Bethel College
Department of History and Contemporary Society
PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY
SOC 151 (Three semester hours credit)
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind.” -- Romans 12:2 a (NIV)
Spring, 2017 Dr. Robert A. Daniels
Section 1: 8:00 a.m. Friday meeting in AC216 Ofc.: AC 305
Office Hrs.: Mon., Wed, & Fri. 2-4; and other times Ofc. Ph.: 807-7237
by appointment, please ask.
Course Welcome
Welcome to the course! Begin by reading this syllabus. Then go to Canvas and take the quiz
over this syllabus. There is no point value for the syllabus quiz, but you must score 100 percent
in order to proceed to other materials on Canvas. You may take the syllabus quiz more than
once in order to achieve 100%.
Course Description
Principles of Sociology “is an introduction to the scope, basic concepts, perspectives and trends
of the discipline.” (Bethel College Catalog).
Required readings
The following readings will be distributed in class:
Brown, David. 2004. Excerpts from “Individuality, Society and Identity: Cornerstones of
Sociological Reasoning” in Social Blueprints. NY: Oxford University Press:
Hughes, Pat. N.d. “The Sacred Rac.”
http://www.drabruzzi.com/sacred_rac.html
The following readings will be made available through Canvas (instructions for accessing
Canvas are at the end of this syllabus):
Berger, Peter and Brigitte Berger. 1972. “Power,” excerpts from Sociology: A Biographical
Approach. NY: Basic Books.
Burleigh, Anne Husted. “Wendell Berry's Community.” Excerpts from an interview with Wendell
Berry. http://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/literature/wendell-berry-s-
community.html
Chambliss, Daniel F. 2001. “The World of the Hospital.” Pp. 418-429 in Down to Earth
Sociology, edited by James M. Henslin. NY: Free Press.
Dyer, Gwynne. “Basic Training” from War: Past Present and Future by Dyer. NY: Random
House, 1985.
Eitzen, D. Stanley. “The Structure of Sport and Society,” from The Social World, edited by Ian
Robertson, NY: Worth.
Elwell, Frank. Glossary of the Social Sciences.
(last accessed 12-28-16 at this web address:
http://www.faculty.rsu.edu/~felwell/glossary/Index.htm)
SOC 151 HYBRID Spring, 2017; page 1
, French, Nancy. 2014. “’Husband’ and ‘Wife’ and the Power of Words.” National Review
Online (July 14).
Gans, Herbert J. 2009. “The Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay All” Pp. 90f. in Exploring Social
Life, 4th edition, edited by James M. Henslin, Boston: Pearson.
Gladwell, Malcom. 2008. “The Roseto Mystery” from Outliers. NY: Little, Brown & Co.
Guinness, Os. 1988. “The church and society.” Chapter 3 in Transforming Our World., edited by
James M. Boice. Portland OR: Multnomah.
Hornsby, Anne M. 2013. “Durkheimian Societies,” in Illuminating Social Life, 6th ed. edited by
Peter Kivisto. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge.
Kraybill, Donald B. 2011. “The Amish” in The Spirit of Sociology, 3rd edition, edited by Ron
Matson. NY: Allyn and Bacon.
Levi, Ken. 2009. “Becoming a Hit Man.” Pp.63-73 in Exploring Social Life, 4th edition, edited
by James M. Henslin, Boston: Pearson.
Marx, Karl. Excerpts from The Communist Manifesto. (Originally published 1848).
http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/
Mernissi, Fatima. 2001. Excerpts from Scheherazade Goes West. NY: Washington Square Press.
Moore, Tomas. “Nurture” (Chapter 4 in a textbook self-published by author)
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick 1993. Excerpts from “Defining Deviancy Down.” American Scholar,
62(1):17-31.
Newman, David M. 2004. “Modes of Research” from Sociology, 5th edition. Thousand Oaks,
CA: Pine Forge.
