Lesson Plan

Course: SOCIOLOGY (HMT141) Class: BBA (1st Semester)

Lecture 5
First Session Lecture: 75 minutes
Objectives:
The objectives of this lecture are:
 To apply sociology’s macro-level theoretical approaches and the process of social construction of
reality in the making of culture, class, and gender in order to better understand our way of life.
 Understand how values and beliefs differ from norms
 Explain the significance of symbols and language to a culture

Lecture Slides:
The lecture slides will cover the following:
 Definition and types of culture
 Basic Components such as language, values, norms, mores, taboos and laws
 Cultural diversity and cultural change
 Theories of culture
 Ways of looking at culture

Reference Book / Reading

Book: Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach by Henslin, James M. (2011), Prentice Hall. (Latest
Edition) or
“Essentials of Sociology”, Brinkerhoff, D. B. (2008) Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth. (Latest
Edition)

Read: Chapter 2 (pp. 34-61)

Additional resources: http://openstaxcollege.org/l/oxytocin

PPT: SOCI_Lecture05.ppt (Available in folder IULMS)

 Complete Plan for Session No.5
S.No Assigned Tasks Time How to conduct
Breaku
p (75
Min)
1 Discussion on learned 20 Min Questions:
concepts so that queries can a) Ask students about
be resolved their confusion in a
topic (Go through all
slides).
b) If there are less queries,
then ask some
questions yourself
about the topic
c) Try to include
maximum number of
students in discussion.
2 Brainstorming Activities: 30 Min
1. Examine the difference between
material and nonmaterial  Use any two / three
culture in your world. Identify activities as per time
ten objects that are part of your available.
regular cultural experience. For
each, then identify what aspects  Provide detailed
of nonmaterial culture (values explanations on these
and beliefs) that these objects brainstorming activities to
represent. What has this all the students of class as
exercise revealed to you about they require.
your culture?

2. How do you think your culture

would exist if there were no Individual Activity
such thing as a social “norm”?
Do you think chaos would
Instructions:
ensue or relative peace could be
kept? Discuss. a) Think silently on assigned
activity and write down on
3. Identify several examples of your notebooks
popular culture and describe b) No submission is required
how they inform larger culture.
How prevalent is the effect of
these examples in your
everyday life?

4. Consider some of the specific

issues or concerns of your
 generation. Are any ideas
countercultural? What
subcultures have emerged from
your generation? How have the
issues of your generation
expressed themselves
culturally? How has your
generation made its mark on
society’s collective culture?

5. What are some examples of

cultural lag that are present in
your life? Do you think
technology affects culture
positively or negatively?
Explain.
6. Discuss any case study link
with culture practices reflecting
Pakistani society.

3 Discussion on brainstorming 25 Min a) Ask some students to share

activities so that concepts can be these examples (especially
clearer. those who have not spoken
yet).
b) Try to indulge them so they
come up with discussion in
order to get clear picture
about the highlighted
concepts.
c) Comment whether these
answer write or wrong.
d) Suggest possible
corrections wherever they
are required.

4 Quiz 15 Min Execute the quiz

Instead of collecting the quiz,

share the answers so that they can
mark themselves.

OR

They can ask their neighbor to

mark the quiz and return to the
concerned student.

Guide them in future how quizzes

will be conducted.

Ethical Note: Guide the students

not use unfair means during
quizzes, it will hurt their learning
and penalty will be imposed.