Course Syllabus

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Course Description:

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An introductory study of the basic concepts, theoretical approaches, and methods of sociology. Topics typically include the analysis and explanation of social structure, group dynamics, socialization and the self, social stratification, culture and diversity, social change, and global dynamics. Course objectives include the ability to apply sociological ideas to everyday life. 


Student Learning Outcomes:

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Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Understand and apply the sociological imagination to a variety of contemporary social phenomena.
  • Understand the historical development of Sociology as a separate discipline.
  • Distinguish between the use of various research methods.
  • Identify, compare and apply the primary sociological perspectives.
  • Explain and apply key sociological concepts.
  • Describe and explain the basic dimensions of social inequality and social change in historical and contemporary society.
  • Assess what social forces and organizational structures are most prominent in shaping, guiding and influencing individual and group behavior in contemporary society.

Course Content:

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  • The Sociological Imagination
  • The Historical Development of Sociology
  • Major Sociological Perspectives
  • Studying the Social World: an introduction to Research Methods
  • Society and Culture
  • Socialization
  • Interaction, Groups and Organizations
  • Deviance and Social Control
  • Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, Age, Sex and Gender 
  • Social Institutions: Family, Education, Religion, Medicine, Economy/Work, Politics, Science and Technology
  • Social Dynamics: Population, Urbanization, Environment and Globalization
  • Social Change

Textbook:

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Introduction to Sociology, 2nd Edition from OpenStax, ISBN 1-947172-11-5

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Important Notes:

  • All first week assignments need to be completed and submitted by the due date to avoid possibly being dropped from the class.
  • Any student needing accommodations should inform the instructor. Students with disabilities who may need accommodations for this class are encouraged to notify the instructor and contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) [link to your college's DSPS website] early in the quarter so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as possible. Students may contact the DRC by visiting the Center (located in room A205) or by phone (541-4660 ext. 249 voice or 542-1870 TTY for deaf students). All information will remain confidential.
  • Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will result in a failing grade on the assignment. Using someone else's ideas or phrasing and representing those ideas or phrasing as our own, either on purpose or through carelessness, is a serious offense known as plagiarism. "Ideas or phrasing" includes written or spoken material, from whole papers and paragraphs to sentences, and, indeed, phrases but it also includes statistics, lab results, art work, etc.  Please see the YourCollegeName handbook for policies regarding plagiarism, harassment, etc. [link to your college's academic honesty policies]

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