Agenda for 2/3 - Maroon

1. Reviewing the three concepts of the "Sociological Imagination."

A. Looking below the waterline of visibility (to see the rest of the iceberg) - put in your own words

B. Seeing the strange in the familiar - put in your own words

C. Seeing the general in the particular - put in your own words

2. Using our Sociological Imagination to examine American football

A. Reactions from the end of the "most watched" Super Bowl in history. The popularity (and profitability) of the NFL has never been higher.

B. Football culture and kids ("American Football" - Radiolab excerpt. Listen from 0:45:00-1:05:00)

• Study of Retirees Links Youth Football to Brain Problems
• A football parent's worst nightmare?
• Head injuries in the NFL
• CTE in the NFL 
• Brain Trauma to Affect One in Three Players, N.F.L. Agrees

3. The effect of categories (and expectations). 

• Listen to Pt. 1: 0-6:40 (and you should definitely listen to the rest because it's AWESOME!)

HW:

• Prepare for quiz on the concept of the Sociological Imagination. 
• You will need to be able to explain the meaning of the three concepts of the Sociological Imagination (see #1 above), and be able to apply the Sociological Imagination to a current issue within American society (like we did with gun ownership, the Disney ad, or American football). 
• The quiz will be next class (Friday 2/6)