Discussion
Ray Rists finds that some schools begin tracking students as early as kindergarten, what are your own experiences with tracking throughout your educational career? Were you tracked in grade school and/or high school? If so, how did it make you feel? In which ways did it affect your perceptions about how smart you were? In which ways did it affect your perceptions about how smart your classmates in the other tracks were?
Whether or not you were tracked, do you find that, overall, you perform better or worse in classes taught by teachers who expect and demand more from you? And what does your answer to this question suggest about the general relationship between teachers expectations and students performances? How do they differ for students of different racial/ethnic backgrounds? How does this perpetuate or reduce inequalities?
Chapter 15
Overview
Chapter Fifteen: Social Change and the Environment
The rapid, far-reaching social change that the world is currently experiencing did not just happen. It is the result of forces set into motion thousands of years ago. Transforming the course of human history, social changethe alteration of culture and societies over timeis a vital part of social life.
Objectives
Upon completion of this week, you will be able to:
LO 15.1 Summarize how social change transforms society; include the four social revolutions, Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft, capitalism, social movements, and global politics. (p. 474)
LO 15.2 Summarize theories of social change: social evolution, natural cycles, conflict over power and resources, and Ogburns theory. (p. 479)
LO 15.3 Use the examples of the automobile and the microchip to illustrate the sociological significance of technology; include changes in ideology, norms, human relationships, education, work, business, war, and social inequality. (p. 482)
LO 15.4 Explain how industrialization is related to environmental problems; contrast the environmental movement and environmental sociology; discuss the goal of harmony. (p. 490)
Readings
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Discussion
We have addressed a lot of issues in these discussion threads–which one was the most exciting/engaging/interesting/impactful to you and why? What is something you wish we had discussed but didn’t?
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