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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Sociology 45


COURSE DESCRIPTION
45 Childhood & Culture Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite: None.
 
The cultural impact of child rearing on the development, personality and behavior of a child. How this culture effects motivation, goals and probability of success in society. Total of 54 hours lecture.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
How the culture in which a child is reared affects his/her growth behavior.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1.   To acquaint parents, child service workers, teacher aids with the impact of
      culture and society upon the development of the child.

2.   To help appreciate the concept of socialization and how culture attempts to
      develop the kind of individuals the society needs.

3.   To help the student appreciate how socialization helps a child develop role
      concepts for later periods of his life.

4.   To help the student understand how a child's personality and growth are
      affected by socio-economic status, his own and others.

5.   To acquaint the student with resources which might help facing problems
      resulting from a child's socialization.

6.   To acquaint the student with his roles in child socialization.

7.   To combat ethnocentrism by stressing cultural relativity and intergroup
      experiences.

8.   To further develop the student's critical thinking ability by requiring the
      analysis and evaluation of data, the anticipation of alternative explanations
      and the forming of conclusions from the data presented.
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 

1.   Introduction
2.   Areas of Social Emphasis
      a.    The nature of culture
      b.    The meaning of culture
      c.    Socialization
      d.    The child and his culture/subculture
      e.    The child and his family
       f.    The child and other agencies of socialization
      g.    Socialization as a repetitive and on-going process
3.   Review of materials
4.   Tests

Students are also assigned reading, writing and other outside assignments equivalent to two hours per one hour lecture.
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Lectures
  • Class discussions
  • Oral reports
  • Basic text readings
  • Student research projects
  • Audio visual aids
  • Collateral readings
  • Cooperative learning tasks
  • Individual conferences
  • Guest lecturers
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Grades are based on demonstrated proficiency in subject matter
  • Essay and objective tests
  • Periodical critiques
  • Small group discussion
  • Term Papers and research papers

 
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Maher. Sociocultural Origins of Achievement. any: Brooks Cole Publishers , 2005.
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