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Gives an understanding of theories and research on social structures, processes, and problems.
Subject Matter Experts:
Mellisa Holtzman, PhD
Chadwick Menning, PhD
Melinda Messineo, PhD
Lesson 1
Overview of Sociology
- Connections to other Social Sciences
- Thinking like a Sociologist
- Applying Sociology to your World
Lesson 2
Developing a Sociological Imagination
- Individual-Level Thinking
- Sociological Imagination
- Sociological Thinking
Lesson 3
Methodology
- Research Methods
- Validity, Reliability, and Causality
- Research Literacy
Lesson 4
The Power of a Social Structure
- Statuses
- Roles
- Groups
- Institutions
Lesson 5
Socialization
- Family, School, Peer, and Media Influences
- Resocialization
- Total Institutions
Lesson 6
The Power of Culture
- Material Culture
- Nonmaterial Culture
- Ethnocentrism
- Values, Norms, and Social Sanctions
Lesson 7
Race – Construction and Effects
- Construction of Social Categories through Interaction
- Sociohistorical Forces
- Persistent Inequalities
Lesson 8
Gender – Construction and Effects
- Gender as Social Construction
- Sociohistorical Forces
- Persistent Inequalities
Lesson 9
Social Class – Clarity, Conflicts, and Consequences
- Class: Definitions, Ideology, and Scope
- Social Mobility
- Poverty
- Critiquing Class Systems