MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

 

COURSE OUTLINE

SOC 101

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

 

Lashay Johnson, Instructor                         

E-mail: johnsonl@mccc.edu

 

SEVICE LEARNING PROJECT SELECTION

 

Please select two of the following projects.

 

• Select an agency that is considered to practice applied sociology – examples (The Salvation Army, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Food Pantry, etc.)  Visit one of these agencies and write a short critique on the visit as it relates to material learned from chapter 1.

 

• Attend a cultural activity of a different ethnic or racial group apart from your own and write a short paper on your impression of the experience. (Reference chapter 2).

 

• Visit a local mall – an area where a large amount of people congregate.  Create a chart that lists Hall’s “distance zones”.  Walk around the mall for an hour to observe human interaction.  List the interactions observed under the proper distance zones.  Then summarize the findings – Which distance zones were most represented?  Which were least represented? Why? (Reference chapter 4)

 

• Attend two sporting events – one male and one female.  From your observations of the two events, what are the similarities and differences in ways that coaches coach, fans support, and the sports media cover male and female athletics. (Reference chapter 8)

 

Note:  Please make sure when you submit project you have a cover page (include your name, course name, and instructor name) – please include page numbers.  Your project should be 3 -5 pages and double spaced.