Please turn on your cell phones: using pictures to explore the concept of culture in an Introductory Sociology course

Abstract

Realizing that most, if not all, students have direct access to a camera (their cell phone), and that cloud services allow digital pictures to be widely accessible, this activity proposes use of this simple technology to enhance an introductory class on culture. Students are asked to leave the classroom for five to ten minutes and take two pictures of...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems

Resource Type(s):

Class Activity

Class Level(s):

College 100

Class Size(s):

Small

Usage Notes

Please see the 'Usage Notes and Worksheet' document attached.

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Students will develop an understanding of pictures as a type of sociological data.
2. Students will develop a sociological perspective of American and U.S. College culture.
3. Students will explore and compare the contrasting concepts of mainstream culture and subculture.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Students will take pictures of significant symbols of American and U.S. College culture and answer the first question on the worksheet about the sociological significance of these pictures.
2. Students will answer the second question on the worksheet about the characteristics of American and U.S. College culture.
3. Students will answer the third question on the worksheet about the comparison between American and U.S. College culture.