Orwell, George. 1963. "The Lower Classes Smell" pp. 145-9 in Sociology Through Literature
ed. by Lewis A. Coser. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall (originally published in
1937 as part of On the Road to Wigan Pier).
Pollan, Michael. 2007. “America’s National Eating Disorder.” Excerpts from The Omnivore’s
Dilemma. NY: Penguin.
Ratcliff, Donald. N.d. “Creation, Redemption and Sociological Theory.”
Reynolds, Gregory Edward. N.d. “The Seductive Image.”
http://www.opc.org/os.html?article_id=27
Ritzer, George. 2014. Excerpts from "McDonaldization and Its Precursors," from The
McDonaldization of Society. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge. (RITZER #2)
Ritzer, George. 2007. “Baudrillard: Simulations.” Excerpts from Contemporary Sociological
Theory, 2nd edition. NY: McGraw Hill. (RITZER #1)
Ritzer, George. 2007. “Consumer Society.” Excerpts from Contemporary Sociological Theory”
2nd edition. NY: McGraw Hill. (RITZER #3)
Robertson, Ian. 1987.”Social Theory,” excerpts from Sociology. NY: Worth.
Weber, Max. 1922 (1968). Excerpts on “Bureaucracy” from Economy and Society. New York:
Bedminster Press. pp. 956–958, 999–1001.
The following can be accessed through the www: (last accessed 12-28-16)
Rosen, Christine. “Virtual Friendship and the New Narcissism” in The New Atlantis.
http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/virtual-friendship-and-the-new-narcissism
If possible print the pdf version of this article, since page numbers are printed in the pdf
format.
Wikibooks. “Introduction to Sociology/Culture”
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Culture
Wikibooks. “Introduction to Sociology/Religion”
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Religion
Wikibooks. “Introduction to Sociology/Demography”
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Demography
Wikibooks. “Introduction to Sociology/Race and Ethnicity”
SOC 151 HYBRID Spring, 2017; page 2
Department of History and Contemporary Society
PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY
SOC 151 (Three semester hours credit)
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind.” -- Romans 12:2 a (NIV)
Spring, 2017 Dr. Robert A. Daniels
Section 1: 8:00 a.m. Friday meeting in AC216 Ofc.: AC 305
Office Hrs.: Mon., Wed, & Fri. 2-4; and other times Ofc. Ph.: 807-7237
by appointment, please ask.
Course Welcome
Welcome to the course! Begin by reading this syllabus. Then go to Canvas and take the quiz
over this syllabus. There is no point value for the syllabus quiz, but you must score 100 percent
in order to proceed to other materials on Canvas. You may take the syllabus quiz more than
once in order to achieve 100%.
Course Description
Principles of Sociology “is an introduction to the scope, basic concepts, perspectives and trends
of the discipline.” (Bethel College Catalog).
Required readings
The following readings will be distributed in class:
Brown, David. 2004. Excerpts from “Individuality, Society and Identity: Cornerstones of
Sociological Reasoning” in Social Blueprints. NY: Oxford University Press:
Hughes, Pat. N.d. “The Sacred Rac.”
http://www.drabruzzi.com/sacred_rac.html
The following readings will be made available through Canvas (instructions for accessing
Canvas are at the end of this syllabus):
Berger, Peter and Brigitte Berger. 1972. “Power,” excerpts from Sociology: A Biographical
Approach. NY: Basic Books.
Burleigh, Anne Husted. “Wendell Berry's Community.” Excerpts from an interview with Wendell
Berry. http://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/literature/wendell-berry-s-
community.html
Chambliss, Daniel F. 2001. “The World of the Hospital.” Pp. 418-429 in Down to Earth
Sociology, edited by James M. Henslin. NY: Free Press.
Dyer, Gwynne. “Basic Training” from War: Past Present and Future by Dyer. NY: Random
House, 1985.
