RECUPERATION EXAM

For those of you who need to take the sociology recuperation exam, here are some hints to help you do well.

1. Study the PowerPoints! Everything that comes on the test is from the powerpoints. If you understand the powerpoints, you will do fine. But that means more than just reading it, but understanding it conceptually.

2. Understand the vocabulary. The vocabulary part will be the same as it was on the final, only different sentences. Please study that vocabulary, otherwise, you will not pass. You can find the words on one of the previous messages.

3. Look at the previous messages to see what you need to study. Again, learn what is the nature vs. nurture argument please.

4. Be able to look at pictures and say how they show the male or female stereotype and how they conform to white male patriarchy (Hint: You will have to do this on your exam!)

5. The format for the test is close to the same as the final you just took:

Section A. Vocabulary (21 points)

Section B. Dominant Culture, Gender, Socialization (28 points)

Part 1. True or False
Part 2. Conform or Defy
Part 3. Short Answers

Section C. Stereotypes (51 points)

Part 1. Multiple Choice (26 points)
Part 2. True or False (10 points)
Part 3. Short Answers (15 points)

Any questions?

Mr. Isaac.

El ultimo mensaje

Perdón, pero pueden ignorar la parte abajo del último mensaje. Es redundante y no sabía que estaba abajo cuando lo subí.

Recuerden que les dije que tienen que saber los estadísticas que hay en el powerpoint de stereotypes. Entonces, tienen que memorizar los hechos sobre la desigualdad entre hombre y mujer y los hechos sobre las minorías y como no son bien representados y son distorsionados en los medios.

Suerte!

Mr. Isaac.

FINAL

Hey 11th Grade!

So for you final, this is how the points are divided up:

Section A. Vocabulary (21 points)

Section B. Dominant culture, Gender, Socialization (23 points)

Section C. Stereotypes (56 points)

For Section A, I am giving you a word bank of words and you have to fill in the blanks. Here are the words:

Dominant Culture	Social Controls	Socialization	Social Constructs	Norms
Objectified	Negative Sanction	Positive sanction	Conform	Defy
Gender identity	Gender Roles	Sexual Orientation	Patriarchy	White male patriarchy
Media	Stereotype	Masculine	Feminine	Female
Male

For Section B, there are three sections. I decided NOT to put the section about sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender role on the exam, so while you have to know what each one is, that section you had on your quiz will NOT be on the final exam.

For Section C, stereotypes, you will have a multiple choice section, you will have to know the powerpoints and the stereotypes we have gone over. There are a couple of questions that ask you to think about other stereotypes, so in that case, you need to figure out if the person identified is a minority and thus what the stereotype might be.

Lastly, here are the powerpoints you are responsible for:

1) Dominant Culture, Gender, and Socialization

2) Social Constructionism

3) Stereotypes (important: Know the statistics on this powerpoint!)

Para dejar claro, recuerden que la construccion social (social construct) crea todo los estereotipos de los que estamos hablando. ya que las categorias de genero y raiz son inventadas por los humanos, tambien, inventamos los estereotipos basados en estas construcciones. Si no existiera, no tendriamos los estereotipos porque no habria categorias para crear los estereotipos. Seriamos solo humanos, tratados como humanos.

Any questions, guys?

Mr. Isaac.

Dominant Culture	Social Controls	Socialization	Social Constructs	Norms
Objectified	Negative Sanction	Positive sanction	Conform	Defy
Gender identity	Gender Roles	Sexual Orientation	Patriarchy	White male patriarchy
Media	Stereotype	Masculine	Feminine	Female
Male

For Section B, there are three sections. I decided NOT to put the section about sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender role on the exam, so while you have to know what each one is, that section you had on your quiz will NOT be on the final exam.

For Section C, stereotypes, you will have a multiple choice section, you will have to know the powerpoints and the stereotypes we have gone over. There are a couple of questions that ask you to think about other stereotypes, so in that case, you need to figure out if the person identified is a minority and thus what the stereotype might be.

