SOC& 101 - Introduction to Sociology

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
Introduces the basic principles of social relationships, collective behavior, and human interaction. These principles are applied to the study of culture; race, gender, and class inequality; deviance; law; social institutions; and social change. Formerly: SOC 101.
Course Outcomes:

Distinguish among the major theoretical perspectives within sociology and apply them to an array of sociological topics.
Analyze societal dynamics and current social issues.
Compare and contrast the various social constructions of identity, social interaction, and social systems.
Evaluate the validity of correlation or causation in social research findings.

Course Topics:

Sociological imagination and sociological perspective
Durkheims study on suicide and social organization
Major theoretical perspectives
The architecture of society: culture, race and ethnic system, social stratification, legal system, sex and gender system
Causation, correlation, empirical evidence
Theories of deviance and social control
Impression management and mismanagement
Bureaucracy and the McDonaldization of society
Collective behavior and social change

Course Attribute(s): Diversity, Social Science