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Sociology 2011 Class Wiki

Below are the directions for a whole class Wiki that we completed last year in Sociology. These same directions are posted on the home page. A link to this Wiki is at the bottom of the page.

Directions

For the chapter wiki project, you will do the following for each chapter. Example… (this example could be posted on the Ch. 13 Page – Family and Religion) John Smith – Period 2 __ Stay at Home Mothers __ – Mothers should stay at home with their children if they are financially able. Children who are raised primarily in daycares are at a disadvantage as compared to children who are raised by their mothers because mothers are the best providers for their children physically, emotionally and socially. Children who are not sent to daycare do better in a number of ways than their peers. Society and families should take steps to encourage stay at home moms because it is best for the families, children and society as a whole.
 * Write your name (first and last) and class period
 * Write a title of the issue you are commenting on (very brief)…your choice. This issue should be related to the chapter that we are covering. Underline this title.
 * Write a short description of your position on that issue, explaining reasons (maybe 2-3 sentences)
 * Insert a link to a website which has something related to that issue. This could be a video clip, current events news article, peer-reviewed study, court case, issue website which argues for a specific point of view, etc… Be sure to pick something that relates, is appropriate for school and is credible (e.g. no Wikipedia, discussion board posts, etc…) Include a brief explanation of what is on that website (2-3 sentences).
 * Make you post a different color than your classmates who have posted above or below you.
 * On the discussion board tab, post a brief statement about your position on the issue you commented on.
 * Debate your class members not only on your posts, but also on their posts.
 * __ Dr. Laura on Stay at Home Mom’s __** – This video is an interview of Dr. Laura Schlessinger on NBC’s “Today” show who wrote a book called “In Praise of Stay-At-Home-Moms.” In the video, Dr. Laura describes the benefits and challenges of being a stay at home mom. She presents a good argument that staying at home is the best “gift” that you could give to your children, family and society. She also points out that women who do not stay at home should not be denigrated, but rather be encouraged to do what they feel called to do. At the same time, she argues that women who chose to stay at home should not be pressured into feeling lazy or dumb, but supported in their choice.

(Discussion Board post)

(Subject) – Mom’s should stay at home with their children

(Body) – I believe that mothers should if at all possible stay at home with their children until their children are going to school. At that point, women could then go back to work. Children of stay at home moms have less issues with substance abuse, premarital sexual activity and other deviant behavior. If more mothers would stay at home we would have less problems in jails, schools, and society as a whole would function better.

(Example Response…from a different student) – Why couldn’t dads stay at home with the children? Do mothers have to be the only person who stays at home? What about families without a mother or father?

(Example response from John) – In some instances, it might be ok for dads to stay at home. However, biologically men are obviously not able to breastfeed, which makes it harder for them to stay at home early on. With the health department recommending that babies are breastfed (at least in part) until the age of 1, it is better for women to stay at home.

(Continue the debate, debate other students in the discussion boards of each chapter).

Rubric ______ (5) Formatting posts correctly (different color, topic underlined for clarity, name and period included) Comments: ______ (10) Links to article, video, website that clearly relates to issues are present Comments: ______ (10) Take a position on the issues, don’t just summarize what the book says. Comments: ______ (20) Explanations of your positions are clear and related accurately to concepts from the class Comments: ______ (20) Explanation of links are clear, explained adequately and related to the chapter Comments: ______ (10) Explanations are free from errors in grammar, word usage, spelling, etc… Comments: ______ (15) Discussion board posts clearly are related to the chapter and are explained adequately Comments: ______ (10) Responding to other student’s posts/debated other students when engaged; your post and other posts Comments: ______ (10) Bonus for EC posts – One of the first 10 students to post on eachCh. 2 – Culture, Morality and the Free Market Ch. 6 – Art of Manliness Ch. 6 – Homosexuality and Group Membership Ch. 7 – Medicalization of Deviance Ch. 7 – More Guns = Less Crimes? Ch. 13 – Islamic Woman, Veil and Driver’s License Ch. 13 – End of the World Ch. 14 – Year Round School Ch. 14 – Merit Pay Ch. 16 – Facebook and Cultural Change ______ (100) TOTAL GRADE Overall Comments

Ch. 2 – Culture, Morality and the Free Market

Ch. 6 – Art of Manliness

Ch. 6 – Homosexuality and Group Membership

Ch. 7 – Medicalization of Deviance

Ch. 7 – More Guns = Less Crimes?

Ch. 13 – Islamic Woman, Veil and Driver’s License

Ch. 13 – End of the World

Ch. 14 – Year Round School

Ch. 14 – Merit Pay

Ch. 16 – Facebook and Cultural Change

Sociology Class Wiki