Lastly, here are the powerpoints you are responsible for:

QUIZ ANSWERS

Hello grade 11,

So here are some of the answers from the quiz that many of you got wrong. I am giving you these answers so that you are prepared for the exam.

Part 3. Multiple Choice

1. The three most influential way you are socialized to learn your gender are

d. Family, peers, and media

6. A social construct is

a. A social category created and developed by society that sorts its members into different life experiences.

(remember, everything we are dealing with in terms of stereotypes comes from two social constructs, gender and race.)

Part 4. Gender role, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

1. Heterosexual = Sexual Orientation

2. A woman's preference for wearing make-up = Gender identity (because it is one woman's preference)

3. Little girl watching her mom cook = Gender role (because she is being socialized)

4. Showing interest in the opposite sex = Sexual Orientation

5. A boy interested in playing with doll house = Gender identity (because it is one boy's preference)

6. Hearing it is normal for men to hold hand with other men = Gender Roles (because they are norms for a culture)

A PART OF YOUR FINAL EXAM WILL LOOK EXACTLY LIKE PART 4 ABOVE!

Part 5. Short Answer

3. What are two types of social controls? How do they control society?

a. Socialization = We learn the proper behavior for our group through peers, family, and media. By learning the norms through socialization, we often believe them and abide by them.

b. Norms = Norms tell us what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior, thereby controlling it because we often want to be appropriate and not inappropriate. We will know we are either appropriate or inappropriate depending on the sanction we receive from others.

4. How are females and males socialized differently?

Females are socialized by learning what is feminine while males are socialized by learning what is masculine in their culture. For instance, if women typically are subservient to men, then girls will learn how to serve men. If males are typically aggressive in conversation, then boys will learn to how to speak aggressively.

5. What is the nature vs. nurture argument in sociology?

The nature vs. nurture argument attempts to answer the question of how differences in behavior (in this case between females and males) exist in our society. Nature says that biology is responsible for these differences. while nurture says that our society creates these differences through social control, like socialization and norms.

Any questions? I will send you how the points are divided up later today!

Mr. Isaac.

Contents for final

Hey 11th Grade!

So I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Please come tomorrow with your homework done! I just wanted to give you your contents for the final exam. Here it is:

I. Social Constructionism

- Gender as a construct

- Race as a construct

II. Social Controls

- Consequences of

- Types:

- Socialization

- Gender Socialization

- Media´s role in socialization

- Norms

- Negative and positive sanctions

- Gender Roles

- Defy or conform?

III. Gender Roles, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation

IV. Dominant Culture

V. Sex and gender

- Sex

- Biological

- Primary and secondary characteristic

- Gender

- Social Construct

VI. Stereotypes

- Definition

- Consequences

- Gender and Stereotypes

- Latin Stereotypes

- Minority Stereotypes

- Patriarchy

- White Male Patriarchy

- Media and Stereotypes

There you have it! AND ALL OF THESE CONCEPTS ARE IN THE THREE POWERPOINTS WE HAVE BEEN GOING OVER...SO STUDY THEM AND BE ABLE TO APPLY THESE TO REAL LIFE!

See you tomorrow!

Mr. Isaac.

Homework will be up tomorrow.

Hey guys,

I will get you the homework tomorrow. There are five parts to it. The only reason I did not upload it today is because my post did not save and my computer froze. Therefore only half of the homework is saved. I will write the rest tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Take care.

Mr. Isaac.

Tarea

Hey 11th Grade,

So for next Monday, this is what I would like you guys to do.

We have been talking about stereotypes, or the assumptions we make about people, regardless of if they are true or not. The assumptions come from a concept or idea about the group we believe they belong to. So, for instance, when we talk about a woman, we often think of that woman as being part of the female group and thus a list of assumptions of what women are like comes out of our head. So when a woman acts like a stereotypical feminine woman, she is acting according to her gender role, which is being passive, gentle, nurturing, and emotional. She shows little signs of being independent, assertive, and powerful. If she were independent, assertive, and powerful she might suprise us because she is acting out of the female stereotype. Get it?