Eitzen, D. Stanley. “The Structure of Sport and Society,” from The Social World, edited by Ian
Robertson, NY: Worth.
Elwell, Frank. Glossary of the Social Sciences.
(last accessed 12-28-16 at this web address:
http://www.faculty.rsu.edu/~felwell/glossary/Index.htm)
SOC 151 HYBRID Spring, 2017; page 1
, French, Nancy. 2014. “’Husband’ and ‘Wife’ and the Power of Words.” National Review
Online (July 14).
Gans, Herbert J. 2009. “The Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay All” Pp. 90f. in Exploring Social
Life, 4th edition, edited by James M. Henslin, Boston: Pearson.
Gladwell, Malcom. 2008. “The Roseto Mystery” from Outliers. NY: Little, Brown & Co.
Guinness, Os. 1988. “The church and society.” Chapter 3 in Transforming Our World., edited by
James M. Boice. Portland OR: Multnomah.
Hornsby, Anne M. 2013. “Durkheimian Societies,” in Illuminating Social Life, 6th ed. edited by
Peter Kivisto. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge.
Kraybill, Donald B. 2011. “The Amish” in The Spirit of Sociology, 3rd edition, edited by Ron
Matson. NY: Allyn and Bacon.
Levi, Ken. 2009. “Becoming a Hit Man.” Pp.63-73 in Exploring Social Life, 4th edition, edited
by James M. Henslin, Boston: Pearson.
Marx, Karl. Excerpts from The Communist Manifesto. (Originally published 1848).
http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/
Mernissi, Fatima. 2001. Excerpts from Scheherazade Goes West. NY: Washington Square Press.
Moore, Tomas. “Nurture” (Chapter 4 in a textbook self-published by author)
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick 1993. Excerpts from “Defining Deviancy Down.” American Scholar,
62(1):17-31.
Newman, David M. 2004. “Modes of Research” from Sociology, 5th edition. Thousand Oaks,
CA: Pine Forge.
Orwell, George. 1963. "The Lower Classes Smell" pp. 145-9 in Sociology Through Literature
ed. by Lewis A. Coser. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall (originally published in
1937 as part of On the Road to Wigan Pier).
Pollan, Michael. 2007. “America’s National Eating Disorder.” Excerpts from The Omnivore’s
Dilemma. NY: Penguin.
Ratcliff, Donald. N.d. “Creation, Redemption and Sociological Theory.”
Reynolds, Gregory Edward. N.d. “The Seductive Image.”
http://www.opc.org/os.html?article_id=27
Ritzer, George. 2014. Excerpts from "McDonaldization and Its Precursors," from The
McDonaldization of Society. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge. (RITZER #2)
Ritzer, George. 2007. “Baudrillard: Simulations.” Excerpts from Contemporary Sociological
Theory, 2nd edition. NY: McGraw Hill. (RITZER #1)
Ritzer, George. 2007. “Consumer Society.” Excerpts from Contemporary Sociological Theory”
2nd edition. NY: McGraw Hill. (RITZER #3)
Robertson, Ian. 1987.”Social Theory,” excerpts from Sociology. NY: Worth.
Weber, Max. 1922 (1968). Excerpts on “Bureaucracy” from Economy and Society. New York:
Bedminster Press. pp. 956–958, 999–1001.
The following can be accessed through the www: (last accessed 12-28-16)
Rosen, Christine. “Virtual Friendship and the New Narcissism” in The New Atlantis.
http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/virtual-friendship-and-the-new-narcissism
If possible print the pdf version of this article, since page numbers are printed in the pdf
format.
Wikibooks. “Introduction to Sociology/Culture”
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Culture
Wikibooks. “Introduction to Sociology/Religion”
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Religion
Wikibooks. “Introduction to Sociology/Demography”
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Demography
Wikibooks. “Introduction to Sociology/Race and Ethnicity”
SOC 151 HYBRID Spring, 2017; page 2
