OBJECTS FROM EVERYDAY LIFE: A CAN OF COCA-COLA

Abstract

"Objects From Everyday Life: A Can of Coca-Cola" is a detailed adaptation of an activity adapted by Peter Kaufman (1997) and published in Teaching Sociology. This exercise is designed to help students develop their sociological imagination. Specifically, students should walk away with an understanding of how one cultural object (i.e., a can of coke) can...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems

Resource Type(s):

Class Activity

Class Level(s):

Any Level

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

See attached

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Help students develop their sociological imagination. Specifically, students should walk away with an understanding of how one cultural object has multiple interpretations, which are influenced by our personal biographies and the historical moment.
2. This activity can be used to introduce students to several course topics: research methods, culture, deviance, economy, environment, health, global issues, and education.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. One-minute paper
2. Multiple choice exam questions
3. Essay exam questions