So, hopefully that reminds you about what we are learning. Now, here is your homework. On the powerpoint about stereotypes, there are a list of stereotypical behavior (the slide of "feminine stereotypes" and "masculine stereotypes"). Using that slide and thinking of stereotypes for female and male behavior (which, remember, are also part of their gender roles) please do the following:

Exercise 1. Find a magazine cover of a male, female, or of both sexes. Using the list of feminine of masculine stereotypes, explain if they are behaving or positioning is in a stereotypical way or not. Be specific in your explanation. Please write this in your notebook AND bring in the magazine.

Exercise 2. Find a song/movie that talks about a relationship between a male and a female. Look at the lyrics and explain, in your notebook, how the behavior between the sexes is either stereotypical or not. Write this in your notebook AND bring in the lyrics as well. (The song can be in Spanish!)

Exercise 3. Below are 5 people. With each one, please write THE FIRST DESCRIPTIONS THAT COME TO MIND when you think about these people. Whether you like the descriptions or not is not important. In order for this to work effectively, you must be honest and write down what first pops into your head. Please write them in your notebook and include at least 4 descriptive words/phrases for each one.

a. Police officer
b. Rapper (like 50 cent or Eminem)
c. Indigenous person
d. Gringo
e. Shumo
f. Mexican man

4. After doing exercise 3, look at your first thoughts about each person. Pick a few, NOT ALL, of your descriptions and answer the following questions in TWO paragraphs in your notebook. The first paragraph is for part a. and the second paragraph is for part b.

a. Do you think these are stereotypical descriptions of the people and the group you feel they belong to? If so, why do you think they are stereotypical description. ? Or do you think your descriptions are not stereotypical? Why do you think that?

b. Do you feel that your first thoughts for each person carries positive or negative consequences? What do you feel the consequences could be with your first thoughts?


THIS IS DUE on MONDAY, OCTOBER 24th. On that Monday, I will also be giving you your review packet that will count as a quiz.

Any questions? Si tienes dudas sobre lo que tienes que hacer para la tarea, puedes pedir ayuda de otro alumno o me puedes enviar un email, ihunnewell@campussur.uvg.edu.gt.

Have a wonderful feriado!

Mr. Isaac.

Tarea para la proxima semana

Hey guys,

So I have not had time to get your homework together today because I have been preparing for graduation. I will post the homework tomorrow.

Thanks for your understanding andenjoy your days off.

Mr. Isaac.

No tarea y la proxima semana

Hola chicos,

Perdon la tardanza pero pense que subi un mensaje el viernes pasado con toda la informacion para la otra semana. Pero a entrarme hoy al blog, vi que no subio. Eso me pone frustrado como uds. porque estaba seguro que lo subi. Bueno, no podemos hacer nada salvo que seguir. Asi que, la unica tarea que tienen uds. es estudiar. Los de 11A tienen una prueba manana y 11b solo tenemos 15 minutos de clase, asi que vamos a corregir los errores que hicieron uds. Sin embargo, ya que veo que no salio bien 11B con la prueba, les voy a dar una tarea que me tienen que entregar el dia del examen. (11A va a tener una clase conmigo durante PE el martes, ok?) Esta tarea va a servir como una prueba y como un repaso de lo que han aprendido.

Espero que la pasen bien este domingo, tranquilos y contentos!

Mr. Isaac.

QUIZ

So, 11A you will be having your quiz tomorrow and 11B I believe will be on Friday.

For the quiz, look over the PowerPoints. Everything on the quiz comes from those two powerpoints. Remember that stereotypes WILL NOT BE ON THE QUIZ.

So, pretty much, study dominant culture, social controls (socialization, gender discrimination, norms), social constructionism, sex, gender, gender role, gender identity, sexual orientation, and the nature vs. nurture argument. Be sure that you understand when to use "male" and "female" and "masculine" and "feminine." And know what gender socialization is and how it is developed in society.

There you go! Good luck tomorrow 11A!

Mr. Isaac.

