Crash Course Sociology Episode Worksheet | 1 - What is Sociology? by Teach Simple

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Fifteen comprehension questions accompany the Crash Course Sociology video 'What Is Sociology?', asking students to define sociology, identify Auguste Comte's role in founding it, and explain concepts such as the sociological perspective, social location, and marginalization. A separate answer-key document gives complete written responses for every question, including the distinction between 'seeing the general in the particular' and 'seeing the strange in the familiar,' and named examples of social patterns such as declining marriage rates. The worksheet is formatted as a running outline with a single lettered blank beneath each numbered question, so students can record notes while or after watching the linked video.

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Sociology Connects Students to the Real World This 2-page worksheet accompanies the Crash Course Sociology video "What is Sociology?" It includes 15 questions for students to answer while and after viewing the 9-minute video. Understanding sociology helps high schoolers make connections between real-life issues and academic concepts. Use this engaging resource in full class, small groups, or as individual work. An answer key is provided to students can self-check responses. See my store for more sociology resources like lectures, projects, activities, and worksheets for grades 10-12.

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Learning objectives

Define sociology and identify Auguste Comte's role in founding it as a discipline.
Explain the two parts of the sociological perspective: seeing the general in the particular and seeing the strange in the familiar.
Describe how social location — race, class, gender, and other categories — can shape and limit a person's choices.
Define marginalization and identify examples of power and inequality across economic, political, social, and cultural forms.

Teaching tips

Share the video link printed at the top of the worksheet so students can watch (or re-watch) the episode before answering.
Use the separate answer-key document for self-checking or class discussion once responses are complete.
Each question has only a single lettered blank beneath it, so students needing more writing space should be directed to use separate paper.

Skills covered

Video-based note-taking — students record written responses to 15 sequential comprehension questions while or after watching a linked video (pages 3-4).
Sociological vocabulary application — students define and apply terms such as 'social location,' 'marginalization,' and 'sociological perspective' in their own words (per the model answers on pages 1-2).
Pattern recognition in social behavior — students consider examples of general social patterns sociologists study, such as declining marriage rates (page 1).

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How is the worksheet formatted for students to record their answers?

Each of the 15 questions has a single lettered blank beneath it for a written response, formatted as a running outline rather than ruled answer lines.

What historical context does the material give for how sociology began?

It traces sociology to French philosopher Auguste Comte in the 1800s and situates the field's growth in the economic, social, and political upheaval of industrializing Europe.

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sociological perspective
social location
marginalization
society and culture

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