Standard 1 : Foundations of Sociology as a Social Science/Identify methods and strategies of research and examine the contributions of sociology to the understanding of social issues.



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General Information

Number: SS.912.S.1
Title: Foundations of Sociology as a Social Science/Identify methods and strategies of research and examine the contributions of sociology to the understanding of social issues.
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Sociology

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code Description
SS.912.S.1.1: Discuss the development of the field of sociology as a social science.
SS.912.S.1.2: Identify early leading theorists within social science.
SS.912.S.1.3: Compare sociology with other social science disciplines.
SS.912.S.1.4: Examine changing points of view of social issues, such as poverty, crime and discrimination.
SS.912.S.1.5: Evaluate various types of sociologic research methods.
SS.912.S.1.6: Distinguish fact from opinion in data sources to analyze various points of view about a social issue.
SS.912.S.1.7: Determine cause-and-effect relationship issues among events as they relate to sociology.
SS.912.S.1.8: Identify, evaluate and use appropriate reference materials and technology to interpret information about cultural life in the United States and other world cultures, both in the past and today.
SS.912.S.1.9: Develop a working definition of sociology that has personal application.


Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
SS.912.S.1.AP.2: Recognize an early leading theorist within social science.
SS.912.S.1.AP.1: Recognize an historical perspective in the development of the field of sociology as a social science.
SS.912.S.1.AP.3: Identify a characteristic of sociology that is distinct from other social science disciplines.
SS.912.S.1.AP.4: Recognize a changing point of view of a social issue, such as poverty, crime and discrimination.
SS.912.S.1.AP.5: Recognize a sociological research method.
SS.912.S.1.AP.6a: Recognize a fact in a data source about a social issue.
SS.912.S.1.AP.6b: Recognize an opinion in a data source about a social issue.
SS.912.S.1.AP.7: Recognize a cause-and-effect relationship among events as they relate to sociology.
SS.912.S.1.AP.8a: Recognize a characteristic of appropriate reference materials and technology related to information about cultural life in the United States, past and present.
SS.912.S.1.AP.8b: Recognize a characteristic of appropriate reference materials and technology related to information about cultural life in other world cultures, past and present.
SS.912.S.1.AP.9: Recognize a working definition of sociology through a personal application.