Homework due tomorrow - READING

Hey everyone!

For homework tonight, please read the following short article about stereotypes. Then answer the questions in your notebook. This is important because tomorrow we are talking about the article, okay?

Beauty May be Only Skin Deep, But its Effects Go on Forever: Stereotypes in Everyday Life

Mark Snyder, a psychologist, wondered whether stereotypes - our assumptions of what people are like - might be self-fulfilling. He came up with an ingenious way to test this idea. He (1993) gave college men a Polariod snapshot of a women (supposedly taken just moments before) and told them that he would introduce them to her after they talked with her on the telephone. Actually, the photographs - showing either a pretty or a homely woman - had been prepared before the experiment began. The photo was NOT of the woman the men would talk to.

Stereotypes came into play immediately. As Snyder gave each man the photograph, he asked him what he thought the woman would be like. The men who saw the photograph of the attractive woman said that they expected to meet a poised, humorous, outgoing woman. The men who had been given a photo of the unattractive woman described her as awkward, serious, and unsociable.

The men´s stereotypes influenced the way they spoke to the women on the telephone, who did not know about the photographs. The men who had seen the photograph of a pretty woman were warm, friendly, and humorous. This, in turn, affected the women they spoke to, for they responded in a warm, friendly, outgoing manner. And the men who had seen the photograph of a homely woman? On the phone, they were cold, reserved, and humorless, and the women they spoke to became cool, reserved, and humorless. Keep in mind that the women did not know that their looks had been evaluated - and that the photographs were not even of them. In short, stereotypes tend to produce behaviors that match the stereotype.

Although beauty might be only skin deep, its consequences permeate our lives (Katz 2000).

Stereotypes have no singl, inevitable effect. They are not magical. People can resist stereotypes and change outcomes. However, these studies do illustrate that stereotypes deeply influence how we react to one another.

QUESTIONS:
1. What was the experiment described in the article?
2. What is a stereotype?
3. What were the stereotypes that were being tested?
4. What were the results of this sociological experiment?
5. What are some other stereotypes you see in your life?

So, that is the homework, DUE TOMORROW for BOTH CLASSES! Be prepared for discussion about this article as well as stereotypes and how they relate to what we have been talking about, meaning gender, sex, dominant culture, and social controls.

Take care and see you tomorrow!

NO NEW HOMEWORK

Hey 11th Grade,

I can not seem to upload the PowerPoint, so you do not have to read the short excerpt and respond in class. We will do this tomorrow.

As for those who did not do their homework for today (11B), the rest of the slides is due tomorrow. And remember, no more handing in late homework for you guys (11B). It is either in on time, or it is a zero.

See you all tomorrow. Be ready to go this time!

Mr. Isaac.

Powerpoints, homework for the weekend

Hey everyone!

So to keep you up to date with our class:

1. Please review the PowerPoints we go over in class. There is a lot of information that I am giving you and a lot of it is probably new. As a result, YOU need to take the time out to read it and understand it. And as always, bring questions to class. So, here is the powerpoint we have been using.

2. Your homework (DUE ON MONDAY)
a. Look at slides 10-21 of the PowerPoint. Each slide has a picture of an activity or a behavior. Please write whether this conforms to gender roles or defies the gender role. Then explain why it does conform or does not. Remember, you are taking about gender, so words like "masculine" and "feminine" should be part of your answer. Although the activity or behavior may not be evident to you at first, think about what is deemed "appropriate" behavior for men and women in our westernized society. Then, see if the male or female is acting appropriately. PLEASE PUT THE ANSWERS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

Here is the PowerPoint:
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM, GENDER, NORMS, and GENDER ROLES

Any questions?

Mr. Isaac.

Homework for tomorrow (11B) or Wednesday (11A)

Hey everyone!

Sorry for getting you the homework late, but the car got a flat tire and it took a long time to fix it.

Anyway, instead of a reading, I want you to answer the following questions. This should serve as review for you. Please answer in your notebook and in complete sentences.

