/traditionTime and its control vs. Human InteractionEquality/fairness vs. Hierarchy/rank/statusIndividualism/independence/freedom vs. Group welfare/dependenceSelf-Help/initiative vs. Birthright/inheritanceCompetition vs. CooperationFuture orientation vs. Past orientationAction/work vs. “Being”Informality vs. FormalityDirectness/openness/Honesty vs. Indirectness/ritual/”face”Practicality/efficiency vs. Idealism/theoryMaterialism/Acquisitiveness vs. Spiritualism/detachmentAchievement/Success vs. Acceptance/Status QuoMorality/judgement vs. Consequentialism/situational ethics
Robin Williams (The sociologist, not the actor), studied American culture in the 1970s and came up with his own list of values, which is largely still applicable today.
Chris Salituro, Stevenson High School, [email protected]
Use a Case Study
• Tuesdays with Morrie• God Grew Tired of Us• Bemused in America
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Apply to Student’s Life
• Make it experiential.• Close your eyes. Think of someone influential in
your life. Now write down who you thought about and why you thought about that person.
• Now take out your cell phones and call that person and read what you wrote.
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Science of Happiness
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHv6vTKD6lg
For Discussion
• How might American values of freedom, independence, individualism and personal control make it difficult to admit that we are dependent on other people?
• Why might this unwillingness make it difficult to complete the exercise?
Chris Salituro, Stevenson High School, [email protected]
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Domain 2: Social Structure: Culture, Institutions, and Society
“The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society.” C. Wright Mills, The Sociological Imagination
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Hurricane Katrina
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After the Levees Failed: Flooding in New Orleans
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Ernest N. Morial Convention Center – New Orleans
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• Social Institutionso Familyo Educationo Religiono Economyo Government
What happens when fundamental social institutions stop functioning?
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