1. What is the difference between sex and gender?
2. What is the difference between male/female and masculine/feminine?
3. Why is sex biological and gender social?
4. How is gender a social construct?
5. What is the nature vs. nurture argument in sociology?
6. Give an example of an activity and then explain how it is a female activity and then a feminine activity.


There you go! If you you understand all these questions, it means that you are understanding sociology and how humans create our world rather than just passively live it! You are enjoying the process of deconstructing your reality!

Mr. Isaac.

NO TAREA!

Chicos,

Lo siento por no subir la tarea. De hecho, pense que se la subi, pero ahorita, cuando fui a ver el blog, no la vi asi que no voy a darlos a Uds. tarea. Que bueno para Uds.!

Manana, vamos a hablar de su trabajo en clase.

Nos vemos manana,

Isaac.

Powerpoint

Hey guys!

Here is the powerpoint on dominant culture, gender, and socialization. I will get you your assignment tomorrow!

Dominant Culture, Gender, and Socialization

See you later!

Mr. Isaac.

Hey everyone

So hope you are having fun weekends. I just wanted to write you because I realized I forgot the posters at school. I brought home the 12th grade posters, but forgot to bring yours home. As a result, your project grades will be delayed. Sorry guys!

See you tomorrow!

Mr. Isaac.

Political Presentations

Hello everyone!

So I hope you get to learn a lot about your candidate that you have chosen! There is tons of information about each one of them, so I look forward to the presentations. Below is the project in detail. Also, remember that you have a vocabulary quiz next Monday about the vocabulary words Ms. Morris went over with you on Wednesday!

Monday you will have the short quiz on the vocabulary that you went over with Ms. Morris. From there, you will be working on your project with your partner. Remember, your homework is to study the vocabulary AND bring in articles that deal with your candidate and his/her platform. REMMBER, I want to know what each candidate´s agenda is, AND how they are going to do it. So, for example, if your candidate says they want to improve security, that is not enough, You need to say WHAT they are GOING TO DO to improve security.

Guatemala Presidential Election Project

Any questions?

Mr. Isaac.

Homework for this week

Hello 11th Grade!

For homework this week, (due on Tuesday for 11B and Wednesday for 11A), you have to finish the activity we started in class. Below is the PowerPoint where you will find the activity. Make sure to write out the belief and then add the value. For the underlying value, please write the sentence that begins with, "I value..."

Sociology homework - Values and Beliefs

And here are the list of values you will use for the activity:
Education
Health/Self-respect
Trust
Integrity
Fidelity
Responsibility
Democracy
Efficiency
Individuality
Consumerism
Equality
Environmentalism
Work ethic
Science
Justice

Any questions? Have fun! And if you are struggling to connect values to beliefs, just remember that without rich soil (values) there could be no plants (beliefs)!

Mr. Isaac.

3RD QUARTER FINALS - CONTENTS!

Here are the contents for the final! Please look at them because everything on your test will is indiciated in this page of contents!


3rd quarter finals contents

Any questions?

Mr. Isaac.

Homework due Monday

Hello 11th graders!

Here is your homework for BOTH 11A and 11B. The directions are in the link below. THIS IS DUE MONDAY, AUGUST 8th, 2011.

HOMEWORK

Have a great rest of the week!

Mr. Isaac.

Tarea y Prueba

Hola chicos,

Para la tarea, se acuerden que tienen que escoger 10 cosas, por lo menos, que quieres que vean las personas 100 anos adelante de hoy. Piensen en las cosas y vengan preparados a decir por qué las escogiste!

Tambien, el proximo martes, los van a dar a Uds. una prueba sobre estructura social, hierarquia social, y estratificacion social. Mas o menos, todo que hemos estudiado hasta hoy, cuando empezamos a hablar sobre la cultura. Entonces, estudien el primer powerpoint y el segundo powerpoint, los que les doy abajo. Suerte!

First Powerpoint on sociology

Second powerpoint on sociology.

Mr. Isaac.

THE POWERPOINTS!

Hey guys,

So below two powerpoints. The first is the first powerpoint we used that deals with social stratification. It goes all the way back to the airplane activity.

The second powerpoint is the one we started this week. The powerpoint is longer, but I do not want to give you the slides we have not gone over. So this link I have below just has the slides we´ve been over this week. Agregue sus comentarios sobre la sociedad de guatemala y que tipo de sistema de estratificacion social tiene. Se colocan en el ultimo dispositivo.

There will soon be a quiz on social structure, social hierarchy, and social stratification, so make sure you understand what we have been talking about this year.

PowerPoint on Social Structure, Social Hierarchy, and Social Stratification. (Lo acabo de subir y vi que se cambio el formato, asi que no hay muchas fotos. Si quieres el original, me lo puedes pedir por email!)

PowerPoint on the Sociological Perspective

Preguntas?

Mr. Isaac.

Para los que tienen duda sobre el examen de recuperacion

Tienes que chequear el blog de economics. Ahi, vas a encontrar las listas de quienes tienen que tomar el examen y cuantas veces tienen para pasarlo.

Gracias,

Mr. Isaac.

HOMEWORK REMINDER

This is a reminder of what you have to do for homework over vacation and HAVE DONE by MONDAY, July 11.

1. Sign up as a following of this blog.
2. Added the Social Stratification PowerPoint notes into your notebook.
3. Completed the reading on Colonialism and done all 4 parts of that homework (answers in your notebook).

That is it! Please let everyone else know about doing the homework if you know some kids do not know about it!

Take care and I will see you soon!

Mr. Isaac.

ECONOMICS RECUPERATION EXAM UPDATE

Hello grade 11!

For those of you who have to take the recuperation exam for economics, here is the link to the contents. You will notice that the only thing I added from quarter 1 is the types of economic systems, so please, DO NOT FORGET TO STUDY THEM!

Good Luck!

RECUPERATION CONTENTS

Mr. Isaac.

Your vacation homework

Buenas noches grado 11!

Por fin puedo subir la tarea. (Aqui esta la tarea!) Cuando bajan la tarea, van a ver que hay cuarto partes de la tarea. Cada parte no es tan larga asi que por favor, tomen su tiempo para cumplir cada parte. Si tienen preguntas, mandenme un email y les puedo explicar. Siempre tomen en cuenta que estamos hablando de la sociedad, estratificacion social y global y la estructura social. El articulo, el que van a leer, es la primera parte que tienen que hacer. Se trata de colonialismo, algo nuevo en esta clase. Asi que mientras lo estan leyendo, tomen en cuenta como se corresponden los conceptos de que hemos hablado y este nuevo concepto. Cuando regresan de vacaciones, vamos a hablar de eso y de ahi, seguir hablando de colonialismo que como se trata de otros conceptos basicos de sociologia.

No se olviden a inscribirte a este blog para sacar un 100 en cuanto a esta tarea y tambien, para copiar el powerpoint de social stratification en sus cuadernos.

Me tienen que entregar todo el primer dia que tenemos clases cuando regresamos.

Espero que la pasen bien las vacaciones!

Mr. Isaac.

Problemas de subir la tarea

Chicos,

Gracias a los que ya se inscribieron a mi blog! No se olviden hacerlo chicos!

Bueno, tengo problemas en subir la tarea hoy. Ya que no se funciona mi computadora, les digo que tienen que esperar la tarea hasta que me encuentre enfrente de una computadora. Me imagino que solo me tomaria un par de dias para hacerlo.

Espero que tengan vacaciones fantasticas!

Mr. Isaac!

Homework and PowerPoints

Hello 11th Grade!

So for those of you who saw this PowerPoint today, here it is. For those of you who did not, you will see it tomorrow in class.

Social Stratification PowerPoint

Also, your FIRST assignment over break is to sign-up for my blog. I will give you all of vacation to do this. So just do it!

Your other assignments (there will be two short ones) will continue furthering your knowledge of social stratification. You will see those by the end of this week (latest will be Sunday).

Mr. Isaac.